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ClearCanvas ImageServer v.2.0 Part of the ClearCanvas RIS/PACS
ClearCanvas Inc. 439 University Ave., Suite 1920 Toronto, ON M5G 1Y8 Canada
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The ClearCanvas ImageServer is a DICOM Compliant open source PACS server and archive that includes the following features:
| • | Support for the storage and retrieval of a wide range of DICOM storage objects. |
| • | A sophisticated rules engine that allows for the scheduling of various disk management activities and auto-routing of DICOM studies |
| • | Support for partitioning to segment data. |
| • | Support for multiple filesystems for storage of online DICOM studies. |
| • | Lossless and lossy compression of online studies using RLE or standard JPEG compression. |
| • | Support for archival of studies to HSM style archives (such as the EMC DiskXtender software or Sun StorageTek QFS / SAM software) with the ability to function as a temporary cache or a standard archive. The rules engine can be used to determine which studies will be saved to the archive, and which can be deleted. |
| • | Support for a single user login, which is set at installation time. |
ClearCanvas also offers several proprietary plugins to the ImageServer that add additional features. These value-added plugins add the following features to the ImageServer:
| • | Support for JPEG 2000 compression and decompression utilizing the Accusoft Pegasus PicTools library. |
| • | Support for audit trail logging to a centralized server through the ClearCanvas Enterprise Server. |
| • | Centralized authorization and authentication support with multiple user logins and authority tokens and groups through the ClearCanvas Enterprise Server. |
| • | Support for clustering of servers for handling of increased load. |
| • | Shared logins with the ClearCanvas Workstation and RIS through the ClearCanvas Enterprise Server. |
The diagram below shows the ImageServer in the larger context of the ClearCanvas RIS/PACS:
