Orthanc

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DICOM server PACS system medical imaging software open-source software

Orthanc is an open-source, lightweight DICOM server and ecosystem designed for medical imaging storage, retrieval, and integration in healthcare and research environments.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Orthanc canonical	2
Orthanc DICOM server	1
Orthanc Explorer 2	1
Orthanc REST API	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2805384 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Orthanc
Context triple: [Sébastien Jodogne, knownFor, Orthanc]

A. OpenMRS
OpenMRS is an open-source medical record system platform widely used in resource-constrained settings to improve healthcare delivery and data management.
B. Cloud Healthcare API
Cloud Healthcare API is a Google Cloud service that enables secure storage, management, and exchange of healthcare data using standard formats like HL7, FHIR, and DICOM.
C. DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) is a globally unique numeric string used in medical imaging to unambiguously identify objects such as studies, series, images, and other DICOM entities.
D. DICOM Application Entity
A DICOM Application Entity is a networked software or device component in medical imaging systems that sends, receives, and processes DICOM messages and services for exchanging clinical data.
E. Flatiron Health
Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in using real-world oncology data and software to improve cancer care and research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Orthanc
Target entity description: Orthanc is an open-source, lightweight DICOM server and ecosystem designed for medical imaging storage, retrieval, and integration in healthcare and research environments.

A. OpenMRS
OpenMRS is an open-source medical record system platform widely used in resource-constrained settings to improve healthcare delivery and data management.
B. Cloud Healthcare API
Cloud Healthcare API is a Google Cloud service that enables secure storage, management, and exchange of healthcare data using standard formats like HL7, FHIR, and DICOM.
C. DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) is a globally unique numeric string used in medical imaging to unambiguously identify objects such as studies, series, images, and other DICOM entities.
D. DICOM Application Entity
A DICOM Application Entity is a networked software or device component in medical imaging systems that sends, receives, and processes DICOM messages and services for exchanging clinical data.
E. Flatiron Health
Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in using real-world oncology data and software to improve cancer care and research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DICOM server ⓘ PACS system ⓘ medical imaging software ⓘ open-source software ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Belgium ⓘ
deploymentModel	cloud ⓘ on-premises ⓘ
designedFor	easy integration ⓘ interoperability with existing PACS ⓘ lightweight deployment ⓘ
developedBy	Orthanc community ⓘ Sébastien Jodogne ⓘ
hasComponent	Orthanc REST API ⓘ linked to: Orthanc Orthanc core server ⓘ Orthanc plugins ⓘ Orthanc web viewer ⓘ
hasRepository	https://github.com/orthanc-server/orthanc ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.orthanc-server.com/ ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
softwareLicense	GPL-3.0-or-later ⓘ
supportsFeature	DICOM anonymization ⓘ DICOM de-identification ⓘ DICOM modality worklist integration via plugins ⓘ DICOM query/retrieve ⓘ DICOM routing ⓘ DICOMweb QIDO-RS ⓘ linked to: DICOMweb DICOMweb STOW-RS ⓘ DICOMweb WADO-RS ⓘ linked to: DICOMweb RESTful API access ⓘ database backends via plugins ⓘ highly configurable routing rules ⓘ integration with hospital information systems ⓘ integration with research workflows ⓘ medical image retrieval ⓘ medical image storage ⓘ plugin architecture ⓘ scripting via Lua ⓘ web-based user interface ⓘ
supportsPlugin	DICOMweb plugin ⓘ MySQL/MariaDB plugin ⓘ Orthanc Explorer 2 ⓘ linked to: Orthanc Orthanc authorization plugins ⓘ Orthanc indexer plugins ⓘ PostgreSQL plugin ⓘ Stone of Orthanc viewer ⓘ Web viewer plugin ⓘ
supportsProtocol	DICOM C-FIND ⓘ DICOM C-GET ⓘ linked to: DICOM PS3.7 Message Exchange DICOM C-MOVE ⓘ linked to: DICOM PS3.7 Message Exchange DICOM C-STORE ⓘ HTTP ⓘ HTTPS ⓘ
supportsStandard	DICOM ⓘ linked to: DICOM standard DICOMweb ⓘ
targetUser	healthcare institutions ⓘ medical imaging developers ⓘ radiology departments ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ universities ⓘ
useCase	PACS gateway ⓘ PACS replacement ⓘ integration testing platform for DICOM ⓘ research image archive ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sébastien Jodogne → knownFor → Orthanc ⓘ

Sébastien Jodogne → developed → Orthanc ⓘ

Sébastien Jodogne → notableWork → Orthanc DICOM server ⓘ

linked to: Orthanc

Orthanc → hasComponent → Orthanc REST API ⓘ

linked to: Orthanc

Orthanc → supportsPlugin → Orthanc Explorer 2 ⓘ

linked to: Orthanc

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