What is the difference between .dicom and .bpg?
- Extension
- .dicom
- .bpg
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NEMA
- Fabrice Bellard
- 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.
- Better Portable Graphics (BPG) image format created to replace the JPEG format; provides the same quality as JPEG images but in a smaller file size; supports lossless compression; natively supports 8 to 14 bits per channel.
- MIME Type
- application/dicom
- image/x-bpg
- Sample
- sample.dicom
- sample.bpg
- Wikipedia
- .dicom on Wikipedia
- .bpg on Wikipedia