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Methods Inf Med 2000; 39(04/05): 348-352
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634446
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Realization of Security Concepts for DICOM-based Distributed Medical Services

J. Bernarding
1   Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometrics, and Epidemiology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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A. Thiel
1   Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometrics, and Epidemiology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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T. Tolxdorff
1   Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometrics, and Epidemiology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
› Author AffiliationsThis study was funded by the Deutsches Forschungsnetz e.V. (DFN)/Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
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Publication Date:
08 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract:

Exploiting distributed hard- and software resources for tele-medicine requires a fast, secure, and platform-independent data exchange. Standards without inherent security mechanisms such as DICOM may ease non-authorized data access. Therefore, exemplary telemedical data streams were analyzed within the Berlin metropolitan area network using specialized magnetic resonance imaging techniques and distributed resources for data postprocessing. For secure DICOM communication both the Secure Socket Layer Protocol and a DICOM-conform partial encryption of patient-relevant data were implemented. Partial encryption exhibited the highest transfer rate and enabled a secure long-term storage. Different data streams between secured and unsecured networks were realized using partial encryption.

Keywords

Telemedicine - Secured Data Transfer - DICOM - PACS - ATM
 

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