What DCM is
DCM (DICOM) is the medical-imaging standard used by CT, MRI and X-ray equipment, bundling the image with patient and study metadata.
Want to convert HEIC to DCM? It's on our roadmap. Here's what DCM is, and the conversions you can run right now.
HEIC to DCM isn't available on SharkFoto yet — it's a real conversion we're working on. Here's what works today.
DCM (DICOM) is the medical-imaging standard used by CT, MRI and X-ray equipment, bundling the image with patient and study metadata.
Converting HEIC to DCM is technically possible and on our list — it just isn't switched on here yet. We add and test new output formats one at a time before release.
HEIC is the high-efficiency format iPhones and iPads use to store photos — about half the size of JPG, but not supported everywhere, so it often needs converting.
How to open HEIC opens on Apple devices and Windows 11; older systems need it converted to JPG/PNG.
Full HEIC format guideDCM (DICOM) is the universal standard for medical imaging — MRI, CT and X-ray scans — bundling the image with patient and scan metadata.
How to open DCM opens in medical viewers like RadiAnt, Horos and OsiriX; convert to JPG/PNG to share a plain image (without clinical data).
Full DCM format guide