How to share DICOM files safely?
When you need to review a CTA runoff before a limb salvage procedure, or you want to walk through an aortic aneurysm with a colleague across town, the last thing you should be thinking about is how to share the images — let alone whether doing so is legally safe.
Yet in your practice or hospital system, the reality is probably familiar: DICOM files get emailed, uploaded to file-sharing services or onto CDs. Each of these approaches carries a real risk for you and your patients: exposed Protected Health Information (PHI), HIPAA violations, and — most critically — delayed care.
The problem with sharing DICOM files today
Sharing tools or emails aren't HIPAA-compliant for PHI. The reason isn't simply that they lack encryption . They fail because they were built for a different job: moving bits, not protecting your patients' identities.
When you use these tools to send a patient's vascular imaging, it isn't just risky. Under HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules, you're committing a violation — even if nothing visibly goes wrong.
Transferring DICOM files — the standard format for CT scans or vascular imaging — between you and your peers, or a referring physician isn't just a logistics challenge. It's a compliance one.
The result is that you're left choosing between speed and compliance. Neither is acceptable when your patients' outcomes depend on fast, accurate imaging review.
Secure DICOM sharing with MPR View & Share
MPR View & Share addresses these challenges at two levels:
- First as a FREE, browser-based DICOM viewer with full MPR capabilities.
- Second as a secure medical imaging transfer solution for your vascular practice.
With MPR View & Share, you can:
- Receive outside imaging from referring hospitals with compliance without relying on data transfer tools, e-mails, Physical CD's.
- Share annotated views with your colleagues or trainees for case planning.
- You can open a full CT angiogram in your browser from anywhere for FREE— Without downloading proprietary software or requiring a PACS workstation.
Why MPR View & Share?
Beyond viewing, MPR View & Share is built for the way you actually deliver vascular care: across institutions and between specialists. The platform gives you:
- End-to-end encryption: Every DICOM file you transfer through MPR View & Share is encrypted. Your patients' data is never exposed to unauthorized parties.
- Controlled access: You define exactly who can view or download a study, Your links don't persist indefinitely; access doesn't wander.
- Purpose-built for your vascular workflows: Unlike general-purpose file sharing platforms, MPR View & Share understands your context. Large multi-phase CTAs and complex runoff studies are handled natively — no compression, no format conversion, no lost metadata.
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