Image Type

(0008,0008)

1

Image identification characteristics.

See Section C.8.19.2.1.1 for specialization.

Planes in Acquisition

(0018,9410)

1

The multiplicity of planes used simultaneously during the acquisition. See Section C.8.19.2.1.3.

Plane Identification

(0018,9457)

1C

Identification of the plane used to acquire this image.

Required if Planes in Acquisition (0018,9410) is not equal to UNDEFINED.

Acquisition Number

(0020,0012)

3

A number identifying the single continuous gathering of data over a period of time that resulted in this image.

Acquisition DateTime

(0008,002A)

1

The date and time that the acquisition of data that resulted in this image started.

Bits Allocated

(0028,0100)

1

Number of bits allocated for each pixel sample. Each sample shall have the same number of bits allocated.

Bits Stored

(0028,0101)

1

Number of bits stored for each pixel sample. Each sample shall have the same number of bits stored.

See Section C.8.19.2.1.2 for specialization.

High Bit

(0028,0102)

1

Most significant bit for pixel sample data. Each sample shall have the same high bit. Shall be one less than the value in Bits Stored (0028,0101).

Samples per Pixel

(0028,0002)

1

Number of samples (color planes) in this image shall have a value of 1.

Pixel Representation

(0028,0103)

1

Data representation of the pixel samples.

Shall have the value:

0000H = Unsigned Integer.

Photometric Interpretation

(0028,0004)

1

Specifies the intended interpretation of the pixel data.

Acquisition Protocol Name

(0018,9423)

3

User defined name of the protocol used to acquire this image.

Acquisition Protocol Description

(0018,9424)

3

User defined description of the protocol used to acquire this image.

Scan Options

(0018,0022)

3

Identifies any acquisition technique that was used during the acquisition of the image.

Content Qualification

(0018,9004)

1

Content Qualification Indicator

See Section C.8.13.2.1.1 for further explanation.

Patient Orientation Code Sequence

(0054,0410)

1C

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.

Required if Positioner Type (0018,1508) equals CARM and C-arm Positioner Tabletop Relationship (0018,9474) equals YES. May be present otherwise.

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

BCID 19 “Patient Orientation”.

>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.

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

BCID 20 “Patient Orientation Modifier”.

Patient Gantry Relationship Code Sequence

(0054,0414)

2C

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.

Zero or one Item shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if Positioner Type (0018,1508) equals CARM and C-arm Positioner Tabletop Relationship (0018,9474) equals YES. May be present otherwise.

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

BCID 21 “Patient Equipment Relationship”.

Examined Body Thickness

(0010,9431)

3

Body thickness in mm at examination location perpendicular to the table top for this Series.

Burned In Annotation

(0028,0301)

1

Indicates whether or not the image contains sufficient burned in annotation to identify the patient and date the image was acquired.

Recognizable Visual Features

(0028,0302)

3

Indicates whether or not the image contains sufficiently recognizable visual features to allow the image or a reconstruction from a set of images to identify the patient.

If this Attribute is absent, then the image may or may not contain recognizable visual features.

Lossy Image Compression

(0028,2110)

1

Specifies whether an Image has undergone lossy compression (at a point in its lifetime).

Once this value has been set to "01" it shall not be reset.

See Section C.7.6.1.1.5.

Lossy Image Compression Ratio

(0028,2112)

1C

Describes the approximate lossy compression ratio(s) that have been applied to this image.

See Section C.7.6.1.1.5.2.

Required if Lossy Image Compression (0028,2110) is "01".

Lossy Image Compression Method

(0028,2114)

1C

A label for the lossy compression method(s) that have been applied to this image.

See Section C.7.6.1.1.5.1.

Required if Lossy Image Compression (0028,2110) is "01".

Referenced Other Plane Sequence

(0008,9410)

1C

The images of the corresponding plane for a Biplane acquisition device.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if Planes in Acquisition (0018,9410) is BIPLANE.

>Include Table 10-3 “Image SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

Referenced Image Evidence Sequence

(0008,9092)

1C

Full set of Composite SOP Instances referred to inside the Referenced Image Sequences of this SOP Instance. See Section 10.42.1 for further explanation.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if the Referenced Image Sequence (0008,1140) is present.

>Include Table C.17-3 “Hierarchical SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

Source Image Evidence Sequence

(0008,9154)

1C

Full set of Composite SOP Instances referred to inside the Source Image Sequences of this SOP Instance. See Section 10.42.1 for further explanation.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if the Source Image Sequence (0008,2112) is present.

>Include Table C.17-3 “Hierarchical SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

Referenced Instance Sequence

(0008,114A)

3

Non-image Composite SOP Instances that are significantly related to this Image, including waveforms that may or may not be temporally synchronized with this image.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

>Purpose of Reference Code Sequence

(0040,A170)

1

Code describing the purpose of the reference to the SOP Instances.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

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

DCID 7004 “Waveform Purpose of Reference” for referenced waveforms.

Include Table 10.41-1 “General Procedure Protocol Reference Macro Attributes”

Image Comments

(0020,4000)

3

User-defined comments about the image.

Quality Control Image

(0028,0300)

3

Indicates whether or not this image is a quality control or phantom image.

If this Attribute is absent, then the image may or may not be a quality control or phantom image.

Icon Image Sequence

(0088,0200)

3

This icon image is representative of the Image.

Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.

>Include Table C.7-11b “Image Pixel Macro Attributes”

See Section C.7.6.1.1.6 for further explanation.

Presentation LUT Shape

(2050,0020)

1

Specifies a predefined identity transformation for the Presentation LUT such that the output of all grayscale transformations, if any, are defined to be in P-Values.