DICOM PS3.3 2024d - Information Object Definitions

A.32.8.3 VL Whole Slide Microscopy Image IOD Module Table

Table A.32.8-1 specifies the Modules of the VL Whole Slide Microscopy Image IOD.

Table A.32.8-1. VL Whole Slide Microscopy 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

Whole Slide Microscopy Series

C.8.12.3

M

Clinical Trial Series

C.7.3.2

U

Frame of Reference

Frame of Reference

C.7.4.1

M

Equipment

General Equipment

C.7.5.1

M

Enhanced General Equipment

C.7.5.2

M

Acquisition

General Acquisition

C.7.10.1

M

Multi-Resolution Pyramid

Multi-Resolution Pyramid

C.7.11.1

U - Shall be present only if Image Type Value 3 is VOLUME or THUMBNAIL.

Image

General Image

C.7.6.1

M

General Reference

C.12.4

U

Microscope Slide Layer Tile Organization

C.8.12.14

M

Image Pixel

C.7.6.3

M

Acquisition Context

C.7.6.14

M

Multi-frame Functional Groups

C.7.6.16

M

Multi-frame Dimension

C.7.6.17

M

Specimen

C.7.6.22

M

Whole Slide Microscopy Image

C.8.12.4

M

Optical Path

C.8.12.5

M

Slide Label

C.8.12.8

C - Required if Image Type (0008,0008) Value 3 is LABEL; may be present otherwise

SOP Common

C.12.1

M

Common Instance Reference

C.12.2

M

Frame Extraction

C.12.3

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


Note

The Multi-Resolution Navigation Module (Retired) was previously included in the Image IE for this IOD but has been retired. See PS3.3-2021c.

A.32.8.3.1 VL Whole Slide Microscopy Image IOD Content Constraints
A.32.8.3.1.1 Optical Path Module

The Code Sequences within the Optical Path Sequence (0048,0105) of the Optical Path Module (see Section C.8.12.5) are constrained as follows:

DICOM PS3.3 2024d - Information Object Definitions