A Virtual Data Grid Architecture for Medical Data using SRB
Lidia Leoni, Simone Manca, Andrea Giachetti, Gianluigi Zanetti · 2004
We present a method to include anonymized PACS data into data grids. It is based on a simple mecha-nism, SRB/DICOM driver, for the transparent integra-tion of DICOM compatible PACS in SDSC Storage Resource Broker (SRB) based data grids. The SRB/DICOM driver provides an uniform interface between the SRB server component and medical im-ages archives supporting DICOM Query/Retrieve functionalities. The driver thus allows SRB clients to access transparently, and in user specified data for-mats, anonymized medical images published by par-ticipating PACS. We expect this extension to be useful in the construction of general data exchange infra-structures for wide area biomedical data warehouse dedicated to research and clinical purposes.