Dicom

2 definitions found

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DICOM
       Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:



  DICOM
       
           (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications
          in Medicine) A {standard} developed by ACR-NEMA (American
          College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's
          Association) for communications between medical imaging
          devices.  It conforms to the {ISO reference model} for network
          communications and incorporates {object-oriented} design
          concepts.
       
          (1995-03-29)