1. Using MIRC – RSNA’s Teaching File Software: A Hands-On Course Tessa S. Cook, MD PhD William W. Boonn, MD

2. Learning Objectives Use MIRC to access and create teaching file cases and annotate images Use MIRC to access and create teaching file cases and annotate images Create 2 cases: basic & advanced Create 2 cases: basic & advanced Search for MIRC cases Search for MIRC cases Engage resident/fellow participation Engage resident/fellow participation

3. An Overivew of MIRC Medical Imaging Resource Center Medical Imaging Resource Center Free, open-source software from the RSNA Free, open-source software from the RSNA Searchable online database of cases Searchable online database of cases Can search multiple MIRC databases simultaneously Can search multiple MIRC databases simultaneously

4. MIRC Features 1 Multiple options Multiple options Individual laptop Individual laptop Hospital intranet Hospital intranet Public web server Public web server Can store cases as public or private Can store cases as public or private Multiple platforms Multiple platforms Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Multiple file types Teaching files PowerPoint documents Research data for clinical trials Web hyperlinks

5. MIRC Features 2 Send DICOM images from PACS to MIRC (IHE TCE) Send DICOM images from PACS to MIRC (IHE TCE) Convert PowerPoint presentations to MIRC teaching files (http://mircwiki.rsna.org) Convert PowerPoint presentations to MIRC teaching files (http://mircwiki.rsna.org)

6. Running a MIRC Site Networked computer with up-to-date hardware/software Networked computer with up-to-date hardware/software Hard drive needs dictated by application Hard drive needs dictated by application Free software: MIRC, Java, Tomcat Free software: MIRC, Java, Tomcat Administrator Site maintenance, upgrades, basic computer skills – not necessarily a programmer! Content providers Medical students Residents/fellows Attendings Online authoring tool

7. MIRC Terminology This page is called the query page, or “query service”. A user can search for specific types of cases by typing text into these boxes

8. MIRC Terminology These subdirectories or libraries are called “storage services”

9. Search Results

10. Thumbnail Preview

11. Standard Teaching File

12. Personal Filing Cabinet

13. Cases can be displayed as unknowns (without a title) or for teaching (with a title) Conference Feature

14. MyRSNA Integration

15. The Input Queue: Using MIRC with Residents and Fellows

16. How Do I Get MIRC? Software and documentation: http://mircwiki.rsna.org Software and documentation: http://mircwiki.rsna.org http://mircwiki.rsna.org RSNA MIRC: http://mirc.rsna.org RSNA MIRC: http://mirc.rsna.orghttp://mirc.rsna.org Worldwide contributors Worldwide contributors MIRC community forum: MIRC community forum: http://forums.rsna.org