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Automated image analysis, supported by powerful artificial intelligence algorithms, promises significantworkflowadvantages
in the screening of medical images. The ability to automatically detect and classify objects of interest can drastically reduce
the screening time, reduce observer variability, and help doctors in the diagnosis and report formulation. These advancements
have gathered interest from the medical community, and several imaging platforms have evolved and adapted to this new
reality, developing new analysis algorithms or providing interfaces to develop and integrate new ones. These applications
have grown and thrived in a non-standardized environment, which means reutilizing these algorithms in different applications
or sharing the results they output is not always possible. Additionally, developing these algorithms takes time and needs
labeled datasets, which are not easily acquired. These factors limit the reach and applicability of these algorithms. This paper
presents a framework that intends to address the standardization issue in medical image analysis by facilitating the integration
and development of new algorithms in a production-ready imaging archive. The work proposes a new open-source interface,
based on standard industry protocols, to be integrated into the open-source vendor-neutral PACS Dicoogle.
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