MODALIZER+ V6

Well, I guess it's time to celebrate. MODALIZER+ V6 is being released today. Seriously, it's been a long journey. We started working on this version more than two years ago. This been a team work of many people. Evgenia that was in charge of the DICOMIZER-MODALIZER product line since its beginning, Bezalel that designed the new UI, Bar that finished the work and added the latest features, and also David and Rotem that helped allong the way. Additionally, this release completes the work on all HRZ V6 products: MODAIZER-SDK DICOM Library, ZiKiT PACS Server and now MODALIZER+.

So, what's new in MODALIZER+ V6? The first thing you will notice is of course the new graphic design.

MODALIZER+ V6 Home Screen

The new MODALIZER+ is colorful. You will also notice the colors are following into the different workflows, allowing the user to distinguish between them, as we realized that some of the screens look very similar to one another. Also, there's usability, you will notice larger fonts and wider spaces.

DICOM Conformance Statement

[update 24 March 2023: latest HRZ softwarecan be found on HRZ website - www.hrzkit.com]

During the process of writing the DICOM Conformance Statement of DICOMIZER 5.0 I realized its been on my task list for more than two years! Its a complicated documented to write but two years ... that's a personal record.

So, what's the thing with this document, the DICOM Conformance Statement (aka DCS). Is it important? Is it mandatory to have one for your DICOM application? Why, When and How to read it? When to write one?

This is from the DICOM Standard:

"By comparing the Conformance Statements from two different implementations, a knowledgeable user should be able to determine whether and to what extent communications might be supported between the two implementations."

And of course the key here is "a knowledgeable user" ha ha!

DICOM Conformance Statement is a very technical document that describes (and some would even go further and say specifies) the DICOM capabilities of a product, a system, software or medical device.

There are two reasons to open the DCS:
1. To evaluate a product, before a purchase for example and,
2. When something goes wrong (maybe because you skipped #1 above).

There's a reason for this chapter position, very deep into the DICOM Tutorial. In order to be able to use the information in the DICOM Conformance Statement one has to have substantial experience and profound understanding of the DICOM standard and its fine details.

Lets take an example. You have a system that produces PDF reports and you want to attach them to the imaging studies in your PACS so when opening the study from the PACS workstation the images and the reports can be reviewed together. That's a nobel goal indeed.

Lovely whether on the first day of RSNA 2014

[update 24 March 2023: latest HRZ softwarecan be found on HRZ website - www.hrzkit.com]

It's that time of the year. I'm in Chicago again. Luckily, this year the whether is welcoming. We had a lovely two days and only this afternoon the temperatures are starting to drop. Tomorrow it's going to be below zero and hopefully it will get better during the rest of the week.

RSNA is a great opportunity to meet with colleagues and customers and see what's new and where things are going to. Apart from Big Data which is the number one interest right now, The two hot topics this year seems to be Image Sharing and Dose Recording and Monitoring (which I hope to cover on a future post). On the imaging side, I think the focal point is on Ultrasound technology that brings to the table its best up-side, no radiation damages! So Ultrasound has to evolve to the point where more and more anatomies and pathologies can be imaged with this great device. And it defiantly going that way. We're seeing giant steps in breast ultrasound imaging and many other fields will follow as hardware and software will evolve and mature. There's also the question of price and how it affects this technology. Ultrasound device is by 10's, 100's and 1000's less expensive to purchase and to operate compared with CT and MRI.

Image Sharing. Of course it links directly with big data which will also wait for a future post. As an ex-enterpuneer in this field with XRFiles, I'm always curious to see how the business model is built. One of the issues we had with XRFiles, apart from the misfortunate fact that we failed to raise money on it for various miserable reasons, was that patients don't want to see their images or any other medical data unless they really have to.

DICOMIZER 3.0.3 Release Notes

[update 24 March 2023: latest HRZ softwarecan be found on HRZ website - www.hrzkit.com]

The new build of DICOMIZER 3.0.3 is now available on our web site. This build addresses couple of minor issues that were found since the last release.

#155 License is installed only for installed user
#157 Default MWL query with Local AE Title checkbox use wrong AE
#159 Make "Thank you" on the activation end screen clickable

The new DICOMIZER is available for free 30 days evaluation. It was released few weeks ago and we get great feedback on it.

The most notable feature of the DICOMIZER 3.0 is the TWAIN/WIA interface that connects to supporting devices. The user can capture images directly from DICOMIZER and convert them to DICOM files.

DICOMIZER 3.0 Beta 1 with TWAIN/WIA and DICOM SR

[update 24 March 2023: Latest releases of HRZ software can be found on HRZ website - www.hrzkit.com]

I'm very happy to announce our new DICOMIZER 3 is now available for download and evaluation.
This version has both TWAIN/WIA API and DICOM Structured Reports.
Adding the image capture and reporting makes the DICOMIZER 3 a complete product for patient encounter documentation.
DICOMIZER 3 also features enhanced viewer with Cine and improved performance.

The table bellow compares DICOMIZER 3 with the older DICOMIZER 2 that is still available for evaluation and purchase, now in a reduced price.

TWAIN/WIA	TWAIN/WIA Image Capture
DICOM SR	Compose and add Structured Report to Study
Convert	JPEG to DICOM
	BMP to DICOM
	PNG to DICOM
	PDF to DICOM
	Create DICOM Multiframe Objects
	Conversion Templates
	DICOM to JPEG (Save As)
	Converted Images Preview
	Converted Images Thumbnails
DICOM Viewer	Multi-Modality DICOM Viewer
	DICOM Header Display with Search
	Optimized Instant load of long cine runs
	Send from Viewer to PACS
	Open file location
DICOM CD/DVD	Burn DICOM CD/DVD
	Add DICOM CD Viewer to Burned CD
DICOM Network	Modality Worklist Query
	Modality Worklist Query Advanced Search	(less fields)
	Qurery/Retrieve SCU (C-FIND/C-MOVE)	(less fields)
	Q/R Auto Display
	Send converted DICOM Files to PACS (C-STORE)
	Send Other DICOM FIles to PACS (C-STORE)
	Verification (C-ECHO)
	DICOM Logs

Unlinke DICOMIZER 2, this version requires email registration to evaluate. We do this hoping to have better connection with our users and customers. The evaluation license is valid for 30 days.