OsiriX - Revision history

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	In March 2009, Rosset and his colleagues created the OsiriX Foundation to promote open-source software in Medicine. A year later the group spun off a new company called Pixmeo to certify OsiriX as a FDA-approved PACS and provide commercial support for OsiriX and other open-source solutions.<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro" />		In March 2009, Rosset and his colleagues created the OsiriX Foundation to promote open-source software in Medicine. A year later the group spun off a new company called Pixmeo to certify OsiriX as a FDA-approved PACS and provide commercial support for OsiriX and other open-source solutions.<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro" />

	In the fall of 2016, the developer removed its download page to the free version.<ref name="OsirixDownloadArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20161029224602/http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html \|title=Downloads \|publisher=Pixmeo \|archivedate=29 October 2016 \|accessdate=05 January 2016}}</ref> It's no longer clear if the free open-source version is being offered, let alone what version the software is on. The last known version is 7.5, released on April 18, 2016.

	===Awards===		===Awards===
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	==External links==		==External links==
			* [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/osirix/osirix-md/download-osirix-lite/ OsiriX Lite download link] (registration required)
	* [https://github.com/pixmeo/osirix OsiriX at GitHub]		* [https://github.com/pixmeo/osirix OsiriX at GitHub]
	* [http://foundation.osirixfoundation.com/ OsiriX Foundation]		* [http://foundation.osirixfoundation.com/ OsiriX Foundation]

Shawndouglas at 21:20, 5 January 2017

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	OsiriX started out in November 2003 as a UCLA grant project of Antoine Rosset dedicated to learning about [[imaging informatics]] and writing "a small software program to convert DICOM ﬁles to a QuickTime movie ﬁle."<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro">{{cite web \|url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/UserManualIntroduction.pdf \|format=PDF \|work=OsiriX User Guide \|title=Chapter 1: Introduction \|publisher=Pixmeo \|pages=1–3 \|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> The project idea expanded to an open-source project, with a SourceForge project page being created on April 16, 2004.<ref name="OsiSFHome">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/osirix/ \|title=OsiriX \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, on April 23, a stable version 1.0 of the software was released.<ref name="OsiStart" />		OsiriX started out in November 2003 as a UCLA grant project of Antoine Rosset dedicated to learning about [[imaging informatics]] and writing "a small software program to convert DICOM ﬁles to a QuickTime movie ﬁle."<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro">{{cite web \|url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/UserManualIntroduction.pdf \|format=PDF \|work=OsiriX User Guide \|title=Chapter 1: Introduction \|publisher=Pixmeo \|pages=1–3 \|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> The project idea expanded to an open-source project, with a SourceForge project page being created on April 16, 2004.<ref name="OsiSFHome">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/osirix/ \|title=OsiriX \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, on April 23, a stable version 1.0 of the software was released.<ref name="OsiStart" />

	In March 2009, Rosset and his colleagues created the OsiriX Foundation to promote open-source software in Medicine. A year later the group spun off a new company called Pixmeo to certify OsiriX as a		In March 2009, Rosset and his colleagues created the OsiriX Foundation to promote open-source software in Medicine. A year later the group spun off a new company called Pixmeo to certify OsiriX as a FDA-approved PACS and provide commercial support for OsiriX and other open-source solutions.<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro" />
	FDA-approved PACS and provide commercial support for OsiriX and other open-source solutions.<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro" />
			In the fall of 2016, the developer removed its download page to the free version.<ref name="OsirixDownloadArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20161029224602/http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html \|title=Downloads \|publisher=Pixmeo \|archivedate=29 October 2016 \|accessdate=05 January 2016}}</ref> It's no longer clear if the free open-source version is being offered, let alone what version the software is on. The last known version is 7.5, released on April 18, 2016.

	===Awards===		===Awards===

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	* [https://github.com/pixmeo/osirix OsiriX at GitHub]		* [https://github.com/pixmeo/osirix OsiriX at GitHub]
	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/osirix/ OsiriX at SourceForge] (deprecated)
	* [http://foundation.osirixfoundation.com/ OsiriX Foundation]		* [http://foundation.osirixfoundation.com/ OsiriX Foundation]
	* [http://pixmeo.pixmeo.com/ Pixmeo]		* [http://pixmeo.pixmeo.com/ Pixmeo]

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| name = OsiriX
| title = OsiriX
| logo = [[File:OsiriX_logo.jpg]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author = Antoine Rosset
| developer = Pixmeo
| released = {{Start date|2004|04|23}} (1.0.0)<ref name="OsiStart">{{cite web |url=http://mat.subsume.com/2004/04/23.html |work=Mac Aggregate Tracker |title=Software Releases: Fri 23 Apr 2004 |publisher=Subsume Technologies, Inc |date=23 April 2004 |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = Objective-C
| operating system = MacOS X
| platform =
| size =
| language =
| status =
| genre = [[Imaging informatics]] software
| license = GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
| website = [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/ osirix-viewer.com]
}}

'''OsiriX''' is free open-source [[Imaging informatics|image processing software]] for managing [[DICOM]] images produced by radiology and nuclear imaging, functional imaging, 3D imaging, confocal microscopy, and molecular imaging. OsiriX also acts as a DICOM-compatible [[picture archiving and communication system]] (PACS) workstation for imaging.<ref name="OsiAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/AboutOsiriX.html |title=OsiriX Imaging Software - About OsiriX... |publisher=Pixmeo |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> The product is also offered as a commercial product, with a 64-bit and an FDA-approved professional version available for purchase.

==Product history==
OsiriX started out in November 2003 as a UCLA grant project of Antoine Rosset dedicated to learning about [[imaging informatics]] and writing "a small software program to convert DICOM ﬁles to a QuickTime movie ﬁle."<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro">{{cite web |url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/UserManualIntroduction.pdf |format=PDF |work=OsiriX User Guide |title=Chapter 1: Introduction |publisher=Pixmeo |pages=1–3 |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> The project idea expanded to an open-source project, with a SourceForge project page being created on April 16, 2004.<ref name="OsiSFHome">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/osirix/ |title=OsiriX |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, on April 23, a stable version 1.0 of the software was released.<ref name="OsiStart" />

In March 2009, Rosset and his colleagues created the OsiriX Foundation to promote open-source software in Medicine. A year later the group spun off a new company called Pixmeo to certify OsiriX as a
FDA-approved PACS and provide commercial support for OsiriX and other open-source solutions.<ref name="OsiUserGuideIntro" />

===Awards===
In June 2005, the software was awarded "Best Use of Open Source" and runner-up for "Best Mac OS X Scientiﬁc Computing Solution" in the Apple Design Awards.<ref name="WWDC">{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1045262/design.html |title=WWDC: Apple Design Award 2005 winners announced |author=Cohen, Peter |work=Macworld |publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB |date=10 June 2005 |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>

==Features==

* DICOM file support
* DICOM network support
* Non-DICOM file support, including LSM, BioRadPIC, ANALYZE, TIFF, JPG, PNG, PDF, Quicktime, etc.
* 2-D viewer
* 3-D post-processing tools
* Optimized
* Extensible

For all features, see the [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/AboutOsiriX.html "About" page].

==Hardware/software requirements==
The installation requirements for OsiriX include<ref name="OsiDLoad">{{cite web |url=http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html |title=OsiriX Imaging Software - Downloads |publisher=Pixmeo |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>:

* MacOS X 10.8 or higher
* Intel processor

For best performance, the following memory requirements should be met:

* 6 GB of RAM if you plan to open more than 800 images (CT & MRI, PET-CT)
* 8 GB of RAM for more than 1500 images (multi-slice CT & PET-CT) with OsiriX-64 bit
* 12 GB of RAM for more than 3000 images (cardiac or functional imaging) with OsiriX-64 bit

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Online [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Manual/index.html user guide]
* DICOM [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/datasets/ sample image sets]
* OsiriX [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Learning.html instructional videos]

==Entities using OsiriX==

A list of OsiriX users can be [http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Users.html found here].

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [https://github.com/pixmeo/osirix OsiriX at GitHub]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/osirix/ OsiriX at SourceForge] (deprecated)
* [http://foundation.osirixfoundation.com/ OsiriX Foundation]
* [http://pixmeo.pixmeo.com/ Pixmeo]

==References==
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[[Category:Laboratory informatics software (open source)]]
[[Category:Medical imaging]]
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