LEADTOOLS Version 19 is here! In case you missed it yesterday, we talked about all the new Document Imaging features in Version 19. To learn more about all the new features in Version 19, check out the full list.

Today, we will dive into the Medical Imaging SDK Technology in LEADTOOLS 19, which is headlined by the new HL7 SDK and redesigned HTML5 / JavaScript Medical Viewer.

A few days ago, we announced the latest major update to LEADTOOLS Version 19 and listed the updates made to the Document Imaging Engine. Today we're continuing in the excitement of this release and highlighting what's new in the LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging Engine.

HTML5 Medical Viewer

• MPR (Multiplanar Reconstruction) with cross hairs
• Reference line enhancements
• User-interface tools and actions
  • Equalization spyglass
  • Shutter
  • Probe
  • Revealer

Desktop Medical Viewer

• Customization options for cell borders, orientation, window level range and more
• Annotation types
  • Norberg
  • PolyRuler
• Cobb Angle
• Control order of click precedence for annotations and mouse actions
• Cine playback option for stopping playback on last frame

DICOM Storage Server

• New export feature with options to anonymize and/or create DICOMDIR
• Search for "Other Patient IDs" tag
• Logging improvements
• Security updates

PACS Framework

• Study Date option for Patient Updater
• Options for sending Storage Commit responses on the same connection
• Customization options for PACS service EXE

HL7

• Support for sending message versions 2.5.1 and 2.3.1
• Field validation
• Ability to save messages in HL7 demo

DICOM

• Memory optimizations for large images and C-Store requests
• New callbacks and helpers to help identify corrupt and problematic data set files

CCOW

• Redesigned server is simpler and more customizable
• CCOW web interfaces
• JavaScript library for communicating with CCOW components

To read more about this exciting update, see the official press release!

After the recent release of LEADTOOLS Version 19, we are excited to hit the road this Spring. HIMSS 2015 in Chicago will be our first stop where we will showcase all of our Medical, Document and Multimedia imaging technology at booth #7839.

In particular, LEADTOOLS V19 has many new features for use in PACS and EMR solutions which will be popular topics at the conference.

To close out LEAD's 2014 event calendar, we will once again be exhibiting at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. This year's meeting is bound to be a historic event celebrating RSNA's 100th year. If you are a software developer, IT admin, system integrator or radiologist this is an event you don't want to miss. LEAD will be showing off its full line of medical imaging technology with high-level SDKs and OEM-ready solutions for DICOM, PACS, HL7, 3D Volume Rendering, Zero-footprint HTML5 viewers, and more

New features coming soon in Version 19

In addition to showcasing our current offering of award-winning medical imaging toolkits, we will be providing demonstrations of our soon-to-be-released LEADTOOLS Version 19. This new version will include new features spanning across both document and medical imaging. Major new version 19 features include:

Are you getting excited about HIMSS 2015? We sure are! The largest health IT event in the industry is quickly approaching and we hope to see you there. If you are planning to attend and have yet to set up a meeting with our representatives at the show, please send an email to HIMSS-2015@leadtools.com to reserve some time with our imaging experts!

HIMSS Details

April 12 - 16, 2015
Chicago, IL
Booth # 7839