REPRODUCTION OR DISPLAY OF MEDICAL IMAGES WITH CONFIGURABLE TEXT BOX

Method and system for reproducing or displaying a medical image with a text box having a lay out that can easily be adapted to the specifications of the customer. A file comprising parameters relating to the lay out of a text box is downloaded into a storage unit, part of an image acquisition station or a workstation, the parameters are selected from the file and used for the composition of the text box to be reproduced on a hard copy of said medical image or to be displayed on a soft copy of the medical image.