Abstract: A particularly simple and flexibly operable method for displaying digital medical images or series of images is specified. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the method, a display surface is generated on a screen, within which a plurality of images or series of images can be displayed. A number of surface segments are formed on the display surface, in which a group of images or series of images is shown in each instance. The number of surface segments can herewith be arbitrarily prespecified and changed by a user. A system for implementing the method includes, in at least one embodiment, a viewport manager for generating the display surface and forming any number of surface segments.