TCE Selector

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TCE Selector v1.0


TCE Selector provides vendor independent integration of PACS and teaching files according to IHE TCE. It implements RadLex as established categorization systems for efficient keyword based retrieval.

  • Image display and selection in PACS client
  • DICOM send to TCE Selector
  • GUI to enter keywords and information
  • Pseudonymize
  • Processing of DICOM instances and content
  • Generate additional teaching file information (ATFI) and TCE manifests
  • Send teaching cases with DICOM instances, TCE manifests and ATFI to MIRC for automated generation of teaching files


Contact: mirc@radiologie.klinik.uni-mainz.de

Visit us at RSNA 2007 Education Exhibit LL-IN5203-B.

Visit our MIRC site for additional information:


When you downloaded and intend to use the TCE Selector, we would greatly appreciate if you would let us know by sending an email to mirc@radiologie.klinik.uni-mainz.de, which would allow us to keep track on the use and popularity of the tool. Thank you very much in advance!


Quick start guide:

Download and extract TCE Selector. Execute the setup file Start the TCE Selector. Edit the configuration:

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  • configure the local receive process (storeSCP) by entering a desired port number and AE Title. Click "Save startscript".
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  • edit the settings for teaching file creation in the "settings" tab: when using MIRC as receiver, a good choice is to set MIRC Title, Abstract and Category. Important: Pseudonymization is only performed, when "pseudonymization" is checked. Patient name is replaced by Patient ID plus the defined prefix.
  • edit the Destination: local AET is the AE title of the store SCP as configured above, Dest. AET and Dest. port are the connection parameters of of the MIRC TCE Service.
  • Hit ok to exit the config dialog.
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  • Now configure a DICOM node in your PACS client with the parameters entered under "StoreSCP"
  • Select images you want in your teaching case and send them to the configured DICOM node
  • After the configured timeout, the TCE Selector GUI starts.
  • Enter the content and keywords
  • When finished hit the "send" or "send+close" button.
  • Point your browser to your MIRC site. You'll find your new document


Further documentation will be available soon.


Visit our MIRC site for additional information on: