that isn't what I'm paying them for, after all.Īs an aside, in my brief investigation into DICOM (a format previously unknown to me before my injury), I discovered that it's actually a pretty complex format, with different viewers having pretty different UIs in terms of how they handle layers within a file (in both time and space), overlays and contrast adjustments (to emphasize/deemphasize certain artifacts, apparently), different collections and naming schemes for the same body parts, etc. I don't assume to know their tech setup or level of file format expertise.
I'd do the same anytime I was visiting another professional. There's no way I was going to risk another clinic visit, at what, $300/visit?, just because they couldn't read the images.
I also brought the original CD, along with the same files plus 2-3 different viewers on my laptop, juuuuust in case. At the orthopedist, I just showed it to them right on the phone with a Android DICOM viewer. I had to dig up my old disc drive from storage, then loaded the files onto my phone. When I got my scans from the radiologist, they came on a CD-ROM (remember those?). If in doubt, you should provide them the way to easily see whatever it is you want to show them, whether it's a x-ray or a hiking map or a giant party banner. IMHO, I don't think it's ever safe to assume that someone, even if they're in tech, would readily know what file format X is or have the right software for it.
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