4 Symbols and Abbreviations
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# 4 Symbols and Abbreviations

The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this Standard.

ACR

  American College of Radiology

DICOM

  Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

DICONDE

  Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation

DICOS

  Digital Imaging and Communication for Security

IOD

  Information Object Definition

ISO

  International Standards Organization

JIRA

  Japan Medical Imaging and Radiological Systems Industries Association

NEMA

  National Electrical Manufacturers Association

OSI

  Open Systems Interconnection

TCP/IP

  Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

UID

  Unique Identifier

VM

  Value Multiplicity

VR

  Value Representation

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