This section describes attributes of the Patient Orientation Macro by specifying the patient orientation related to gravity and equipment. Table 10-15 contains IOD Attributes that describe the Patient Orientation related to gravity and equipment.
Table 10-15. Patient Orientation Macro Attributes
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Attribute Name |
Tag |
Type |
Attribute Description |
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Patient Orientation Code Sequence |
(0054,0410) |
1 |
Sequence that describes the orientation of the patient with respect to gravity. See Section C.8.11.5.1.2 for further explanation. Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence. |
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>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” . |
Baseline CID 19 “Patient Orientation”. |
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>Patient Orientation Modifier Code Sequence |
(0054,0412) |
1C |
Patient orientation modifier. Required if needed to fully specify the orientation of the patient with respect to gravity. Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence. |
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Baseline CID 20 “Patient Orientation Modifier”. |
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Patient Gantry Relationship Code Sequence |
(0054,0414) |
3 |
Sequence that describes the orientation of the patient with respect to the head of the table. See Section C.8.4.6.1.3 for further explanation. Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence. |
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>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” . |
Baseline CID 21 “Patient Equipment Relationship”. |
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The attributes of this macro may be used to correlate the patient based coordinate system (see Section C.7.6.2) and the equipment.
The Patient Orientation Code Sequence (0054,0410) allows a more precise and comprehensive positioning than Patient Position (0018,5100). If this sequence is present Patient Position (0018,5100) is not used.