Accessing patient information remains a challenge in teleradiology settings, but researchers have found a way to incorporate this information in DICOM image files.
A study from Denmark reveals that CD media used to transfer imaging data are vulnerable to easy alteration. Information such as patient name, age, institute name, and date of imaging can be readily altered on DICOM files exported by CD. More »
Foresight Imaging is previewing at the SIIM conference version 2.2 of its TIMS DICOM software, which helps facilities still using non-DICOM medical modalities to convert to DICOM. More »
The DICOM standard specifies that all DICOM objects have globally unique identifiers. The variety of methods in use makes it difficult, however, to generate unique identifiers that comply with DICOM constraints and still ensure global uniqueness. More »
Despite wide adoption of the DICOM standard, sharing digital imaging data across institutions can still be a challenge. Too often, the radiology community relies on slower, less efficient means such as CDs and U.S. mail to transfer imaging data between interested parties. More »
Some developing countries, and others already developed, are turning to an open source teleradiology solution called DicomWorks, a tool originally released in 1998 as an alternative to $15,000 commercial DICOM viewers. More »
Integrating computer-aided detection with PACS has become a recent trend in digital imaging. Data integrity issues can arise with DICOM CAD images, however, when the two systems are connected, according to a paper published in June. More »
