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Understanding and using DICOM, the data interchange standard for biomedical imaging

W D Bidgood1, S C Horii, F W Prior

  • 1Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. bidgood@nlm.nih.gov

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
|May 1, 1997
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The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard ensures interoperability for biomedical imaging systems. It defines protocols and formats for efficient data exchange and management across diverse applications.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging Informatics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Information Technology

Background:

  • The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard is a crucial non-proprietary protocol for biomedical image data.
  • It defines a universal digital image format and file structure for medical imaging and related information.
  • Understanding DICOM's foundational concepts is essential for its effective implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the fundamental concepts of the DICOM Standard.
  • To discuss the functionality, innovations, and limitations of DICOM.
  • To analyze the impact of DICOM features on information system users and interoperability.

Main Methods:

  • Review of DICOM specifications, including message protocols, services, and information objects.

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  • Analysis of DICOM's five general application areas: network image management, interpretation, printing, procedure management, and off-line storage.
  • Examination of DICOM's role in achieving automatic interoperability between biomedical imaging systems.

    • Main Results:

    • DICOM provides a comprehensive specification for interoperability from application layer to bit-stream encoding.
    • The Standard is modularly extendable to support new applications and technologies.
    • DICOM facilitates shared management of patient, procedure, and results information through interfaces with other information systems.

    Conclusions:

    • DICOM enables practical automatic interoperability for biomedical imaging computer systems.
    • Effective use of DICOM requires understanding its benefits and limitations for long-term image management strategies.
    • Conformance Statements aid users in assessing interoperability between different DICOM implementations.