1. A method for efficiently transferring medical images, the method comprising: receiving a medical image in a first platform dependent format of a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that is accessible by a first format compliant device, wherein the first format compliant device comprises platform dependent resources for decoding said first format; transforming the medical image from the first format to a second format comprising decoded content of the first format for viewing on a first format non-compliant device; and passing said transformed medical image to the device for viewing.