AWS HealthImaging adds JPEG XL support

This article announces JPEG XL support for AWS HealthImaging, enabling storage and retrieval of lossy compressed medical images without transcoding.

• AWS HealthImaging now supports JPEG XL transfer syntax for DICOM data
• Stores JPEG XL images without transcoding, maintaining data fidelity
• Reduces storage costs for medical imaging applications
• Retrieves image frames in JPEG XL format without transcoding latency
• Particularly useful for digital pathology whole slide imaging systems
• Available in US East, US West, Asia Pacific, and Europe regions

This update simplifies integration of HealthImaging with applications requiring JPEG XL encoded DICOM data while improving performance and reducing costs.