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Standards Based DICOM FHIR Gateway. Based purely on DICOM and FHIR No “inside knowledge” available Could be implemented with or without assistance of PACS vendor Could be a useful model in early adoption Mirrors what was done with DICOM, XDS etc.
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Standards Based DICOM FHIR Gateway • Based purely on DICOM and FHIR • No “inside knowledge” available • Could be implemented with or without assistance of PACS vendor • Could be a useful model in early adoption • Mirrors what was done with DICOM, XDS etc. • Should be stateless for simplicity and scalability PACS Gateway Client DICOM FHIR
FHIR “id” issue • FHIR “id” is based on guid (but loosely!) • a-z + 0-9 + “-” • Max 36 characters (whether as guid or not) • DICOM Patient ID • All characters (inc. extensions) • Max 64 characters • DICOM Study UID • OID • Max 64 characters • 1056 • >10154 • 1066
What to use as “id” for a gateway? • Native Unique identifier • NO – does not obey formatting rules • Transformed Unique identifier • NO – not enough unique values • Mapped Value • NO – needs a stateful map • What else could be used?