What radiologists want to see: stack mode display in PowerPoint

Area of Science:

• Medical imaging visualization
• Radiology informatics

Background:

• Sharing radiological images in presentations can be challenging.
• Existing methods may require external files or complex integration.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a novel, fully embeddable stack mode viewer for PowerPoint.
• To introduce RadViewer, a web-based service for creating such viewers.

Main Methods:

• Development of a web-based service (RadViewer).
• Generation of Flash-based stack mode viewers.
• Automatic embedding of viewers into PowerPoint presentations.

Main Results:

• RadViewer creates stack mode viewers embeddable in PowerPoint without external files.
• Viewers offer PACS-like controls: scrolling, zoom, cine loop, brightness/contrast adjustments.
• The tool is suitable for radiology society meetings and conferences.

Conclusions:

• RadViewer provides a seamless solution for integrating interactive radiological image viewers into PowerPoint.
• This facilitates effective image sharing and discussion in academic and professional settings.
• The service enhances the utility of PowerPoint for radiological education and presentations.