Programming with PACS Server Framework

The PACS Server Framework is a framework for easily creating DICOM based servers. The framework consists of a Windows Service (Leadtools.Dicom.Service.exe) that implements a user defined DICOM service. The Windows Service provides the following features:

Handles DICOM connections
Handles DICOM association negotiation
Supports DICOM message add-ins that allow user supplied addins to respond to DICOM messages.

This framework allows a developer to quickly develop scalable, full featured PACS (i.e. Windows Service, Association and secure communications, debug and audit log). It allows the developer to organize DICOM services into different processes (i.e. LAN vs WAN, secure vs unsecure, HIS/RIS vs PACS Archive).

The PACS Server Framework exposes specific interfaces that allow add-ins to implement additional functionality for the server. The following features can be provided by addins:

Specify supported presentation contexts
Respond to specific DICOM messages
Can spy on DICOM communication without affecting the message
One add-in can handle multiple DICOM messages