DICOM Essentials

DICOM’s s scope 2Part 1 of DICOM States:“The DICOM Standard pertains to the field ofMedical Informatics. Within that field, it addressesthe exchange of digital information betweenmedical imaging equipment and other systems.Because such equipment may interoperate withother medical devices, the scope of this Standardneeds to overlap with other areas of medicalinformatics. However, the DICOM Standard doesnot address the breadth of this field.“20 th October 2004 Understanding the role of IHE in PACS