What is Orthanc?
Orthanc is an open-source standalone DICOM server aiming to provide easy implementation DICOM server with ease of installation, configuration, running, and integration.
Orthanc works for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Orthanc is used in many medical facilities around the world as well as integrated with some medical solutions and startup aiming to provide professional medical imaging services.
Developer-friendly system
Orthanc is a developer friendly system as it has a ready RESTful API, to access, generate, download or store DICOM images within other systems.
It has a good documentation. It also provides very detailed documentation and well explained tutorials about Orthanc REST API for developers, Even more than how to write plugins for Orthanc.
- Written in C++
- License : GPLv3.
- NodeJS Ready package
- Ruby Ready
- Docker Ready
- MongoDB Plugin
Orthanc Plugins
The developers of Orthanc provided different plugin with different options for developers as 2 Database plugins:
- MySQL Or PostgreSQL.
- WebViewer Plugin.
- DICOMWeb which provides more developer friendly RESTful API to expand the native API for more usage and integrations. DICOMWeb plugin is licensed under AGPL License.
- MongoDB Plugin
The plugins are available for free to download and use.
Orthanc Pro : Commercial Services.
Orthanc is a free and open-source solution published under GPLv3. The user may download, install, and use it totally free. As well as modify it or release it. However, If he requires a professional support as support, custom development, integration, maintenance, or training it'll be in a form of a paid service.
Orthanc made the top list in: Top 10 open source PACS/ DICOM servers.
OrthancPi: Orthanc on Raspberry Pi.
Orthanc can be installed on Raspberry Pi, It runs smoothly without any problems, it can convert Raspberry Pi to $35 PACS/ DICOM workstation.
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License
Orthanc is licensed under GPLv3.
