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What Exactly is DICOM?

March 21, 2018 | by P. Varma

There are so many different formats out there: JPEG, PNG, PDF, MP3, MOV… the list just goes on and on. While these formats might ring a bell, many people are caught off guard by DICOM. What is it? Plain and simple, DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine. So, if you are trying to figure out what this format is and how it is relevant to you, keep reading.

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