Digital image envelope: method and evaluation

H. K. Huang; Fei Cao; Michael Z. Zhou; Greg T. Mogel; Brent J. Liu; Xiaoqiang Zhou

doi:10.1117/12.481937

19 May 2003 Digital image envelope: method and evaluation

H. K. Huang, Fei Cao, Michael Z. Zhou, Greg T. Mogel, Brent J. Liu, Xiaoqiang Zhou

Proceedings Volume 5033, Medical Imaging 2003: PACS and Integrated Medical Information Systems: Design and Evaluation; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481937
Event: Medical Imaging 2003, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Health data security, characterized in terms of data privacy, authenticity, and integrity, is a vital issue when digital images and other patient information are transmitted through public networks in telehealth applications such as teleradiology. Mandates for ensuring health data security have been extensively discussed (for example The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA) and health informatics guidelines (such as the DICOM standard) are beginning to focus on issues of data continue to be published by organizing bodies in healthcare; however, there has not been a systematic method developed to ensure data security in medical imaging Because data privacy and authenticity are often managed primarily with firewall and password protection, we have focused our research and development on data integrity. We have developed a systematic method of ensuring medical image data integrity across public networks using the concept of the digital envelope. When a medical image is generated regardless of the modality, three processes are performed: the image signature is obtained, the DICOM image header is encrypted, and a digital envelope is formed by combining the signature and the encrypted header. The envelope is encrypted and embedded in the original image. This assures the security of both the image and the patient ID. The embedded image is encrypted again and transmitted across the network. The reverse process is performed at the receiving site. The result is two digital signatures, one from the original image before transmission, and second from the image after transmission. If the signatures are identical, there has been no alteration of the image. This paper concentrates in the method and evaluation of the digital image envelope.

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H. K. Huang, Fei Cao, Michael Z. Zhou, Greg T. Mogel, Brent J. Liu, and Xiaoqiang Zhou "Digital image envelope: method and evaluation", Proc. SPIE 5033, Medical Imaging 2003: PACS and Integrated Medical Information Systems: Design and Evaluation, (19 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481937

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