ViewDex for research study in Diffusion weighted MRI of MSK

        The result section in every research is the evidence to support any clam, theory or thesis. In diagnostic imaging and radiology research, the result section could frequently be image based and have to be converted into numbers of expert opinions and judgments which explains the finding. ViewDex (Viewer for Digital Evaluation of X-ray images) is a tool that is used in research to facilitate such a step. It is a Java-based software for presentation and evaluation of medical images in observer performance.

        This is important for my research because it manages the large amount of images that I acquire into a simplified program for radiologist to view. This program also views images randomly so no radiologist can see them in the same order this results in objectiveness in diagnosis and more accuracy. Not mentioning that there will be no need for papers as the program provides criteria on the side of each image group (Green planet friendly). I recommend this program for image based research because it is a time saver and a good way to catalogue findings specifically in MR imaging.

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Reference:

1. Håkansson M., Svensson S., Zachrisson S., Svalkvist A., Båth M., Månsson L. G. ViewDex 2.0: a Java-based DICOM-compatible software for observer performance studies. Proc. SPIE.2009;7263:72631G.1–72631G.10



About the writer

Muna Al-Mulla, a Kuwaiti medical imaging technologist who graduated from Kuwait University, college of Allied Health with a B.Sc. in Diagnostic Imaging. 

Muna worked as a radiographer in Al Sabah Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology Department. She; then, decided to move Dublin to continue her education in the same field. There, Muna gained her MSc in MRI imaging. Muna is now working on her Ph.D in the area of "Diffusion weighted MRI of Musculoskeletal" with a team of students and researchers in UCD Health sciences center.