- AI
- Molecular Imaging
- CT
- X-Ray
- Ultrasound
- MRI
- Facility Management
- Mammography
DICOM enhances CT, MR device interoperability
The DICOM standard is changing with the times to include a new family of CT and MR objects.
The DICOM standard is changing with the times to include a new family of CT and MR objects.
SCAR, the National Electrical Manufacturer's Association, and DICOM are working with vendors to provide tools and an infrastructure for developing, testing, validating, and demonstrating new objects designed to support the rapidly advancing capabilities of CT and MR technologies.
Those test tools and sample images, along with open source code not yet publicly accessible, were expected to become available after the 2005 SCAR meeting.
The original DICOM CT object contained 18 attributes, none of them mandatory for vendors, and four terms, two of which were enumerated-meaning all vendors must comply. The enhanced CT object has 41 attributes, 39 of them mandatory, and 86 terms, 18 of them enumerated.
The original object for MR defined 44 attributes, only two of them mandatory, and 38 terms, nine of which were enumerated. The enhanced DICOM MR object includes 103 attributes, 94 of them mandatory, and 228 terms, 47 enumerated.
New Literature Review Assesses Merits of Cardiac MRI After Survival of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
April 19th 2024While noting inconsistencies with the diagnostic yield of cardiac MRI in patients who survived sudden cardiac arrest, researchers cited unique advantages in characterizing ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and facilitating alternate diagnoses.
Study of Ofatumumab for Multiple Sclerosis Shows 'Profoundly Suppressed MRI Lesion Activity'
April 17th 2024The use of continuous ofatumumab in patients within three years of a relapsing multiple sclerosis diagnosis led to substantial reductions in associated lesions on brain MRI scans, according to research recently presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference.
