dicom-conformance-validator

DICOM Conformance Validator Skill

Purpose

The DICOM Conformance Validator Skill supports DICOM conformance testing and interoperability validation for medical imaging systems, ensuring proper implementation of DICOM standards and IHE profiles.

Capabilities

• DICOM Conformance Statement generation
• Service class (SCP/SCU) implementation verification
• PACS integration testing
• IHE profile conformance checking
• Worklist integration validation
• WADO-RS/DICOMweb compliance
• HL7 FHIR integration support
• Network configuration testing
• Transfer syntax verification
• Character set handling
• Query/retrieve validation

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

• Validating DICOM implementation
• Preparing conformance statements
• Testing PACS integration
• Verifying IHE profile compliance

Prerequisites

• DICOM implementation complete
• Test environment configured
• Target system interfaces defined
• IHE profile requirements identified

Best Practices

• Test with representative datasets
• Validate all claimed SOP classes
• Verify edge cases and error handling
• Document deviations from standard

Process Integration

This skill integrates with the following processes:

• DICOM Integration and Interoperability
• Medical Image Processing Algorithm Development
• Software Verification and Validation
• 510(k) Premarket Submission Preparation

Dependencies

• DVTk validation toolkit
• DCMTK command line tools
• Pydicom library
• OHIF viewer
• IHE test tools

Configuration

dicom-conformance-validator:
  service-classes:
    - storage-scp
    - storage-scu
    - query-retrieve-scp
    - query-retrieve-scu
    - worklist-scp
    - worklist-scu
  ihe-profiles:
    - SWF
    - PIR
    - RID
    - IOCM
  transfer-syntaxes:
    - implicit-VR-LE
    - explicit-VR-LE
    - explicit-VR-BE
    - JPEG-lossless
    - JPEG2000

Output Artifacts

• Conformance statements
• Test execution reports
• Integration test results
• IHE conformance documentation
• Network configuration specs
• Error handling documentation
• Interoperability test plans
• Validation summaries

Quality Criteria

• All claimed SOP classes validated
• Conformance statement accurate
• IHE profiles properly implemented
• Error handling appropriate
• Network behavior correct
• Documentation supports FDA submission