title: Using Java to generate globally unique identifiers for DICOM objects.
abstract: Digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) specifies that all DICOM objects have globally unique identifiers (UIDs). Creating these UIDs can be a difficult task due to the variety of techniques in use and the requirement to ensure global uniqueness. We present a simple technique of combining a root organization identifier, assigned descriptive identifiers, and JAVA generated unique identifiers to construct DICOM compliant UIDs.
authors: Biomedical Informaticist, RemedyMD(R) Inc., 9350 South 150 East, Sandy, UT 84070, USA. siim@akamauu.com
authors: Aaron W C
authors: AW
authors: Kamauu
authors: Scott L
authors: SL
authors: Duvall
authors: David E
authors: DE
authors: Avrin
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003628:Database Management Systems; D011381:Programming Languages; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface