What is DICOM

In all of the acronyms associated with x-ray, DICOM is probably the most prevalent and significant. It is the mothership of digital radiology, steering capabilities and functionality with these critical files. The Radiology Coach clarifies how DICOM has revolutionized medical x-rays.

[@lu.no.shinri]

From what source can I understand the different attributes that appear in the header DICOM metadata, where are the private data? Anyway, thank you so much for sharing!

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Hello, Is DICOM a kind of image formats like jpg or png? please I will wait for your reply
I took datasets from Kaggle, but when i click right on any image i found properties of its was tif, jpg, or jpeg. If not what it is?
please can you explain it to me?

[@TheRadiologyCoach]

Hi poor woman. Thanks for your inquiry. DICOM is a type of file, or better stated, a file format. It is encrypted and includes multiple characteristics of that file. In most instances, there is the radiology image, then the image identification information such as patient name and patient number, and then the algorithm that is associated with the image in order to make it look a certain way. On top of that, DICOM provides for encrypted transmission and review within a medical environment in order to comply with HIPAA standards. I hope that helps.

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Thankssssssss so much