Apparatus and method for verifying forgery and tampering of medical image

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and method for verifying forgery and tampering of a medical image. An apparatus for verifying forgery and tampering of a medical image according to an embodiment disclosed in this document includes a memory configured to store Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) files for each patient, and a processor functionally connected to the memory, wherein, when an issuance request of a DICOM file is received, search for a DICOM file corresponding to the request among DICOM files for each patient; generate an issuance number related to the issuance; extract some information from metadata of the searched DICOM file; generate a first hash value using the some information and the issuance number; and upon providing a copy of the DICOM file to an external storage device, insert the first hash value as forgery verification information into a specified tag area of the copy.

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