| | DICOM Terms and Abbreviations |
AE: Abbreviation for a Value Representation: Application Entity. For details see here.
AE: Application
Entity; a software process which
implements DICOM, most implementations
use multiple AEs when implementing
multiple Service Classes.
Requires a unique
identification "AE Title", typically
set up during installation by which AEs
identify themselves at application
level.
Can be a program, a piece of a program,
or a group of programs that cooperate
with one another. In an abstract sense,
it can be viewed across the network as a
single collective entity.
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Parts of this document are taken (with permission) from Herman Oosterwijk's "DICOM Expert" Cheat Sheet © Copyright OTech, Inc. P.O. Box 260637 Plano, Texas 75026 herman@otechimg.com |