Figure 5

DICOM

A Nontechnical Introduction to DICOM

Steven C. Horii, MD

Figure 5. Diagram shows an analogy between constructing a sentence and building a DICOM SOP class. Note the distinction between a SOP class and a SOP instance: In the latter, a specific image has been requested.

Figure 1 - Communication
Figure 2 - Communication
Figure 3 - A DICOM Interchange
Figure 4 - A DICOM Interchange
Figure 5 - The Elemental Unit of DICOM