What is the difference between .dcm and .pct?
- Name
- DICOM Image
- Picture File
- Extension
- .dcm
- .pct
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NEMA
- Apple
- Description
- A DCM file is an image file saved in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image format. It stores a medical image, such as a CT scan or ultrasound. DCM files may also include patient information to pair the image with the patient.
- A PCT file is an image saved in the Macintosh PICT format, which was developed by Apple in 1984 for storing images using Apple QuickDraw technology. It contains image data in one of two formats, PICT 1, the original format that stores 8 colors, or PICT 2, a newer format that allows thousands of colors (24 and 32-bit images). PCT files support both raster and vector images.
- MIME Type
- application/dicom
- image/x-pict
- Sample
- sample.dcm
- sample.pct
- Wikipedia
- .dcm on Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia