Configure and Run the LEADTOOLS DicomWeb WADO Service - C# ASP.NET

This tutorial shows how to configure and run the LEADTOOLS DicomWeb WADO Service.

The WADO Service enables a simple web API that can be used to retrieve/display DICOM images stored in a PACS/SQL database. The stored DICOM files are returned as a JSON response to parse in an HTML5/JavaScript frontend application.

Required Knowledge

This application requires that the LEADTOOLS PACS Storage Server is configured and running. To configure the storage server, see the information in the below link before working on the Configure and Run the LEADTOOLS DicomWeb WADO Service - C# ASP.NET tutorial.

• PACS Configuration Demo

Set the License File

Open local.config inside <INSTALL_DIR>\LEADTOOLS22\Examples\Medical\JS\WADODemo\Medical.WADO\WadoService\local.config.

Add the file path to your LEADTOOLS LIC file as the value for lt.License.FilePath:

<add key="lt.License.FilePath" value="<FILE_PATH_TO_YOUR_LICENSE.LIC_FILE_HERE>"/>

Add the contents of your developer KEY file as the value for lt.License.DeveloperKey:

<add key="lt.License.DeveloperKey" value="<YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY_HERE>"/>

Configure the Project

Set the value of globalConfigPath to the location of your GlobalPacs.config file which by default is located here: <INSTALL_DIR>\LEADTOOLS22\Bin\DotNet4\x64\GlobalPacs.config

Run Visual Studio as Administrator and open the WADO Service project located here:

<INSTALL_DIR>\LEADTOOLS22\Examples\Medical\JS\WADODemo\Medical.WADO\WadoService\WadoService.csproj

The default platform and run configuration is shown below.

Ensure that the target platform is set to x64 (not AnyCPU) and the run configuration is set to Local IIS.

To change the run configuration, click Project -> WadoService Properties -> Web Tab, then click the drop-down under Servers and set it to Local IIS.

Make sure to click Create Virtual Directory and save/rebuild the project before continuing.

The platform and run configuration should now appear as below.

Run the Project

Run the project by pressing F5, or by selecting Debug -> Start Debugging.

If the steps were followed correctly, the application runs and launches the WADO Service's status page.

Wrap-up

This tutorial showed how to configure and run the LEADTOOLS DicomWeb WADO Service.

See Also

• LEADTOOLS SDK Download
• LEADTOOLS DICOM WADO Service Documentation
• LEADTOOLS Licensing Documentation