---
name: "Image::ExifTool::DICOM"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::DICOM"
---

# Image::ExifTool::DICOM(3pm)

Read DICOM and ACR-NEMA medical images

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::DICOM - Read DICOM and ACR-NEMA medical images

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains routines required by Image::ExifTool to extract meta information from DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) DCM and ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) ACR medical images.

## NOTES

Images compressed using the DICOM deflated transfer syntax will be decoded if Compress::Zlib is installed.

No translation of special characters sets is done.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<http://medical.nema.org/\>

  - \<http://www.sph.sc.edu/comd/rorden/dicom.html\>

  - \<http://www.dclunie.com/\>

  - \<http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/interoperability/dicom/docs/2258357r3.pdf\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"DICOM Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)