Security protection of DICOM medical images using dual-layer reversible watermarking with tamper detection capability

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 528-540

  Tan, Chun Kiat ^a   Ng, Jason Changwei ^a   Xu, Xiaotian ^a   Poh, Chueh Loo ^b   Guan, Yong Liang ^a   Sheah, Kenneth ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Digital watermark; Image authentication; Public key cryptography; Security; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

DATA-HIDING; DICOM FORMAT; DIGITAL MEDICAL IMAGES; DIGITAL WATER-MARKS; DUAL LAYER; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACTS; IMAGE AUTHENTICATION; IMAGE AUTHENTICITY AND INTEGRITY; MEDICAL IMAGES; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RECORD; PUBLIC NETWORKS; REVERSIBLE WATERMARKING; SECURITY; SECURITY MEASURE; SECURITY PROTECTION; TAMPER DETECTION; TELERADIOLOGY; TELERADIOLOGY APPLICATIONS; WATERMARKING SCHEMES; WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGIES;

DIGITAL WATERMARKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; WATERMARKING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SECURITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TELERADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SECURITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TELERADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052910277     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-010-9295-4     Document Type: Article

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