Medical professionals
From diagnostic workflow to communication of findings to patient education, digital images play a fundamental role in the work of medical professionals. And now, Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Extended software helps physicians and other healthcare professionals improve patient care with powerful tools for documenting and analyzing treatment and visualizing potential outcomes.
Biomedical Imaging Advisory Group (PDF, 28k)
See the team of medical pros that is shaping the future of Photoshop.
"I use Photoshop to create universal and fundamental communication tools to teach patients anatomy and pathology. These tools provide a deeper understanding of disease processes and treatment decisions."
WellSpan Neurosurgery
“Thanks to digital imaging and Photoshop, patient planning and treatment are more advanced and precise than ever.”
D.D.S.
Software and solutions
Photoshop CS3 Extended
Watch the new Photoshop CS3 Extended feature tour for medical professionals.
Buy Photoshop CS3 Extended.
Plug-ins
Fovea Pro, by Reindeer Graphics
Turn Photoshop into a high-end scientific image analysis software package. Fovea Pro lets you automatically process folders that contain batches of images, yielding data files ready for further interpretation in spreadsheet or statistics programs.
DICOMaccess, by DesAcc, Inc.
With DICOMaccess, Photoshop can transparently read and write DICOM files.
Success stories
Barry Press, M.D.
DICOM support and quantitative measurement capabilities in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended enhance patient communications for cosmetic plastic surgery.
Joseph M Bailey, M.D.
Radiologists improve the quality and accuracy of radiographic images with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended software.
Multiweb Communications
Interactive medical simulation and training created using Adobe software helps physicians learn breakthrough ways to diagnose heart disease.
Richard Hackel, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
Top ophthalmic photographer advances research and patient care using Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended software.
Dr. Joel Winer, M.D. WellSpan Neurosurgery
Innovative surgeon shows patients 'the enemy' with surgical imagery refined with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended software.
Eric Wexler
Scientific researcher guides groundbreaking medical advances with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended.
Steven D. Emmet, M.D.
Pioneering dermatologist uses Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended to create rich digital images that enhance patient care and improve peer-to-peer collaboration.
Mark Maio, Fellow of the Ophthalmic Photographers' Society, Director of Science and Technology, OIS
Physicians, ophthalmic photographers, researchers, and patients gain new insight into medical conditions with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended software.
Tutorials
- NEW Annotate images (PDF, 879k)
- NEW Calibrate, record, export image measurements (PDF, 884k)
- NEW Combine multiple images: auto align (PDF, 1.3M)
- NEW Create a composite image from DICOM files (PDF, 587k)
- NEW Create DICOM animations with DICOM files (PDF, 989k)
- NEW Create Flash-based animations with DICOM files (PDF, 1.0M)
- NEW Establish image measurement scale (PDF, 512k)
- NEW Improve image clarity: convert to black and white (PDF, 714k)
- NEW Make selective and global image adjustments (PDF, 1.3M)
- NEW Sharpen DICOM images (PDF, 1.2M)
Other resources
Community
Photoshop organizations
Find information about third-party professional organizations, e-mail lists, message boards, and more.
Photoshop eSeminars
Find information about upcoming eSeminars.
Articles
For Ophthalmic Photographers: Using Photoshop to construct fundus maps (PDF, 796k)
