DICOM
id: B2AI_SUBSTRATE:11
name: DICOM
description: An image and metadata format for radiology imaging.
edam id: edam.format:3548
ncit id: ncit:C63537
file extensions: dicom dcm
limitations:
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Files are generally named using unique identifiers that may not be compatible across all operating systems (i.e., they may be too long).
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Patient data is included in each image file header so all files must be processed in order to anonymize them.
subclass of:
- B2AI_SUBSTRATE:36 (Raster Image)