The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA) staff has accumulated a wealth of knowledge on best practices and procedures for DICOM image de-identification in the process of maintaining our archive. In order to share this information with the wider research community we are maintaining the following knowledge base. This is a living document and will continue to be updated as we learn from our experiences. If you have feedback or questions please contact us at feedback@cancerimagingarchive.net.

Background Information

Here are some presentations and papers which provide an overview on various aspects of DICOM de-identification:

1. Image Data Sharing for Biomedical Research: Meeting the De-identification and Informatics Challenges publication, Journal of Digital Imaging (DOI: 10.1007/s10278-011-9422-x)
2. Image Data Sharing for Biomedical Research: Meeting the De-identification and Informatics Challenges presentation, SIIM Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June 4, 2011
3. De-identification Revisited - DICOM Supplement 142 presentation, DICOM Conference 2010
4. Automated Standards-based Anonymization Profile for Image Sharing Using RSNA's Clinical Trial Processor poster with Q&A session, RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov 30, 2009

DICOM Private Data Elements

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