Orthanc (server)
Orthanc is a standalone DICOM server. It is designed to improve the DICOM flows in hospitals and to support research about the automated analysis of medical images. Orthanc lets its users focus on the content of the DICOM files, hiding the complexity of the DICOM format and of the DICOM protocol. It is licensed under the GPLv3.
| Original author(s) | Sébastien Jodogne, Liège University Hospital, Osimis, Université catholique de Louvain |
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| Initial release | 19 July 2012 |
| Stable release | 1.12.3
/ 31 January 2024 |
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| Written in | C++, HTML, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Vendor Neutral Archive |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | www |
Orthanc can turn any computer running Windows, Linux or OS X into a DICOM store (in other words, a mini-PACS system). Its architecture is standalone, meaning that no complex database administration is required, nor the installation of third-party dependencies. Orthanc is also available as Docker images.
Orthanc provides a RESTful API on top of a DICOM server. Therefore, it is possible to drive Orthanc from any computer language. The DICOM tags of the stored medical images can be downloaded in the JSON file format. Furthermore, standard PNG images can be generated on the fly from the DICOM instances by Orthanc.