title: Object-oriented design of medical imaging software.
abstract: A special software package for interactive display and manipulation of medical images was developed at the University Hospital of Geneva, as part of a hospital wide Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). This software package, called Osiris, was especially designed to be easily usable and adaptable to the needs of noncomputer-oriented physicians. The Osiris software has been developed to allow the visualization of medical images obtained from any imaging modality. It provides generic manipulation tools, processing tools, and analysis tools more specific to clinical applications. This software, based on an object-oriented paradigm, is portable and extensible. Osiris is available on two different operating systems: the Unix X-11/OSF-Motif based workstations, and the Macintosh family.
authors.affiliation: Digital Imaging Unit, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ligier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ratib
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Logean
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perrier
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Scherrer
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003199:Computer Systems; D003626:Data Display; D003628:Database Management Systems; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface