When to use it
Use it when a radiology, anatomy, or clinical case depends on reading the image together. Every student can work with the same study.
Engage
DICOM: interact with medical images
DICOM is a Sendsteps question type for medical education. You load DICOM images into the presentation. Students can interact with those images on their own device, so the viewer is part of the lesson, not only a slide the teacher looks at.
How it feeds the loop
How students mark or read the image is a Validate picture of visual clinical skill. Patterns can inform Improve. AI recommends, teachers decide.
Questions about DICOM
Frequently asked questions about DICOM in Sendsteps
What is DICOM in Sendsteps?
DICOM is a question type in Engage. You load medical images into the presentation, and students can interact with those images during the lesson.
Can students interact, or is it teacher-only?
Students can interact with the images. That is the point of putting the viewer in the lesson, not only on the presenter’s screen.
Do quieter students have to speak?
No. Everyone works on their own device. Equal voice for every student, not only the people closest to the screen.
Can the interaction feed Validate?
Yes. What students do with the image belongs to the lesson. Validate can include that as evidence of who could read the study.
Every lesson improves the next
Use these question types in Engage. Then see who understands in Validate.