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From: buck@drax.gsfc.nasa.gov (Loren (Buck) Buchanan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: ACR/NEMA Image File Format
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Date: 8 May 90 15:15:44 GMT
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In article <1990May7.190707.18880@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> tmb@davinci.acc.Virginia.EDU (Thomas M. Breeden) writes:
>I am looking for information on or pointers to info on an
>image file format, ACR/NEMA. Specification, "standardness",
>areas of use, software processing sources, etc.
>
>ACR from American College of Radiologists?
>NEMA from National Electrical Manufacturers Assn?

Close, it is the American College of Radiology.  I would also like
information on this as well.  In fact I would like to know what other
formats are in common use (excluding those mentioned in Frequently
asked questions).

For your information, there is a effort underway in Germany to define
yet another image format.  The big difference between all of the others
ever developed and this one, is this one is intended to become an
international standard for use in image processing systems.  It is also
intended to be compatible with the PIK image processing standard that
is currently under development by X3H3.8.

B Cing U

Buck

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