DICOM prefix "DICM"

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The DICOM prefix "DICM" is a four-byte file signature used at a fixed offset in DICOM Part 10 files to identify them as compliant DICOM medical imaging objects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DICOM Part 10 file identifier
file signature
magic number
appliesTo DICOM Part 10 media storage files
associatedWith DICOM file meta-information header
category medical imaging file marker
definedIn DICOM PS3.10 NERFINISHED
distinguishesFrom non-DICOM files
encoding ASCII
follows 128-byte preamble
hasByteLength 4
hasCharacterSequence DICM
hasDataType byte sequence
hasFileOffset 128 bytes from start of file
hasLengthInBytes 4
hasPosition file offset 0x80
introducedFor interchange of medical images
isOptionalIn DICOM PS3.10 file preamble
locatedIn DICOM file preamble area
partOf DICOM file format NERFINISHED
role enable software to recognize DICOM files
indicate DICOM Part 10 format
standardizedBy DICOM Standards Committee NERFINISHED
usedBy DICOM viewers
PACS systems
medical imaging software
usedFor file type detection
validation of DICOM Part 10 compliance
usedInStandard DICOM NERFINISHED
usedToIdentify DICOM Part 10 compliant file
DICOM medical imaging object

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