Postal Letter

Do you know how I can make a digital image from an x-ray film either myself or from a service like Kinko's?

I have a full sized canine shoulder x-ray (approximately 15 X 18 inches) and I would like to make a digital image of the film for a power point slide. I am aware of special software and scanners on the market for this purpose, but do not plan making these types of images regularly. Is there a way to make an accurate image with a more standard scanner or can digital images be produced at common office service center such as FedEx-Kinko's or some other commonly accessible service center?

Public Comments

1. I would ask your vet if they can export it to a regular JPEG. The problem with X-Rays is that they represent many more shades of grey than a regular image (or monitor) can support. As such, you always view a subset of the true image. There is way to view all the data, but without a specialized monitor, you are always going to see a subset. Chances are that your x-rays are in DICOM form, and as such, you can use a DICOM viewer, or other tools (such as JDICOM from tiani.com) to view them and/or export them, but if you can get your vet to export it to a regular image with a generic display setting, you'll probably have all you want.