DICOM standard

E38992

health informatics standard medical imaging 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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All labels observed (25)

Label	Occurrences
DICOM	16
DICOM standard canonical	2
DICOM standards	2
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine	2
DICOM (where relevant to medication-related imaging workflows)	1
DICOM 3.0	1
DICOM Information Object Definition (IOD)	1
DICOM Modality Worklist	1
DICOM PS3.18: Web Services (DICOMweb)	1
DICOM Part 14: Grayscale Standard Display Function	1
DICOM Part 1: Introduction and Overview	1
DICOM Part 3: Information Object Definitions	1
DICOM Part 4: Service Class Specifications	1
DICOM Part 5: Data Structures and Encoding	1
DICOM Part 6: Data Dictionary	1
DICOM Part 7: Message Exchange	1
DICOM Print Management	1
DICOM Query/Retrieve services	1
DICOM Service Class	1
DICOM Service-Object Pair (SOP)	1
DICOM Standard	1
DICOM Storage Commitment	1
DICOM Structured Report (SR)	1
DICOM Transfer Syntax	1
DICOM standard parts	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300401 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DICOM standard
Context triple: [HL7 standards, relatedTo, DICOM standard]

A. 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.
B. HL7 standards
HL7 standards are a widely adopted set of international specifications for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information between healthcare systems.
C. IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards are a family of international standards that define interoperable data exchange and integration between medical devices and healthcare information systems.
D. American College of Radiology
The American College of Radiology is a professional medical society that advances the practice and quality of radiology through education, research, and the development of clinical and imaging standards.
E. ICD-O
ICD-O (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology) is a specialized coding system used worldwide for classifying tumors by site, morphology, behavior, and grade in cancer registration and research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DICOM standard
Target entity description: The DICOM standard is a widely used international specification for handling, storing, transmitting, and displaying medical imaging information and related data.

A. 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.
B. HL7 standards
HL7 standards are a widely adopted set of international specifications for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information between healthcare systems.
C. IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards are a family of international standards that define interoperable data exchange and integration between medical devices and healthcare information systems.
D. American College of Radiology
The American College of Radiology is a professional medical society that advances the practice and quality of radiology through education, research, and the development of clinical and imaging standards.
E. ICD-O
ICD-O (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology) is a specialized coding system used worldwide for classifying tumors by site, morphology, behavior, and grade in cancer registration and research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	health informatics standard ⓘ medical imaging standard ⓘ
abbreviation	DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM
component	DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM PS3.18: Web Services (DICOMweb) DICOM Part 10: Media Storage and File Format ⓘ DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 14: Grayscale Standard Display Function DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 1: Introduction and Overview DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 3: Information Object Definitions DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 4: Service Class Specifications DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 5: Data Structures and Encoding DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 6: Data Dictionary DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Part 7: Message Exchange
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	DICOM Application Entity ⓘ DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Information Object Definition (IOD) DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Modality Worklist DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Print Management DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Query/Retrieve services DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Service Class DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Service-Object Pair (SOP) DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Storage Commitment DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Structured Report (SR) DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM Transfer Syntax DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) ⓘ DICOM conformance statement ⓘ DICOMweb services ⓘ
developedBy	American College of Radiology ⓘ National Electrical Manufacturers Association ⓘ
domain	medical imaging ⓘ
fullName	DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
governingBody	DICOM Standards Committee ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.dicomstandard.org/ ⓘ
initialReleaseYear	1985 ⓘ
majorRevision	DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DICOM 3.0
majorRevisionYear	1993 ⓘ
predecessor	ACR-NEMA standard ⓘ
publisher	NEMA ⓘ
purpose	displaying medical imaging information ⓘ encoding related clinical and administrative data ⓘ handling medical imaging information ⓘ storing medical imaging information ⓘ transmitting medical imaging information ⓘ
relatedStandard	HL7 standards ⓘ surface form: HL7 IHE profiles ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
standardizes	3D and multi-frame image representation ⓘ data elements and attributes for imaging objects ⓘ file formats for medical images ⓘ image compression and transfer syntaxes ⓘ media storage and interchange for imaging data ⓘ network communication protocols for medical imaging ⓘ presentation states and display parameters ⓘ radiation dose reporting ⓘ structured reporting for imaging ⓘ worklist and workflow management in imaging ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
supports	integration with Hospital Information Systems ⓘ integration with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems ⓘ integration with Radiology Information Systems ⓘ interoperability between imaging devices and systems ⓘ
usedIn	cardiology ⓘ dentistry ⓘ nuclear medicine ⓘ oncology ⓘ ophthalmology ⓘ radiation therapy ⓘ radiology ⓘ veterinary imaging ⓘ
usesTransportProtocol	TCP/IP ⓘ

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Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HL7 standards → relatedTo → DICOM standard ⓘ

IHE Patient Care Device profiles → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM standard → fullName → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

DICOM standard → abbreviation → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM standard → majorRevision → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM 3.0

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Service-Object Pair (SOP)

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Information Object Definition (IOD)

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Service Class

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Transfer Syntax

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Modality Worklist

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Storage Commitment

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Query/Retrieve services

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Print Management

DICOM standard → defines → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Structured Report (SR)

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 1: Introduction and Overview

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 3: Information Object Definitions

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 4: Service Class Specifications

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 5: Data Structures and Encoding

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 6: Data Dictionary

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 7: Message Exchange

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM Part 14: Grayscale Standard Display Function

DICOM standard → component → DICOM standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM PS3.18: Web Services (DICOMweb)

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE IT Infrastructure profiles → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM standards

Cloud Healthcare API → supportsStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM Standards Committee → standardDeveloped → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM Standards Committee → standardDeveloped → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

DICOM Standards Committee → produces → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM standard parts

ACR-NEMA standard → influenced → DICOM standard ⓘ

ACR-NEMA standard → relatedTo → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM Application Entity → definedInStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) → usedInStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

subject surface form: DICOM Unique Identifier

this entity surface form: DICOM

DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) → definedIn → DICOM standard ⓘ

subject surface form: DICOM Unique Identifier

this entity surface form: DICOM Standard

IHE → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

subject surface form: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE Radiology → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE Pharmacy → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM (where relevant to medication-related imaging workflows)

IHE Quality, Research and Public Health → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE Eye Care → supports → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE Dental → reliesOn → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM standards

IHE Connectathon → supportsStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE Cardiology → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

IHE Laboratory → usesStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

Orthanc → supportsStandard → DICOM standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: DICOM

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