DICOM PS3.17 2024d - Explanatory Information

NN.4 Specimen Identification Examples

NN.4.1 One Specimen Per Container

In normal clinical practice, when there is one specimen per container, the value of the specimen identifier and the value of the container identifier will be the same. In Figure NN.4-1, each slide is prepared from a single tissue sample from a single block (cassette). The specimen and container type for the slide are present in the Section C.7.6.22 “Specimen Module” in PS3.3 , and not repeated in the Specimen Preparation Sequence Item for staining.

Sampling for one specimen per container

Figure NN.4-1. Sampling for one specimen per container


DICOM PS3.17 2024d - Explanatory Information