B32 Converter

Extract text from B32 files

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How to extract text from your B32 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your B32 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert B32 to another file type

To convert your B32 file to another format, you need Sonomed Escalon or other Raster Image software.

Convert a file to B32

To convert other file formats to the "Medical Imaging" file type, you need software like Sonomed Escalon or a similar tool.

About B32 files

The .b32 file extension is a proprietary medical imaging format generated by Sonomed Escalon ophthalmic ultrasound systems. These files store B-scan data - two-dimensional cross-sectional acoustic views of the eye and orbit - used by ophthalmologists to diagnose conditions like retinal detachment or vitreous hemorrhage when optical views are obstructed.

The main issue for users is that .b32 files are essentially raw binary dumps lacking standard image headers. They are strictly designed for the internal Sonomed interface or legacy diagnostic software. Consequently, you cannot double-click to open them in Windows Photo Viewer, macOS Preview, or professional editors like Adobe Photoshop. This proprietary lock-in makes it difficult to attach scans to electronic medical records (EMR) or share them with patients.

To access this data, users must convert the files to interoperable formats:

For Medical Archiving: Convert to DICOM to preserve patient metadata and ensure compatibility with PACS servers.
For General Viewing: Convert to JPG or PNG. This renders the acoustic data as a standard grayscale image, suitable for email or quick reference.
For Reporting: Convert to PDF to bundle multiple scans and annotations into a single, printable document.

Convert.Guru analyzes your B32 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

FAQ

If you want to convert B32 file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Sonomed Escalon or similar software from the "Ophthalmic Ultrasound Image" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to B32, try Sonomed Escalon or another comparable tool in the "Ophthalmic Ultrasound Image" category.

The B32 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our B32 converter.