The DICOM Standard is made up of 18 documents desig ned for the proper operation and interconnection of systems designed f or the creation, storage, display, transmission, retrieval, consultation, pro cessing and medical imaging, avoiding the loss of information for users to acces s it under the same conditions, which can be represented in an accurate diagnosis oa clinical situation by a specialist. The aim of this paper is to describe th e steps to be taken into account when designing system to visualize and process medi cal images, ensuring that the results are a true representation of the real w orld.