Abstract
There are over 40 open source projects in the field of radiology informatics. Because these are organized and written by volunteers, the development speed varies greatly from one project to the next. To keep track of updates, users must constantly check in on each project's Web page. Many projects remain dormant for years, and ad hoc checking becomes both an inefficient and unreliable means of determining when new versions are available. The result is that most end users track only a few projects and are unaware when others that may be more germane to their interests leapfrog in development. RSS feeds provide a machine readable XML format to track software project updates. Currently only 8 of the 40 projects provide RSS feeds for automatic propagation of news updates. We have a built a news aggregation engine around open source projects in radiology informatics.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 5748-36 |
| Pages (from-to) | 282-285 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
| Volume | 5748 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 25 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Medical Imaging 2005 - PACS and Imaging Informatics - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Feb 15 2005 → Feb 17 2005 |
Keywords
- Open source
- Radiology informatics
- Rich site summary
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Biomaterials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging