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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1773658" data-attributes="member: 38864">I have a quick suggestion here.... in that screen cap, if that file path happens to be your medical record number, you may want to mask that in the interest of protecting your privacy.It's odd to me that you are getting a prompt for a password to open the file. Who told you to use Unarchiver and Osirix to view it? Did that CD not come with embedded DICOM viewing software on it, even if it's Windows-based? Take a look at the folder... do you see a file titled &quot;autorun.inf&quot; or any .exe files?&nbsp; If it was created by a tech off the MRI scanner, then likely not. If it was made with a PACS system's own software, then it likely does. I'm betting that there is a viewer on the disc, and the file is password-protected with a standard password that the embedded viewer &quot;knows&quot; already. If the latter is the case, I'd also wager that calling the hospital won't help. Even if the IT staff knows it, they aren't going to give it out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1773658, member: 38864"] I have a quick suggestion here.... in that screen cap, if that file path happens to be your medical record number, you may want to mask that in the interest of protecting your privacy. It's odd to me that you are getting a prompt for a password to open the file. Who told you to use Unarchiver and Osirix to view it? Did that CD not come with embedded DICOM viewing software on it, even if it's Windows-based? Take a look at the folder... do you see a file titled "autorun.inf" or any .exe files? If it was created by a tech off the MRI scanner, then likely not. If it was made with a PACS system's own software, then it likely does. I'm betting that there is a viewer on the disc, and the file is password-protected with a standard password that the embedded viewer "knows" already. If the latter is the case, I'd also wager that calling the hospital won't help. Even if the IT staff knows it, they aren't going to give it out. [/QUOTE]

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