Multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) with thick slab (Mean, MIP, Volume Rendering).Advanced manipulation and measurement tools.Intuitive user interface and customisable toolbars.Software for Apple MacOS Radiology Cafe's top pick: The resources on this site are amazing so we recommend you visit it now!

The aim is to achieve a nationally agreed consensus on how cases are collected, organised and used for teaching and examination and thereby achieve a collective common ground/platform/standard for radiology education across the country.

The OsiriX UK user group are a group of Radiologists in the UK who are keen on digital radiology education and use OsiriX/Horos for teaching.

It is for these reasons that we do not list OsiriX Lite in our recommendations. Pixemo also produce a free demo version called 'OsiriX Lite', however there are major limitations placed on this including pop-ups asking you to upgrade to the paid version, performance restrictions, image viewing restrictions and inability to edit the meta-data attached to DICOM images - for example you can't easily re-order series within a study, which may be important if you are preparing cases for teaching or examinations. There is a paid version of Horos called 'OsiriX MD', which is produced by Pixmeo, however it is expensive so not ideal for basic teaching purposes, although has great functionality.

This programme is only available on Apple computers, hence why so many radiologists own MacBooks. This is a free open source version of the software used by the Royal College of Radiologists for the viva part of the Final FRCR 2B exam, so obviously it makes sense to use it for teaching as well. In the hospital environment, this forms part of the picture archiving and communication system (PACS), which doctors will be familiar with!Ī popular software for radiologists working in the UK is currently a programme called 'Horos'. DICOM viewing software allows radiology trainees and consultants to view and manipulate medical images (such as radiographs or MRI scans) on their own PC, laptop or tablet. It is the standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging.

DICOM stands for 'Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine'.

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