An standard of conformity used by the majority of imaging hardware (CT/CBCT) and software manufacturers for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical digital diagnostic imaging.
It allows three-dimensional imaging data from different manufacturers to be used in third party software for visualization, surgical evaluation, and creation of CAD/CAM models and appliances.
DICOM enables the integration of digital diagnostic imaging modalities into a picture archiving and communication system (PACS).See: PACS Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Distraction axis






