What is the difference between .dicom and .pbm?
- Extension
- .dicom
- .pbm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NEMA
- Wolfgang Hoschek
- 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.
- 1-bit black and white image; formatted in text format; basic raster image format in which each pixel is represented by a byte that contains a 1 or 0; 1 represents black and 0 represents white pixels.
- MIME Type
- application/dicom
- image/x-portable-bitmap
- Sample
- sample.dicom
- sample.pbm
- Wikipedia
- .dicom on Wikipedia
- .pbm on Wikipedia