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DICOM is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. |
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Includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol. |
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DICOM differs from other data formats in that it groups information into data sets. That means that a file actually contains the patient ID within the file, so that the image can never be separated from this information by mistake. |
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The communication protocol is an application protocol that uses TCP/IP to communicate between systems. |
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DICOM files can be exchanged between two entities that are capable of receiving image and patient data in DICOM format. |
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DICOM enables the integration of scanners, servers, workstations, printers, and network hardware from multiple manufacturers into a picture archiving and communication system. The different devices come with DICOM conformance statements which clearly state the DICOM classes they support. |
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DICOM has been widely adopted by hospitals. |
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BabySentryPro utilizes a DICOM interface to ultrasound machines or other sources of imagery. |
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Please refer to dicom.nema.org for more details. |
