Unlike typical files sent over a network that use the .dcm extension, files indexed by a DICOMDIR on physical media cannot have extensions.
Contains pointers to the actual physical image files (SOP Instances) stored in the folders. 3. Physical Media Constraints and Standards DICOMDIR
The formal definition and content rules of the DICOMDIR object are strictly outlined in and Part 10 of the DICOM standard. 2.1 The File Format Unlike typical files sent over a network that use the
The directory contains a specialized table of contents referencing the objects in the file-set. It operates on a strictly enforced four-tier hierarchical tree: DICOMDIR
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