DICOM support

• DICOM StorageSCP server: DaRIS extends the Mediaflux DICOM (storageSCP) server engine to receive DICOM data from imaging instruments.
• DICOM StorageSCU client: A storageSCU client is also provided to send DICOM data to remote StorageSCP servers.
• (web) DICOM uploader: A DICOM uploader in DaRIS web portal can be used to import DICOM data via web browser.
• (web) DICOM viewer: A DICOM viewer is available in DaRIS web portal to inspect DICOM images as well as metadata headers.
• DICOM transcoders: Plugin transcoders are available in DaRIS to convert DICOM files into other formats such as NIFTI and Analyze.

Subject centric data model

• Project data model: DaRIS provides a managed repository for both data and meta-data. It organizes by 'project' with 'subject-centric' data model: project → subject → ex-method → study → data-set
• Project permission model: ACLs are applied to all the project data based on the hierarchical permission model (project-administrator → subject-administrator → member → guest)
• Metadata are harvested automatically into indexed and searchable metadata during data ingesting.
• Both metadata and  data (image or content) are versioned.

Secured data transmission

• HTTPS protocol is enforced for data transmission to/from DaRIS.
• DICOM transfer to DaRIS is protected with firewall rules (and optionally TLS can be enabled).

Data download and delivery

• Data can be download via web browser or command line client tool.
• Data can be send to remote SSH server vis sftp/scp.
• Download link can be generated for the user to share the data.

Data replication and integrity check

• Data replication is enabled for UoM DaRIS server.
• Data integrity check process is enabled for the data ingested into DaRIS.

DaRIS software is distributed under BSD (2-clause) Licence

Third-party software

• Mediaflux

  • You must purchase a valid Mediaflux licence from Arcitecta and adhere to the conditions of their licensing agreement
  • See also Mediaflux Licensing
• LONI Debabeler (non-commercial)
  • The LONI debabeler is used with our transcoding (format conversion) framework.
  • We thank LONI for permission to repackage the debabeler in our distribution (and for creating the debabeler).
  • Please see the LONI licence conditions.
  • NOTE: from v3.0.0. LONI debabeler is used a optional plugin (trancoder provider) to DaRIS. And it can be excluded during installation.
• PixelMed DICOM library
  • It is used in some aspects of our DICOM handling software (any usage allowed)
  • The stand-alone DICOM client wrapper distributed with DaRIS
  • The built in DICOM client accessed from the portal and the service layer supplying the ability to send data from within DaRIS to external DICOM servers
  • Please see the PixelMed licence statement and conditions
• Apache Commons libraries are utilised without modification
  • Please see the Apache Licence conditions
• SAXON XSLT processor
  • It is used by one service that harvests and transforms meta-data
  • Please see SAXON licence conditions
• Papaya viewer
  • It is used by the DaRIS web portal.
  • Please see Papaya licence conditions

Attribution

A number of entities have contributed to the development of DaRIS.

• The University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• The University of Queensland
• The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
• The National Imaging Facility
• Arcitecta Pty Ltd

After your DaRIS project is provisioned and your user access is enabled, you will be able to access it via the web portal.

• old web portal (Tree View), not scalable for large projects with more than 10,000 subjects:
  • https://daris.researchsoftware.unimelb.edu.au/daris
• new web portal (List View), scalable for large projects:
  • https://daris.researchsoftware.unimelb.edu.au/daris-web