title: Use of a rich internet application solution to present medical images.
abstract: Browser with Rich Internet Application (RIA) Web pages could be a powerful user interface for handling sophisticated data and applications. Then the RIA solutions would be a potential method for viewing and manipulating the most data generated in clinical processes, which can accomplish the main functionalities as general picture archiving and communication system (PACS) viewing systems. The aim of this study is to apply the RIA technology to present medical images. Both Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and non-DICOM data can be handled by our RIA solutions. Some clinical data that are especially difficult to present using PACS viewing systems, such as ECG waveform, pathology virtual slide microscopic image, and radiotherapy plan, are as well demonstrated. Consequently, clinicians can use browser as a unique interface for acquiring all the clinical data located in different departments and information systems. And the data could be presented appropriately and processed freely by adopting the RIA technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Tzu Chi University, Hualien City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Cheng-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Shiau
authors.forename: Yu-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Max Min
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Chung-Yueh
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: Chi-Hsien
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sang-Hue
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Shih-Tsang
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D003626:Data Display; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface