Using data from DICOM images in message flows
Use DICOM nodes in a message flow to locate, process, and transfer DICOM images.
Before you begin
Before you start:
- Read the information about how to develop integration solutions; see Developing message flows in the IBM® Integration Bus product documentation.
- Check whether there are any patterns that you can use (or adapt) to meet your requirements, see Developing healthcare integration solutions by using the patterns supplied in IBM Integration Bus Healthcare Pack
- Review the example scenarios to understand how you can use DICOM nodes in a message flow, see Collect studies for patient admission, Second opinion or expert referral, and Clinical portal.
About this task
Procedure
To use the data from DICOM images in message flows, complete the following steps:
- Collect connection information about any DICOM Service Class User
(SCU) nodes that will access your message flow, and any DICOM Picture Archiving Communications
Systems (PACS), or other DICOM Service
Class Provider (SCP) nodes, that will be accessed by your message
flow. This connection information includes the host name, port number, and Application Entity Title (AET).
- Create a message flow and add the appropriate DICOM nodes. For information about the DICOM nodes and their purposes, see DICOM nodes in message flows.
- Optional: If you are using a DICOMInput node in your message flow, create a configurable service to define the acceptable presentation contexts and transfer syntax groups that can be used to receive images from SCU nodes.
- Complete your message flow. For more information about developing integration solutions, see Developing message flows in the IBM Integration Bus product documentation.
What to do next
Next:
Test and debug your integration solution to verify that it functions correctly. See Testing and troubleshooting message flows in the IBM Integration Bus product documentation.