Medical　image　diagnosis　plays　a　key　role　in　modern　medical　science,　and　the　medical　image　is　the　core　of　Digital　Imaging　and　Communications　in　Medicine　(DICOM)　standard.　This　work　presented　an　implementation　of　interactive　visualization　of　DICOM　3.0　compliant　medical　image　on　the　Google＇s　Android　platform　which　was　the　most　popular　mobile　operating　system　at　present.　The　application　enabled　an　Android　terminal　(version　2.2)　with　multi-touch　screen　and　Wi-Fi　function　to　visualize　the　medical　images　(supporting　DICOM　3.0　file　format　and　JPEG2000　coding).　And　then,　several　DICOM　compliant　images　of　different　modalities　(MR,　CT)　and　different　file　sizes　had　been　used　to　evaluate　the　transmission　time　in　two　network　types:　WLAN　and　3G　network.　This　research　indicated　an　Android　terminal　(might　be　a　mobile　phone　or　tablet　PC)　with　the　application　was　suitable　to　be　an　auxiliary　facilities　for　medical　staff,　and　it　would　improve　medical　efficiency　and　reduce　the　medical　delay.　©　2012　Springer-Verlag　GmbH.