A generic visualization tool with focus on the conduct of Independent Image Reviews

Hieronymus is a component-based, extendible software application, which supports a broad spectrum of visualization tasks in the medical domain. It is specialized on the conduct of Independent Image Reviews and the images incurring the visualization.

Hieronymus allows the interactive display and processing of e.g. radiological images; functions like Zoom/Pan/Translate, contrast and brightness controls, ROI-generation and -measurement and many more are available at installation or at runtime.

Process and objective of Independent Image Reviews:
A relevant selection of images generated in clinical studies is prepared for the IIR. The images are anonymized and are presented in a randomized show to external experts together with corresponding questionnaires (eCRFs). The experts evaluate the images und answer the questions. The data collected during the IIR will be statistically evaluated and will be incorporated in the records submitted to the regulatory authorities.

Hieronymus is largely configurable. Due to its component-based concept, Hieronymus can cater specific requirements at any time or can be even be integrated in existing environments and processes. Hieronymus runs on all popular operating systems like Windows, Mac OS X and Linux/Unix and supports state-of-the-art graphical interfaces like OpenGL™.

Hieronymus is optimized in large parts on high performance and at the same time the fast initialization of the components. Necessary preprocessing steps of the images are done in the background as far as possible or only when the image of interest is displayed for the first time. Thus, the ad-hoc display of medical image files is possible without omitting long "Prepare"-phases.

Example of a display setting for an Independent Image Review

Images and files can be loaded on-demand at the same time from slow sources as the Internet, to enable a quick medical visualization and image processing even from remote workstations with a slow internet connection.

Hieronymus is tightly connected to GoodImage and works with the target series generated and final quality controlled in GoodImage.