Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) [electronic resource] : A Practical Introduction and Survival Guide /
Pianykh, Oleg S.author.
This is the second edition of a very popular book on DICOM that introduces this complex standard from a very practical point of view. It is aimed at a broad audience of radiologists, clinical administrators, information technologists, medical students, and lecturers. The book provides a gradual, down to earth introduction to DICOM, accompanied by an analysis of the most common problems associated with its implementation. Compared with the first edition, many improvements and additions have been made, based on feedback from readers. Whether you are running a teleradiology project or writing DICOM software, this book will provide you with clear and helpful guidance. It will prepare you for any DICOM projects or problem solving, and assist you in taking full advantage of multifaceted DICOM functionality.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to DICOM: What is DICOM?- How does DICOM work?- Where do you get DICOM from?- A Brief History of DICOM -- DICOM and Clinical Data: Parlez-vous DICOM?- Medical Images in DICOM -- DICOM Communications: DICOM SOPs: Basic -- DICOM SOPs: Beyond Basic -- DICOM Associations -- DICOM Media and Security: DICOM Media: Files, Folders, and DICOMDIRs -- DICOM Security -- Incompatibility of Compatible -- Advanced Topics: DICOM and Teleradiology -- Standards and System Integration in Digital Medicine.-  Disaster PACS Planning and Management -- DICOM Software Development -- DICOM Implementation Plans -- DICOM FAQs -- Appendix.
This is the second edition of a very popular book on DICOM that introduces this complex standard from a very practical point of view. It is aimed at a broad audience of radiologists, clinical administrators, information technologists, medical students, and lecturers. The book provides a gradual, down to earth introduction to DICOM, accompanied by an analysis of the most common problems associated with its implementation. Compared with the first edition, many improvements and additions have been made, based on feedback from readers. Whether you are running a teleradiology project or writing DICOM software, this book will provide you with clear and helpful guidance. It will prepare you for any DICOM projects or problem solving, and assist you in taking full advantage of multifaceted DICOM functionality.
Radiology.
Health informatics.
Optical data processing.
Computer organization.
Computer science—Mathematics.
Computers.
Imaging / Radiology.
Health Informatics.
Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.
Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.
Mathematics of Computing.
Information Systems and Communication Service.