Quality Digest
Published: Monday, January 10, 2005 - 23:00 “A major enhancement to how DICOM conformance statements are written was added for the 2004 publication,” says Dwight Simon, medical standards director at Merge eFilm and vendor chair of the DICOM committee. “ The newly enhanced DICOM conformance statement definition will help the users better understand a product’s DICOM functionality and give a much better description of the product’s ability to interoperate with another product that supports DICOM features.” For more information, visit www.nema.org. For 40 years Quality Digest has been the go-to source for all things quality. Our newsletter, Quality Digest, shares expert commentary and relevant industry resources to assist our readers in their quest for continuous improvement. Our website includes every column and article from the newsletter since May 2009 as well as back issues of Quality Digest magazine to August 1995. We are committed to promoting a view wherein quality is not a niche, but an integral part of every phase of manufacturing and services.
FDA Compliance NEMA Releases Revision of DICOM Standard
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association recently released a significant update of its Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standard. DICOM establishes a single language for exchanging medical digital images and related patient information, and allows the interoperability of medical imaging equipment. It was developed by software engineers, physicians, trade associations and government agencies. Among the 25 additions to the standard are features covering access to medical images via the Internet, new media, USB and flash memory devices, along with functionality for some of the new specialties that use DICOM, such as dentistry, ophthalmology, breast imaging and OB/GYN. Other new features are designed to help users capture specific information they need in such areas as vascular ultrasound and echocardiography.
About The Author
Quality Digest
© 2022 Quality Digest. Copyright on content held by Quality Digest or by individual authors. Contact Quality Digest for reprint information.
“Quality Digest" is a trademark owned by Quality Circle Institute, Inc.
