ABSTRACT
The face of dentistry is changing everyday with the incorporation of the digital communication while processing information and during X ray imaging. The digital system after getting incorporated into the dental and medical practice necessitated the development of the standards which allow reliability in image storing devices and image displaying devices. This standard is termed as DICOM i.e. the digital imaging and communications in medicine. The following article reviews DICOM briefly. The realistic understanding of its benefits and limitations allow us to effectively understand the standards.
KEYWORDS:DICOM, WSIs (whole slide images),Virtual slides