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Awan OA1, Awan YA2, Fossett J2, Fossett R2, Mendelson D3, Siegel EL2.
Traditionally, sharing diagnostic-quality medical imaging across health care institutions has posed significant challenges and limitations [1-6]. Typically, images are copied onto CD-ROMs, which are given to patients for subsequent sharing with health care providers or institutions [7]. However, these CD-ROMs have been associated with numerous issues, such as difficulties installing software because of hospital or clinic administrative access limitations, lack of associated reports, and nonadherence to standards such as the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise portable media profile, making them difficult to access.