What is the difference between .dcm and .ptif?
- Extension
- .dcm
- .ptif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NEMA
- Kermit
- 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.
- File extension ptif is mainly associated with the Pyramid encoded TIFF bitmap graphics file format. Multi-resolution TIFF containing successively smaller versions of the image down to the size of an icon.
- MIME Type
- application/dicom
- image/x-ptif
- Sample
- sample.dcm
- sample.ptif
- Wikipedia
- .dcm on Wikipedia