Guides & comparisons
Practical answers for opening, reviewing and measuring DICOM studies on Windows — and how PortaDICOM compares to the viewers you already know.
Horos for Windows: there isn’t one — and what to use instead
Horos and OsiriX run only on macOS, so they can’t open scans on a Windows hospital PC. Here’s how to view DICOM studies on Windows with no install — PortaDICOM.
Read ComparisonA portable RadiAnt DICOM Viewer alternative
Need a RadiAnt alternative you can carry on an SSD and run with no admin rights on hospital PCs? PortaDICOM opens any study — CT, MRI, angiography — and measures it.
Read ComparisonA MicroDicom alternative for portable, no-admin review
A MicroDicom alternative for Windows that runs with no install and no admin rights, carries your case library on a 2 TB SSD, and adds real cath-lab measurements.
Read GuideHow to open a DICOM CD on a Windows PC
A patient handed you a scan CD and it won’t open? Here’s how to open a DICOM CD or USB on any Windows PC — including locked-down hospital computers with no admin rights.
Read SolutionA cathlab DICOM viewer for angiography (XA)
A cathlab DICOM viewer that plays XA cine and measures % diameter stenosis, TIMI and AHA segments — portable, no install, on any Windows PC. Review-only.
Read SolutionA DICOM viewer for locked-down Windows hospital PCs
A DICOM viewer that runs on locked-down Windows hospital PCs with no install and no admin rights. Opens any study from CD, USB or folder. Portable on a 2 TB SSD.
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