Many of my cases contain multiple CT, CT-PET and/or MR Series, each Series sometimes consisting of several hundred thin-section images. The average size of a Teaching Case on my Server is around 30-50 MB, the case being stored in a compressed state (JPEG 2000 compression).

The combination of a SSD drive and El Capitan (the latest version of the OS X Operating System as of Late 2015) will optimize the serving of images. If you can afford it, purchase a device with a SSD drive, and at least 8GB of RAM. Explore the Pixmeo Website for purchase options, including the possibility of a Site License for your department or practice. OsiriX Lite, the free version, has too many functional limitations, substantially increased since I wrote the first version of this guidance. To use OsiriX for the purpose described in this document, you’ll need to purchase the non-free version. Exporting a case to share with colleaguesĪ Mac mini or iMac is fine as a Server.Understanding a JPEG 2000 Teaching Server Network.How this works will become apparent as you read this document.

If you and your colleagues put your individual servers on an Internet-based network, each network member will, in effect, have a Teaching File consisting of the cases on all the servers. In this guidance document I’ll describe how to configure and operate an OsiriX-based Teaching File Server that will enable you to share your cases with colleagues. Configuring And Operating An OsiriX Teaching File Server

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