title: General purpose medical imaging databases: three models.
abstract: A useful general purpose digital medical image database project can begin with relatively simple and low-cost capabilities provided by a computer operating system. As the amount of data and the number of users grow, transition to a relational database model becomes appropriate. When multiple database systems are present, a flexible front end can provide sophisticated querying capabilities that bridge the systems, while hiding the complexities of the multiple systems from the user.
authors.affiliation: Imaging and Software Systems for Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006751:Hospital Information Systems