Reading FilmX Picture Files? 71
bzlman asks: "I just broke my finger and instead of conventional x-rays, the ER gave me a CD with huge picture files on it from the company called FilmX from sorna.com. Unfortunately, the software to read the pics is for Windows, and the file type for the images (each about 10 MB) is 'command line' (the files are of no conventional type). I've tried opening the files with every image program for Mac OS X and Classic, to no avail. These are high quality images I want to see, and I hope someone can help me find a Mac OS X way to view them. Thanks."
The wonders of searching VT (Score:5, Informative)
A versiontracker search for "dicom" under MacOSX returns these programs [versiontracker.com].
Or you could just use the ubiquitous GraphicConverter [lemkesoft.de] which handles just about everything, including dicom images iirc.
Is this a joke? (Score:4, Informative)
Use Google and find plenty of viewers (ImageMagick works, for instance).
It would've taken you less typing then your slashdot story.
Re:Is this a joke? (Score:1, Insightful)
Whoa! That's an interesting google... (Score:5, Funny)
Honey, I was just trying to help some guy out on slashdot REALLY!
Virtual PC (Score:1, Informative)
Try raw image loader (Score:4, Informative)
Of course, even if that is the case, it might not be possible to get a decent picture from it, but it's worth a shot.
Re:Try raw image loader (Score:2)
I'd be interested in a copy of said images for both viewing and experimentation purposes. Perhaps I could write a gimp plugin for it?
And for the poster who suggested virtual PC, what the hell? that's overkill, why not just suggest a cheap 200$ PC? heh.
Re:Try raw image loader (Score:2, Troll)
So, medical images will either use lossless or no compression. There are some lossless compression schemes that can gain about a 50% reduction in picture size. Nothing compared to 90% or so using JPEG, but not too bad either.
Re:Try raw image loader (Score:1)
So, I say kill everyone (pro-death penalty, pro-abortion, pro-assisted suicide,) where do I fall in that spectrum?
use iRad or Osirix (Score:5, Informative)
Re:use iRad or Osirix (Score:5, Informative)
If no one mods you up (Score:2)
Re:If no one mods you up (Score:2)
Re:use iRad or Osirix (Score:4, Informative)
Escape Medical Viewer [escape.gr]
DreamFird [yumemido.net] aka jBoxView
iRad [sourceforge.net]
More search results here [versiontracker.com] and here [freshmeat.net] . So in this regards you have your choice of solutions. I think even GraphicsConverter might be able to view the images, but not the associated data.
Re:use iRad or Osirix (Score:4, Informative)
There are other programs that will open DICOM files, like the NIH's ImageJ [nih.gov]. There are other cool, free medical image viewers for Mac and other systems (MRIcro comes to mind). And there are professional tools that spank OsiriX's ass, but cost over $70,000. But I have seen nothing for a reasonable price that is as good and as easy to use as OsiriX. Make sure you give it a look!
Here we go again (Score:5, Interesting)
Why is Cliff intent on turning apple.slashdot.org into a tech support forum? I mean I could probably point to at least 10 stories he has posted in the last month or two which are basically some random person who needs help with an OS X issue that a two second search on Google or VT or the Macworld of Macfixit forums or any other number of places would have yielded the answer to.
Re:Here we go again (Score:1, Funny)
What about michael?
Re:Here we go again (Score:4, Interesting)
In which case one must be patient and charitable. But forget completely about Apple "My screen is all funny writing and grey" Discussions. The dumb-down is everywhere. I have even seen (gasp, I know) semi-boneheaded idling on macosxhints.com. Now, that's serious. Though by this time, Panther hints must be running pretty sparse on the ground. . .
Re:Here we go again (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Here we go again (Score:2)
Google's quickly becoming worthless anyway, so your smartass comment means nada.
Re:Here we go again (Score:1, Insightful)
Google's quickly becoming worthless anyway, so your smartass comment means nada.
I guess you never even bothered to look at the Google link that I provided then. Searching for the terms ' "Mac OSX" DICOM viewer ' returns a number of relevant results. #1 points to no less than six Mac programs. #2 lists four. #3 and #4 refer to the excellent OsiriX application for -- you guessed it -- Mac. #5 lists...
But hey, you can complain all you like about Google being worthless. As my simple search points out,
Re:Here we go again (Score:2)
Re:Here we go again (Score:2)
If you didn't cut your teeth on Gopher, you're still an NFG.
Re:Here we go again (Score:2)
Well I did, so I'm not. IMHO if you cut your teeth on Gopher, you're still an NFG, NFG.
Re:Here we go again (Score:3, Insightful)
Dear slashdot.... (Score:5, Funny)
What do I do? Should I cut the seedy in half or what?
Thanks!
Re:Dear slashdot.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dear slashdot.... (Score:3, Insightful)
'Command line' huh. (Score:4, Informative)
Pull up a Terminal and enter 'file name-of-one-of-the-files' without the quotes. It will tell you.
It's likely to say DICOM Medical Imaging Data, but we'll see.
Search for a reader for the format it suggests.
Thoughts (Score:3, Interesting)
Seriously, though, you should complain. All they have to do is include a readme file that says "Users of other operating systems can open these images using any image viewer with DICOMM support" or something along those lines. It's not hard -- but they may not have bothered yet simply because they aren't getting any real complaints. It's like all of the websites out there that are only tested on IE. No complaints, so why change?
Fortunately, as more people use Firefox, and (possibly?) more people use Macs, the common understanding that you're "safe" to only include support for Windows and IE will start to disappear.
Re:Thoughts (Score:1)
Can you send something back tomorrow? My birthday; but I prefer some champagne...
And to stay on topic: I second your comment
happy birthday!
Re:Thoughts (Score:1)
Anyway, happy birthday to you, today. And voila:
Re:Thoughts (Score:1)
You are right on target. He should complain to the medical office, then to the company that produced the CD.
No one will do anything about it until they get a sufficient number of complaints.
openrad.com to the rescue! (Score:5, Informative)
Re:openrad.com to the rescue! (Score:1)
Osirix: open/free cocoa DICOM viewer (Score:1, Informative)
Re:virtual pc (Score:2)
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iRad will do the Trick!!! (Score:1, Informative)
Just relax (Score:4, Insightful)
What is the Apple section for anyway? Is it just for a bunch of flamers to sit around bitching? Or are we here to actually help the Mac user community grow a little?
Try Graphic Converter, it should be in your Applications Folder or Utilities folder. If that fails, OsiriX [mac.com] has an open source, OSX compatible viewer.
Sorry about my compatriots here, we'll try and be more tolerant next time.
Re:Just relax (Score:1, Troll)
My understanding of
Re:Just relax (Score:1, Flamebait)
Re:Just relax (Score:1)
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. We are on slashdot, after all. ;) And the Mac has won over many new users from the geekier side because of its sweet GUI built
DICOM Files (Score:2, Insightful)
Look at idoimaging.com (Score:2)
You'll find a ton of programs and libraries for reading DICOM files there on any major platform.