ISO 12052:2017，在健康信息学领域，解决了医疗成像设备和与该信息的管理和通信相关的系统之间的数字图像和与这些图像的生成和管理相关的信息的交换。 ISO 12052:2017通过规定以下内容，促进了医疗成像设备的互操作性: -对于网络通信，指声称符合本文件要求的设备所遵循的一组协议； -使用这些协议可以交换的命令和相关信息的语法和语义； -对于媒体通信，一套媒体存储服务，由声称符合本文件要求的设备提供，以及文件格式和医疗目录结构，以便于访问存储在交换媒体上的图像和相关信息； -与声明符合本文件要求的实现一起提供的信息。 ISO 12052:2017未规定: -声称符合DICOM标准的设备上任何功能的实施细节； -通过集成一组设备（每个设备均声称符合本文件）实现的系统预期的全部特征和功能； -评估实施是否符合本文件的测试/验证程序。 ISO 12052:2017涉及医学信息学领域。在该领域，它解决了医疗成像设备和其他系统之间的数字信息交换问题。由于此类设备可能与其他医疗设备和信息系统互操作，因此本文件的范围需要与医疗信息学的其他领域重叠。 然而，本文件并未涉及该领域的全部内容。 ISO 12052:2017的开发侧重于放射科、心脏病学、病理学、牙科、眼科和相关学科的诊断医学成像，以及介入放射学、放射治疗和外科等基于图像的疗法。然而，它也适用于临床、研究、兽医和其他医疗环境中交换的各种图像和非图像相关信息。 ISO 12052:2017促进了声称在多供应商环境中符合要求的系统的互操作性，但其本身并不能保证互操作性。

ISO 12052:2017, within the field of health informatics, addresses the exchange of digital images and information related to the production and management of those images, between both medical imaging equipment and systems concerned with the management and communication of that information. ISO 12052:2017 facilitates interoperability of medical imaging equipment by specifying: - for network communications, a set of protocols to be followed by devices claiming conformance to this document; - the syntax and semantics of Commands and associated information which can be exchanged using these protocols; - for media communication, a set of media storage services to be followed by devices claiming conformance to this document, as well as a File Format and a medical directory structure to facilitate access to the images and related information stored on interchange media; - information that is to be supplied with an implementation for which conformance to this document is claimed. ISO 12052:2017 does not specify: - the implementation details of any features of the DICOM standard on a device claiming conformance; - the overall set of features and functions to be expected from a system implemented by integrating a group of devices each claiming conformance to this document; - a testing/validation procedure to assess an implementation's conformance to this document. ISO 12052:2017 pertains to the field of medical informatics. Within that field, it addresses the exchange of digital information between medical imaging equipment and other systems. Because such equipment may interoperate with other medical devices and information systems, the scope of this document needs to overlap with other areas of medical informatics. However, this document does not address the full breadth of this field. ISO 12052:2017 has been developed with an emphasis on diagnostic medical imaging as practiced in radiology, cardiology, pathology, dentistry, ophthalmology and related disciplines, and image-based therapies such as interventional radiology, radiotherapy and surgery. However, it is also applicable to a wide range of image and non-image related information exchanged in clinical, research, veterinary, and other medical environments. ISO 12052:2017 facilitates interoperability of systems claiming conformance in a multi-vendor environment, but does not, by itself, guarantee interoperability.