Web-Based DICOM Viewers: A Survey and a Performance Classification.

The standard for managing image data in healthcare is the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) protocol. DICOM web-viewers provide flexible and accessible platforms for their users to view and analyze DICOM images remotely. This article presents a comprehensive evaluation of variou...

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Publicado en:Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 1304 - 1323
Autores principales: Pereira, Hugo, Romero, Luis, Miguel Faria, Pedro
Formato: diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2025
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          DICOM Evaluation
          Web Browsers Evaluation
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