DICOM PS3.3 2025a - Information Object Definitions

C.26 Substance Administration Modules

C.26.1 Product Characteristics Module

Table C.26-1 specifies the Attributes used to convey the characteristics or parameters of a contrast agent, drug, or device.

Table C.26-1. Product Characteristics Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Product Package Identifier

(0044,0001)

Identifier of the contrast agent, drug, or device being characterized, typically from a package bar code, RFID, or other materials management ID. This ID might not be globally unique and might conflict with other IDs used within the scope of the institution.

Manufacturer

(0008,0070)

Manufacturer of product.

Product Type Code Sequence

(0044,0007)

Coded type of product.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes”

For drugs, a coded terminology in the US is RxNorm.

For devices, a coded terminology in the US is the FDA CDRH Product Code Classification.

Product Name

(0044,0008)

Trade or generic name of product.

Note

May be multi-valued.

Product Description

(0044,0009)

Further description in free form text describing the drug or device.

Note

This Attribute is limited by the LT Value Representation to 10240 characters. Larger text descriptions, or graphical descriptions, may be referenced in the Pertinent Documents Sequence (0038,0100).

Product Lot Identifier

(0044,000A)

Identifier of the manufacturing batch of which this product is part.

Product Expiration DateTime

(0044,000B)

The date and time after which the manufacturer no longer ensures the safety, quality, and/or proper functioning of the material.

Product Parameter Sequence

(0044,0013)

Parameters of the product.

Zero or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-2 “Content Item Macro Attributes”

For drugs or contrast agents, for Concept Name Code Sequence, BCID 4050 “Drug or Contrast Agent Characteristic”

For devices, for Concept Name Code Sequence, BCID 3423 “Numeric Device Characteristic”

Pertinent Documents Sequence

(0038,0100)

Reference to a Product Label document for the product.

Zero or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>Referenced SOP Class UID

(0008,1150)

Unique identifier for the class of an HL7 Structured Product Label document.

>Referenced SOP Instance UID

(0008,1155)

Unique identifier for the HL7 Structured Product Label Document as used in DICOM Instance references (see Section C.12.1.1.6).

>HL7 Instance Identifier

(0040,E001)

Instance Identifier of the referenced HL7 Structured Document, encoded as a UID (OID or UUID), concatenated with a caret ("^") and Extension value (if Extension is present in Instance Identifier).

>Retrieve URI

(0040,E010)

Retrieval access path to Product Label Document. Includes fully specified scheme, authority, path, and query in accordance with [RFC3986]

Note

The VR of this Data Element has changed from UT to UR.


DICOM PS3.3 2025a - Information Object Definitions