Orthanc, free software for medical imaging, celebrates its second birthday

http://www.orthanc-server.com/blog.php#second-birthday

by jodogne • 12 years ago

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eggie5• 12 years ago

Why the lord of the rings allusion??? http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Orthanc

jodogne4• 12 years ago

This is explained on the FAQ ;) https://code.google.com/p/orthanc/wiki/FAQ#Why_"Orthanc"?

wlesieutre• 12 years ago

Short version: because "palantír" was taken

Tloewald• 12 years ago

So they named it after the tower where Saruman -- the most powerful guy in the world who lost it and went over to the dark side -- lived because the name of the thing that helped drive him insane was taken.

Edit: more pedantry.

jodogne4• 12 years ago

Yes, that's right. Palantír was a registered trademark, and we have been invited to rename the project.

merky• 12 years ago

Hi jodogne. I just started using Orthanc in a simple project to translate and organize images between a clinical PACS system and a research XNAT instance. It's been an absolute breeze to use.

The REST interface is wonderful, especially when compared to the frustrating world of XNAT. This project is extremely well done. Congrats! I'm looking forward to using it more. If an XNAT-like system were built on top of this, the world would be a better place, in my opinion. Thanks for such a great piece of software!

jodogne4• 12 years ago

Hi merky!

I was very glad to read your review. This is good to see that our approach is useful to others and that the innovative aspect of Orthanc is acknowledged. Thanks and do not hesitate to get in touch with us (e.g. on Facebook or Twitter)!

Orthanc, free software for medical imaging, celebrates its second birthday

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