What is 3Dicom Patient?
Singular Health’s 3Dicom-Patient is developed for patient education, our lightweight 3D DICOM viewer allows standard 2D radiology scans such as MRI or CT data to be converted into fully-immersive 3D model of your own anatomy. 3Dicom-Patient works on both Windows and MacOS.
What is Horos Viewer?
Horos Viewer is a free and open-source software (FOSS) for MacOS, based on OsiriX and several open source other libraries.
Choosing Between 3Dicom Patient with Horos Viewer
Both 3Dicom-Patient Viewer and Horos Viewer are pretty similar in terms of features. We have included the comparison table below to assist in your choice between both softwares.
Features | ||
Compatible with Windows | ✓ | ✘ |
Compatible with MacOS | ✓ | ✓ |
On-device DICOM image loading | ✓ | ✓ |
Local File Storage | ✓ | ✓ |
Standard 2D Views | ✓ | ✓ |
Visualise CT Scans in 2D | ✓ | ✓ |
Visualise PET Scans in 2D | ✓ | ✓ |
Visualise MRI Scans in 2D | ✓ | ✓ |
Visualise CT Scans in 3D with Rotate, Pan and Zoom | ✓ | ✓ |
Visualise PET Scans in 3D with Rotate, Pan and Zoom | ✓ | ✓ |
Visualise MRI Scans in 3D with Rotate, Pan and Zoom | ✓ | ✓ |
Intuitive HU Window Feature, which exposes internal anatomy and structures | ✓ | ✓ |
Mobile Companion App | 3Dicom Mobile included in Subscription | Horos Mobile only on iOS |
The Final Analysis
Overall, both 3Dicom-Patient Viewer and Horos Viewer, are pretty similar in terms of features.
If you are a native MacOS user, you would probably end up choosing Horos Viewer for its convenience and familiarity as a MacOS-only software. On top of it being the free option.
However, if you want a product that would be compatible across Mac OS AND Fenster devices, you should probably select 3Dicom Patient. 3Dicom-Patient subscription includes a mobile companion app that is also compatible for both Android AND iOS users, making it the more user-friendly and cost efficient option.