Customer Support
customer support masthead image

DICOM Validation Tool (DVT)

DICOM Validation Tool

Is it really DICOM compliant?

DICOM is increasingly being used as the standard communication mechanism when integrating various medical products in a hospital environment.
 

The medical products involved include Modalities (CT, MR, X-Ray, NM, RT, US, etc.), Workstations, Archives, Printers and HIS/RIS devices.
 

The intention of DICOM is to define the communication capabilities of each product type to a degree that allows products, supplied by different vendors, to be connected together to form an open, integrated diagnostic / treatment capability.
 

A need, therefore, exists to ensure that a product conforms to the DICOM standard in a way appropriate to its function.

 

What is DVT?
The DICOM Validation Tool (DVT) is a software utility that can assist in testing DICOM conformance.

 

1. DVT is used to provide an independent measurement of the accuracy of a Product’s DICOM Interface, according to both the 2. DICOM Standard and the Product’s Conformance Statement.

3. DVT can be used with DICOM Scripts to validate DICOM message exchange between two devices connected over a network.

4. DVT can play the role of either SCU or SCP in the communication depending on the DICOM Script content.

5. DVT Provides a Graphical User Interface to assist the User in performing the tests. In addition to the GUI, it also supports a command line version. This is particularly useful when DVT needs to be embedded into other scripts.

6. DVT supports media validation. Media storage files and raw dataset files can be validated.

7. DVT supports an in-depth validation of the DICOMDIR media file – full checks are made on both the syntax and semantics of the DICOMDIR media file content. References in the DICOMDIR can be followed so that other related media files are validated too.

8. DVT provides clear validation results – logged to file for test maintenance purposes. The latest version of DVT supports secure TCP/IP communication via SSL/TLS.

9. DVT uses the OpenSSL implementation. Licensing is in accordance with OpenSSL policies.

 

You can download the DICOM Validation Toolkit from www.dvtk.org

 

*

Contact information

* This field is mandatory

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

By specifying your reason for contact we will be able to provide you with a better service.

We work with partners and distributors who may contact you about this Philips product on our behalf.

*
*
*

Final CEE consent

You are about to visit a Philips global content page

Continue

You are about to visit a Philips global content page

Continue

Our site can best be viewed with the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Firefox.

You are entering a Philips Healthcare Australia website
Please select the checkbox

The information on this site is not intended for consumers. The information is directed exclusively to health professionals, health practitioners, persons who are purchasing officers in hospitals, and persons who are engaged in the business of wholesaling therapeutic goods (as per s42AA of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth), and s6 of the Therapeutic Goods (Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code) Instrument 2021).

By clicking “Continue” you are indicating that you are one of the intended audiences. Click cancel to be redirected to the Philips website.