Converting images from MRI scans?

Question

I have to have a brain MRI scan every three months and I get given a CD with the images. Up until the last time, all the images were JPegs but the last set are in some proprietary format. There isn't even a file extension. What I can say is that they're from the Wellington Hospital in London and that TDK has something to do with it.

Does anybody know of any format conversion software that might enable me to turn these into JPGs? I'd really like to be able to compare them with previous scans.

Answer 1

What is MRI?

MRI scan is a radiological procedure that uses magnetism, radio waves for computer generated body images of internal organs.

How is MRI done?

MRI does not depend on radiation. Instead, radio waves are directed at protons, the nuclei of hydrogen atoms, in a strong magnetic field. Since hydrogen is a part of water and water is present in each and every cell of the body. Thus, MRI can show differences in water content between various body tissues. Thus MRI can show the pathology in an organ properly and easily.

What is the procedure of MRI?

The MRI scanner is a tube surrounded by a giant circular magnet. Patients are made to lie on a bed that slides into a donut shaped machine that encloses the magnetic tube. Some patients may feel claustrophobic during the procedure. All metallic objects on the body are removed prior to obtaining an MRI scan. Occasionally, patients will be given a sedative to decrease anxiety and relax the patient during the MRI scan. Once the scan starts there are loud, repetitive clicking noises that occur that can be quite irritating. The MRI scan time depends on the exact area of the body studied, but ranges from half an hour to an hour and a half.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatien...

Answer 2

Hello, by what you say I can't figure out the file extension...TDK only means the company of electronic components, nothing more...you could at least paste screen and paste it into paint program and then save it as BMP(better quality) or JPG(lower quality) and print it. That would be crappy, but still a solution.

Hope I was helpful :-)

Answer 3

Usually they put them in a format that only docs can open with their special programs so you aren't obsessing over your own scans, since most of us aren't able to read them properly anyway.

Sorry for your health problems.

Answer 4

The native format for most digital medical images is a format called "dicom."  We burn and distribute medical images several times each day for our referring physician offices.  However, the program we use to burn the data burns the dicom viewing software on the CD at the same time.  I am surprised this one didn't.  TDK provides a competing product to the one we use.  Take a look at the files to see if you can see any sort of executable file on the CD.  If not, do a Google search for free dicom viewers (I just did and there are several you can download.)  In terms of converting them to .jpg, the programs we use at our facility allow us to convert them.  There will be programs available for you to do the same thing, but I am uncertain as to whether or not you can find any free conversion programs.