File extension DCM
| File type | Dicom Medicine Image File Format |
| Developer | NEMA |
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What is a DCM file?
Files with the .DCM extension contain digital medical images as well as patient information, encoded in the standardized DICOM format, which is short for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine.
The format allows for the saving of medical examination images, such as magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI for short, computer tomography, also known as CT, as well as ultrasonography, abbreviated as USG. The DCM format was introduced by the NEMA, which is short for National Electrical Manufacturers Association, for the purposes of establishing a homogenous method for storing examination images and patient information, as well as examination descriptions.
Program(s) that can open the .DCM file
Mac OS
Linux
How to open DCM files
If you cannot open the DCM 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 DCM 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 DCM file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the DCM format files
The inability to open and operate the DCM 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 DCM file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the DCM file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the DCM from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the DCM format
- The DCM 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 DCM file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a DCM file are out of date.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 DCM file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the DCM file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the DCM file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
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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.DCM) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected DCM 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 DCM 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. DCM) 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.