Using MIRC Using MIRC Khan M. Siddiqui, MD Khan M. Siddiqui, MD Chief, Imaging Informatics & MRI Chief, Imaging Informatics & MRI VA Maryland Health Care System VA Maryland Health Care System Assistant Professor, Radiology Assistant Professor, Radiology University of Maryland, School of Medicine University of Maryland, School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD
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Using MIRCUsing MIRC
Khan M. Siddiqui, MDKhan M. Siddiqui, MDChief, Imaging Informatics & MRIChief, Imaging Informatics & MRIVA Maryland Health Care SystemVA Maryland Health Care System
Assistant Professor, RadiologyAssistant Professor, RadiologyUniversity of Maryland, School of MedicineUniversity of Maryland, School of Medicine
Baltimore, MDBaltimore, MD
Using MIRC
• Searching and creating cases
• Uploading Images
• Elements of authoring tools
• Annotations
• Permissions and PHI
MIRC Information Formats
Images: DICOM, GIF, JPEG, PNG
Anything that is displayable by a web browser
Hyperlinks to other web content
Pointers to files for downloading
Query Service
Query Service
Two display formats for query results:Standard query results
Title (hyperlink)
Author
Abstract
Case NavigatorRandom or ordered
Known and unknown presentations
Standard Query Results
The Case Navigator
Intended for teaching file cases
Storage Service
Stores and indexes documents
A single MIRC site can have multiple Storage Services for different purposes
– Teaching files for each department/specialty
– Individual services for each clinical trial
Display Formats
Page
Tab
MSTF
File Service
Each authenticated user has a private file cabinet for storage of files of any kind
One public file cabinet for the site
Public file cabinet receives DICOM objects from PACS, modalities, workstations
– Separate anonymizer
Author Service connection
File Service
File Cabinet
Adding Images
Submit Service
Allows users to upload MIRC documents to a storage service
– Supports connections from client-side authoring tools
– Supports uploading documents via a browser– Accepts uploads in the format exported by
the XML Server
Submit Service
Submit Service
DICOM Service
Receives DICOM objects from PACS, workstations, modalities, …Automatic document generation
– Images grouped into documents by study– Template-driven– Automatic JPEG generation from DICOM– Programmable anonymization (de-
identification and re-identification)
What goes in a teaching file case?
Whatever you want:History Differential Diagnosis
Findings Discussion
Diagnosis Quizzes
References
Images, drawings, videos, audios, …
Author Service
Allows users to create MIRC documents directly on the Storage Service
Supports multiple templates to allow for the creation of different kinds of documents
Links to the File Service for inserting links to images and other documents
Author Service
Templates
• Defines the look and feel of teaching file documents
• What sections can be in the document
• Makes it easier to author documents
• Can make new templates for different types of documents
Authoring
Title
Title with hidden elements
Deleting a portion of a section
Document Properties
Sections
• Used to organize documents
• Used to display specific information
• Image sections can only display images
Adding new section title
New section
File Cabinet
• Personnel
• Shared
• Used to store images to author teaching files documents
The File Service
Image Section
Image Section with Hidden Elements
Title
Image section
Adding Images
Annotations
Image display without annotations
Image display with annotations
Images
• Can load images into personal and shared file cabinets
• Can load images directly into documents using the DICOM storage service
Index Content Section
• Information that is used to index documents but is not displayed
• Used for none free text searches
Permissions
• read: view the document
• update: edit the document and save the changes in the Author Service
• export: download a copy of the document and its locally referenced objects (images, etc.) to the user's computer
• delete: remove the document from the MIRC site
Permissions
• If the list of roles includes an asterisk, all users are granted the privilege. This is probably not a good idea for most documents.
• If the list of roles is empty, only the owners have the privilege.
Permissions
• If the list of roles does not contain an asterisk and is not empty, only users matching the list in some way have the privilege.
• For compatibility with early versions of the MIRCdocument schema, documents that are missing the "update" element are not editable.
Document Section
• Select the display mode
• Set backgound color
• Set first tab to be displayed
Document Section
PHI section
• Used to log access to patient specific information
Protected Health Information
The RSNA MIRC Software
Runs on Mac, Windows, LinuxThree components:
Java / Tomcat / MIRC
All components are freeMIRC Users Group meetings:
12/1 12:30 - 2:30
Questions/Answers & Help
RSNA Forums:– http://forums.rsna.org
– User Comments, Questions and Answers– RSNA MIRC Software Announcements– MIRC Implementers’ Corner– MIRC Technical Review Committee
How to Set Up a System for Teaching Files and Clinical Trials
How to Author MIRC Teaching Files
MIRC Case Studies: Using MIRC for Education and Research
Web Classroom Sessions
mirc.rsna.orgmirc.rsna.org
Khan M. Siddiqui, MDKhan M. Siddiqui, MDChief, Imaging Informatics & MRIChief, Imaging Informatics & MRIVA Maryland Health Care SystemVA Maryland Health Care System
Assistant Professor, RadiologyAssistant Professor, RadiologyUniversity of Maryland, School of MedicineUniversity of Maryland, School of Medicine