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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===

Revision as of 21:20, 5 January 2017

OsiriX
OsiriX logo.jpg
Original author(s) Antoine Rosset
Developer(s) Pixmeo
Initial release April 23, 2004 (2004-04-23) (1.0.0)[1]
Stable release

10.0.0  (October 1, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-01))

[±]
Preview release none [±]
Written in Objective-C
Operating system MacOS X
Type Imaging informatics software
License(s) GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
Website osirix-viewer.com

OsiriX is free open-source 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.[2] 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."[3] The project idea expanded to an open-source project, with a SourceForge project page being created on April 16, 2004.[4] Shortly afterwards, on April 23, a stable version 1.0 of the software was released.[1]

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.[3]

In the fall of 2016, the developer removed its download page to the free version.[5] 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

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.[6]

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 "About" page.

Hardware/software requirements

The installation requirements for OsiriX include[7]:

  • 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

Entities using OsiriX

A list of OsiriX users can be found here.

Further reading

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Software Releases: Fri 23 Apr 2004". Mac Aggregate Tracker. Subsume Technologies, Inc. 23 April 2004. http://mat.subsume.com/2004/04/23.html. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 
  2. ↑ "OsiriX Imaging Software - About OsiriX...". Pixmeo. http://www.osirix-viewer.com/AboutOsiriX.html. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chapter 1: Introduction" (PDF). OsiriX User Guide. Pixmeo. pp. 1–3. http://www.osirix-viewer.com/UserManualIntroduction.pdf. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 
  4. ↑ "OsiriX". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/osirix/. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Downloads". Pixmeo. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161029224602/http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html. Retrieved 05 January 2016. 
  6. ↑ Cohen, Peter (10 June 2005). "WWDC: Apple Design Award 2005 winners announced". Macworld. IDG Consumer & SMB. http://www.macworld.com/article/1045262/design.html. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 
  7. ↑ "OsiriX Imaging Software - Downloads". Pixmeo. http://www.osirix-viewer.com/Downloads.html. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 
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