AutoPIA contains a DBMS (DataBase Management System) in order to store the analysis results. This allows AutoPIA to visualize an IQI (Image Quality Index) over time and thus to give users a clear picture of the IQI trend. Store analysis data into the database is very simple: it is possible to use the menu Actions|Store or the toolbar store button.
AutoPIA digs inside data associated to the image (like DICOM headers) in order to retrieve all information needed to store the results. For example, the serial number of the equipment under test, the date of the image, the exposure conditions. Sometimes the information is not available and shall be entered manually (for example using the CR modality), sometimes everything is ready and the user is just requested to check data and confirm the operation.