diff --git a/science/orthanc/pkg-descr b/science/orthanc/pkg-descr index 73908d92ef2c..21ad479cf835 100644 --- a/science/orthanc/pkg-descr +++ b/science/orthanc/pkg-descr @@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ -Orthanc aims at providing a simple, yet powerful standalone DICOM server. It +Orthanc aims at providing a simple, yet powerful 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 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. Orthanc can turn any computer running Windows, Linux, FreeBSD or OS X into a -DICOM store (in other words, a mini-PACS system). Its architecture is +DICOM store (in other words, a mini-PACS system). Its architecture is lightweight and standalone, meaning that no complex database administration -is required, nor the installation of third-party dependencies. +or installation of third-party dependencies is required. -What makes Orthanc unique is the fact that it provides a RESTful API. Thanks -to this major feature, 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 +What makes Orthanc unique is the fact that it provides a RESTful API. Thanks +to this feature, 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. Orthanc also features a plugin mechanism to add new modules that extends the -core capabilities of its REST API. A Web viewer, a PostgreSQL database +core capabilities of its REST API. A Web viewer, a PostgreSQL database back-end, a MySQL database back-end, and a reference implementation of DICOMweb are currently freely available as plugins.