File extension DICOM
| File type | Dicom Medicine Image File Format |
| Developer | NEMA |
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What is a DICOM file?
DICOM is a bitmap file format used in digital imaging and data exchange in medicine. DICOM standard was developed by NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association). DICOM standardized viweing and excanging medical image data such as computer tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography.
DICOM files can also store patient data for which image has been taken. DICOM files can be viewed using a web browser. Sometimes DICOM files are saved with DCM file suffix.
Program(s) that can open the .DICOM file
How to open DICOM files
If you cannot open the DICOM file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports DICOM among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the DICOM file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the DICOM format files
The inability to open and operate the DICOM file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Dicom Medicine Image File Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a DICOM file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the DICOM file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the DICOM from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the DICOM format
- The DICOM file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the DICOM file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a DICOM file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the DICOM file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the DICOM file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the DICOM file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.DICOM) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected DICOM file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the DICOM file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. DICOM) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.