Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
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| Description | DICOM is the international standard to transmit, store, retrieve, print, process, and display medical imaging information. |
| Reference code | ISB1556 |
| Has the standard been published? | true |
| Nationally Mandated | true |
| Status of standard | Active |
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| Standard type | Technical standards and specifications |
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| Link to Documentation | https://www.dicomstandard.org/current/ |
| Contact details | dicom@dicomstandard.org |
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| Related standards | The DICOM standard is incorporated in a variety of imaging related [Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)](https://www.ihe.net/) integration profiles, and in imaging related HL7 [FHIR](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/resourcelist.html) resources. Both [ISO12052:2017](https://www.iso.org/standard/72941.html) and [CEN](http://www.cen.eu/pages/default.aspx) 12052 are normative references to the DICOM standard. |
| Dependencies | * DICOM uses both TCP/IP and HTTP as transport mechanisms, while JPEG and MPEG are recognised as content types. It also has its own standard Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type. * DICOM embraces broadly based network protocols for infrastructure management and security (e.g., LDAP, DHCP, NTP, SAML, etc.). DICOM profiles the use of those Standards in the biomedical imaging environment (see [Part 15](https://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/html/part15.html#table_H.1-15)). * [SCCI0034: SNOMED CT](https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/publications-and-notifications/standards-and-collections/scci0034-snomed-ct) is the preferred coding system within DICOM for anatomy, clinical findings, procedures, pharmaceutical/biologic products (including contrast agents), and other clinical terms. * [LOINC](https://loinc.org/) is another external vocabulary referenced by DICOM; LOINC terms are extensively used in value sets and structured report templates. * [BI-RADS](https://www.acr.org/quality-safety/resources/birads) terminology and reporting templates are used in DICOM Structured Reports for breast imaging. |
| Assurance | This standard has been approved by the Information Standards Board (now replaced) and published as an information standard notice (ISN). |
| Endorsements | None |