DICOM standard

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The DICOM standard is a widely used international specification for handling, storing, transmitting, and displaying medical imaging information and related data.

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instanceOf health informatics standard
medical imaging standard
abbreviation DICOM
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component DICOM PS3.18: Web Services (DICOMweb)
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DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
DICOM Part 14: Grayscale Standard Display Function
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DICOM Part 1: Introduction and Overview
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DICOM Part 3: Information Object Definitions
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DICOM Part 4: Service Class Specifications
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DICOM Part 5: Data Structures and Encoding
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DICOM Part 6: Data Dictionary
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DICOM Part 7: Message Exchange
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countryOfOrigin United States
defines DICOM Application Entity
DICOM Information Object Definition (IOD)
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DICOM Modality Worklist
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DICOM Print Management
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DICOM Query/Retrieve services
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DICOM Service Class
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DICOM Service-Object Pair (SOP)
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DICOM Storage Commitment
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DICOM Structured Report (SR)
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DICOM Transfer Syntax
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DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
DICOM conformance statement
DICOMweb services
developedBy American College of Radiology
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
domain medical imaging
fullName Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
linked to: DICOM standard
governingBody DICOM Standards Committee
hasWebsite https://www.dicomstandard.org/
initialReleaseYear 1985
majorRevision DICOM 3.0
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majorRevisionYear 1993
predecessor ACR-NEMA standard
publisher NEMA
purpose displaying medical imaging information
encoding related clinical and administrative data
handling medical imaging information
storing medical imaging information
transmitting medical imaging information
relatedStandard HL7
linked to: HL7 standards

IHE profiles
scope international
standardizes 3D and multi-frame image representation
data elements and attributes for imaging objects
file formats for medical images
image compression and transfer syntaxes
media storage and interchange for imaging data
network communication protocols for medical imaging
presentation states and display parameters
radiation dose reporting
structured reporting for imaging
worklist and workflow management in imaging
status active
supports integration with Hospital Information Systems
integration with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
integration with Radiology Information Systems
interoperability between imaging devices and systems
usedIn cardiology
dentistry
nuclear medicine
oncology
ophthalmology
radiation therapy
radiology
veterinary imaging
usesTransportProtocol TCP/IP

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HL7 standards relatedTo DICOM standard
IHE Patient Care Device profiles usesStandard DICOM
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DICOM standard fullName Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
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DICOM standard abbreviation DICOM
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DICOM standard majorRevision DICOM 3.0
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Service-Object Pair (SOP)
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Information Object Definition (IOD)
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Service Class
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Transfer Syntax
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Modality Worklist
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Storage Commitment
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Query/Retrieve services
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Print Management
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DICOM standard defines DICOM Structured Report (SR)
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DICOM standard component DICOM Part 1: Introduction and Overview
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DICOM standard component DICOM Part 3: Information Object Definitions
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DICOM standard component DICOM Part 4: Service Class Specifications
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DICOM standard component DICOM Part 5: Data Structures and Encoding
linked to: DICOM standard
DICOM standard component DICOM Part 6: Data Dictionary
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DICOM standard component DICOM Part 7: Message Exchange
linked to: DICOM standard
DICOM standard component DICOM Part 14: Grayscale Standard Display Function
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DICOM standard component DICOM PS3.18: Web Services (DICOMweb)
linked to: DICOM standard
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise usesStandard DICOM
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IHE IT Infrastructure profiles usesStandard DICOM standards
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Cloud Healthcare API supportsStandard DICOM
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DICOM Standards Committee standardDeveloped DICOM
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DICOM Standards Committee standardDeveloped Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
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DICOM Standards Committee produces DICOM standard parts
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ACR-NEMA standard influenced DICOM standard
ACR-NEMA standard relatedTo DICOM
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DICOM Application Entity definedInStandard DICOM
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DICOM Unique Identifier usedInStandard DICOM
subject linked to: DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
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DICOM Unique Identifier definedIn DICOM Standard
subject linked to: DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
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Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise usesStandard DICOM
subject linked to: IHE
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IHE Radiology usesStandard DICOM
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IHE Pharmacy usesStandard DICOM (where relevant to medication-related imaging workflows)
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IHE Quality, Research and Public Health usesStandard DICOM
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IHE Eye Care supports DICOM
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IHE Dental reliesOn DICOM standards
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IHE Connectathon supportsStandard DICOM
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IHE Cardiology usesStandard DICOM
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IHE Laboratory usesStandard DICOM
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Orthanc supportsStandard DICOM
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