To extend and promote use of DICOM in Small Animal Imaging for Pre-Clinical and Co-Clinical Research

Roadmap

• Evaluate issues related to deployment of DICOM for this purpose
• Add new informative material to expedite and facilitate deployment (completed)
• Add new extensions to existing IODs for pre-clinical and small animal specific information (completed)
• Add new IODs for modalities that fit poorly into existing repertoire (not prioritized)

Short-Term Objectives

• Promote use of new Small Animal Acquisition Context SOP Class
• Promote use new content in existing image SOP Classes related to identification and description of animals

Current Status

• No activity

Current Work Items

• None

Risks

• Lack of adoption by dedicated and mainstream vendors

Challenges and Opportunities

• Encourage adoption of standard solutions rather than tolerating existing proprietary approaches or expedient manual workarounds

Relationships to Other Standards

• US NCI continues to provide limited support (esp. for data sharing initiatives).