DICOM Medical Image Reader

DICOM Viewer, Reader is an easy to use medical image viewer. It allows you to view DICOM image files, DCM in your browser.

DICOM Medical Image Reader - Chrome Extension for Medical Images

DICOM Medical Image Reader is a Chrome extension designed for the easy viewing of various types of medical image files directly within the browser. It supports DICOM, DCM and several other formats including gzip and jpeg. Whether your files are from CT, MR, or US modalities, this extension offers a convenient way to access them. It also supports a wide range of Transfer Syntax including Uncompressed, Compressed, and other forms like JPEG, PNG, GIF.
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Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 3.35
(85)
Version: 1.0.1.8 (Last updated: 2017-06-26)
Creation date: 2017-06-25
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 13.96K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

DICOM Viewer, Reader is an easy to use medical image viewer. It allows you to view DICOM medical image files (dcm, gz, gzip, jpeg..) in your browser. It is compatible with modalities CT, MR, US etc.

*Supported Formats, Transfer Syntax Uncompressed: Implicit VR Little Endian, Explicit VR Little Endian, Explicit VR Big Endian, Deflated Explicit VR Compressed: JPEG Baseline Lossy, JPEG Lossless, JPEG 2000 Image Compression, RLE Lossless, JPEG-LS Compression ETC: JPEG, PNG, GIF

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Able to view DICOM files after some trial & error
  • Browser-based viewer is better than nothing
  • Some users successfully viewed the required files
Cons
  • Difficult to uninstall and doesn't show up in extension list
  • Limited functionality; only allows viewing one image at a time
  • Issues with opening actual DICOM files, often unable to read them
  • Too many ads present
  • Users report it being nearly unusable and lacking instructions
Most mentioned
  • Does not work or is frustrating to use
  • Difficult to remove or uninstall
  • Limited to viewing single DICOM files without a proper viewer
  • Lack of clear instructions or user support
User reviews
no funciona
by Victor Moyeja, 2023-06-01

I can't figure out how to use the viewer or how to uninstall it. I do not recommend.
by forest blanton, 2023-03-14

This doesn't work
by Melissa Oswald, 2021-10-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

DICOM Medical Image Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

DICOM Medical Image Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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