Using the entity-relationship model of the real world of DICOM

[detlef-grittner-sohard]

The DICOM standard defines an entity-relationship model. This model details the entities that constitute a DICOM object.
Link to the specification of the Model of the Real World

This model could be used to model resources in RDF.
For example:

dcm:Patient_StudyUID dcm:hasStudy dcm:Study_StudyUID .
dcm:Study_StudyUID  dcm:containsSeries dcm:Series_SeriesUID .
dcm:Series_SeriesUID dcm:containsImage dcm:Image_SOPUID .

If it doesn't cause problems with an inferencer, then the following statements that follow DICOM more closely could be possible as well:

dcm:Patient_StudyUID dcm:has dcm:Study_StudyUID .
dcm:Study_StudyUID  dcm:contains dcm:Series_SeriesUID .
dcm:Series_SeriesUID dcm:contains dcm:Image_SOPUID .

[dbooth-boston]

Discussed on today's call: https://www.w3.org/2025/04/10-hcls-minutes.html

[dbooth-boston]

Discussed today: https://www.w3.org/2025/05/15-hcls-irc#T15-32-37

ACTION: Erich to try generating an OWL ont from DICOM ER model, in addition to SHACL