Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Part I Common Usage and Reference

1 Introduction to Oracle Multimedia DICOM

• 1.1 Medical Imaging and Communication
• 1.2 Oracle Multimedia and DICOM
  • 1.2.1 Oracle Multimedia DICOM Format Support
  • 1.2.2 ORDDicom Object Type
  • 1.2.3 DICOM Metadata Extraction
  • 1.2.4 DICOM Conformance Validation
  • 1.2.5 DICOM Image Processing
  • 1.2.6 Making Private DICOM Content Anonymous
  • 1.2.7 Creating ORDDicom Objects from Images and Metadata
  • 1.2.8 Run-Time, Updatable DICOM Data Model

2 Oracle Multimedia DICOM Concepts

• 2.1 Oracle Multimedia DICOM Architecture
• 2.2 Oracle Multimedia DICOM Storage
• 2.3 Model-Driven Design
• 2.4 DICOM Data Model Repository
  • 2.4.1 Configuration Documents in the Repository
  • 2.4.2 Administrator and User Sessions in the Repository
• 2.5 Extraction of Metadata from DICOM Content
• 2.6 Validation of DICOM Content
• 2.7 Image Conversion and Creation of New DICOM Content
• 2.8 Making DICOM Content Anonymous

3 Overview of DICOM Development

• 3.1 Loading the Repository
• 3.2 Accessing Information about Documents in the Repository
• 3.3 Loading DICOM Content
• 3.4 Extracting DICOM Metadata
  • 3.4.1 Extracting Metadata - Administrator Tasks
  • 3.4.2 Extracting Metadata - Developer Tasks
• 3.5 Searching and Retrieving DICOM Attributes
• 3.6 Writing and Editing DICOM Metadata
• 3.7 Processing, Converting, and Compressing DICOM Image Data
• 3.8 Creating DICOM Images from Secondary Capture Images
• 3.9 Validating Conformance with DICOM Constraints
  • 3.9.1 Validating Conformance - Administrator Tasks
  • 3.9.2 Validating Conformance - Developer Tasks
• 3.10 Protecting Private Patient Data
  • 3.10.1 Protecting Privacy - Administrator Tasks
  • 3.10.2 Protecting Privacy - Developer Tasks

4 DICOM Data Model Utility Reference

• DICOM Data Model Utility Functions and Procedures
  • getDictionaryTag( ) Function
  • getMappingXPath( ) Function
  • setDataModel( ) Procedure
• DICOM Repository Public Information Views
  • orddcm_conformance_vld_msgs
  • orddcm_constraint_names
  • orddcm_documents
  • orddcm_document_types

Part II DICOM Development

5 ORDDicom Reference

• 5.1 ORDDicom Object Example Media Table and Directory Definition
  • 5.1.1 Directory Definition
  • 5.1.2 MEDICAL_IMAGE_OBJ Table Definition
• ORDDicom Object Type
• ORDDicom Constructors
  • ORDDicom( ) for BLOBs
  • ORDDicom( ) for ORDImage
  • ORDDicom( ) for other sources
• ORDDicom Methods
  • export( )
  • extractMetadata( )
  • getAttributeByName( )
  • getAttributeByTag( )
  • getContent( )
  • getContentLength( )
  • getSeriesInstanceUID( )
  • getSourceInformation( )
  • getSourceLocation( )
  • getSourceName( )
  • getSourceType( )
  • getSOPClassUID( )
  • getSOPInstanceUID( )
  • getStudyInstanceUID( )
  • import( )
  • isAnonymous( )
  • isConformanceValid( )
  • isLocal( )
  • makeAnonymous( )
  • processCopy( ) to BLOBs
  • processCopy( ) to ORDDicom
  • processCopy( ) to ORDImage
  • setProperties( )
  • writeMetadata( )

6 DICOM Relational Interface Reference

• 6.1 DICOM Relational Example Media Table and Directory Definition
  • 6.1.1 Directory Definition
  • 6.1.2 MEDICAL_IMAGE_REL Table Definition
• DICOM Relational Functions
  • extractMetadata( ) for BFILEs
  • extractMetadata( ) for BLOBs
  • extractMetadata( ) for ORDImage
  • isAnonymous( ) for BFILEs
  • isAnonymous( ) for BLOBs
  • isAnonymous( ) for ORDImage
  • isConformanceValid( ) for BFILEs
  • isConformanceValid( ) for BLOBs
  • isConformanceValid( ) for ORDImage
• DICOM Relational Procedures
  • createDICOMImage( ) for BFILEs
  • createDICOMImage( ) for BLOBs
  • createDICOMImage( ) for ORDImage
  • export( )
  • importFrom( )
  • makeAnonymous( ) for BFILEs
  • makeAnonymous( ) for BLOBs
  • makeAnonymous( ) for ORDImage
  • processCopy( ) for BFILEs
  • processCopy( ) for BLOBs
  • processCopy( ) for ORDImage
  • processCopy( ) for BFILEs with SOP instance UID
  • processCopy( ) for BLOBs with SOP instance UID
  • processCopy( ) for ORDImage with SOP instance UID
  • writeMetadata( ) for BFILEs
  • writeMetadata( ) for BLOBs
  • writeMetadata( ) for ORDImage

7 DICOM Application Development

• 7.1 Setting Up Your Environment
• 7.2 Creating a Table with an ORDDicom Column
• 7.3 Loading DICOM Content Using the SQL*Loader Utility
• 7.4 Developing DICOM Applications Using the PL/SQL API
  • 7.4.1 Selecting DICOM Attributes
  • 7.4.2 Creating Thumbnail Images and Changing Image Formats
  • 7.4.3 Making Anonymous Copies of ORDDicom Objects
  • 7.4.4 Checking the Conformance of ORDDicom Objects
  • 7.4.5 Handling Oracle Multimedia DICOM Exceptions in PL/SQL
• 7.5 Developing DICOM Applications Using the DICOM Java API
  • 7.5.1 Setting Up Your Environment Variables
  • 7.5.2 Importing Oracle Java Classes into Your Application
  • 7.5.3 Handling Oracle Multimedia DICOM Exceptions in Java

Part III DICOM Administration

8 Overview of DICOM Administration

• 8.1 Assigning Administrator Roles and Privileges
• 8.2 Loading the Data Model Repository
• 8.3 Browsing the Repository with Information Views
• 8.4 Exporting Documents from the Repository
• 8.5 Inserting Documents into the Repository
  • 8.5.1 Inserting Anonymity, Mapping, and Constraint Documents
  • 8.5.2 Inserting Dictionary Documents
  • 8.5.3 Inserting Preference and UID Definition Documents
• 8.6 Updating Documents in the Repository
  • 8.6.1 Updating Anonymity, Mapping, and Constraint Documents
  • 8.6.2 Updating Dictionary Documents
  • 8.6.3 Updating Preference and UID Definition Documents
• 8.7 Deleting Documents from the Repository
  • 8.7.1 Deleting Anonymity, Mapping, and Constraint Documents
  • 8.7.2 Deleting Dictionary Documents
  • 8.7.3 Deleting Preference and UID Definition Documents

9 ORD_DICOM_ADMIN Package Reference

• ORD_DICOM_ADMIN Data Model Repository Functions and Procedures
  • getDocumentContent( ) Function
  • deleteDocument( ) Procedure
  • editDataModel( ) Procedure
  • exportDocument( ) Procedure
  • insertDocument( ) Procedure
  • publishDataModel( ) Procedure
  • rollbackDataModel( ) Procedure
• DICOM Repository Administrator Information Views
  • orddcm_document_refs

10 Administering the DICOM Repository

• 10.1 Sample Session: Inserting Two Documents
• 10.2 Sample Session: Updating a Mapping Document
• 10.3 Sample Session: Deleting a Constraint Document

11 Creating Configuration Documents

• 11.1 Characteristics of Configuration Documents
  • 11.1.1 Characteristics of Anonymity Documents
  • 11.1.2 Characteristics of Constraint Documents
  • 11.1.3 Characteristics of Mapping Documents
  • 11.1.4 Characteristics of Standard Dictionary Documents
  • 11.1.5 Characteristics of Private Dictionary Documents
  • 11.1.6 Characteristics of Preference Documents
  • 11.1.7 Characteristics of UID Definition Documents
• 11.2 Writing Configuration Documents
  • 11.2.1 Creating Anonymity Documents
    • 11.2.1.1 Making a Standard Attribute Anonymous - Example 1
    • 11.2.1.2 Making a Private Attribute Anonymous - Example 2
    • 11.2.1.3 Making All Private Attributes Anonymous - Example 3
    • 11.2.1.4 Making Undefined Standard Attributes Anonymous - Example 4
  • 11.2.2 Creating Constraint Documents
    • 11.2.2.1 Defining a Simple Constraint Rule - Example 1
    • 11.2.2.2 Defining Constraint Rules by Importing Other Constraint Rules - Example 2
    • 11.2.2.3 Defining and Referencing Constraint Macros - Example 3
  • 11.2.3 Creating Mapping Documents and Metadata XML Schemas
    • 11.2.3.1 Structure of a Mapping Document
    • 11.2.3.2 Structure of a Metadata XML Schema
    • 11.2.3.3 Mapping Document for Metadata with No Schema Constraints - Example 1
    • 11.2.3.4 Mapping Document for Metadata with Schema Constraints and a Mapped Section Only - Example 2
    • 11.2.3.5 Mapping Document for Metadata with Schema Constraints - Example 3
  • 11.2.4 Creating Standard Dictionary Documents
    • 11.2.4.1 Defining Standard Attributes - Examples 1 and 2
    • 11.2.4.2 Retiring a Standard Attribute - Example 3
  • 11.2.5 Creating Private Dictionary Documents
    • 11.2.5.1 Defining Private Attributes - Examples 1 Through 3
    • 11.2.5.2 Defining Attribute Definers - Example 4
    • 11.2.5.3 Retiring a Private Attribute - Example 5
  • 11.2.6 Creating Preference Documents
    • 11.2.6.1 Defining Preferences - Example 1
  • 11.2.7 Creating UID Definition Documents
    • 11.2.7.1 Defining a UID Definition - Example 1
    • 11.2.7.2 Retiring a UID Definition - Example 2

Part IV Appendixes

A Configuration Documents

B XML Schemas

• B.1 Anonymity Document Schema
• B.2 Constraint Document Schema
• B.3 Data Type Definition Schema
• B.4 Default DICOM Metadata Schema
• B.5 Mapping Document Schema
• B.6 Metadata Data Type Definition Schema
• B.7 Preference Document Schema
• B.8 Private Dictionary Document Schema
• B.9 Standard Dictionary Document Schema
• B.10 UID Definition Document Schema

C Encoding Rules

D DICOM Image Processing

• D.1 The frame Image Processing Operator
• D.2 Other Image Processing Operators
• D.3 DICOM Image Content and Compression Formats
• D.4 Multiframe Image Processing and Creation
• D.5 Order of Precedence with processCopy( ) Method Arguments

E Migrating from Release 10.2 DICOM Support

• E.1 Using the DICOM Relational Interface to Migrate Applications
• E.2 Copying Data and Rewriting Applications for DICOM
• E.3 Choosing a Migration Option

Glossary

Index