The Legacy Converted Enhanced Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Image Information Object Definition (IOD) specifies an image that has been converted from images originally created by a positron emission tomography coincidence imaging device.
The E-R Model in Section A.1.2 depicts those components of the DICOM Information Model that directly reference the Legacy Converted Enhanced PET Image IOD.
Table A.72-1. Legacy Converted Enhanced PET Image IOD Modules
IE |
Module |
Reference |
Usage |
---|---|---|---|
Patient |
Patient |
M |
|
Clinical Trial Subject |
U |
||
Study |
General Study |
M |
|
Patient Study |
U |
||
Clinical Trial Study |
U |
||
Series |
General Series |
M |
|
Enhanced PET Series |
M |
||
Clinical Trial Series |
U |
||
Frame of Reference |
Frame of Reference |
M |
|
Synchronization |
U |
||
Equipment |
General Equipment |
M |
|
Enhanced General Equipment |
U |
||
Image |
Image Pixel |
M |
|
Intervention |
U |
||
Acquisition Context |
M |
||
Multi-frame Functional Groups |
M |
||
Multi-frame Dimension |
U |
||
Cardiac Synchronization |
U |
||
Respiratory Synchronization |
U |
||
Specimen |
U |
||
Enhanced PET Image |
M |
||
SOP Common |
M |
||
Common Instance Reference |
U |
||
Frame Extraction |
C - Required if the SOP Instance was created in response to a Frame-Level retrieve request |
The General Image Module, Overlay Plane Module, VOI LUT Module, Supplemental Palette Color Lookup Table Module and Graphic Annotation Module shall not be used in a Standard Extended SOP Class of the Legacy Converted Enhanced PET Image.
In order to annotate images, whether during acquisition or subsequently, SOP Instances of the Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State Storage or the Structured Report Storage SOP Classes that reference the image SOP Instance, may be used.
No standard mechanism is provided for inclusion of annotations within the image SOP Instance itself, and implementers are discouraged from using private extensions to circumvent this restriction.
Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State Storage Instances that are generated during conversion shall be referenced from the Image SOP Instance by using the Referenced Grayscale Presentation State Sequence in the Enhanced PET Image Module. See Section C.8.15.2.
The Curve Module has been retired from DICOM. It is still not permitted to be present. See PS3.3-2004.
Table A.72-2 specifies the use of the Functional Group Macros used in the Multi-frame Functional Group Module for the Legacy Converted Enhanced PET Image IOD.
Table A.72-2. Legacy Converted Enhanced PET Image Functional Group Macros
Functional Group Macro |
Section |
Usage |
---|---|---|
Pixel Measures |
M |
|
Frame Content |
M - May not be used as a Shared Functional Group. |
|
Plane Position (Patient) |
M |
|
Plane Orientation (Patient) |
M |
|
Referenced Image |
C - Required if Referenced Image Sequence (0008,1140) was present in any of the Classic Images that were converted. |
|
Derivation Image |
C - Required if Source Image Sequence (0008,2112) was present in any of the Classic Images that were converted. |
|
Cardiac Synchronization |
U |
|
Frame Anatomy |
C - Required if Body Part Examined (0018,0015) is present and contains a value defined in Annex L “Correspondence of Anatomic Region Codes and Body Part Examined Defined Terms” in PS3.16, or Anatomic Region Sequence (0008,2218) was present in any of the Classic Images that were converted. |
|
Pixel Value Transformation |
M |
|
Frame VOI LUT |
M |
|
Real World Value Mapping |
U |
|
Respiratory Synchronization |
U |
|
Irradiation Event Identification |
C - Required if Irradiation Event UID (0008,3010) was present in any of the Classic Images that were converted. |
|
PET Frame Type |
M |
|
Unassigned Shared Converted Attributes |
M - May not be used as a Per-Frame Functional Group |
|
Unassigned Per-Frame Converted Attributes |
M - May not be used as a Shared Functional Group |
|
Image Frame Conversion Source |
M - May not be used as a Shared Functional Group |