Please note: There are many free DICOM viewers online, however many lack the core functionality required by a radiologist for reviewing studies and/or teaching. All software on this page has been downloaded and tested by a consultant radiologist and thought to represent the best currently available online. This page is updated regularly. Sometimes it's useful to be able to view and manipulate medical images such as X-rays, CT or MRI scans on your own PC, laptop or tablet.

This is particularly important when preparing teaching files or practising for your radiology exams. Finding a good free DICOM viewer can be tricky, especially as there are so many options out there. We have tested may different applications (so you don't have to) and the following are our best picks. We grouped them according to the operating system used because unfortunately there aren't any free viewers that run on both! DICOM stands for 'Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine'. It is the standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. DICOM viewing software allows radiology trainees and consultants to view and manipulate medical images (such as radiographs or MRI scans) on their own PC, laptop or tablet.

In the hospital environment, this forms part of the picture archiving and communication system (PACS), which doctors will be familiar with! A popular software for radiologists working in the UK is currently a programme called '. This is a free open source version of the software used by the Royal College of Radiologists for the viva part of the Final FRCR 2B exam, so obviously it makes sense to use it for teaching as well.

This programme is only available on Apple computers, hence why so many radiologists own MacBooks. There is a paid version of Horos called 'OsiriX MD', which is produced by Pixmeo, however it is expensive so not ideal for basic teaching purposes, although has great functionality. Pixemo also produce a free demo version called 'OsiriX Lite', however there are major limitations placed on this free version including adding 'NOT FOR MEDICAL USE' in red letters to every image, pop-ups asking you to upgrade to the paid version, performance restrictions, image viewing restrictions and inability to edit the meta-data attached to DICOM images - for example you can't easily re-order series within a study, which may be important if you are preparing cases for teaching or examinations. Yayati book pdf free download for windows 10.

It is for these reasons that we do not list OsiriX Lite in our recommendations. OsiriX-UK user Group • The OsiriX UK user group are a group of Radiologists in the UK who are keen on digital radiology education and use OsiriX/Horos for teaching. The aim is to achieve a nationally agreed consensus on how cases are collected, organised and used for teaching and examination and thereby achieve a collective common ground/platform/standard for radiology education across the country. The resources on this site are amazing so we recommend you visit it now! • Software for Apple MacOS Radiology Cafe's top pick.

Main features • Intuitive user interface and customisable toolbars • 64-bit • Advanced manipulation and measurement tools • Multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) with thick slab (Mean, MIP, Volume Rendering) • 3D MIP, 3D Volume rendering, 3D surface rendering • Image fusion for PET-CT & SPECT-CT • Reads and displays all DICOM files • DICOM Editing • OsiriX migration assistant • Telephone and E-mail Support Available System requirements • OS: MacOS X 10.8 or higher Horos should run on any Mac brought within the last 3 years. Why we like it We really like Horos as it is a free version of the same software as that used by The Royal College of Radiologists for the viva part of the final FRCR (Part B) exam. Becoming familiar with Horos will help radiology trainees when preparing for this exam. Horos is easy to use and there is a huge amount of functionality contained within. It is based upon OsiriX, however it doesn't have the software restrictions that 'Osirix Lite' has meaning that it is a fully functional 64-bit medical image viewer for MacOS X.

It was released in 2015 and is updated regularly. We believe Horos is the best free DICOM viewer for Apple MacOS. Interestingly, Horos is named after the Egyptian god Horus, son of Osiris and Isis. Horos is a based on OsiriX, named after Osiris. The developers obviously appreciate Egyptian and greek mythology! Visit the to download the Horos DICOM viewer! Main features • Simple and intuitive interface with full-screen mode • Standard manipulation and measurement tools • Browse several series concurrently in multiple windows with automatic synchronization between series and cross reference lines in series with different image planes • Display of dynamic sequences/series (CINE) • Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR) • Fusion of series with different modalities (e.g.