| | DICOM Terms and Abbreviations |
SOP Class: Service Object Pair, combination of a service such as Store, Retrieve, and an Object such as Image, Print queue, etc. The Class defines the rules on how to use these; a Class is negotiated as a capability between devices during negotiation of the Association. Analogy of a Class is a type of fruit, e.g. Granny Smith.
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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 |