DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format is the section of the DICOM standard that defines how medical images and related data are encapsulated, structured, and stored in files for exchange and archiving across different systems.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format Context triple: [DICOM standard, component, DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format]
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DICOM standard
The DICOM standard is a widely used international specification for handling, storing, transmitting, and displaying medical imaging information and related data.
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DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) is a globally unique numeric string used in medical imaging to unambiguously identify objects such as studies, series, images, and other DICOM entities.
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DICOM Standards Committee
The DICOM Standards Committee is the international body responsible for developing and maintaining the DICOM standard for medical imaging interoperability.
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DICOM Application Entity
A DICOM Application Entity is a networked software or device component in medical imaging systems that sends, receives, and processes DICOM messages and services for exchanging clinical data.
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IHE Patient Care Device profiles
IHE Patient Care Device profiles are interoperability specifications that define how medical devices integrate and exchange data within healthcare IT systems to support safe, coordinated patient care.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format Target entity description: DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format is the section of the DICOM standard that defines how medical images and related data are encapsulated, structured, and stored in files for exchange and archiving across different systems.
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A.
DICOM standard
The DICOM standard is a widely used international specification for handling, storing, transmitting, and displaying medical imaging information and related data.
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B.
DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) is a globally unique numeric string used in medical imaging to unambiguously identify objects such as studies, series, images, and other DICOM entities.
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C.
DICOM Standards Committee
The DICOM Standards Committee is the international body responsible for developing and maintaining the DICOM standard for medical imaging interoperability.
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D.
DICOM Application Entity
A DICOM Application Entity is a networked software or device component in medical imaging systems that sends, receives, and processes DICOM messages and services for exchanging clinical data.
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IHE Patient Care Device profiles
IHE Patient Care Device profiles are interoperability specifications that define how medical devices integrate and exchange data within healthcare IT systems to support safe, coordinated patient care.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
DICOM standard part
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technical specification ⓘ |
| appliesTo | DICOM media storage application profiles ⓘ |
| defines |
DICOM file format
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DICOM file meta information ⓘ DICOM file preamble ⓘ DICOM media storage model ⓘ DICOM prefix "DICM" ⓘ File Meta Information Header ⓘ Implementation Class UID in file meta information ⓘ Implementation Version Name in file meta information ⓘ Media Storage SOP Class UID in file meta information ⓘ Media Storage SOP Instance UID in file meta information ⓘ Source Application Entity Title in file meta information ⓘ Transfer Syntax UID in file meta information ⓘ encapsulation of DICOM data sets in files ⓘ group length element for file meta information ⓘ structure of DICOM files for interchange ⓘ |
| enables |
offline distribution of imaging studies
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vendor-neutral DICOM file exchange ⓘ |
| ensures |
compatibility of DICOM files across different vendors
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consistent file structure across DICOM implementations ⓘ |
| goal | to standardize how DICOM objects are encapsulated in files for exchange and archiving ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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surface form:
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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| hasScope |
file-level representation of DICOM information objects
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media storage of DICOM composite instances ⓘ |
| isMaintainedBy | DICOM Standards Committee ⓘ |
| isPublishedBy | DICOM Standards Committee ⓘ |
| isReferencedBy |
DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
DICOM conformance statements for media storage
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| isUsedFor |
interoperable storage of DICOM SOP Instances
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long-term archiving of DICOM data ⓘ portable media exchange of DICOM studies ⓘ |
| partOf | DICOM standard ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
DICOM Part 12: Media Formats and Physical Media for Media Interchange
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DICOM Part 3: Information Object Definitions ⓘ DICOM PS3.5 Data Structures and Encoding ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Part 5: Data Structures and Encoding
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| requires |
presence of file meta information for DICOM files on media
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use of standard UIDs to identify SOP Classes and Instances ⓘ |
| specifies |
byte ordering for DICOM files
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file-based interchange of DICOM objects ⓘ how DICOM data sets are stored on media ⓘ little-endian explicit VR encoding for file meta information ⓘ use of transfer syntaxes for data set encoding ⓘ |
| supports |
archiving of medical images
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exchange of medical images between systems ⓘ storage of related medical information such as reports and waveforms ⓘ |
| uses | DICOM data set encoding rules ⓘ |
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Subject: DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format Description of subject: DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format is the section of the DICOM standard that defines how medical images and related data are encapsulated, structured, and stored in files for exchange and archiving across different systems.
Referenced by (3)
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DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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hasFullName
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DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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this entity surface form:
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format
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this entity surface form:
DICOM conformance statements for media storage