OTech, Inc.

2. Overview

2.1. General

OT-DICE – oTech DICOM Interoperability Checking Entity is a software utility that performs Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) messaging services C-STORE and C-ECHO. It acts both as a service class user and provider for C-STORE and C-ECHO services.

OT-DICE is also a tool for testing DICOM conformance. It displays the DICOM message transferred between peer Application Entities.

The intention of DICOM is to define the communication capabilities of each product type to a degree that allows products supplied by different vendors to be connected together to form an open, integrated diagnostic / treatment capability.

The DICOM Standard facilitates interoperability of medical imaging equipment by specifying:

A set of protocols to be followed by devices claiming conformance to the Standard.
The syntax and semantics of commands and associated information, which can be exchanged using these protocols.
Information that must be supplied with an implementation for which conformance to the Standard is claimed.

It is assumed that the user has a basic understanding of the DICOM standard. For further information, please refer to the ACR/NEMA Standards Publications, No PS3, 2000 DICOM Standards documents.

Notes:
Query SCU and Move SCU are features in Version 2.0, hence the QUERY SCU and MOVE SCU buttons and menu items have been disabled.

Sending compressed images and storage commitment are features in Version 3.0, hence the Compression combo box and COMMIT button displayed in the main window, when the application is in Storage SCU mode, have been disabled.

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