Cloud Computing Service Enabler for MR Workflows Based on Fluwiz

Motivation: Enable computationally expensive processing and dicom image review in cloud with low-cost solution amicable to low and unstable internet connectivity. Goal(s): Utilize Cloud computing(SaaS) and cloud platform service(PaaS) to transfer data in secure and HIPPA compliant manner. Approach: Fluwiz[5] enables HIPAA compliant data transfer to Cloud where MR workflows, reconstruction and post processing algorithms can be implemented. Dicom images are viewed on a cloud based DICOM viewer (Orthanc) or pushed back to the local PACS. Results: The data was pushed to cloud using Rasberry PI 3 edge gateway device and image is viewed using Orthanc’s web based image viewer StoneViewer[6]. Impact: Low cost solution to transfer the raw MR data to the cloud in secure and HIPPA compliant manner would help latest advancements in MR imaging to remote parts of the world where internet bandwidth itself can be challenging