DICOM Support

DICOM is the standard medical image format, see DICOM on wikipedia or at NEMA. Add a Dicom block (wordpress >= version 5) Here are the steps needed to add a 'Dicom' block: In the post editor, find and add a 'Dicom' block, Click the Media Library button, Upload files on the Upload Files tab or choose some from the Media Library tab, Click 'Select', This brings you back to the editor and adds the dcm shortcode to the post, Click the Preview button to see it in action! You can click back on the generated shortcode to make the 'Dicom' block reappear and modify your selection. Add an individual file (wordpress < version 5) The steps to add a DICOM file to a post are similar than adding an image except you do not have a preview in the editor. They are: In the post editor, click the Add Media button, On the Insert Media page, choose the Upload Files tab, Upload DICOM data, It should be selected in the Media Library tab, Click the Insert into post button, This brings you back to the editor and adds the dcm shortcode to the post, Click the Preview Changes button to see it in action! Add a gallery (wordpress < version 5) The gallery allows to load more than one slice and activates the scroll button. The steps to add DICOM files to a gallery are similar than for images. They are: In the post editor, click the Add Media button, On the Create Gallery page, choose the Upload Files tab, Upload DICOM data, It should be selected in the Media Library tab, Note: DICOM data may not show in the media list, in that case, choose the DICOM option in the first drop down on the search line, Click the Create a new gallery button, No need to change the DICOM files order in the Edit Gallery page, it will be set by the viewer; what you can do is choose the size in the Settings column, Click the Insert gallery button, This brings you back to the editor and adds the gallery shortcode to the post, Click the Preview Changes button to see it in action! Error loading data DWV supports most of the DICOM standard but it can sometimes fail to load data. Please refer to the conformance page on its doc to see what it supports. You can test your data on the latest live version of DWV on its demo page.