Standard Digital Imaging

DICOM stands for standard digital imaging and communications in medicine. These are some sort of images needed for the exchange of information on health grounds. It has positively consumed the healthcare industry and made patient care more promising. Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine is abbreviated as DICOM. It is a global protocol to be followed whiles the exchange of medical information. The data are generally shared in image formats. The protocol defines the file format which is either DCM or DCM30 (DCM3.0) file extension. DICOM is deployed everywhere in medical lines where data can be exchanged in image formats such as MRI, CT, X-ray, Ultrasound, Camera, etc. Therefore, the DICOM makes sure that all the medical equipment deployed at the clinics, medical imaging centers, and hospitals will work parallels and will deliver the medical images accurately.