What is the difference between .dcm and .sixel?
- Extension
- .dcm
- .sixel
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NEMA
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- 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.
- Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
- MIME Type
- application/dicom
- image/vnd.dwg
- Sample
- sample.dcm
- Wikipedia
- .dcm on Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia