# Image::ExifTool::DICOM - phpMan

## NAME
    [Image::ExifTool::DICOM] - Read DICOM and ACR-NEMA medical images

## SYNOPSIS
    This module is used by [Image::ExifTool]

## DESCRIPTION
    This module contains routines required by [Image::ExifTool] to extract
    meta information from DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in
    Medicine) DCM and ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National
    Electrical Manufacturer's Association) ACR medical images.

## NOTES
    Images compressed using the DICOM deflated transfer syntax will be
    decoded if [Compress::Zlib] is installed.

    No translation of special characters sets is done.

## AUTHOR
    Copyright 2003-2022, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES
    <<http://medical.nema.org/>>
    <<http://www.sph.sc.edu/comd/rorden/dicom.html>>
    <<http://www.dclunie.com/>>
    <<http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/interoperability/dicom/docs/2258357r3>.
    pdf>

## SEE ALSO
    "DICOM Tags" in [Image::ExifTool::TagNames], Image::[ExifTool(3pm)]