| AE | Application Entity |
| AET | Application Entity Title |
| CAD | Computer Aided Detection |
| CDA | Clinical Document Architecture |
| CID | Context Identifier |
| DCS | DICOM Conformance Statement |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
| ELE | Explicit VR Little Endian |
| FSC | File-Set Creator |
| FSU | File-Set Updater |
| FSR | File-Set Reader |
| IANA | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| IHE | Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise |
| ILE | Implicit VR Little Endian |
| IOD | Information Object Definition |
| IPv4 | Internet Protocol version 4 |
| IPv6 | Internet Protocol version 6 |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| MPPS | Modality Performed Procedure Step |
| MWL | Modality Worklist |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol |
| OID | Object Identifier |
| OS | Origin Server |
| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| PPS | Performed Procedure Step |
| QIDO-RS | Query based on ID for DICOM Objects by RESTful Services |
| RTV | Real-Time Video |
| SCP | Service Class Provider |
| SCU | Service Class User |
| SDP | Service Description Protocol |
| SOP | Service-Object Pair |
| SPS | Scheduled Procedure Step |
| SR | Structured Reporting |
| STOW-RS | Store Over the Web by RESTful Services |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TID | Template Identifier |
| UA | User Agent |
| UI | User Interface |
| UID | Unique Identifier |
| UL | Upper Layer |
| UPS | Unified Procedure Step |
| UPS-RS | Unified Procedure Step by RESTful Services |
| VR | Value Representation |
| WADO-RS | Web Access to DICOM Objects by RESTful Services |
| WADO-URI | Web Access to DICOM Objects by URI |