XIP

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XIP
In-Vivo Imaging WorkspaceSoftware SIG October
11, 2007
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• The eXtensible Imaging Platform (XIP) is the
  image analysis and visualization tool for caBIG
• XIP is an open source environment for rapidly
  developing medical imaging applications from an
  extensible set of modular elements.
• Imaging applications developed by research groups
  will be accessible within the clinical operating
  environment, using a new DICOM Plug-in interface
  first implemented in XIP.
• XIP allows the research community to create
  custom image analysis and viewing applications
  for clinical trials using both caGRID and DICOM.
• For example the XIP team is working with Patrick
  Bolan of UMN to integrate his breast MRI/MRS
  analysis tools into XIP in support of the ACRIN
  6657 trial

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What is Included in

• XIP Rapid Application Development Tools and
  Libraries (RAD)
• Development and application build environment
• Extensive and extensible set of libraries for
  imaging and visualization
• Uses Open Inventor framework
• XIP Host Development Libraries
• Provide caBIG connectivity through the IVI WS
  Middleware
• Provide DICOM network connectivity
• Provide XDS-I connectivity
• Manage workflow (IHE profiles)
• Security and Audit Trails
• XIP Reference Implementation
• XIP Reference Host and Application
• Intended to assist developers
• Illustrate the internal plumbing of XIP
• Test framework for debugging new applications and
  hosts
• Starting point for creating custom applications
  and hosts
• Not necessarily clinical user friendly

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Categories of Users
XIP Application User
XIP Application Developer
XIP Library Developer
XIP Host Developer
IVI Middleware caGRID Interface
DICOM/IHEIntefaces
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XIP Plug-in Architecture
XIP Host
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DICOM Plug-in Framework

• WG-23 addresses clinical integration and vendor
  inter-operability by defining standardized
  plugs and sockets (APIs)
• caBIG XIP addresses an open-architecture,
  open-source integrated development environment
  for rapid prototyping collaboration based on WG
  23 APIs.

XIP developed Application
Standard API

Unix, Mac, PC
Internet Server
Commercial Vendor 2
Commercial Vendor 1
? Prototype Collaboration ?
? Clinical ?
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DICOM WG-23 Interface Methodologies
AbstractModel
DataObjects
Conversion
ParsedNativeData
File
Bulk data passed as File Offset
referencessuitable for memory mapping
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Current Status
Library Host Ref. Imp. Total
Ready 32 0 0 32
In Test 2 19 0 21
In Dev. 5 11 8 24
Planned 0 7 0 7

Total 39 37 8 84

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Next Steps

• Complete Release 1.0 XIP RAD Libraries
• Complete Release 1.0 of Host Libraries
• Complete Release 1.0 Reference Implementation
  Target RSNA 2007
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• Create Clinical Research User Host
• Create Clinical Research User App
• Plan Release 2.0
• Work with WG-23 on Model-based API

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