ASTM E2339-11

Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Personnel that are responsible for the transfer of NDE data between systems will use this standard. This practice will define a set of NDE information object definitions that along with the DICOM standard will provide a standard means to organize image data. Once conformance statements have been generated, the NDE image data may be displayed on any imaging/analysis device that conforms to the standard. This process of developing conformance statements with both the NDE specific object definitions and the DICOM accepted definitions, will provide a means to automatically and transparently communicate between compliant equipment without loss of information.
Note 1—Knowledge and understanding of the existing DICOM standard will be required to generate conformance statements and thereby facilitate the data transfer.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice facilitates the interoperability of NDE imaging and data acquisition equipment by specifying the image data in commonly accepted terms. This practice represents a harmonization of NDE imaging systems, or modalities, with the NEMA Standards Publication titled Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM, see http://medical.nema.org), an international standard for image data acquisition, review, storage and archival. In addition, this practice will provide a standard set of industrial NDE specific information object definitions, which travel beyond the scope of standard DICOM modalities. The goal of this practice is to provide a standard by which NDE image/signal data may be displayed on by any system conforming to the ASTM DICONDE format, regardless of which NDE modality was used to acquire the data.
1.2 This practice has been developed to overcome the issues that arise when archiving or analyzing the data from a variety of NDE techniques, each using proprietary data acquisition systems. As data acquisition modalities evolve, data acquired in the past must remain decipherable. This practice proposes an image data file format in such a way that all the technique parameters, along with the image file, are preserved, regardless of changes in NDE technology. This practice will also permit the viewing of a variety of image types (CT, CR, Ultrasonic, Infrared and Eddy Current) on a single workstation, maintaining all of the pertinent technique parameters along with the image file. This practice addresses the exchange of digital information between NDE imaging equipment.
1.3 This practice does not specify:
1.3.1 A testing or validation procedure to assess an implementation's conformance to the standard.
1.3.2 The implementation details of any features of the standard on a device claiming conformance.
1.3.3 The overall set of features and functions to be expected from a system implemented by integrating a group of devices each claiming DICONDE or DICOM conformance.
1.4 Although this practice contains no values that require units, it does describe methods to store and communicate data that do require units to be properly interpreted. The SI units required by this practice are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2011
• ICS: 19.100 - Non-destructive testing
• ICS: 35.140 - Computer graphics
• ICS: 37.040.99 - Other standards related to photography
• Technical Committee: E07 - Nondestructive Testing
• Drafting Committee: E07.11 - Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2339-10 - Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E2738-23 - Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Computed Radiography (CR) Test Methods
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E2767-21 - Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Test Methods
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E1734-23 - Standard Practice for Radioscopic Examination of Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E3327/E3327M-21 - Standard Guide for the Qualification and Control of the Assisted Defect Recognition of Digital Radiographic Test Data
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E3267-21 - Standard Guide for Building Information Models and Archiving for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E1672-12(2020) - Standard Guide for Computed Tomography (CT) System Selection
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E3169-18 - Standard Guide for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E94/E94M-22 - Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination Using Industrial Radiographic Film
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E3166-20e1 - Standard Guide for Nondestructive Examination of Metal Additively Manufactured Aerospace Parts After Build
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E1161-21 - Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination of Semiconductors and Electronic Components
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E1814-14(2022) - Standard Practice for Computed Tomographic (CT) Examination of Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E2007-10(2023) - Standard Guide for Computed Radiography
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E2699-23 - Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Digital X-ray (DX) Test Methods
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM E1255-16 - Standard Practice for Radioscopy
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E2339 − 11
StandardPractice for
Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive
1
Evaluation (DICONDE)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2339; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 1.3.3 The overall set of features and functions to be ex-
pected from a system implemented by integrating a group of
1.1 This practice facilitates the interoperability of NDE
devices each claiming DICONDE or DICOM conformance.
imaging and data acquisition equipment by specifying the
image data in commonly accepted terms. This practice repre-
1.4 Although this practice contains no values that require
sents a harmonization of NDE imaging systems, or modalities, units, it does describe methods to store and communicate data
with the NEMA Standards Publication titled Digital Imaging
that do require units to be properly interpreted. The SI units
and Communications in Medicine (DICOM, see http:// required by this practice are to be regarded as standard. No
medical.nema.org), an international standard for image data
other units of measurement are included in this standard.
acquisition, review, storage and archival. In addition, this
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
practice will provide a standard set of industrial NDE specific
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
information object definitions, which travel beyond the scope
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
of standard DICOM modalities. The goal of this practice is to
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
provide a standard by which NDE image/signal data may be
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
displayed on by any system conforming to the ASTM DI-
CONDE format, regardless of which NDE modality was used
2. Referenced Documents
to acquire the data.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.2 This practice has been developed to overcome the issues
E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
that arise when archiving or analyzing the data from a variety
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2.2 Other Documentation:
of NDE techniques, each using proprietary data acquisition
NEMA Standards Publication PS3.1, Version 3: Digital Im-
systems. As data acquisition modalities evolve, data acquired
aging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
inthepastmustremaindecipherable.Thispracticeproposesan
ACR-NEMA 300–1998 Digital Imaging and Communica-
image data file format in such a way that all the technique
tion in Medicine
parameters, along with the image file, are preserved, regardless
of changes in NDE technology. This practice will also permit
3. Terminology
the viewing of a variety of image types (CT, CR, Ultrasonic,
Infrared and Eddy Current) on a single workstation, maintain-
3.1 Definitions:
ing all of the pertinent technique parameters along with the
3.1.1 Nondestructive evaluation terms used in this practice
image file. This practice addresses the exchange of digital
can be found in Terminology E1316.
information between NDE imaging equipment.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 AE—application entity
1.3 This practice does not specify:
1.3.1 A testing or validation procedure to assess an imple-
3.2.2 attribute—a property of an information object. An
mentation’s conformance to the standard.
attribute has a name and a value, which are independent of any
1.3.2 The implementation details of any features of the
encoding scheme.
standard on a device claiming conformance.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nonde- For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
structive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE). Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2011. Published January 2012. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2339 - 10. DOI: Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), 1300
10.1520/E2339-11. N. 17th St., Suite 1752, Rosslyn, VA 22209, http://www.nema.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation:E2339–10 Designation:E2339–11
Standard Practice for
Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive
1
Evaluation (DICONDE)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2339; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This practice facilitates the interoperability of NDE imaging and data acquisition equipment by specifying the image data
in commonly accepted terms. This practice represents a harmonization of NDE imaging systems, or modalities, with the NEMA
Standards Publication titled Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM, see http://medical.nema.org), an
international standard for image data acquisition, review, storage and archival. In addition, this practice will provide a standard set
of industrial NDE specific information object definitions, which travel beyond the scope of standard DICOM modalities. The goal
of this practice is to provide a standard by which NDE image/signal data may be displayed on by any system conforming to the
ASTM DICONDE format, regardless of which NDE modality was used to acquire the data.
1.2 This practice has been developed to overcome the issues that arise when archiving or analyzing the data from a variety of
NDE techniques, each using proprietary data acquisition systems.As data acquisition modalities evolve, data acquired in the past
must remain decipherable. This practice proposes an image data file format in such a way that all the technique parameters, along
with the image file, are preserved, regardless of changes in NDE technology.This practice will also permit the viewing of a variety
of image types (CT, CR, Ultrasonic, Infrared and Eddy Current) on a single workstation, maintaining all of the pertinent technique
parameters along with the image file. This practice addresses the exchange of digital information between NDE imaging
equipment.
1.3 This practice does not specify:
1.3.1 A testing or validation procedure to assess an implementation’s conformance to the standard.
1.3.2 The implementation details of any features of the standard on a device claiming conformance.
1.3.3 Theoverallsetoffeaturesandfunctionstobeexpectedfromasystemimplementedbyintegratingagroupofdeviceseach
claiming DICONDE or DICOM conformance.
1.4 Although this practice contains no values that require units, it does describe methods to store and communicate data that
do require units to be properly interpreted. The SI units required by this practice are to be regarded as standard. No other units
of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
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2.2 Other Documentation:
NEMA Standards Publication PS3.1, Version 3: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
ACR-NEMA 300–1998 Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 Nondestructive evaluation terms used in this practice can be found in Terminology E1316.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital Imaging
and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE).
Current edition approved JuneDec. 1, 2010.2011. Published July 2010.January 2012. Originally approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 20082010 as
E2339 - 108. DOI: 10.1520/E2339-101.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), 1300 N. 17th St., Suite 1752, Rosslyn, VA 22209, http://www.nema.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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