Hi
I want to auto-route Dicom studies to XNAT instance on cloud.
The local network of scanner doesn’t allow the direct communication so I want to use orthnac as a router.
Is there any other alternative.
Please note I am newbie in coding, and would prefer windows based solution.
Regards
Dr. Akshaykumar
Hello,
Orthanc can certainly be used as a DICOM router, which can be configured as a one-liner Lua script for simple setups:
https://book.orthanc-server.com/users/lua.html#auto-routing-of-dicom-images
Note that the exchange of clinical imaging data using the DICOM network protocol, from Orthanc in your hospital to XNAT in the cloud, must be properly secured, either using DICOM TLS, using a VPN or using a TCP tunnel:
https://book.orthanc-server.com/faq/security.html#securing-the-dicom-server
https://book.orthanc-server.com/faq/dicom-tls.html
Instead of the DICOM protocol, you could also use the REST API of XNAT (if this API is properly secured by a HTTPS reverse proxy), but this would require a bit of Python scripting in Orthanc and thus some knowledge of the Python programming language:
https://wiki.xnat.org/display/XAPI/Tips+for+Uploading+Files+via+REST
https://book.orthanc-server.com/plugins/python.html
Finally, Orthanc installers are available for Microsoft Windows courtesy of Osimis:
https://www.orthanc-server.com/download-windows.php
Regards,
Sébastien-