DICOM Viewer
SliceVault includes a built-in DICOM viewer that allows users to review medical images directly in the browser without requiring external software. The viewer provides essential tools to support quality control and central reading activities, while ensuring images remain securely stored in SliceVault.
Note: The SliceVault DICOM viewer is intended for use within the study workflow. It is not a replacement for full-featured diagnostic PACS systems. The embedded DICOM viewer is not CE marked or approved as a diagnostic medical device. It is provided solely for research and study workflow purposes.
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Change Image – View all images uploaded for the visit, switch between tabs, and close image tabs as needed.
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Display Controls – Use the display control bar to adjust visualization settings. See Viewer Controls below for details.
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Change Slice – Navigate through image slices using the toolbar below the image.
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Change View – Adjust the default layout to display multiple images side by side.
Viewer Controls
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
 | Access display tools, including windowing, Gauss smoothing, interpolation tools, and more. |
 | Start/stop and change speed for images with timeseries. |
 | Switch plane: multi-planar reconstruction, transaxial plane only, transverse plane only, or sagittal plane only. |
 | Show DICOM tags. |
 | Reset zoom to default. |
 | Measure distance/angle between points. |
 | Show patient information in the viewer. |
 | Change default view, e.g., show multiple images side by side. |
Hotkeys
Basic Viewing Tools
- Mouse left + move – Move image
- Mouse right + move up/down – Zoom out/in
- R – Reset zoom
- W or Scroll wheel or ↑ – Change slice up
- S or Scroll wheel or ↓ – Change slice down
- C – Change image (toggle between available images)
- V – Change planes (toggle between available planes)
- F – Full screen
- Esc – Close full screen
- T – Triangulate
- M – Measure distance from A to B
Viewing Tools for CT and Hybrid Imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT)
- 1–7 – Change CT window
- Scroll wheel click + mouse up/down – Manually set CT window length
- Scroll wheel click + mouse left/right – Manually set CT window width
- Ctrl + Alt + F – Flip sagittal image
- P – Toggle opacity of PET/SPECT and CT
- O – Toggle PET/SPECT smoothing (no, medium, high)
- N – Measure SUVmax in circular ROI