DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a protocol that allows for the sharing of images and other medical information. DICOM permits PACS, radiology information systems and more medical imaging systems to connect with and pass data to systems at other healthcare facilities.
dilatation and curettage - a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
Curettage and Electrodessication. Author: M David Stockton, MD, MPH; Chief Editor: Dirk M Elston, MD more... Background. Curettage and electrodessication (C&D, or ED&C) is a basic skin procedure in which the technique of curettage using a sharp curette is followed by electrodessication. The technique is often performed by dermatologists, family physicians, and general surgeons in their offices on a daily basis.