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Solutions for Extracting Images from Non-DICOM Proprietary Storage Media

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02215

In the August 2004 AJR issue [1], we reported a simple method for extracting DI-COM images from magnetooptic (MO) disks using common software and hardware. With this method, users can extract DICOM images from MO disks, CDs, and DVDs to their desktop computers. As we mentioned in the article, this method cannot be used for non-DICOM or vendor-proprietary media. Subsequently, we have received questions from readers concerning solutions for these types of nonstandard media.

There are three common solutions to this question. The first solution is to obtain special software utilities from vendors. However, based on our experience, a research relationship with the vendor is needed to get this kind of software. The second solution is to develop your own software if you (or your institution) have programming capability. The best way to accomplish this is to use existing DICOM developer toolkits available as commercial products [2] or freeware [3]. The third solution is to use an off-the-shelf commercial product such as "ReadOmatic" from TomoVision [4]. This software application can extract a wide range of proprietary medical images in various storage media (e.g., Tape, MO, WORM, and Cartridge) from different scanners (e.g., GE Healthcare, Siemens, Elscint, Hitachi, Imatron, Philips, Picker, and Toshiba).

References

1. Yam C-S, Sitek A, Raptopoulos V, Larson M. A simple method for extracting DICOM images from a magnetooptic disk. AJR2004; 183:529 -533[Abstract/Free Full Text]
2. Lead Technologies Web site. LeadTools 14. Available at: www.leadtools.com. Accessed December 14, 2004
3. David Clunie's medical image format site. Available at: www.dclunie.com. Accessed December 14, 2004
4. TomoVision Web site. SliceOmatic 4.2. Available at: www.tomovision.com. Accessed December 14, 2004

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