DICOM Viewer dialog box

This dialog box allows you to view the image stored in a DICOM file as well as its header information. You may open it by pressing the View buttons in the Import or DICOM Correction dialog box. The DICOM Viewer dialog box may be used by all types of users.

DICOM Viewer dialog

Click on the controls in the picture to access links to appropriate information

Normal Use

  1. Set the Import Mode in the Options dialog box to Exam

  2. Open the Import dialog box, browse for a suitable disk and directory containing examination images and then press the Read button to populate the list boxes.

  3. Select an item in the Import dialog's Images Ready to Import list box and press the View button to open this DICOM Viewer dialog

  4. Review the list of image files for the examination you have selected in the dropdown list and then select one to display its contents in the Image Display

  5. Observe the selected image and then click Show Header so that you can review its header information.

  6. Press Close when you have finished.

Note: There will only be one item in the dropdown list in Tree or File mode because items in the Import dialog's list boxes correspond to individual files

Control Description

Dropdown List of Image files

In Exam mode this lists the DICOM files containing images taken during the examination selected in the Import dialog. In other modes (or when opened from the DICOM Correction dialog) it simply contains the file containing the selected image.

Image Display

Displays the image contained in the DICOM file

Close button

Closes the dialog box.

Show Header checkbox

When this checkbox is checked the Image Display is changed to list the contents of the DICOM file header.  The following fields are used to validate the image: