Computed tomography images
.dat / .cps files
export images with high resolution
Hi Mariana,
This is my go to for basic image viewing and analysis; very user friendly: http://ric.uthscsa.edu/mango/
Unfortunately I'm not sure it will open your files, but it's worth a try. .dat is a general extension that doesn't exclusively point to an image format. Are you currently able to view the images? If so, how?
If you are able to view them, you can always use screen capture software to select the images you want, then adjust size/resolution using GIMP or even mac's Preview.
-Reese
- Thank you Reese! I have images from DICOM and Siemens. I couldn´t get enough resolution with screen capture. I´ll give a try to this software!
If your images are exported as DICOM files, then you need a DICOM viewer or a general-purpose image viewer that can open and display DICOM files. A frequently used image viewer that can handle DICOM files is "ImageJ" (http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/ or http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/). With ImageJ (or any similar application), you can then simply save the CT image as jpg or png or any other "normal" image type.
http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/
http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/
Mariana, ImageJ is a good software as Olaf explained.
Also, the TUDOR plugin for ImageJ is very handy regarding DICOM data.
http://santec.tudor.lu/project/dicom/download
But a software that helps me a lot is MRIcro.
http://www.mccauslandcenter.sc.edu/mricro/mricro/index.html
You can import your files into the software and save a specific slice as bmp, tiff, jpg or png file.
I don't know what are the purposes you want to save CT images, but it's important to remember that TUDOR plugin is not for diagnostic purposes.
I'm not sure about MRIcro.
Thanks Olaf and Emerson! I need to save CT images to prepare a figure. I´ll follow your advices and tell you back!
If you use MAC OSIRIX free is the best solution.
http://www.osirix-viewer.com/ContributionOsiriX.html
Like Giuseppe said, if you have access to a Mac, the best option is Osirix. It is a fully radiological viewing and modeling workstation for free. You can edit the DICOM and modeling it. Lots of editing tools. There are plug-ins for different types of analysis. It's all open source as well so you can add to it if needed. Best of luck!
In case you have no MAC
Irfan View is also widely available. Here you can use the DICOM plugin (http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm) to visualize your DICOMS and save them in different formats as needed.
The best option is OSIRIX, a free program for MAC.
To prepare a ppt you can save in jpeg the image that you need, from a computer-monitor, with alt+stamp
If you only need to export one DICOM 3 slice, then any of the solutions suggested above will suffice. However, if you need to do 3-D reconstructions or surface renderings and want to export to a high resolution tif file required for publication or export mvi files for online viewing, then I highly recommend Osirix software which was designed specifically for MAC. The open source 32-bit is free. The 64-bit is available for purchase as an individual or as a site license so that everyone in your work-group can download and use the software for one year for one price.
I use K-PACS as a DICOM viewer. It's free and user friendly. It can export DICOM images to JPEG, Bitmap and TIFF.
The simplest way is use a high resolution monitor, magnify your image to the max and just do a screen capture and reformat it to the dpi analysis you need in jpeg
MAC OSIRIX if the best free dicom viewer available (also one of the best in general among free and not free). Using tis software you can export dicom to jpeg and also do video, 3D reformats, MPR. The best (just you need a MAC)
Open the CT image with a DICOM viewer and then convert to JPEG file or bitmap file. You can thereafter copy to MS word or any word processing software.
Mac Osirix gets my vote. Easy to use and free. Can connect to network to import your DICOM study or burn to disc and import.
If you are using Photoshop to manipulate images for figures, you can open DICOM files directly in this program.
May be, You can use the OSIRIX on Mac book and easily use it. Also it is free software and you can estimate to some organs volume and lesions volume, another functions.
I think many of the people have already suggested but ir you could use Osirix on Macbook, you could export either on JPEG or TIFF, PNG, etc. Also, you can use clear canvas, k-pacs or e-film (this one much more expensive).
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