Standards

DICOM

The primary source for information about the DICOM standard is the Official DICOM Homepage.

Confused about DICOM? "A Nontechnical Introduction to DICOM", authored by Steven C. Horii, M.D., provides a detail-rich plain English explanation in the DICOM section of the RSNA web site. The list of DICOM resources and tools accessible on the Internet from a large variety of sources is impressive.

HL-7

The Health Level 7 homepage is the primary source for information about this standard. Also includes a bookstore, and efficient links to standards developers and professional associations.

IHE - Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Initiative

The IHE homepage is a comprehensive resource for current and past activities of this project designed to advance the state of data integration in healthcare.

The IHE-Europe homepage provides information about national activities by member European countries.