DICOM VIEWER Features

  • feature img Window Image window level manipulation using the mouse or selecting from a list of available presets
  • feature img Pan. Moving the image within the image viewer, useful when image is larger than the viewer, after zooming for example
  • feature img Zoom. Increase/decrease the image
  • feature img Scroll. Scroll through the images of series by using mouse wheel, dragging vertically or with keyboard hot keys
  • feature img Rotate/Flip. Rotate the image right/left, flip it horizontal/vertical with possibility to revert the image to original orientation
  • feature img Magnifier. Magnify (enlarge) certain area of the image.

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer advanced features and radiology measurements are:

  • feature img Line. Draw and measure the length of a line
  • feature img Angle. Draw and measure an angle
  • feature img Cobb angle. Draw and measure a Cobb angle
  • feature img Polyline. Draw and measure the length of a polyline
  • feature img Area. Mark area of interest with a polyline and measure its area, min, max, mean, and standard deviation values
  • feature img Ellipse. Measure an ellipse area, min, max, mean, and standard deviation values
  • feature img Rectangle. Measure a rectangle area, min, max, mean, and standard deviation values
  • feature img Volume. Measure the volume of a 2D image. The 2D area is spun around a selected axis to form a 3D shape and the volume of the shape is then measured
  • feature img Height Difference. Measure the vertical distance and angle between the horizontal line and the line connecting the points
  • feature img CTR. Measure a cardiothoracic ratio to estimate a heart size
  • feature img Flatfoot. Foot longitudinal arch measurement to detect longitudinal flatfoot
  • feature img Goniometry. Measure the lengths of the femur, tibia, and femoral-tibial angular deformities
  • feature img TT-TG distance. Measure the tibial tuberosity to trochlear groove distance for quantifying the knee patellar instability
  • feature img Spine labeling. Measurement to mark the vertebrae of the spine
  • feature img Vertebra Angle. Measure an angle between the user-drawn vertebra axis and the horizontal axis of the image
  • feature img Time-Intensity curve. Visualize the lesions' behavior by plotting the ROI intensity values over time after the administration of contrast material
  • feature img ROI. Mark and store ROI for study instance
  • feature img Closed Polygon. The ROI with curved lines
  • feature img Flexpoly. Mark flexible region of the image for which the area, min, max, mean, and standard deviation values are calculated
  • feature img Pencil. Mark the area of the image with a free drawing
  • feature img Arrow. Mark the area of interest on image, video or multi-frame
  • feature img Text. Possibility to write, view, edit or delete text
  • feature img Continuous measurement. Possibility to activate the tool in order to repeat measurements several times.
  • feature img Repulsor. The tool to adjust Closed Polygon
  • feature img Intensity. Measure Hounsfield units at a specific point of a CT study
  • feature img Horizontal line. Horizontal tool for NM modality studies
  • feature img Show angles. Show all angles between intersecting lines
  • feature img Ruler. Show the rulers at the bottom and on the left side of the viewport
  • feature img Calibration line. Change the scale of measurement
  • feature img Delete annotation. Possibility to delete all or selected annotations
  • feature img Save annotation. Possibility to save and display annotations.

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer has Segmentation tools for marking the regions of interest in medical images, saving them:

  • feature img Bounding Box. The tool allows marking the region of interest by drawing the bounding rectangular around it. Possibility to mark 2D or 3D bounding box segments.
  • feature img Smart Paint. Marking the region of interest by drawing the contour on the image with free drawing tools. Adjustable radius and sensitivity. Possibility to use 2D and 3D modes.

The web DICOM Viewer has an advanced layout features, main of them are:

  • feature img Layout. Select from different types of layouts to view up to 16 DICOM instances at the same time
  • feature img Thumbnails. Change position of thumbnails on the screen
  • feature img Full Screen. Possibility to switch to full screen view and switch back
  • feature img Multi-image/series. Select how many images/series can be loaded in the active viewport
  • feature img Split into 2 Panels. Possibility to split viewports into 2 panels
  • feature img Patient History. Easy access to the entire Patient History. Possibility to filter the studies by ID, Name, Modality, Description, etc. Unique Year filter to filter the studies by the year.
  • feature img Key Objects storing. Possibility to mark instances as KO and save them for later review
  • feature img Hanging Protocols. Describe how to lay out a set of DICOM images for faster diagnosis
  • feature img Previous Hanging Protocol. Button in the toolbar to quickly apply previous Hanging Protocol.
  • feature img Next Hanging Protocol. Button in the toolbar to quickly apply next Hanging Protocol.

The DICOM Viewer has also: split-view mode, related studies, multiple studies and multi-monitor support functions. To find more information, please read the product Specification file.

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer also has the image manipulation features:

  • feature img Reference lines. Overlaying reference lines allow to indicate the location of an image slice on another image of an intersecting pane
  • feature img Crosshair. Represents the intersecting planes of the selected point on the main study
  • feature img Align & Lock. The left or right image alignment and locking function while applying zoom or pan actions. Possibility to move labels and buttons to the opposite side
  • feature img Link scrolled series. The possibility to enable/disable simultaneous scrolling for each viewport. The modes of linking the series: Disabled, Manual, Automatic and Distance mode
  • feature img Sync Windowing. Optional same-series windowing synchronization
  • feature img Sync actions. Sync Windowing, Color Palette, Pan, and Zoom actions for the same series or for all viewports
  • feature img Color palette. Possibility to apply color palette for monochrome DICOM images
  • feature img Histogram. Showing how the data is distributed across different values for visual Windowing (W/L) changes. Y-axis zooming
  • feature img Cine Mode. Cine playback of multi-frame sequences with video seeking support
  • feature img Reset. Resetting the image’s view to the original state.

RadpicsAI provides the possibility to select and apply VOI LUT: non-linear transformation created by medical modality.


The main supporting functions of the DICOM Viewer are as follows:

  • feature img Orientation labels. Labels for tracking of image orientation when manipulating the study with the transformation tools
  • feature img Info Labels. Possibility to show/hide Info Labels in viewports
  • feature img Report. Possibility to write a report for a study
  • feature img Print. Possibility to print an active image
  • feature img Forward. Forward several studies at once and easily find devices while forwarding
  • feature img Export. Export multiple studies, save in different formats or burn them to CD/DVD/Dual Layer DVD
  • feature img Share. Possibility to anonymize and share studies (via DICOM Library).

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer also has specific features including multi-frame and video support:

  • feature img Live Share support. Diagnostic quality real-time-sharing functionality (conference mode)
  • feature img Presenter tool. For marking an area of interest in the viewport during presentation. Presenter tools: Fading line, Fading arrow, Draw, Clear All, Laser Pointer and selecting from 5 colors
  • feature img Multi-frame support. The US and XA multi-frames are shown in cine mode. CT/MR/MG/OPT/NM studies multi-frames shown as instance series
  • feature img Video support. MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video support
  • feature img ECG support. Electrocardiography study support
  • feature img PDF support. Support for PDF modality
  • feature img SR support. Support for SR modality
  • feature img Non-DICOM support. BMP, JPG, TIFF, MPEG, PDF, and TXT files support
  • feature img PR Support. Support for Presentation State annotations
  • feature img Key Objects (KO) support. Possibility to mark instances as KO and save them
  • feature img CAD marks. Displaying CAD SR findings on mammography images.
  • feature img DICOM Overlay. Showing DICOM Overlay in GUI.
  • feature img Montage. Possibility to create a Montage of different instances and save it as secondary capture in a new series
  • feature img PET-CT Fusion. Possibility to combine the series of PET and CT types, thus linking the sites of radioactive drug concentrations with the anatomical patient structure
  • feature img Fusion. In addition to the PET series, CT, MR, and NM series may also be used for the Fusion feature
  • feature img Advanced PET Fusion. Opening multiple PET reconstructions
  • feature img Spin. Rotating the Sagittal/Coronal reconstructions around the X axis
  • feature img Construct 4D series. 4D Tool to create virtual series from the study series, where the data are sorted in space and then in time
  • feature img Digital Subtraction. Apply Digital Subtraction Angiography mask for XA images
  • feature img Color channels. Highlight a color component or a combination of them
  • feature img MPR. Multi-planar reconstruction with auto rotate Coronal or Sagittal projections.

The DICOM Viewer’s MPR (multi-planar reconstruction) features are:

  • Orthogonal MPR. 2D multi-planar reconstruction with Axial, Coronal, Sagittal projections
  • Axial MPR. Axial multi-planar reconstruction
  • Coronal MPR. Coronal multi-planar reconstruction
  • Sagittal MPR. Sagittal multi – planar reconstruction
  • Features of 2D. Window leveling, pan, zoom, measurements, scroll, crosshair, etc. (except image flip/rotate)
  • Cine. Users can cine through a batch of MIP/MPR images for quick review of anatomy within a user-defined range.

MIST MIP features:

  • MIST Axial MIP. Axial multi-planar reconstruction with MIP feature
  • MIST Coronal MIP. Coronal multi-planar reconstruction with MIP feature
  • MIST Sagittal MIP. Sagittal multi-planar reconstruction with MIP feature.

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer’s MPR/MIP/3D functionality simplifies reconstruction technique for three-dimensional visual representations of two-dimensional image slices. The technology offers many different alternate views of the original data using various 3D reconstruction techniques such as MPR and MIP.

MPR Oblique MIST feature with MPR/MIP/3D rendering has the standard tools and advanced MPR/MIP/3D features.

MPR Oblique MIST (client-side rendering) features:

  • Oblique MIST. Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) view in oblique planes
  • MIP. Maximum Intensity Projection mode for rendering the images
  • MinIP. Minimum Intensity Projection mode for rendering the images
  • AVG. Average mode for rendering the images
  • Slab Thickness: The slice thickness can be changed: by selecting a value from 8 options in a drop-down list including switching to Default or moving the cursor in the scroll bar
  • Regular features. Window leveling, Pan, Zoom, Rotate and Flip Scroll, Crosshair
  • Measurements. Line, Angle, Ellipse, Flexpoly, Pencil
  • Viewport features: Copy to clipboard, Secondary capture, Selectable layouts, Hide/Show the Axis, Move the axis to the center, Reset
  • 3D rendering. Rendering of 3D volume with Rotation, Pan, Zoom, and Window leveling functions and applying the transfer function presets
  • Curved MPR. Curved Planar Reconstruction (CPR) feature
  • MPR/MIP/3D comparison. Several MPR/MIP/3D views can be compared at the same time.

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer provides not only standard image manipulation tools but also a way to read, manipulate and interpret electrocardiography (ECG) and ultrasound (US) data.

ECG manipulation tools are all presented in an innovative zoom model, which allows zooming in/out, measure and quantify the ECG data:

  • feature img Measurement (mV, s). Area calculation indicating beats per minute, time, millivolt (mV, s, bpm)
  • feature img QT points (RR, QT, QTc). QT interval - the RR interval is calculated as well as QT and the QTc (based on Bazett’s formula)
  • feature img HR. Measure heart rate (HR) and compare its interval variance over the ECG
  • feature img QRS axis. Measure the QRS electrical heart axis
  • feature img Studies comparison. Compare of two or more ECGs.

For ultrasound data RadpicsAI also supports these features:

  • feature img VTI. Velocity Time Integral used to measure the distance which the blood was ejected over a date interval of time
  • feature img Up to 12 US studies may be opened at once.

RadpicsAI can be used to measure the volume of a 2D image by using Simpson’s approximation rule the 2D area spun around a selected axis to form a 3D shape and the volume is measured. This technique allows volume measurements of a heart in a 2D computed radiography image.

RadpicsAI supports measurement of the Velocity Time Integral (VTI) on ultrasound (US) studies that can quantify the trace of the Doppler flow profile.

The RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer proposes the possibility to view ophthalmic images from ophthalmology diagnostic and surgical devices such as retinal/fundus cameras, etc. allowing the use of ophthalmology PACS server as a retinal imaging archive. The DICOM Viewer for retinal imaging includes a wide range of features, standard tools, measurements, and specific tools for ophthalmology: Color channels, Reference lines.

Color channels tool to digitally apply monochromatic filters for the primary colors as well as for the secondary colors to enhance the visual contrast of anatomical details. This tool aims at highlighting a color component (red, green or blue) or a combination of them (red & green, red & blue, green & blue) by showing selected color in white shades and other colors in black.

Also DICOM Viewer supports most common modalities for ophthalmology:

Supported modalities for ophthalmology:

  • OCT – Optical Coherence Tomography
  • OPT – Ophthalmic Tomography
  • OP – Ophthalmic Photography
  • OT – Other
  • SC – Secondary Capture
  • US – Ultrasound
  • XC – External-camera Photography and more.

The DICOM Viewer has wide range of specific measurements for measuring the distance, angle, Cobb angle, markers for spine labeling, which are important for orthopedic imaging. The specific orthopedic measurements are:

  • Line
  • Angle
  • Cobb angle
  • Height Difference
  • Flatfoot
  • Goniometry
  • TT-TG distance
  • Spine labeling
  • Vertebra Angle and others.

The DICOM Viewer supports the most common modalities for orthopedy: CT, CR, DX, MR, US, and other modalities and formats:

Supported modalities for orthopedy:

  • CT – Computed Tomography
  • CR – Computed Radiography
  • DX – Digital Radiography
  • MR – Magnetic Resonance
  • US – Ultrasound.

RadpicsAI proposes the possibility to search, review and analyze medical videos from ophthalmology devices, microscopes, endoscopes, surgical video cameras, arthroscopes, echoscopes and other medical video sources. The Video module is integrated into the RadpicsAI DICOM Viewer, allowing the use of PACS/VNA as a medical video archive.

Video support:

  • DICOM MPEG-2
  • DICOM MPEG-4
  • DICOM H264.

Multi-frame support:

  • DICOM Multiframe is shown in Cine mode.