Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication
Medical imaging plays a crucial role in modern healthcare, providing essential information for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard has revolutionized the storage, transmission, and sharing of medical images and related data....
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| author | Stylianos Karagiannis Emmanouil Magkos Christoforos Ntantogian Ricardo Cabecinha Theofanis Fotis |
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| description | Medical imaging plays a crucial role in modern healthcare, providing essential information for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard has revolutionized the storage, transmission, and sharing of medical images and related data. Despite its advantages, implementation and deployment of the DICOM protocol often suffers from incomplete understanding, leading to vulnerabilities within the healthcare ecosystem. This research paper presents an implementation of DICOM communication and the development of a practical demonstration for simulation purposes The simulation can be used for conducting cybersecurity tests in the context of DICOM communication. Overall, the simulation provides a digital environment that can help in retrieving valuable insights into the practical aspects of DICOM communication and PACS integration, serving as a valuable resource for medical imaging professionals, researchers, and developers. These research results provide practical insights, and the DICOM simulation can be used in realistic contexts to showcase a variety of security scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9aba1aa252124e88978b699612655d0b2023-11-19T09:22:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-09-0113181007210.3390/app131810072Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM CommunicationStylianos Karagiannis0Emmanouil Magkos1Christoforos Ntantogian2Ricardo Cabecinha3Theofanis Fotis4PDMFC, R. Fradesso da Silveira, 4-1B, 1300-609 Lisboa, PortugalDepartment of Informatics, Ionian University, Plateia Tsirigoti 7, 49100 Corfu, GreeceDepartment of Informatics, Ionian University, Plateia Tsirigoti 7, 49100 Corfu, GreeceHospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, EPE, Largo Senhor da Pobreza, 7000-811 Évora, PortugalCentre for Secure, Intelligent and Usable Systems (CSIUS), School of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4AT, UKMedical imaging plays a crucial role in modern healthcare, providing essential information for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard has revolutionized the storage, transmission, and sharing of medical images and related data. Despite its advantages, implementation and deployment of the DICOM protocol often suffers from incomplete understanding, leading to vulnerabilities within the healthcare ecosystem. This research paper presents an implementation of DICOM communication and the development of a practical demonstration for simulation purposes The simulation can be used for conducting cybersecurity tests in the context of DICOM communication. Overall, the simulation provides a digital environment that can help in retrieving valuable insights into the practical aspects of DICOM communication and PACS integration, serving as a valuable resource for medical imaging professionals, researchers, and developers. These research results provide practical insights, and the DICOM simulation can be used in realistic contexts to showcase a variety of security scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/10072medical imagingDICOMPACSeHealthsimulation |
| spellingShingle | Stylianos Karagiannis Emmanouil Magkos Christoforos Ntantogian Ricardo Cabecinha Theofanis Fotis Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication Applied Sciences medical imaging DICOM PACS eHealth simulation |
| title | Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication |
| title_full | Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication |
| title_fullStr | Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication |
| title_short | Cybersecurity and Medical Imaging: A Simulation-Based Approach to DICOM Communication |
| title_sort | cybersecurity and medical imaging a simulation based approach to dicom communication |
| topic | medical imaging DICOM PACS eHealth simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/10072 |
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