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MergeCOM-3 Version 3.9

Overview | Supplements Supported | Change Proposals | Other Changes | Supported Platforms

 

Overview

Release 3.9 introduces compliance with the latest changes to the DICOM standard and improved performance in several targeted areas of the toolkit. Additional to key DICOM standard supplements, this version also provides significant improvement to the MergeCOM-3™ database allowing for faster and more accurate message validation.

MergeCOM-3 Release 3.9 is available for Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Red Hat Linux (kernel version 2.4.20), Sun Solaris 10 and HP/UX 11 operating systems. Programming in C/C++, .Net framework and Java platform are all supported with this release.

 

New Supplements Supported in Rev 3.9

117 Enhanced PET Image Storage SOP Class
122 Specimen Identification and Revised Pathology
130 Ophthalmic Refractive Structured Reports

 

 

Change Proposals Supported in Rev 3.9

CP 666 Cardiac trigger window for enhanced IODs
CP 705 ICC profiles for Basic Color Print
CP 722 Add cross-reference between Body Part Examined and Anatomic Region
CP 725 Add Real World Values for NM IOD
CP 730 Clarify SNOMED coding scheme designators
CP 761 Clarify Pixel Spacing attribute condition within Basic Pixel Spacing Calibration Macro
CP 762 Add Waveform Presentation attributes
CP 765 CT system with multiple X-Ray sources
CP 772 Archive flag for GP-PPS
CP 773 C-arm Positioner Tabletop Relationship Enumerated Values
CP 775 Clarify Pixel Padding Value and Range Limit Conditions
CP 776 Remove redundant conditions within sequences
CP 779 Correct conditions on Dimension Organization UID
CP 780 Correct conditions in Palette Color Lookup Table Module
CP 784 Change Contrast Allergies to simply Allergies
CP 785 Make Modality and VOI LUTs Conditional in BSPS
CP 790 Reason for Requested Procedure for Mammography
CP 792 RT Brachy Source Direction Vector
CP 793 RT Compensator Description
CP 796 RT ROI Materials Description
CP 800 Add Issuer of Accession Number
CP 803 Share spatial coordinates among measurements
CP 805 Primary Fluence Mode
CP 806 RT ROI Derivation Sequence
CP 807 Add Anatomic Background Visibility Degree mask
CP 808 Change Type Acquisition Duration for Enhanced CT
CP 809 Preserve SOP Instance UID when concatenation is used
CP 819 Frame Type attribute missing in Enhanced XA/XRF
CP 826 Extend responsible person roles
CP 829 Operator Name at RT Series Level
CP 845 UIDs for Context Groups

 

  • Added more 1C and 2C type condition checks to validation.
  • Improved validation performance and significantly reduced the overhead associated with validation.
  • Integrated the latest Pegasus libraries. Now the toolkit distributes with Pegasus version 2.00.559.

 

Other Changes in Rev 3.9

  • Resolved issues regarding manipulation and access to large data attributes
  • Resolved ‘odd size frames’ issue related to pixel padding
  • Changed association/negotiation characteristics in multi-threaded environments
  • Resolved minor memory leaks for specific use cases
  • Resolved minor synchronization issues identified in previous releases

 

Supported Platforms

Operating System Programming Language/Environment
Microsoft Windows XP (32 and 64) Visual C++, C#/.Net, Java
Microsoft Vista (32 and 64) Visual C++, C#/.Net, Java
RedHat Linux C/C++ (gcc), Java
Sun Solaris 10 C/C++ (gcc), Java
HP/UX 11 C/C++ (gcc), Java

 

 

 

NEWS

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