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Re:Dicom File Format Basics by randomh3r0 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:57AM (#32239220)
*supported by every medical imaging device manufacturer going back something like 3+ decades.

This is much less of a problem of shiny-object-syndrome not providing a "better" way of solving the problem(s) and much more one of market inertia, IMO. Many people overlook this.

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Re:Dicom File Format Basics by bick_nyers on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @11:12AM (#32239469)
Especially considering that medical information can often need review decades later. Can't just support the new stuff, you need to support the priors that were rendered in the pre-2000s as well.
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