How to Author How to Author MIRCMIRC

Teaching FilesTeaching FilesMedical Imaging Resource Medical Imaging Resource

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MIRC 2004 MIRC 2004 infoinfoRAD RAD CoursesCourses

How to Set Up a System for Teaching How to Set Up a System for Teaching Files, Conferences, and Clinical Trials.Files, Conferences, and Clinical Trials.

How to Author MIRC Teaching FilesHow to Author MIRC Teaching Files MIRC Case Studies: Using MIRC MIRC Case Studies: Using MIRC

Software for Education and ResearchSoftware for Education and Research Web Classroom SessionsWeb Classroom Sessions

Today’s OutlineToday’s Outline

““Brief” Overview of MIRC 2004.Brief” Overview of MIRC 2004. MIRC Concepts and Lexicon.MIRC Concepts and Lexicon. Overview of the Authoring Overview of the Authoring

process.process. QuestionsQuestions

Brief Survey!Brief Survey! Who has used MIRC to Who has used MIRC to

access access cases/information?cases/information?

Who has a MIRC site at Who has a MIRC site at their their institution/practice?institution/practice?

Who has tried authoring Who has tried authoring a teaching file case for a a teaching file case for a MIRC?MIRC?

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What is a MIRC????What is a MIRC????

MIRC ConceptsMIRC Concepts

MIRC is an RSNA sponsored initiative.MIRC is an RSNA sponsored initiative. A continual work in progress.A continual work in progress. Built in the spirit of the open-source Built in the spirit of the open-source

community.community. The key technical concepts:The key technical concepts:

MIRC is a community of cooperating MIRC is a community of cooperating libraries on the Internet.libraries on the Internet.

The libraries cooperate by supporting a The libraries cooperate by supporting a common query mechanism.common query mechanism.

The query mechanism allows users to The query mechanism allows users to find information wherever it is stored.find information wherever it is stored.

MIRC ObjectiveMIRC Objective MIRC objectives reach beyond TF.MIRC objectives reach beyond TF. Support the production, storage, Support the production, storage,

indexing and distribution of medical indexing and distribution of medical imaging resources:imaging resources: Teaching filesTeaching files Scientific & technical Scientific & technical

documentationdocumentation Research images & datasetsResearch images & datasets Clinical trials dataClinical trials data

MIRC supports all MIRC supports all information storage information storage

formats.formats. Images: DICOM, GIF, JPEG, PNGImages: DICOM, GIF, JPEG, PNG Hyperlinks to other web content.Hyperlinks to other web content. Virtually any content that is Virtually any content that is

displayable in a web browser.displayable in a web browser. Pointers to other files for Pointers to other files for

downloading.downloading.

The MIRC SchemasThe MIRC Schemas

MIRCdocumentMIRCdocument Format for documents on the RSNA site.Format for documents on the RSNA site. Format for Index Cards on the RSNA site.Format for Index Cards on the RSNA site.

MIRCqueryMIRCquery & & MIRCqueryresponseMIRCqueryresponse Format for communication between Format for communication between

Query Services and Storage Service Query Services and Storage Service Indexes.Indexes.

MIRCsiteindexMIRCsiteindex Format for remote site indexing.Format for remote site indexing.

MIRC Server MIRC Server ComponentsComponents

Query ServiceQuery Service An entry point into the MIRC community An entry point into the MIRC community

for a user on the Internet.for a user on the Internet. Creates/transmits using Creates/transmits using MIRCquery MIRCquery

schemaschema.. Storage ServiceStorage Service

A cooperating information library.A cooperating information library. IndexIndex: the library’s card catalog.: the library’s card catalog. ServerServer: the library’s shelves.: the library’s shelves. Responds to MIRCquery using the Responds to MIRCquery using the

MIRCqueryresponse schema.MIRCqueryresponse schema.

MIRC SITESMIRC SITES

InternetInternet

ServerServer

Index

ServerServer

IndexMIRC site B

ServerServer

Index

QueryService

MIRC site CServerServer

Index

RSNA site

User

MIRC site A

Query FormQuery FormQuery FormQuery Form

Standard Query Standard Query

Results Results Standard Query Standard Query

Results Results

MIRC Author ServiceMIRC Author Service

Authoring requires assembling images Authoring requires assembling images and text to submit to MIRC storage and text to submit to MIRC storage service.service.

Old Method - Used a client side java app Old Method - Used a client side java app called MIRCat installed on client.called MIRCat installed on client.

New Method – Requires a web browser New Method – Requires a web browser only to assemble and edit content.only to assemble and edit content.

New file cabinet featureNew file cabinet feature Upload content to a personal file cabinet.Upload content to a personal file cabinet. Select images from cabinet to populate Select images from cabinet to populate

into document.into document.

Types of MIRC Types of MIRC DocumentsDocuments

Select from four default Select from four default templates in MIRC Author templates in MIRC Author Service to help you build Service to help you build content:content: Standard teaching file templateStandard teaching file template Page-format document templatePage-format document template Tab-format document templateTab-format document template Tab-format document template Tab-format document template

option 2option 2

MIRC Teaching File DisplayMIRC Teaching File Display

Page DisplayPage Display

Tabbed DisplayTabbed Display

GuidelinesGuidelines

The document types can be modified, The document types can be modified, that is, elements can be added or that is, elements can be added or subtracted.subtracted.

The document types provide basic The document types provide basic structure to your content.structure to your content.

Decide which document type to use Decide which document type to use depending on the content type.depending on the content type.

Pick the suitable display format for Pick the suitable display format for your content.your content.

Viewing Document in a Viewing Document in a BrowserBrowser

Once you save the case, you can open Once you save the case, you can open it by searching the server.it by searching the server.

If you need to make changes, do so and If you need to make changes, do so and resave the document.resave the document.

If you need to delete the case, you can If you need to delete the case, you can do so by going to the “document” tab do so by going to the “document” tab after opening the case.after opening the case.

Remember, you can re-open old Remember, you can re-open old submissions, make changes and submissions, make changes and resubmit the caseresubmit the case

Enough Talk!!! How do we Enough Talk!!! How do we Author???Author???

Before We Make Before We Make Our First Case….Our First Case….

We need to populate We need to populate our personal file our personal file

cabinet with imagescabinet with images

Adding ImagesAdding Images

……OR…OR…

Zip multiple images and send to the Zip multiple images and send to the file cabinet.file cabinet.

……OR…OR…

Store all images in the file cabinet.Store all images in the file cabinet.

Then…Then…

RSNA ForumRSNA Forum

A lot more is to come.A lot more is to come. Feedback from Feedback from YOUYOU is essential! is essential!

http://forums.rsna.org/http://forums.rsna.org/ Please become part of the MIRC Please become part of the MIRC

community by using the MIRC forumcommunity by using the MIRC forum Please provide feedback!Please provide feedback!