DICOM PS3.3 2024d - Information Object Definitions

C.8.6.2 SC Image Module

Table C.8-25 specifies the Attributes of the SC Image Module, which describe Secondary Capture Images.

Table C.8-25. SC Image Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Date of Secondary Capture

(0018,1012)

3

The date the Secondary Capture Image was captured.

Time of Secondary Capture

(0018,1014)

3

The time the Secondary Capture Image was captured.

Nominal Scanned Pixel Spacing

(0018,2010)

3

Physical distance on the media being digitized or scanned between the center of each pixel, specified by a numeric pair - adjacent row spacing (delimiter) adjacent column spacing in mm. See Section 10.7.1.3 for further explanation of the value order.

Shall be consistent with Pixel Aspect Ratio (0028,0034), if present.

Document Class Code Sequence

(0040,E008)

3

Classifications of a scanned document, e.g., for Modality (0008,0060) DOC. Equivalent to HL7 v2.x TXA-2.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

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

No Baseline CID is defined.

Include Table 10-10 “Basic Pixel Spacing Calibration Macro Attributes”

Include Table 10-25 “Optional View and Slice Progression Direction Macro Attributes”


Note

The Attributes specified in the General Image Module (see Table C.7-7) describe this image (i.e., the secondary capture image). For example, Instance Number (0020,0013) is the image number of the secondary capture image. Source Image Sequence (0008,2112) may reference the DICOM image from which this image was generated.

DICOM PS3.3 2024d - Information Object Definitions