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GE Medical Systems SIGNA PROFILE CONFORMANCE STATEMENT
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1.4 Important Remarks
The use of these DICOM Conformance Statements, in conjunction with the DICOM v3.0
Standards, is intended to facilitate communication with GE imaging equipment. However,
by itself, it is not sufficient to ensure that inter-operation will be successful. The user
(or user's agent) needs to proceed with caution and address at least four issues:
• Integration - The integration of any device into an overall system of interconnected
devices goes beyond the scope of standards (DICOM v3.0), and of this introduction
and associated DICOM Conformance Statements when interoperability with non-GE
equipment is desired. The responsibility to analyze the applications requirements and
to design a solution that integrates GE imaging equipment with non–GE systems is
the user's responsibility and should not be underestimated. The user is strongly
advised to ensure that such an integration analysis is correctly performed.
• Validation - Testing the complete range of possible interactions between any GE
device and non–GE devices, before the connection is declared operational, should not
be overlooked. Therefore, the user should ensure that any non–GE provider accepts
full responsibility for all validation required for their connection with GE devices.
This includes the accuracy of the image data once it has crossed the interface between
the GE imaging equipment and the non–GE device and the stability of the image data
for the intended applications.
Such a validation is required before any clinical use (diagnosis and/or treatment) is
performed. It applies when images acquired on GE imaging equipment are
processed/displayed on a non-GE device, as well as when images acquired on non-GE
equipment is processed/displayed on a GE console or workstation.
• Future Evolution - GE understands that the DICOM Standard will evolve to meet the
user's growing requirements. GE is actively involved in the development of the
DICOM v3.0 Standard. DICOM v3.0 will incorporate new features and technologies
and GE may follow the evolution of the Standard. The GEMS protocol is based on
DICOM v3.0 as specified in each DICOM Conformance Statement. Evolution of the
Standard may require changes to devices which have implemented DICOM v3.0. In
addition, GE reserves the right to discontinue or make changes to the support of
communications features (on its products) reflected on by these DICOM
Conformance Statements. The user should ensure that any non–GE provider, which
connects with GE devices, also plans for the future evolution of the DICOM Standard.
Failure to do so will likely result in the loss of function and/or connectivity as the
DICOM Standard changes and GE Products are enhanced to support these changes.
• To be informed of the evolution of the implementation described in this
document, the User is advised to regularly check the GE Internet Server,
accessible via anonymous ftp (GE Internet Server Address: ftp.med.ge.com,
192.88.230.11).
• Interaction - It is the sole responsibility of the non–GE provider to ensure that
communication with the interfaced equipment does not cause degradation of GE
imaging equipment performance and/or function.