As we continue down the road from our recent LEADTOOLS Version 19 April Update, we are particularly excited about the enhancement we're going into more detail about today. As you might see from the title, our engineers were able to speed up the HTML5/JavaScript Medical Viewer.

No, this isn't one of those "it's faster" kind of announcements because we tested it on a new server or installed Google Fiber (technically, that's still under construction but we're kind of excited about that here in Charlotte, NC...back to my point!!!). This is a really big deal, and are talking about improvements of up to 5 - 12 times faster loading speeds! This update loads DICOM images over the web at nearly the same speed as a desktop application.

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!

LEAD keeps pushing the limits with LEADTOOLS Version 19 and has released another update full of speed and accuracy optimizations throughout the product line. Though speed and accuracy is a major theme throughout this update, it isn't the only notable improvement. Many completely new features, tools, and support for new specifications are also included. Check out the list below for the full run-down on what our LEADTOOLS developers have been up to, making sure you have the world's leading imaging SDK at your fingertips.

Today, we uploaded a new setup with some fantastic new features and improvements to LEADTOOLS Version 19. With a heavy focus on Document and Medical technologies, some of these features are unprecedented for the commercial SDK marketplace. Also, some speed improvements are approaching the 10x faster mark! Here are some of the major updates to pique your interest:

• First Commercial DICOM Hanging Protocol SDK
• HTML5 Zero-footprint Medical Web Viewer - New Features and Enhancements
• DICOM Storage Server - New Features
• More Efficient Handling of DICOM Pixel Data
• Recognition SDK Technology - Enhancements to OCR, Forms & OMR, and New Composite Barcode Recognition
• Document Viewer - New Features and Enhancements
• Document Formats - Enhanced Support
• Credit Card Reader SDK - Supported on More Platforms

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.