Artis zee/zeego VC14 - Siemens Healthcare

s3 IntroductionArtis zee/zeego VC14DICOM Conformance Statement3.1 Revision HistoryProductTable 4 - Revision HistoryProduct DocumentDateVersion VersionDescriptionArtis zee VC13 Rev. 07 15-Apr-08 Version for Final TextArtis zee/zeego VC14 Rev. 08 26-June-09 Version for Final Text3.2 AudienceThis document is intended for hospital staff, health system integrators, software designers orimplementers. It is assumed that the reader has a working understanding of DICOM.3.3 RemarksDICOM, by itself, does not guarantee interoperability. However, the Conformance Statementfacilitates a first-level validation for interoperability between different applications supporting thesame DICOM functionality as SCU and SCP, respectively.This Conformance Statement is not intended to replace validation with other DICOM equipmentto ensure proper exchange of information intended.The scope of this Conformance Statement is to facilitate communication with Siemens and othervendors' medical equipment. The Conformance Statement should be read and understood inconjunction with the DICOM Standard [DICOM]. However, by itself it is not guaranteed to ensurethe desired interoperability and a successful interconnectivity.The user should be aware of the following important issues:• The comparison of conformance statements is the first step towards assessinginterconnectivity between Artis zee/zeego and other DICOM-conformant equipment.• Test procedures should be defined and tests should be performed to validate theconnectivity desired. DICOM itself and the conformance parts do not specify this.3.4 Definitions, Terms and AbbreviationsDefinitions, terms and abbreviations used in this document are defined within the different parts ofthe DICOM standard.Additional Abbreviations and terms are as follows:AEAETASCIICSEDBDCSDICOM Application EntityApplication Entity TitleAmerican Standard Code for Information InterchangeCustomer Service EngineerDatabaseDICOM Conformance Statement© Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector 2009 Rev. 08 Page 6 of 105