A.55 Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD

A.55.1 Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD Description

This Section defines the Information Object for multi-dimensional reconstructed breast tomosynthesis X-Ray Images that includes those data elements and information objects necessary for the interchange of multi-dimensional breast tomosynthesis X-Ray volumes.

Note

This IOD is not intended for interchange of source projection x-ray images.

A.55.2 Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD Entity-Relationship Model

The E-R Model in Section A.1.2 depicts those components of the DICOM Application Information Model that directly reference the Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD.

A.55.3 Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD Module Table

Table A.55-1. Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD Modules

IE

Module

Reference

Usage

Patient

Patient

C.7.1.1

M

Clinical Trial Subject

C.7.1.3

U

Study

General Study

C.7.2.1

M

Patient Study

C.7.2.2

U

Clinical Trial Study

C.7.2.3

U

Series

General Series

C.7.3.1

M

Clinical Trial Series

C.7.3.2

U

Enhanced Mammography Series

C.8.11.10

M

Frame of Reference

Frame of Reference

C.7.4.1

M

Synchronization

C.7.4.2

C - Required if time synchronization was applied.

Equipment

General Equipment

C.7.5.1

M

Enhanced General Equipment

C.7.5.2

M

Image

Image Pixel

C.7.6.3

M

Enhanced Contrast/Bolus

C.7.6.4b

C - Required if contrast media was applied.

Device

C.7.6.12

U

Intervention

C.7.6.13

U

Acquisition Context

C.7.6.14

M

Multi-frame Functional Groups

C.7.6.16

M

Multi-frame Dimension Module

C.7.6.17

U

Image - Equipment Coordinate Relationship

C.7.6.21

U

Specimen

C.7.6.22

U

X-Ray 3D Image

C.8.21.1

M

Breast Tomosynthesis Contributing Sources

C.8.21.2.3

U

Breast Tomosynthesis Acquisition

C.8.21.3.4

U

X-Ray 3D Reconstruction

C.8.21.4

U

Breast View

C.8.21.6

M

SOP Common

C.12.1

M

Common Instance Reference

C.12.2

U

Frame Extraction

C.12.3

C - Required if the SOP Instance was created in response to a Frame-Level retrieve request


A.55.3.1 Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD Content Constraints

A.55.3.1.1 Restrictions for Standard Extended SOP Classes

The Overlay Plane Module, Modality LUT Module, VOI LUT Module and Softcopy Presentation LUT Module shall not be used in a Standard Extended SOP Class of the Breast Tomosynthesis Image.

Note

The VOI LUT function is provided by a Frame VOI LUT Functional Group.

A.55.4 Breast Tomosynthesis Image Functional Group Macros

Table A.55-2 specifies the use of the Functional Group Macros used in the Multi-frame Functional Groups Module for the Breast Tomosynthesis Image IOD.

Table A.55-2. Breast Tomosynthesis Image Functional Group Macros

Functional Group Macro

Section

Usage

Pixel Measures

C.7.6.16.2.1

M

Frame Content

C.7.6.16.2.2

M - May not be used as a Shared Functional Group.

Plane Position (Patient)

C.7.6.16.2.3

M

Plane Orientation (Patient)

C.7.6.16.2.4

M

Referenced Image

C.7.6.16.2.5

U

Derivation Image

C.7.6.16.2.6

C - Required if Image Type (0008,0008) Value 1 equals DERIVED.

Frame Anatomy

C.7.6.16.2.8

M

Identity Pixel Value Transformation

C.7.6.16.2.9b

M

Frame VOI LUT With LUT

C.7.6.16.2.10b

M

Real World Value Mapping

C.7.6.16.2.11

U

Contrast/Bolus Usage

C.7.6.16.2.12

C - Required if the Enhanced Contrast/Bolus Module is present.

X-Ray 3D Frame Type

C.8.21.5.1

M - May not be used as a Shared Functional Group.


A.55.4.1 Breast Tomosynthesis Image Functional Group Macros Content Constraints

A.55.4.1.1 Frame Anatomy Functional Group Macro

The Defined CID for the Anatomic Region Sequence (0008,2218) shall be CID 4013 “Anatomic Region for Mammography”.