DICOM PS3.16 2024c - Content Mapping Resource

TID 4108 Tracking Identifier

This Template provides a means to identify an object for longitudinal tracking, potentially across multiple Structured Reports, over time.

Type:

Non-Extensible

Order:

Significant

Root:

No

Table TID 4108. Tracking Identifier

NL

Rel with Parent

VT

Concept Name

VM

Req Type

Condition

Value Set Constraint

1

TEXT

EV (112039, DCM, "Tracking Identifier")

1

MC

At least one of Row 1 or 2 shall be present.

A string of characters with case being non-significant. Leading and trailing spaces and control characters are forbidden.

2

UIDREF

EV (112040, DCM, "Tracking Unique Identifier")

1

MC

At least one of Row 1 or 2 shall be present.


Content Item Descriptions

Row 1

A human readable identifier for longitudinal tracking, e.g., "Watchlist Nodule 1".

Row 2

This is distinct from the Observation UID (0040,A171) that may be present in the Data Set for each Content Item, which identifies only a specific observation, not an object tracked over time, and each tracked object may have many observations.

DICOM PS3.16 2024c - Content Mapping Resource