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Sobox Image Viewer - SI_Viewer
version 2.3.0.0

The introduction of digital technology in medicine as the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) standard to the transmission and the archiving of biomedical digital images and of sanitary informations has removed the real necessity to maintain the radiographic videos on classic magnetic tape used to acquisition, visualization and archiving.
Nowadays, this images are also in digital format from the acquisition phase allow to the technicians connected in a DICOM network to view and analyze them in real time. This digitalization of the work allow to obtain a greater productivity in time, space and money.

A DICOM viewer is a tool used to visualization DICOM files. The DICOM protocol is a standard realized also to make easy the visualization, the archiving and the transfer (communication) of medical images.

The images are encoded on files with a definited structure, in which there are not only the information relevant for the image itself, but also the data relevant for the executed study (US, TAC, RMN,...), the patient name, study date, physician, ecc. (in field named TAGS). In this way the image assumes a meaning that gone over the aspect figurative and it represent the medical study in its wholeness.

The DICOM images, are composed by one or more frames, besides this, they must have some well defined resolutions that don't have to modify the interpretative content. The decoding and the visualization of DICOM files require dedicated systems suitable to interpret all information present into the TAGS. However, a digital image or a digital video offers a practical advantage that is represented by the visualization facility, in this way the images can be used for presentations, projections and videoconferences.

The DICOM is a standard and therefore theoretically all the files produced according to this protocol have the same characteristics that it makes them univocal in their structure and interpretation. Always theoretically a display device of file DICOM should visualize any file DICOM produced from any other biomedical device adherent to the standard. In reality some contained characteristics in the TAGs are an exclusive information defined by the producer and they are only interpretable from the same system, accordingly the file is not visualizable from other viewers.
 
SI_Viewer (Sobox Image Viewer) is a software solution to viewing, archiving and transfer of files in DICOM 3.0 format. It is used on more common echocardiography and angiography systems, it has been tested with images created by Siemens-Acuson, General Electric, Toshiba and Philips.
 
SI_Viewer allows to convert DICOM images into alternative formats (JPEG, BMP, AVI) hence improving the communication and to clear an intrinsic limitation of DICOM standard, i.e. the fact to be an exclusive format of dedicated systems.
 
SI_Viewer allows to transform a Windows Personal Computer in a workstation to receive, transmission and local archiving DICOM images, it accept more DICOM associations in concurrently manner.
 
SI_Viewer integrates a local database of relational type that allows to index automatically the DICOM files received from local server (DICOM Storage Service SCP), in addition it allows to add or remove manually the DICOM files.
 
SI_Viewer in this version is provided with of advanced tools for measurements, video playing and calibrations, both manual and automatic, these latest can easily stored in the database, then the same calibrations can be used in next measurements.
 
SI_Viewer integrate an easily tool to burning the files on CD/DVD or create ISO images, in addition it allows to create automatically the backup on CD/DVD for all files least used.
 
SI_Viewer propose it as a complete tool for the visualization, the archiving, the transfer, the converstion and the measurement of DICOM file.
 
SI_Viewer is Portable Software, it can be run also from an USB pendrive, memory card etc.
 

Principal features:

  • Preview Panel, it allows to open and view in thumbnail format the DICOM files.
  • Export in AVI format (+ audio), FLASH movie, single frame in JPEG, JPEG2000, BMP and data in XML format.
  • Fast playing of multiframe images.
  • Manual calibration with memory.
  • Automatic calibration (US Region Calibration).
  • Advanced tools to measure area and distance.
  • Brightness and contrast change with a simple mouse movement.
  • Zoom, Pan and Magnification.
  • Functions to mask images.
  • Functions to echocardiography modality as M-Mode, B-Mode, Simpson and Doppler.
  • Chronology of graphic elments, it allows to delete or select the graphic elements drawn on image.
  • Multiframe drawing, it allows to draw the same graphic element on every frame of image at the same time.
  • Image processing functions, as graphic filters, histogram, rotations etc.
  • Integration of an editor to modify DICOM files header.
  • Anonymize for patient, study or technician of DICOM files.
  • Simultaneous visualisation of two or more DICOM files.
  • Open of one or more DICOMDIR files.
  • Visualisation of DICOMDIR files in typical structure patient/study/series/images.
  • Making DICOMDIR files by a set of DICOM files.
  • Function Batch Converter, allow you convert series of DICOM files in different formats such as AVI, Flash, JPEG, JPEG2000 and Bitmap. It also allows, optionally, to reorder the converted files in a folder structure according to the classic hierarchical Patient/Study/Series/Images (2).
  • Function Organize Files, allows you to reorder the DICOM images in a folder structure according to the classic hierarchical Patient/Study /Series/Images (4).
  • DICOM verify connection (C-ECHO User).
  • Integration of a local relational database to index all the images.
  • Images search and retrieval from local database by means of filters (pazient name, ID patient, ect.).
  • Possibility to insert and remove images from local database.
  • Verify DICOM connection (C-ECHO User).
  • Integration of a Storage Service Class Provider (reception of image on local server) (1).
  • Integration of a Storage Service Class User (send images to a remote server) (1).
  • Integration of a Query/Retrieve Service Class User (allows to query a DICOM server to retrieve the images of one or more studies) (1).
  • CD/DVD Authoring, allows you to prepare a CD or DVD containing the images selected with the possibility to automatically generate the DICOMDIR file and create CD/DVD with SI_Preview included (1).
  • Backup to CD/DVD, if the local database exceeds the maximum size then it can automatically stored on CD/DVD the files less recently used (1).
  • Automatic backup directly on ISO images of the files received via SCP service (1).
  • Possibility to create ISO images instead of burning it directly (1).
  • Multi-volume support for CD/DVD and ISO images (1).
  • Print directly to printer, print preview or PDF file (2).
  • Print queue management, with possibility to print 1, 2, 4 or 6 pictures per page (2).
  • Add and remove images in the print queue (2).
  • Preview of the print page (2).
  • Access protection, login with username and password (3).
  • Programmable automatic logout (3).
  • Access log file (3).
  • Simple, intuitive and friendly user interface.
  • Multilanguage support (italian and english, but you should be added others).
  • Italian and english online help.
  • It don't require installation, it can be execute from an USB pendrive.
 
(1) Limited to 10 images, without limitation with the upgrade to the PRO version.
(2) The images are overwritten with the words "Free Version", without upgrading to the PRO version.
(3) Features active only with the upgrade to the PRO version.
(4) Limited to 10 files and it's possible to do the operation 1 time on the same destination folder, without limitation with the upgrade to the PRO version.
 
 
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Version history
2.3.0.0 - 20091230
  • Added the function Batch Converter, lets you convert series of DICOM files in different formats such as AVI, Flash, JPEG, JPEG2000 and Bitmap. It also allows, optionally, to reorder the converted files in a folder structure according to the classic hierarchical Patient/Study/Series/Images.
   
2.2.2.0 - 20091123
  • Added export functionality in Flash movies.
  • Added the ability to change the compression quality for the exported JPEG and JPEG2000 images.
   
2.2.1.0 - 20091028
  • Added the function Organize Files.
  • Updated DICOMDIR panel, now are recognized Structured Report files and you can open them with the DICOM editor.
  • Fixed some minor bugs.
   
2.2.0.0 - 20090915
  • Updated database archive, now with the images are stored also the elements graphic and applied graphic filters.
  • Added tool to measure angles.
  • Updated the Chronology Panel, now also contains measures for the graphic element.
  • Added in the menu list of most recently opened files.
  • Fixed some bugs on the english translation.
   
2.1.0.0 - 20090710
  • Added the support to JPEG2000 format, now is possible to export images in JPEG2000 format (.jp2) and open DICOM files containing JPEG2000 image with lossless and lossy compression.
  • Added the new panel Modify Image that include some graphic linear and non linear filters, histogram, reflections, rotations, point transformations etc. Chronology of filters, copy & paste filters operation etc.
  • Correct some bugs on window width and window center controls