diff --git a/dicom-viewer/src/App.tsx b/dicom-viewer/src/App.tsx
index 6ab78b5..90f82fa 100644
--- a/dicom-viewer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/dicom-viewer/src/App.tsx
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
   }
 
   const [stackOrderModified, setStackOrderModified] = useState(false);
-  const [loadingState, setLoadingState] = useState<null | "annotations" | "viewerState">(null);
+  const [loadingState, setLoadingState] = useState<null | "annotations" | "viewerState" | "displayset">(null);
   // Show a warning when a WebGL/graphics resource error (e.g. releaseGraphicsResources) occurs
   const [graphicsErrorVisible, setGraphicsErrorVisible] = useState(false);
   const [graphicsErrorMessage, setGraphicsErrorMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -651,26 +651,31 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
     if (!stackObj) return;
     const stack = stackObj.imageIds;
 
-    // Always revert to stack mode when loading a new stack
-    setViewportModes(prev => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      next[viewportIdx] = 'stack';
-      return next;
-    });
+    setLoadingState("displayset");
+    try {
+      // Always revert to stack mode when loading a new stack
+      setViewportModes(prev => {
+        const next = [...prev];
+        next[viewportIdx] = 'stack';
+        return next;
+      });
 
-    setViewportImageIds(prev => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      next[viewportIdx] = stack;
-      return next;
-    });
-    setSelectedStackIdx(prev => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      next[viewportIdx] = stackIdx;
-      return next;
-    });
+      setViewportImageIds(prev => {
+        const next = [...prev];
+        next[viewportIdx] = stack;
+        return next;
+      });
+      setSelectedStackIdx(prev => {
+        const next = [...prev];
+        next[viewportIdx] = stackIdx;
+        return next;
+      });
 
-    // Cache imageIds and load metadata for this stack
-    await setLoadedImageIdsAndCacheMeta(stack);
+      // Cache imageIds and load metadata for this stack
+      await setLoadedImageIdsAndCacheMeta(stack);
+    } finally {
+      setLoadingState(null);
+    }
   };
 
   const [crossHairsEnabled, setCrossHairsEnabled] = useState(false);
@@ -1918,13 +1923,18 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
     nextModes[insertedViewportIndex] = "stack";
     nextSelected[insertedViewportIndex] = stackIdx;
 
-    saveVisibleViewportState();
-    setViewportGrid({ rows: newRows, cols: newCols });
-    setViewportImageIds(nextImageIds);
-    setViewportModes(nextModes);
-    setSelectedStackIdx(nextSelected);
-    setActiveViewport(insertedViewportIndex);
-    await setLoadedImageIdsAndCacheMeta(stackObj.imageIds);
+    setLoadingState("displayset");
+    try {
+      saveVisibleViewportState();
+      setViewportGrid({ rows: newRows, cols: newCols });
+      setViewportImageIds(nextImageIds);
+      setViewportModes(nextModes);
+      setSelectedStackIdx(nextSelected);
+      setActiveViewport(insertedViewportIndex);
+      await setLoadedImageIdsAndCacheMeta(stackObj.imageIds);
+    } finally {
+      setLoadingState(null);
+    }
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -2371,7 +2381,7 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
 
   const handleAutoLevel = useCallback((viewportIdx: number) => {
     const viewportId = `CT_${viewportIdx}`;
-    try {
+    void (async () => {
       const renderingEngine = renderingEngineRef.current;
       if (!renderingEngine) return;
       const viewport = renderingEngine.getViewport(viewportId);
@@ -2395,10 +2405,22 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
       const voiMeta = (metaData.get("voiLutModule", imageId) || {}) as any;
       const defaultVoi = defaultVoiRangeByViewportRef.current[viewportIdx];
 
-      const minRaw = Number(pixelMeta.smallestPixelValue ?? pixelMeta.smallestImagePixelValue);
-      const maxRaw = Number(pixelMeta.largestPixelValue ?? pixelMeta.largestImagePixelValue);
-      const slope = Number(lutMeta.rescaleSlope ?? 1);
-      const intercept = Number(lutMeta.rescaleIntercept ?? 0);
+      let minRaw = Number(pixelMeta.smallestPixelValue ?? pixelMeta.smallestImagePixelValue);
+      let maxRaw = Number(pixelMeta.largestPixelValue ?? pixelMeta.largestImagePixelValue);
+      let slope = Number(lutMeta.rescaleSlope ?? 1);
+      let intercept = Number(lutMeta.rescaleIntercept ?? 0);
+
+      if (!Number.isFinite(minRaw) || !Number.isFinite(maxRaw) || maxRaw <= minRaw) {
+        try {
+          const image = await imageLoader.loadAndCacheImage(imageId);
+          minRaw = Number((image as any)?.minPixelValue);
+          maxRaw = Number((image as any)?.maxPixelValue);
+          slope = Number((image as any)?.slope ?? slope);
+          intercept = Number((image as any)?.intercept ?? intercept);
+        } catch (err) {
+          // Keep metadata-derived fallbacks below.
+        }
+      }
       const centerMeta = Array.isArray(voiMeta.windowCenter) ? voiMeta.windowCenter[0] : voiMeta.windowCenter;
       const widthMeta = Array.isArray(voiMeta.windowWidth) ? voiMeta.windowWidth[0] : voiMeta.windowWidth;
 
@@ -2427,11 +2449,60 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
 
       viewport.render();
       updateOverlay(viewportIdx, viewport);
-    } catch (e) {
+    })().catch(() => {
       applyDefaultWindowLevel(viewportIdx);
-    }
+    });
   }, [applyDefaultWindowLevel, updateOverlay, viewportImageIds]);
 
+  const applyPresetOption = useCallback((viewportIdx: number, preset: PresetOption) => {
+    if (preset.action === "reset") {
+      applyDefaultWindowLevel(viewportIdx, true);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (preset.action === "autolevel") {
+      handleAutoLevel(viewportIdx);
+      return;
+    }
+    const wlPreset = preset as Extract<PresetOption, { action: "preset" }>;
+    handleApplyPreset(viewportIdx, wlPreset.center, wlPreset.width);
+  }, [applyDefaultWindowLevel, handleApplyPreset, handleAutoLevel]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handlePresetHotkey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const target = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (target) {
+        const tag = target.tagName?.toLowerCase();
+        const editable = target.getAttribute("contenteditable") === "true";
+        if (tag === "input" || tag === "textarea" || tag === "select" || editable) return;
+      }
+      if (e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) return;
+      if (activeViewport === null) return;
+
+      const modality = imageInfos[activeViewport]?.modality;
+      const options = getPresetOptionsForModality(modality);
+
+      if (e.key === "0") {
+        const resetOption = options.find((option) => option.action === "reset");
+        if (resetOption) {
+          applyPresetOption(activeViewport, resetOption);
+          e.preventDefault();
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!/^[1-9]$/.test(e.key)) return;
+      const presetIndex = Number(e.key) - 1;
+      const properPresets = options.filter((option): option is Extract<PresetOption, { action: "preset" }> => option.action === "preset");
+      if (presetIndex >= properPresets.length) return;
+
+      applyPresetOption(activeViewport, properPresets[presetIndex]);
+      e.preventDefault();
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handlePresetHotkey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", handlePresetHotkey);
+  }, [activeViewport, applyPresetOption, imageInfos]);
+
   const toggleViewerFullscreen = useCallback(() => {
     const root = appRootRef.current;
     if (!root) return;
@@ -3986,9 +4057,22 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
                 }}
                 onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()} // <-- prevent bubbling to viewport
               >
-                {getPresetOptionsForModality(imageInfos[i]?.modality).map((preset) => (
+                {(() => {
+                  const options = getPresetOptionsForModality(imageInfos[i]?.modality);
+                  let presetOrdinal = 0;
+                  return options.map((preset) => {
+                    let hotkeyHint = "";
+                    if (preset.action === "reset") {
+                      hotkeyHint = "0";
+                    } else if (preset.action === "preset") {
+                      presetOrdinal += 1;
+                      hotkeyHint = String(presetOrdinal);
+                    }
+
+                    return (
                   <button
                     key={preset.name}
+                    title={hotkeyHint ? `Shortcut: ${hotkeyHint}` : undefined}
                     style={{
                       display: "block",
                       width: "100%",
@@ -4005,14 +4089,7 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
                     }}
                     onClick={e => {
                       e.stopPropagation(); // <-- prevent bubbling to viewport
-                      if (preset.action === "reset") {
-                        applyDefaultWindowLevel(i, true);
-                      } else if (preset.action === "autolevel") {
-                        handleAutoLevel(i);
-                      } else {
-                        const ctPreset = preset as Extract<PresetOption, { action: "preset" }>;
-                        handleApplyPreset(i, ctPreset.center, ctPreset.width);
-                      }
+                      applyPresetOption(i, preset);
                       setPresetsOpenArr(prev => {
                         const next = [...prev];
                         next[i] = false;
@@ -4020,9 +4097,11 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
                       });
                     }}
                   >
-                    {preset.name}
+                    {preset.name}{hotkeyHint ? ` (${hotkeyHint})` : ""}
                   </button>
-                ))}
+                    );
+                  });
+                })()}
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
@@ -4475,7 +4554,9 @@ function App({ container_id, imageStacks, autoCacheStack, annotationJson, viewer
         >
           {loadingState === "annotations"
             ? "Loading Annotations..."
-            : "Loading Viewer State..."}
+            : loadingState === "displayset"
+              ? "Loading Display Set..."
+              : "Loading Viewer State..."}
         </div>
       )}