DCM Viewer and Validator 3.1

DCM Viewer and Validator by DVTk is a free, open-source application designed to help you inspect and verify DICOM (.dcm) files with confidence. It combines straightforward image viewing with a robust validation engine, so you can visualize pixel data, examine metadata, and check conformance to the DICOM standard in one place. The tool highlights errors and warnings, explains where nonconformities occur, and produces clear, shareable reports to support troubleshooting and quality assurance.

Key capabilities:

• Open and view DICOM images alongside detailed metadata (tags, values, and UIDs)
• Validate datasets against the DICOM standard with clear pass/warn/fail results
• Identify nonconformities quickly with readable messages to aid root-cause analysis
• Generate exportable validation reports for documentation and collaboration
• Work efficiently with drag-and-drop and an intuitive, file-based workflow
• Complement other DVTk tools as part of a broader interoperability test toolkit

Who it’s for:

• Imaging vendors and test engineers verifying device and software conformance
• PACS/RIS administrators and integrators troubleshooting data issues
• Researchers and educators working with DICOM datasets and interoperability testing

Note: DCM Viewer and Validator is intended for testing and validation purposes and is not a medical device. It is not intended for primary diagnostic use.

DCM Viewer and Validator is developed by DVTk. The most popular version of this product among our users is 3.1. The name of the program executable file is DCMViewer.exe.