Articles tagged “dicom”

All articles about dicom: 21 practical guides and tutorials from our free, privacy-first online tools.

dicom-tools 2026-08-11

DICOM Tag Viewer vs PACS: Resolving Tag Mismatches

Why a DICOM tag value differs in your viewer versus PACS, and how to resolve mismatches caused by tag morphing, coercion, character sets, and caching.

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dicom-tools 2026-08-09

DICOM De-Identification for Clinical Trial Submission

A sponsor checklist for DICOM de-identification in clinical trial submissions — DICOM PS3.15 profiles, date shifting, UID remapping, ALCOA+ and core lab needs.

dicom clinical-trials de-identification

dicom-tools 2026-08-07

MONOCHROME1 vs MONOCHROME2: Inverted DICOM Images

Why a DICOM image shows up as a black-and-white negative — how MONOCHROME1 vs MONOCHROME2 photometric interpretation and inverted LUTs control the display.

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dicom-tools 2026-08-05

Converting Multi-Frame DICOM to Single Frames

Extract single frames from multi-frame DICOM cine loops and convert to JPEG or PNG: frame indexing, per-frame windowing, and preserving temporal order safely.

dicom multi-frame cine-loop

dicom-tools 2026-08-02

CT Window Presets: Brain, Lung, Bone & Soft Tissue Settings

A practical reference of radiology window level presets: brain, subdural, stroke, bone, lung, and soft tissue CT window settings in WW/WL (HU).

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dicom-tools 2026-07-27

DICOM Windowing: Window Width and Window Level Explained

Window width window level in CT explained: how DICOM Window Center (0028,1050) and Window Width (0028,1051) map Hounsfield Units to greyscale.

dicom windowing window-width

dicom-tools 2026-06-01

How to Convert DICOM to JPEG or PNG Safely

A practical guide to converting DICOM images to JPEG or PNG: window/level, lossy vs lossless, multi-frame export, and keeping protected health information safe.

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