Version: 1.0.3 | Published: 22 Dec 2025 | Updated: 63 days ago
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
Dataset
Summary
Reference Code:
ISB 1556
Type:
Technical standards and specifications
Topics:
- Messaging
- Tests and diagnostics
Care Settings:
Hospital
Contact Point
Contact Point:
Documentation
Description:
The DICOM Standard is managed by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance - a division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
DICOM® Publications and DICOMWeb™ Publications are published by and copyright owned by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
Documentation Link:
Relations:
The DICOM standard is incorporated in a variety of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise imaging related integration profiles and in imaging related resources.
Name:Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) integration profiles
Name:HL7 FHIR resources
Explanation:Imaging-related resources from the FHIR standard are related to DICOM.
Name:ISO12052:2017
Explanation:This standard is a normative reference to the DICOM standard.
Dependencies:
DICOM depends on coding standards below.
Infrastructure and security standards outlined below are also profiled in the biomedical imaging environment (see [Part 15](https://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/html/part15.html#table_H.1-15)).
Name:SNOMED CT
Explanation:The preferred coding system within DICOM for anatomy, clinical findings,
procedures, pharmaceutical/biologic products (including contrast agents), and
other clinical terms.
Name:LOINC
Explanation:Another external vocabulary referenced by DICOM; LOINC terms are extensively
used in value sets and structured report templates.
Name:BI-RADS
Explanation:Terminology and reporting templates are used in DICOM Structured Reports for
breast imaging.
Name:Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Explanation:The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is intended for use as a reliable
host-to-host protocol between hosts in packet-switched computer communication
networks, and in interconnected systems of such networks. It is used by DICOM as
a transport mechanism. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is also used as a part of
TCP.
Name:Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Explanation:The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a stateless application-level protocol
for distributed, collaborative, hypertext information systems. DICOM uses HTTP
as a transport mechanism.
Name:Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Explanation:A network protocol DICOM uses for infrastructure management and security.
Name:Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Explanation:A network management protocol used by DICOM.
Name:Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Explanation:The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) standard is used by DICOM for
network security.
Name:JPEG and MPEG are recognised by DICOM as content types.
Review & Status
Technical Committee:
Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB)
Dataset Identifier:
5e6b5190-dcdc-4884-8fc5-be324d33d903
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active
Legal Authority 1
Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and
Social Care Act 2012
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue