Installation guide

A
all-in-one configuration
A configuration in which the Database,
Archive Server, Network Gateway, and Curator
Server components are all installed on a single
Windows server, along with the Application
Server software.
APIP
Agfa Proprietary Imaging Protocol. Used to
receive the proprietary format, reformat the
images to DICOM, and redirect them to the
SCP. An APIP SCP is used specifically to
receive images from certain older Agfa image
sources.
Autopilot
Service that removes old and expired data
when the cache starts to get full. This
maintenance function keeps the database to a
manageable size.
C
cc objects
Change Context (cc) objects are DICOM
objects used to communicate and synchronize
study metadata changes across multiple
IMPAX clusters.
compression
Reduces the size of a file to save both file space
and transmission time. Lossless, lossy, and
wavelet are examples of compression types.
Connectivity Manager
A middleware component in the integration
between hospital information systems and
other hospital imaging departments.
Connectivity Manager also provides
connectivity to each modality and the PACS.
Curator
Curator is an IMPAX MVF server component.
It is responsible for compressing incoming
images into the Mitra Wavelet format and
storing them in the web cache. These studies
can be accessed by remote or local clients.
D
database
A collection of data that is organized so that
its contents can easily be accessed, managed,
and updated.
Database Server
Server that hosts the Oracle or SQL database.
DICOM
Digital Imaging and Communications in
Medicine. The standard communication
protocol used by a PACS, HIS, or modality to
exchange information or images with other
systems.
DNS
Domain Name System. A general-purpose
distributed, replicated, data query service
Glossary
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