It is fully compliant with the DICOM standard for image comunication and image file formats.

OsiriX is able to receive images transferred by DICOM communication protocol from any PACS or imaging modality (C-STORE SCP/SCU, andQuery/Retrieve : C-MOVE SCU/SCP, C-FIND SCU/SCP, C-GET SCU/SCP, WADO) .

OsiriX has been specifically designed for navigation and visualization of multimodality and multidimensional images: 2D Viewer, 3D Viewer, 4D Viewer (3D series with temporal dimension, for example: Cardiac-CT) and5D Viewer (3D series with temporal and functional dimensions, for example: Cardiac-PET-CT).

The 3D Viewer offers all modern rendering modes: Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR), Surface Rendering, Volume Rendering and Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP). All these modes support 4D data and are able to produce image fusion between two different series (PET-CT and SPECT-CT display support).

OsiriX is at the same time a DICOM PACS workstation for imaging and an image processing softwarefor medical research (radiology and nuclear imaging), functional imaging, 3D imaging, confocal microscopy and molecular imaging.

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K-PACS Server

• Store SCP (Service Class Provider)

K-PACS Viewer

Server connection and file import/export:

• Query/Retrieve SCU (Service Class User) on patient, study and series level
• Move SCU
• Store SCU from local K-PACS database or external DICOM data (e.g. CDs) to target archives
• Supported DICOM data compression: uncompressed, JPEG-Lossless (J1), JPEG-lossy (J4)
• Export of native DICOM data (with option for anonymization) e.g. into the currentDicomWorks folder
• Format conversion from DICOM to JPEG and Bitmap and vice versa
• 2-Click email export of DICOM studies with or without anonymization, compression or encryption
• Printing of DICOM images on Windows® printers
• Possibility to modify DICOM tags

Viewer:

• Regular tools: cine, zoom, magnifier, pan, windowing
• Measuring: distance, density (HE)
• Compare / tile-screen mode: between series of one study, different studies or different patient
• comfortable series preview bar with thumbnails

Download HERE

System requirements:

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Wireshark

Wireshark development thrives thanks to the contributions of networking experts across the globe. It is the continuation of a project that started in 1998.

Some of the features of WireShark included:

• Deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more being added all the time
• Live capture and offline analysis
• Standard three-pane packet browser
• Multi-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and many others
• Captured network data can be browsed via a GUI, or via the TTY-mode TShark utility
• The most powerful display filters in the industry
• Rich VoIP analysis
• Read/write many different capture file formats: tcpdump (libpcap), Pcap NG, Catapult DCT2000, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, Microsoft Network Monitor, Network General Sniffer® (compressed and uncompressed), Sniffer® Pro, and NetXray®, Network Instruments Observer, NetScreen snoop, Novell LANalyzer, RADCOM WAN/LAN Analyzer, Shomiti/Finisar Surveyor, Tektronix K12xx, Visual Networks Visual UpTime, WildPackets EtherPeek/TokenPeek/AiroPeek, and many others
• Capture files compressed with gzip can be decompressed on the fly
• Live data can be read from Ethernet, IEEE 802.11, PPP/HDLC, ATM, Bluetooth, USB, Token Ring, Frame Relay, FDDI, and others (depending on your platform)
• Decryption support for many protocols, including IPsec, ISAKMP, Kerberos, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WEP, and WPA/WPA2
• Coloring rules can be applied to the packet list for quick, intuitive analysis
• Output can be exported to XML, PostScript®, CSV, or plain text

You can Download WireShark HERE.

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Iguana is able to support numerous data formats to allow you to receive, transform and route any data you want. HL7 v2, HL7 v3, CDA, CCD, X12, NCPDP, DICOM, EDI, XML, Delimited text, and more.

You are also able to connect to almost everything possible as Iguana natively supports a wide number of transfer protocols to ensure you can connect to any system. LLP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS/SFTP, Web Services (SOAP, RESTful), Database, File system, TCP/IP.

Iguana also supports all major databases as well.

You can download Iguana by [Clicking Here].  This will direct you to their download site.  There’s also lots of video and tutorials there are well.  Everything you need to get up to speed.

This is a great Free method of learning about interfaces or using it for troubleshooting.

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Mirth Connect is the Swiss Army knife of healthcare integration engines, specifically designed for HL7 message integration. It provides the necessary tools for developing, testing, deploying, and monitoring interfaces. And because it’s open source, you get all of the advantages of a large community of users with commercial quality support.

Mirth Connect supports numerous data formats and healthcare data standards:

Mirth Connect allows any data type to be processed using this wide variety of supported data standards.

Mirth Connect supports numerous transfer protocols used across the healthcare industry:

If you are new to healthcare integration engines or experienced, Mirth Connect is an amazing piece of software.  For those who want to learn about HL7 integration, you can get started practicing with this software and a couple of laptops.

Mirth has a 7 Part Video Series you can [Watch Here].  It has an overview, installation, administration, templates etc.

You can download Mirth by [Clicking Here].  You’ll have to fill out a small form before you can download it.

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There is a link down below near the bottom of the page.

You’re able to set up and design your own network including workstations, switches and routers.  All completely configurable.  In the network diagram you can see a workstations labeled ‘Don’.  When a workstation is clicked on it brings you to a virtual desktop where a command prompt, telnet and hyper terminal are available.

If you need some actual Cisco Routers and Switches to stuffy for your CCNA/CCNP, Amazon has a lot of good USED equipment for really cheap.  Here is a recent example of some of the equipment I’ve picked up.

Another great option for Cisco network simulators below. You’ll spend a few dollars, but it’s well worth it. It has an average of 4.5/5 stars for it’s reviews.

Wendell Odom is well known and highly respect when it comes to anything Cisco.

Some Cisco Simulator features include…

• A “Check Configuration” button. This feature will diagnose the network and report potential errors
• Simple Routing Table display.  The routing tables of all the routers can be displayed simultaneously on the screen
• Visual ping trace. This feature visually displays a ping (and the resulting ACK) travelling through a network, displaying router table selection at each step
• Subnet calculator and VLSM examples
• Quick connectivity test mode
• Summary buttons. Buttons exist to show summaries of IP, ACL, NAT etc
• Network design wizard.  To quickly set up a LAN or even an entire network, a wizard can be used
• Random (or configured) faults can be introduced on a device.
• Can be used as a terminal to a real device console port
• Can be used to telnet to a real device

I have no financial interest in this simulator, just I would pass it along…and it’s FREE.  Enjoy!

[Download Simulator]

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