Development of a Scalable Medical Imaging Viewer with PACS and RIS Integration

Medical professionals require a reliable, user-friendly application to view, analyze, and share various medical images such as radiographs and MRI scans across multiple locations. Existing solutions lack seamless integration with PACS and RIS systems, are limited in performance, and offer insufficient customization, leading to delays in diagnosis, inefficient workflows, and difficulties in remote collaboration.

A mid-sized healthcare technology company specializing in medical imaging solutions seeking to enhance its existing imaging viewer platform into a fully functional, scalable product supporting remote access, advanced image manipulation, and system integration.

• Develop a fully-featured, scalable desktop application enabling secure remote access to medical images stored at centralized locations.
• Implement advanced image viewing, annotation, and editing functionalities for radiologists and physicians.
• Ensure compatibility with the latest Windows operating systems and optimize application performance for faster load times.
• Integrate the viewer seamlessly with existing PACS and RIS systems to support efficient data exchange and workflow automation.
• Enhance user experience through refined UI/UX design and support for multimedia export formats.
• Enable sharing, searching, copying, printing, and recording of DICOM images within the system.

• Remote access to images stored at a central location via network protocols such as WinSock.
• Upload and share medical images with authorized users.
• Add annotations including measures, angles, circles, and textual notes to images.
• Support for multiple viewing modes, including cine and 3D visualization, with adjustable brightness and contrast.
• Ability to save DICOM images in multimedia formats like BMP, JPG, AVI, and export presentations in PowerPoint.
• Management of images through search, copy, print, delete, and record functionalities.
• Incorporation of patient data, study timestamps, and body part information into worklists for efficient review.

• PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) for accessing and storing medical images
• RIS (Radiology Information System) for patient and study data management
• Healthcare cloud platforms for remote storage solutions
• Multimedia export and recording tools

• High performance for faster image loading and manipulation, targeting load times under 2 seconds for large files.
• Scalability to support multiple concurrent users across various locations
• Security measures ensuring HIPAA compliance and secure data transmission
• Cross-platform compatibility with the latest Windows operating systems
• Modular design to facilitate future feature additions and system updates

The developed medical imaging viewer is anticipated to significantly improve diagnostic efficiency by facilitating quick access and manipulation of images, enhance remote collaboration among healthcare professionals, and streamline workflows through PACS and RIS integration. These improvements could lead to reduced diagnosis times, increased throughput, and better patient outcomes.