what does DICOM stand for
digital imaging and communications in medicine
what is DICOM
used for transmitting medical images between medical devices, so images can go from modality, to workstation, to archive.
developed by ACR and NEMA
how many parts os DICOM made up from
22 diff parts
with DICOM, how will a device perform?
as a service class user, or a service class provider, or both
who is network comm between
SCP (server, prov service) and SCU (req info from SCP)
what are DICOM UID’s (unique identifier)
used globally to ID eahc img set. if imgs are shared they have a unique identifier so it doesnt ever get confused w other imgs
each study is IDed by what
a study instance UID
how are UIDs created? how many #s is it made from
s created based on vender #, serial #, date, time, pat #, study series, img #.
30 digits
what else can DICOM do
uses compression technology on img data (changes a JPEG w/o degrading im)
allows pat info to be pulled from RIS
whats RIS (radiology information system)?
holds all radiology specific pat info
whats HIS? (hospital information saystem)
holds all pats medical info
info abt medication, blood work, ect..
pats data that relates to the whole hospital
electronic medical recoird
aka elec health record.
contains all pat info like lab results, pathology reports, ect..
why do we used RIS, HIS, and EMR?
it allows the sharing of info for btter patient care
what is health level 7
a standard used to communicate between RIS and HIS. it oversees most clinical and admin data
