Dicom Server Linux Series That Belong

Dicom Server Linux Series That Belong

If an item in the patient or study list is selected then by default all series that belong to that item will be loaded.

In most cases, imaging equipment (CT and MR scanners) used in the hospitals will generate images saved as DICOM objects.

Most common object types are those that store the image volumes produced by the CT and MR scanners.

Those objects most often will have multiple files (instances) for each series.

Image processing tasks most often are concerned with analyzing the whole image volume, which most often corresponds to a single Series.

You can have multiple databases on your computer at a time, and switch between them if, for example, they include data from different research projects.

Each database is simply a directory on your local disk that has a few SQLite files and subdirectories to store image data.

DICOM data can enter the database either through file import or via a DICOM network transfer.

However once the data is imported to the database, it will be organized according the the DICOM standard PatientStudySeries hierarchy.

That is, DICOM files typically describe attributes of the image capture, like the sequence of locations of the table during CT acquisition, while Slicer operates on image volumes of regularly spaced pixels.

If, for example, the speed of the table motion is not consistent during an acquisition (which can be the case for some contrast bolus chasing scans, Slicers DICOM module will warn the user that the acquisition geometry is not consistent and the user should use caution when interpreting analysis results such as measurements.

When it is computable by examining the files, the DICOM module will select the most likely interpretation option by default.

As of this release, standard plugins include scalar volumes and diffusion volumes, while extensions are available for segmentation objects, RT data, and PETCT data.

It is a long-term objective to be able to represent most, if not all, of Slicers data in the corresponding DICOM data objects as the standard evolves to support them.

When DICOM module is first opened, Slicer offers to create a new database automatically.

Either choose to create a new database or open a previously created database.

Slicer core contains DICOM import plugin for importing images, but additional extensions may be needed for other information objects.

For example, SlicerRT extension is needed for importingexporting radiation therapy information objects (RT structure set, dose, image, plan).

Quantitative reporting extension is needed to import export DICOM segmentation objects, structured reports, and parametric maps.

Optionally select the Copy option so that the files are copied into the database directory.

Otherwise they will only be referenced in their original location.

It is recommended to copy data if importing files from removable media (CDDVDUSB drives) to be able to load the data set even after media is ejected.