Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM): A Practical Introduction and Survival Guide 2nd ed. 2012 Edition

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This is the second edition of a very popular book on DICOM that introduces this complex standard from a very practical point of view. It is aimed at a broad audience of radiologists, clinical administrators, information technologists, medical students, and lecturers. The book provides a gradual, down to earth introduction to DICOM, accompanied by an analysis of the most common problems associated with its implementation. Compared with the first edition, many improvements and additions have been made, based on feedback from readers. Whether you are running a teleradiology project or writing DICOM software, this book will provide you with clear and helpful guidance. It will prepare you for any DICOM projects or problem solving, and assist you in taking full advantage of multifaceted DICOM functionality.

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"This book covers the structure and application of the DICOM standard in enough detail to be helpful to the general user of medical images, as well as to a programmer who is developing an image management system. … the text can also serve as a reference for those getting more involved with applications that use DICOM or those who want to develop their own DICOM application. … I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the DICOM standard." (Donald Peck, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 50 (8), August, 2009)

"There have been many books trying to explain the wonders of Dicom … . This book goes to a lot of detail … . descriptions contained provide a useful resource when trying to integrate systems. … The charts and graphics are easy to use and explain the mysteries well. … I would recommend this book as a good practical introduction and survival guide … . I would recommend this book, along with a practical Dicom course … for those starting out in this area." (Chris Bull, RAD Magazine, July, 2009)

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Hardcover: 417 pages
Publisher: Springer; 2nd ed. 2012 edition (December 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3642108490
ISBN-13: 978-3642108495
Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.9 x 9.4 inches
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Very worthwhile read

ByJon Archeron February 25, 2012

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I very much enjoyed this book, which was a surprise to some extent -- although I was eager to learn about DICOM I fully anticipated a very dry, dull book. Luckily that is not the case. Moreover, the detailed explanations were great for me as a software developer now working on a DICOM application.

Part I - Introduction to DICOM provides a light but good overview.

Part II - DICOM and Clinical Data, after some brief history, gets right into the guts of what DICOM looks like, down to the bytes in a DICOM object. Lots of great stuff there. There's also some excellent information on medical images, compression, video and overlays.

Part III - DICOM Communications does a great job explaining the networking half of the DICOM standard. This is not something I've needed to know much about but was readable and definitely adds to my understanding. I can see that being useful in various application design decision in the coming years.

Part IV - DICOM Media and Security makes clear the media sections of the standard were every bit as crazy as I thought them to be. The security stuff treats anonymization/de-identification well too.

Part V - Advanced Topics is a fairly wide ranging set of topics. The teleradiology chapter was useful although I felt a little thin..although there is some good advice in there I felt there was also some confusing, contradictory and vague information. The coverage of the work the author did with PACS etc. in a post-Katrina New Orleans is pretty eye opening. The DICOM software development chapter was a little bit of a disappointment to me, although I acknowledge it is but one chapter rather than the entire focus of the book. Mostly deals with things to consider if you were to write DICOM software at level of being able to read/write DICOM files and communicate with DICOM compliant AEs. That advice is useful...but I would imagine more of us are utilizing libraries like dcm4che, ClearCanvas etc. and writing applications on top of those -- there's not really any advice for folks in that situation.

All in all, well worth the price.

One complaint: it's a HUGE shame that the Kindle edition is the 1st edition of the book. You can only (seemingly) get this updated 2nd edition as hardback.

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I got good help from the book

ByBing Zhuon June 27, 2014

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I am new to DICOM. The author knows DICOM ins and outs, I learned from him. The book describes the basic and important parts of DICOM, and it is good text book for the beginners. The book also includes the way how to develop DICOM apps, this is very good information for the developers. The author was also responsible for DICOM system recovery after Katrina and he shared his experiences in the book. This is very important information for the hospital IT engineers and DICOM app developers. I like this book very much.

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An excellent book for anyone involved with DICOM

ByG. Brickeron July 23, 2010

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Anyone involved in DICOM should have this book. It is written in a manner such that managers, technicians, IT people, and general users can all gain useful knowledge of DICOM. What is missing from other books is the practical knowledge, the problems encountered and the solutions. This book is replete with practical anecdotes.

This is a "must-own" book for anyone who must deal with DICOM & PACS. The author does an excellent job of presenting the basics, and then adding more advanced information in a logical progression. This book replaces all others, in my opinion.

There are 18 chapters. Depending upon the background and interests of the reader, many chapters can be skimmed or skipped. This is also an excellent guide to troubleshooting a DICOM system.

I highly recommend this book.

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If you're a freshman in dealing with medical images, you should read this book first.

ByWerther Jacques Vervloeton November 14, 2016

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A very good and comprehensive guide to whoever wants to use or develop tools regarding medical images.

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Great integration of the technicals with the real-world

ByLarry B.on November 24, 2008

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The author has obviously worked with DICOM for years and, more important, has experienced and understands all the gotchas. He does a great job of giving you a feel for the relevance and real-world application of each technical topic, including the gotchas, which makes the reading of a difficult subject much easier, the information really sticks. He also gives you quick refreshers as he introduces new topics which also works well. Overall, his style really clicked with the way my brain processes information, this is an outstanding effort with a difficult subject.

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Excellent reference

Byandrew-at-cson September 25, 2013

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This book was recommended to me by a colleague, and after searching I could not find a better DICOM introductory reference. I purchased 2nd edition as soon as it was out, and have both paper and digital now!

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Simply DICOM

ByDon Conklingon May 19, 2015

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A concise, easy to read explanation. A bit more for the tech than for the practitioner.

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Must read of developer working on DICOM standard

Bymadhuon January 21, 2011

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I was looking for this type of book for long time. This is one of best book for understanding DICOM standard .
Highlight of the book is concise description of DICOM standard, practical advice in implementing DICOM standard.
Good narration and illustrations.

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The book is well written and full of great details. It's a good read

The book is well written and full of great details. It's a good read, but it lacks a glossary and the index is small and mostly useless.Read more

Published 1 year ago by Eric Fortin

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Excellent Practical Introduction

This book completely demystified DICOM for me. If you are a programmer, IT manager, Doctor etc, and you need to know about DICOM, to get a firm understanding of it then this is...Read more

Published on September 14, 2009 by John H. Reid III

Great introduction to the standard

When my boss at the medical device company where I work saw me reading this book, his first comment was, "How can a book about a standard NOT be boring?"Read more

Published on May 8, 2009 by Andrew J.

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This book bridges gaps, period.

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