You can view MRIs, CTs (also know as CAT Scans), PET scans, regular projection X-rays, and other less common types of medical scans on this site. Please let us know if you have any difficulties viewing your images—we would be happy to help.
You can request them from the imaging center where they were taken. Usually, you will need to pay a small fee, upon which they will give you a CD or flash drive containing your scans.
It is a good idea to keep copies of your medical scans so that you can:
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is the standard for the communication and management of medical imaging information and related data. Nearly all medical equipment throughout the world stores and transfers medical images according to the DICOM standard. Medical images saved according to the DICOM standard are usually referred to as "DICOM files". 3D images, such as MRIs and CTs, are usually saved as a series of DICOM files, while 2D images such as projection radiographs, are saved as a single DICOM file.
DICOM files contain a variety of meta data, including possibly the patient's name, birth date, sex and other sensitive information. You can see our privacy policy for more details, however, we never send the images or any DICOM metadata to outside of your computer, except the DICOM file's "modality". The "modality" indicates which type of image you uploaded (e.g. MRI, CT, X-ray, PET).
We also collect anonymous information about how you interact with this website. We use this information to improve this site and to understand the types of users who are visiting it.
If you have difficulties viewing your images, let us know and we will be happy to help—just contact us using the link at the bottom of the page.