Each DICOM file in a study is encoded with one of the DICOM encoding scheme that represents its data. The DICOM standard defines following schemes to name some of them. 

Whenever you send or receive a study it could be transmitted in one of the above formats across the network. Although all of these schemes are valid, not all PACS systems support for all the transfer syntaxes above.

Irvine, CA, - Carson Tahoe Health is a comprehensive non-for-profit healthcare network featuring two hospitals, two urgent cares, an emergent care center, outpatient services, and a provider network with 21 regional locations serving over 250,000. Voted 5th most beautiful hospital in the nation, Carson Tahoe is headquartered on a beautiful master-planned, 80-acre medical campus nestled among the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in North Carson City.

"As their provider network was expanding, so was the volume of medical imaging studies done.

Irvine, CA, - Chesapeake Regional Medical Center is providing comprehensive inpatient medical care by experienced specialists and surgeons trained in the most advanced treatments. The hospital was built by the community, for the community 40+ years ago and is a major health resource for southeastern Virginia residents.Their care extends far beyond Chesapeake into northeastern North Carolina today. 

When Chesapeake Hospital started having issues within their existing workflow, they set out a search for a Vender Neutral Archive to handle the complex routing of studies. "Increased workload and the time and resources spent on manually sorting and handling those jobs were getting out of control." said Scott N.