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.
Author(s): Oleg S. Pianykh (auth.)
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 417
Tags: 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
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
What Is DICOM?....Pages 3-5
How Does DICOM Work?....Pages 7-10
Where Do You Get DICOM from?....Pages 11-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Brief History of DICOM....Pages 19-25
Parlez-vous DICOM?....Pages 27-80
Medical Images in DICOM....Pages 81-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
DICOM SOPs: Basic....Pages 117-167
DICOM SOPs: Beyond Basic....Pages 169-175
DICOM Associations....Pages 177-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
DICOM Media: Files, Folders, and DICOMDIRs....Pages 217-242
DICOM Security....Pages 243-265
Incompatibility of Compatible....Pages 267-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
DICOM and Teleradiology....Pages 281-317
Standards and System Integration in Digital Medicine....Pages 319-329
Disaster PACS Planning and Management....Pages 331-342
DICOM Applications: Usual and Not....Pages 343-361
DICOM Software Development....Pages 363-372
DICOM Implementation Plans....Pages 373-379
DICOM FAQs....Pages 381-389
Back Matter....Pages 391-417
