They are arranged and listed in alphabetical order : 1. The following DICOM viewer apps, which are currently available at the AppStore, have been tested. Mobile DICOM viewers (icons) arranged in a folder on the iPad Desktop to test features that are not (yet) available on HTML5 web apps.to examine the assets of viewers certified / cleared by FDA or CE.
I started the evaluation in mid-2015 in the context of the development of an educational tool for radiologists, called RadioLogic. You may ask what is the purpose to evaluate proprietary closed source applications in an open source environment. In the case of apps that worked as expected with the Orthanc server, I added some screenshots to show the look-and-feeling of the viewer. In the presentation of the selected mobile viewers, I generally used the terminology published by the developers, even if I disagree with their claims. If the C-MOVE protocol is not supported by the viewer, the WADO or C-GET protocols can be an alternative. Another possibility is to use a DICOM network analyser like DVTk to detect unknown parameters. If no local AET settings are provided, the iPad name can be tried as a first guess. The standard port number 104 can be tried as a first guess for the settings of the viewer. If no settings are available for the port numbers, the port number of the server can be added to the remote IP address. The local IP is the address of the used mobile device. To set up a communication between a DICOM viewer and the Orthanc server, the viewer should allow to define the following parameters in the settings : To have realistic DICOM samples, I uploaded some DICOM studies from me and from family members relative to exams done in the past in hospitals in Luxembourg and France.
To test the selected apps, I used Orthanc (Windows versions 0.9.5 and 0.9.6) as PACS server. In the present list I considered only those applications that have been updated after January 2014, with some exceptions. DICOM Web viewers are handled in a separate contribution.
Most web viewers can be used on mobile equipments (tablets, smart phones, …), but the focus of this post are native applications designed for Apple iOS or Android devices. They are very useful in the context of medical applications in the cloud. Mobile DICOM viewers are becoming more and more popular. This contribution refers to my recent updated post about DICOM image viewers.
You can download it from the App Store for just over 50€.Note : the new versions released since spring 2016 have not yet been tested. As you can imagine, the iOS version for iPhone and iPad isn't free either. This guide book can be in a physical or digital format, and you'll find a link that redirects you to Blurb where you can purchase it as a standalone. And don't forget the manual, that costs over 100€ as well. To the latter, you can also add a premium subscription that costs about 110€ a year. The latter allows you to access updates only for the first year.
The price for an individual license for a single computer adds up to almost 800€. It's compatible with 64-bit architectures to make the most of the performance of modern processors.
Since it's an application only for doctors, and these guys earn quite a lot of money, it's obviously not for free, although there is a lite or trial version.
This is where the drawbacks of OsiriX start to kick in. It offers advanced post-processing techniques in 2D and 3D.
Unfortunately, it's only compatible with Mac OS X, so forget about using it if you're a Windows or Linux user as it's exclusive to computers made at Cupertino. Since these applications are used to be able to view certain parts of our body very clearly, the application is compatible with retina displays and new iMacs with a 5K display, so that you don't miss out any internal details of your patients. Great performance with an interactive and intuitive user interface. Because there's also a version available for iPhone and iPad. If you're a doctor that likes to make the most of new technologies, adapting them to your work, here's a great DICOM viewer to see medical images and make your job easier when it comes to viewing this kind of image, especially if you're a fan of Apple products.