UML MODEL AND XML REPRESENTATIONS OF DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE STRUCTURED REPORTS (DICOM SR)

摘要

A modeling technique is presented for converting the DICOM SR specification into a UML-based Object-Oriented representation of the specification, and for converting DICOM SR reports into UML-compatible representations. Using this methodology, open exchangeable representations using the World Wide Web Consortium XML DTD and Schema specifications are also provided. This methodology for representing the DICOM SR specification provides a clear and comprehensive view of DICOM's semantically rich framework, its structures, and constructs. By providing a mapping between DICOM SR and UML, XML DTD and Schema, developers, analysts, and system architects will be better able to understand the DICOM SR specification, and better able to define and develop DICOM SR-aware applications.