Release notes 5.1

MedDream DICOM Viewer v5.1 (2016-06-21)

New features:

– Multi-frame support through Wado URI (HTML Viewer);
– Search list indicates which studies have a report (HTML Viewer);
– If the browser does not have the Adobe Flash then will open MedDream HTML5 (desktop) or mobile (tablet / Smart Phone);
– Automatically open Flash from studies search, or have an option on settings change how to open (HTML/FLASH);
– New study open method: a new popup (if not open) or add additional study in opened popup;
– Close All Studies button (HTML Viewer);
– Support transfer syntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.91 JPEG 2000 Image Compression (HTML Viewer);
– Support transfer syntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.100 MPEG2 Main Profile Main Level (HTML Viewer);
– Support transfer syntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.102 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.1 (HTML Viewer);
– Support for Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) modality (HTML Viewer);
– Support SOP class 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 Nuclear Medicine Image Storage (HTML Viewer);
– Support transfer syntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.90 JPEG 2000 Image Compression (Lossless Only) (HTML Viewer);
– Support transfer syntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.103 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible High Profile / Level 4.1 (HTML Viewer);
– Support SOP class 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 Secondary Capture Image Storage (HTML Viewer);
– Support SOP class 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 Video Endoscopic Image Storage (HTML Viewer);
– “Export” function supports multiple studies (HTML Viewer);
– ODBC and PostgreSQL are no more supported due to lack of interest.

Bugfixes:

– “Refresh” button is not shown when HIS integration fails;
– Windows build of Apache/PHP might run out of memory with multi-frame images and HTML viewer;
– meddream.swf isn’t cached and loads anew every time;
– Re-login might be needed after downloading an .iso/.burn file from Export;
– dcm4chee 2.x: audit log doesn’t contain internal PACS logins, only database logins are visible;
– Uploaded attachment file name (or at least the record ID) not visible in audit log;
– Cached files for nonzero meddream.retrieve_entire_study might expire just before Export, Save Images, Print Series operation;
– AutoOpen First Image triggers on not cached yet images with nonzero meddream.retrieve_entire_study;
– The “annotation exists” indicator is added to a thumbnail even if the upload to the server failed;
– Forward function (non-PacsOne) fails on paths that contain a caret character, “^”;
– system.php sometimes conflicts with the PEAR package “System”;
– Structured Reports can’t be viewed under Linux;
– REQUEST_URI missing in audit log;
– “DICOM Flow” not fully supported with nonzero meddream.retrieve_entire_study;
– With DICOM/WADO some search criteria are invisible in audit log;
– HTML viewer does not open the Export dialog for an opened study if no image is open.

Known bugs:

– Not sorting for series and images with ‘DICOM’ and ‘WADO’ pseudo-PACSes;
– Abort of a background operation delayed with large images and nonzero meddream.retrieve_entire_study;
– HIS integration link by a Patient ID and Accession Number pair does not work;
– HTML Viewer displays some color images as grayscale;
– Some images invisible as Modality LUT is incorrectly applied after VOI LUT;
– Mobile version doesn’t log off properly when closing the browser window;
– PHP runs out of memory, when opening some big Breast Tomosynthesis studies.

Versions older than two years are no longer supported. Supported versions are only from 5.5.2 and later.

Read more about MedDream DICOM Viewer 5.1 release here.