MIAPS: A web-based system for remotely accessing and presenting medical images

MIAPS (medical image access and presentation system) is a web-based system designed for remotely accessing and presenting DICOM image. MIAPS is accessed with web browser through the Internet. MIAPS provides four features: DICOM image retrieval, maintenance, presentation and output. MIAPS does not intent to replace sophisticated commercial and open source packages, but it provides a web-based solution for teleradiology and medical image sharing. The system has been evaluated by 39 hospitals in China for 10 months.