This conformance statement is intended for existing or potential users of EXAM-PACS™, system administrators of institutions using EXAM-PACS, as well as developers of systems wishing to communicate with EXAM-PACS using the DICOM protocol.

It is assumed that the reader of this Conformance Statement is familiar with the DICOM standard.

0.2. References

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard by the National Electrical

Manufacturers Association (NEMA).

0.3. Definitions

AE	DICOM Application Entity
AET	Application Entity Title
DICOM	Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
FSC	File Set Creator
IOD	DICOM Information Object Definition
PDU	Protocol Data Unit
SCP	Service Class Provider
SCU	Service Class User
SOP	Service Object Pair
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
UID	Unique Identifier

0.4. Important Note

The fact that equipment is compatible according to this Conformance Statement, does not in itself guarantee interoperability. Though compatibility with the DICOM standard has been thoroughly tested, interoperability conflicts may arise when trying to use EXAM-PACS with other devices. Interoperability does not lie within the scope of the DICOM standard.

1. Implementation Model

EXAM-PACS is capable of receiving SOP instances from imaging modalities, storing them, and making them available to the associated Exam-Viewer.

1.1. Application Data Flow Diagram

are acceptable for EXAM-PACS to receive images.

Table 1 : Acceptable Presentation Contexts for EXAM-PACS

Presentation Context Table
Abstract Syntax		Transfer Syntax		Role	Extended Negotiation
Name	UID	Name	UID
Verification	1.2.840.10008.1.1</