"A formal protocol (such as DICOM) defines the way that devices talk with one another and store their program data. The aim of using the published DICOM standard is to ensure that devices made by different companies speak the same language and can, therefore, operate together within the same hospital environment."
"DICOM is used together with Health Level 7 (HL 7) standard to exchange textual data among Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS), and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) 7."
"Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a worldwide standard for the storage and transmission of medical imaging. The standard therefore defines both a file format and a networking protocol. The standard also has some specifications in terms of file storage on some types of media e.g. compact discs. It has been developed with input from members of the DICOM standards committee, with representation from both manufacturers and users (including American College of Radiology (ACR), Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and European Society of Radiology (ESR), as well as societies representing other users e.g. cardiologists) 1."
"DICOM is used together with Health Level 7 (HL 7) standard to exchange textual data among Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS), and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) 7."