Journal:Thirty years of the DICOM standard
Full article title | Thirty years of the DICOM standard |
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Journal | Tomography |
Author(s) | Larobina, Michele |
Author affiliation(s) | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche |
Primary contact | Email: michele dot larobina at cnr dot it |
Year published | 2023 |
Volume and issue | 9(5) |
Article # | 1829-1838 |
DOI | 10.3390/tomography9050145 |
ISSN | 2379-139X |
Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
Website | https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/9/5/145 |
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Abstract
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is an international standard that defines a format for storing medical images and a protocol to enable and facilitate data communication among medical imaging systems. The DICOM standard has been instrumental in transforming the medical imaging world over the last three decades. Its adoption has been a significant experience for manufacturers, healthcare users, and research scientists. In this review, 30 years after introducing the standard, we discuss the innovation, advantages, and limitations of adopting DICOM and its possible future directions.
Keywords: DICOM, metadata, file formats, communication protocols, quantitative imaging
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