title: Adopting the DICOM standard for medical infrared images.
abstract: In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the application of infrared thermal imaging in medicine. Yet fairly little effort has been spent towards standardisation of the field and a common communication and exchange format for thermal images. Most other medical areas where digital imaging is employed have subscribed to DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) as a common standard for storing and retrieving medical imagery. In this paper we investigate how the DICOM standard in its current form can be adopted to store and communicate medical infrared images.
authors.affiliation: School of Computer & Informatics, Nottingham Trent University, UK. Gerald.Schaefer@ntu.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: Shao Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plassmann
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ring
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000592:standards*; D013817:Thermography / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom