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 cautery. Curettage and cautery (one type of electrosurgery) is a procedure in which your dermatologist scrapes off a skin lesion and applies heat to the skin surface. Your dermatologist will explain to you why your skin lesion needs treatment and the procedure involved.