Which interoperability standard is typically used for radiology images and related data exchange with Radiant?

• A. HL7
• B. JPEG
• C. FTP
• D. DICOM

Answer: (D)

DICOM governs radiology image data and how that data moves between systems. It defines not only the image file format but also the network services and metadata that accompany each study, such as patient ID, study description, and series information. This combination lets imaging modalities, PACS, and RIS/HIS talk to each other and ensure that the right image and its context arrive at the right place. Because Radiant needs to display and share imaging data reliably across different vendors and platforms, DICOM is the standard that makes that interoperability possible.

HL7 handles broader clinical information exchange and messaging about orders, results, and patient care workflows, but it isn’t specialized for imaging data itself. JPEG is just an image compression format and lacks the structured metadata, indexing, and network service capabilities needed for integration in imaging workflows. FTP is only a file transfer protocol without imaging-specific structure or metadata. So while these can appear in imaging workflows, they don’t provide the end-to-end, interoperable framework that DICOM delivers for radiology images and their related data.