MIRC CTP Articles

This is a list of articles on this Wiki related to the RSNA MIRC Clinical Trials Processor (CTP).

Main Articles

• MIRC CTP is the top-level article. It describes the installation and configuration of the program.
• The CTP Launcher Configuration Editor describes how to configure CTP.
• Enabling SSL in the CTP Server describes how to configure the CTP server for SSL connections
• Running CTP as a Windows Service describes how to install and configure CTP as a Windows service.
• Running CTP as a Linux Service describes how to install and configure CTP as a Linux service.
• CTP Authentication and Privileges describes how CTP authenticates users and provides access to protected functions.
• CTP Authentication Using LDAP describes how to configure CTP to use an LDAP server for user authentication.
• CTP Authentication Using OpenAM describes how to configure CTP to use an OpenAM server for user authentication.
• Java Advanced Imaging ImageIO Tools provides links to the ImageIO Tools on various platforms.

Data Object Articles

• The CTP XmlObject describes the placement of identifiers in an XmlObject.
• The CTP ZipObject describes the structure of a ZipObject, including the schema of the manifest.

Filter Articles

• The CTP DICOM Filter describes the script language for the DicomFilter pipeline stage.
• The CTP XML and Zip Filters describes the script language for the XmlFilter and ZipFilter pipeline stages.

Anonymizer Articles

• The CTP DICOM Anonymizer describes the script language and the functions available for anonymization of DICOM objects.
• The CTP DICOM Anonymizer Configurator describes anonymization profiles and how to use the configurator to edit anonymization scripts.
• The DICOM Anonymizer Keep Safe Private Elements Feature describes how to extend the index of private elements.
• The CTP DICOM Pixel Anonymizer describes the script language for modifying the pixels in DICOM objects.
• Using the CTP DicomPixelAnonymizer explains how to use the stage most effectively.
• The CTP XML Anonymizer describes the script language and the functions available for anonymization of XML objects and the manifests of Zip objects.
• DICOM Anonymizer Configuration for Assigning Subject IDs describes the special considerations involved in using the DICOM Anonymizer to create subject IDs.
• The CTP Lookup Table Editor describes how to add subject IDs to the DICOM Anonymizer lookup table.
• The dcm4che Library Documentation provides links to tables of DICOM elements and UIDs useful in writing anonymizer and filter scripts.
• The_DicomAnonymizerTool describes how to use the command-line anonymizer program.

FileStorageService Articles

• The CTP FileStorageService Web Server describes the web access features of the FileStorageService pipeline stage.
• The CTP FileStorageService Access Mechanism describes the how access to stored objects can be controlled in the FileStorageService pipeline stage.

Special Configuration Articles

• CTP Configuration for Study Distribution describes how to use CTP to distribute studies to patients and referring physicians.
• CTP Configuration for NBIA describes how to configure CTP to serve as the front-end of the NBIA system.
• CTP Configuration for the Image Sharing Project describes how to configure CTP to interface to the Edge Server.
• Configuring the HttpExportService for Connection to XNAT Servers describes special features for transfers to XNAT servers.
• Using the CTP Application Server describes how to launch Java Web Start programs from the CTP Server.
• Configuring the CTPClient Application for Clinical Trials describes how to configure and launch the CTPClient application.
• Using CTPClient describes how to use CTPClient to submit studies to clinical trials.
• Using the DicomAnonymizer dateinterval Function describes special considerations in using the dateinterval function.
• Extending the CTP Server Content Type Associations describes how to add content type definitions to the CTP Server.
• Using the CTP EmailService Pipeline Stage describes how to send email notifications of received studies.
• Using the CTP AuditLog Plugin describes how to use the AuditLog plugin to build tables of element values.

Articles for Developers and Planners

• Setting Up a MIRC Development Environment describes the development environment that was used to develop all the MIRC software, including CTP.
• Extending CTP describes how to add new pipeline stages or DatabaseAdapters to CTP.
• CTP Plugins describes how to develop new plugins.
• Developing DICOM Anonymizer Extensions describes how to use plugins to extend the DICOM Anonymizer.
• Developing a DicomDifferenceLogger LogAdapter describes how to interface the DicomDifferenceLogger to an external database.
• The Lookup Table Modification API describes how an external application can modify the DICOM Anonymizer Lookup Table.
• The CTP Module describes the contents and theory of operation of the CTP application.
• The Util Module describes the contents and theory of operation of the utilities used in CTP.

Deprecated Articles

• The CTP JarClassLoader describes the mechanism that CTP used to load classes before it was changed to allow it to dynamically modify the classpath.