DICOM is a fun format to tinker with. The absolute basics of it are simple enough that I wrote a DICOM viewer in college for a class. All of the extensions mean

DICOM is a fun format to tinker with. The absolute basics of it are simple enough that I wrote a DICOM viewer in college for a class. All of the extensions mean you can get some really interesting data as well. The various number of attributes and unusual combinations make it a real pain if you're trying to implement it all from the ground up but I'd highly recommend anyone play with it.