title: VIEWDEX: A STATUS REPORT.
abstract: ViewDEX (Viewer for Digital Evaluation of X-ray images) is an image viewer and task manager suitable for research and optimisation tasks in medical imaging. The software has undergone continuous development during more than a decade and has during this time period been used in numerous studies. ViewDEX is DICOM compatible, and the features of the interface (tasks, image handling and functionality) are general and flexible. The set-up of a study is determined by altering properties in a text-editable file, enabling easy and flexible configuration. ViewDEX is developed in Java and can run from any disc area connected to a computer. It is free to use for non-commercial purposes and can be downloaded from http://www.vgregion.se/sas/viewdex The purposes of the present article are to give a short overview of the development of ViewDEX and to describe recent updates of the software. In addition, a description on how to configure a viewing session in ViewDEX is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden angelica.svalkvist@vgregion.se.
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Svalkvist
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Sune
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Södra Älvsborgs sjukhus, SE-501 82 Borås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Håkansson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Båth
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars Gunnar
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Månsson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003626:Data Display; D057225:Data Mining / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface