What is the difference between .dcm and .vips?
- Name
- DICOM Image
- VIPS Image
- Extension
- .dcm
- .vips
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NEMA
- VIPS (Visual Information Processing System)
- 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.
- VIPS is a libvips file format mainly used for calculations, but it can also store images. The main advantage is that it has no size limit; it's fast and straightforward. Nonetheless, most applications can't view it, so converting it to a more popular format is the only way to work around it.
- MIME Type
- application/dicom
- image/vnd.vips
- Sample
- sample.dcm
- Wikipedia
- .dcm on Wikipedia
- .vips on Wikipedia