DICOM:

	* Standard: stocare de imagini si informatii de pacienti + protocol de transmisie

	- Dispozitive: CT, RMN, - imagistica medicala

	- Combina:

		* File format
		* Protocol de comunicatie
		* Model de metadate

	<> Comparatie cu protocoalele existente:

	-> HTTP	(Web pages)		- generala
	-> FTP	(Transfer de fisiere)	- generala
	-> DICOM (imagini medicale + metadate) - specific protocolului

	Un fisier specific DICOM (*.dcm)	-> Imagine, Date pacient, Informatii despre studiu

	--- proprietati:
	Port: TCP/IP: 104

	--- componente:
	<> SCU - client
	<> SCP - server

	--- Operatiuni de baza:
	C-ECHO:		Ping				(ping)
	C-STORE:	Trimitere imagine		(upload)
	C-FIND:		Interogare			(search / select SQL)
	C-MOVE:		Preluare			(download)

	--- Linux:	Orthanc (lightweight PACS)
			DCMTK (tool-uri de linie de comanda)