Intro to Orthanc / DICOM Article
Provide an overview of the DICOM specification, and how pieces of the standard work together to allow for digital imaging workflows.
Working Title: What Is DICOM?
Outline:
- DICOM is a file format and network protocol used to store and transport medical images.
- It is universally implemented in systems such as x-ray, ultrasound, CT, and MRI.
- Components of DICOM: modalities, PACS, workstations/viewers
- Orthanc and its role as a DICOM server
- File format:
- tags
- pixel data
- DICOM resources: patients, studies, series, instances
- Transferring DICOM images
- Interoperability