Free DICOM-Viewers for Veterinary Medicine: Survey and Comparison of Functionality and User-Friendliness of Medical Imaging PACS-DICOM-Viewer Freeware for Specific Use in Veterinary Medicine Practices.
There is increasing prevalence of digital diagnostic imaging in veterinary medicine with a progressive need to use medical imaging software. As Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)-viewers for veterinary use do not require medical device approval in many countries, freeware viewers...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 54 - 64 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=142164498&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 142164498 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08971889 DOQ jtl: Journal of Digital Imaging issn: 08971889 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2020 vid: 33 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 142164498 142164498 142164498 10.1007/s10278-019-00194-3 142164498 ppf: 54 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Free DICOM-Viewers for Veterinary Medicine: Survey and Comparison of Functionality and User-Friendliness of Medical Imaging PACS-DICOM-Viewer Freeware for Specific Use in Veterinary Medicine Practices. aug: au: Brühschwein, Andreas Klever, Julius Hoffmann, Anne-Sophie Huber, Denise Kaufmann, Elisabeth Reese, Sven Meyer-Lindenberg, Andrea affil: Clinic of Small Animal Surgery and Reproduction, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Faculty, LMU Munich, Veterinärstrasse 13, 80539, Munich, Germany sug: subj: Veterinary Medicine Professional Practice DICOM Software Evaluation User-Computer Interface Evaluation Human Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Diagnostic Imaging Economics Technology, Radiologic ab: There is increasing prevalence of digital diagnostic imaging in veterinary medicine with a progressive need to use medical imaging software. As Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)-viewers for veterinary use do not require medical device approval in many countries, freeware viewers might be a practical alternative. The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate free DICOM-viewer software for veterinary purposes. The functionality and user-friendliness of various DICOM-viewers from the internet were analyzed and compared. Inclusion criteria for the evaluation were free availability, PACS (picture archiving and communication system)-connectivity, and stand-alone and client-based software. Based on this, eight viewers were found: Ginkgo CADx, Horos, K-PACS, MAYAM, MITO, OsiriX Lite, RadiAnt, Synedra personal. In these DICOM-viewers, 14 core tools were tested and rated on a score from 1 to 10 by multiple observers with different levels of training, using studies of four imaging modalities. Criteria were functionality and user-friendliness. For each viewer, the total number of a predefined set of 47 important tools was counted. The ranking based on functionality and user-friendliness of 14 core tools (mean score in brackets) was as follows: 1. Horos/OsiriX Lite (8.96), 2. RadiAnt (8.90), 3. K-PACS (8.02), 4. Synedra (7.43), 5. MAYAM (6.05), 6. Ginkgo CADx (5.53), 7. MITO (3.74). The DICOM-viewers offered between 20 and 44 tools of the predefined important tool set and are sufficient for most veterinary purposes. An increasing number of tools did not necessarily impair user-friendliness, if the user interface is well designed. Based on the results of this study, veterinarians will find suitable free DICOM-viewers for their individual needs. In combination with PACS-freeware, this allows veterinary practices to run a low-budget digital imaging environment. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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