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This Part of the DICOM Standard specifies the DICOM Content Mapping Resource (DCMR), which defines the Templates and Context Groups used elsewhere in the Standard.
The following standards contain provisions that, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibilities of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.
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[ASTM E 1762-04] . Standard Guide for Electronic Authentication of Health Care Information, ASTM International.
[ASTM E 2084-00] . Standard Specification for Authentication of Healthcare Information Using Digital Signatures, ASTM International.
[ASTM F 75] . Standard Specification for Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy Castings and Casting Alloy for Surgical Implants.
[ASTM F 90] . Standard Specification for Wrought Cobalt-20Chromium-15Tungsten-10Nickel Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications.
[ASTM F 136] . Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications.
[ASTM F 138] . Standard Specification for Wrought 18Chromium-14Nickel-2.5Molybdenum Stainless Steel Bar and Wire for Surgical Implants.
[ASTM F 688] . Standard Specification for Wrought Cobalt-35Nickel-20Chromium-10Molybdenum Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Foil for Surgical Implants.
[ASTM F 1058] . Standard Specification for Wrought 40Cobalt-20Chromium-16Iron-15Nickel-7Molybdenum Alloy Wire, Strip, and Strip Bar for Surgical Implant Applications.
[ASTM F 1295] . Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-7Niobium Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications.
[AAPM Report 204] 2011. Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in Pediatric and Adult Body CT Examinations. http://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/RPT_204.pdf .
[AAPM Report 220] September 2014. Report of AAPM Task Group 220 - Use of Water Equivalent Diameter for Calculating Patient Size and Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in CT. http://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/rpt_220.pdf .
[AAPM OR 03] 2005. Assessment of Display Performance for Medical Imaging Systems. http://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/OR_03.pdf .
[DIN 6868-57] 2001. Image quality assurance in diagnostic X-Ray departments - Acceptance testing for image display devices.
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[Feuvret] International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2006. 2. 333-342. “Conformity index: a review”. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.09.028 .
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[ICRU Report 62] 1999. Prescribing, recording, and reporting photon beam therapy (supplement to ICRU Report 50).
[IEC 60601-2-1] . Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV.
[IEC 60601-2-44] . Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-44: Particular Requirements for the Safety of X-Ray Equipment for Computed Tomography.
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[IEC 62985] 2019. Methods For Calculating Size Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) For Computed Tomography.
[IHE RAD TF-1] IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework, Volume 1 - Integration Profiles. http://www.ihe.net/uploadedFiles/Documents/Radiology/IHE_RAD_TF_Vol1.pdf .
[ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2] 2016/05. 7.0. Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards. http://www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs/iec/isoiecdir-2%7Bed7.0%7Den.pdf .
[ISO 639-3] 2007. Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages.
[ISO 5832-3] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 3: Wrought titanium 6-aluminium 4-vanadium alloy.
[ISO 5832-4] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 4: Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum casting alloy.
[ISO 5832-5] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 5: Wrought cobalt-chromium-tungsten-nickel alloy.
[ISO 5832-6] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 6: Wrought cobalt-nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy.
[ISO 5832-7] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 7: Forgeable and cold-formed cobalt-chromium-nickel-molybdenum-iron alloy.
[ISO 5832-11] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 11: Wrought titanium 6-aluminium 7-niobium alloy.
[ISO 5832-14] . Implants for surgery – Metallic materials — Part 14: Wrought titanium 15-molybdenum 5-zirconium 3-aluminium alloy.
[ISO 8824-1] 2015. Information Technology - Abstract Syntax 1 (ASN.1): Specification of Basic Notation.
[ISO 9834-1] 2012. Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Procedures for the operation of OSI Registration Authorities: General procedures and top arcs of the ASN.1 Object Identifier tree.
[JJ1017] October 5, 2005. 3.0. Guidelines for HIS, RIS, PACS - Modality Data Communication on Scheduling, Billing, and Examination Records. http://www.jira-net.or.jp/commission/system/04_information/files/JJ1017VER3_20051005.doc .
[Kenneweg 2019] J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019. 6. 1564–84. “Developing an international standard for the classification of surface anatomic location for use in clinical practice and epidemiologic research”. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.035 http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(18)32489-7/ .
[NEMA XR 25-2019] 2019. Computed Tomography Dose Check Standard. http://www.nema.org/Standards/view/Computed-Tomography-Dose-Check .
[RadLex] 2006. A Lexicon for Uniform Indexing and Retrieval of Radiology Information Resources. http://www.radlex.org/ .
[RadElement] Common Data Elements (CDEs) for Radiology. http://radelement.org/ .
[RFC 3881] September 2004. Security Audit and Access Accountability Message - XML Data Definitions for Healthcare Applications.
[J1086_201210] Oct 2012. Numbering Metals and Alloys. http://www.sae.org/standards/content/j1086_201210/ .
[Scanlon 1999] Journal of the American College of Cardiology. May 1999. 6. 1756-824. “ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary angiography - A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Coronary Angiography) developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions”. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00126-6 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109799001266 .
[Seeck 2017] Clinical Neurophysiology. 2017. 10. 2070-7. “The standardized EEG electrode array of the IFCN”. doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2017.06.254 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388245717304832 .
[SMPTE RP133] 1991. Specifications for Medical Diagnostic Imaging Test Pattern for Television Monitors and Hard-copy Recording Cameras.
[Stout et al 2013] Molecular Imaging. 2013. 7. 1-15. “Guidance for Methods Descriptions Used in Preclinical Imaging Papers”. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2310/7290.2013.00055 .
A portion of the terminology used within the Mammography CAD SR SOP Class and the Breast Imaging Report and Relevant Patient Information for Breast Imaging Templates is derived from BI-RADS®, a copyrighted lexicon of breast imaging terminology and nomenclature licensed by DICOM from the American College of Radiology.
[BI-RADS®] 1998. 3.0. Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Atlas. http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Resources/BIRADS .
References to MQCM 1999 are made in the description of the Mammography CAD SR SOP Class. In this MQCM 1999 refers to the Mammography Quality Control Manual 1999, available from the American College of Radiology. This document describes a standardized approach to mammographic acquisition standards, patient positioning, and so on. The DICOM Standard does not require Mammography CAD SR SOP Class implementations to adhere to MQCM 1999.
[MQCM] 1999. Mammography Quality Control Manual. http://www.acr.org/Education/Education-Catalog/Products/639 .
References to MQSA are made in the description of the Mammography CAD SR SOP Class. In this MQSA refers to the Mammography Quality Standards Act final rules. While MQSA is a federal regulation of the United States government, it provides the only widely published standards for mammographic quality and is incorporated in this document for that reason. The DICOM Standard does not require Mammography CAD SR SOP Class implementations to adhere to MQSA.
[MQSA] 2002. Mammography Quality Standards Act Regulations. http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/MammographyQualityStandardsActandProgram/Regulations/ucm110906.htm .
[ACR Position Statement] 2001. Quality Control and Improvement, Safety, Infection Control, and Patient Education. http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Radiology-Safety .
References are made in the description of the Chest CAD SR Templates and Context Groups.
[Fraser and Pare] 1999. 4th. xvii-xxxi. Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest. Terms Used in Chest Radiology.
[Fraser and Pare] 1999. 4th. xxxiii-xxxvi. Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest. Terms for CT of the Lungs.
[ACR CT PE] 2001. 109-113. ACR Standards. ACR Standard for the Performance of Computed Tomography for the Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in Adults.
[ACR HR CT] 2001. 115-118. ACR Standards. ACR Standard for the Performance of High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) of the Lungs in Adults.
References to Response Evaluation Criteria are made from the Chest CAD SR Templates and Context Groups
[RECIST] Journal of the National Cancer Institute. February 2, 2000. 3. 205-216. “New Guidelines to Evaluate the Response to Treatment in Solid Tumors”. http://www.eortc.be/recist/ .
[WHO] 1979. WHO Handbook for Reporting Results for Cancer Treatment. WHO Offset Publication No. 48. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/9241700483.pdf .
[Cerqueira 2002] Circulation. 2002. 4. 539. “AHA Scientific Statement: Standardized Myocardial Segmentation and Nomenclature for Tomographic Imaging of the Heart”. doi:10.1161/hc0402.102975 Describes 16- and 17-segment models. .
[Voigt 2015] Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015. 1. 1-11. “Definitions for a common standard for 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging”. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeu184 Describes 16-, 17-, and 18-segment models. .
[Sheehan, 1986] Circulation. 1986. 2. 293-305. “Advantages and applications of the centerline method for characterizing regional ventricular function”. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.74.2.293
[Slager, 1986] J Am Coll Cardiol.. 1986. 2. 317-26. “Quantitative assessment of regional left ventricular motion using endocardial landmarks”. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(86)80498-3
[Kennedy, 1970] Am Heart J. 1970. 3. 343. “Left ventricular volume and mass from single-plane cineangiocardiogram. A comparison of anteroposterior and right anterior oblique methods”.
[Dodge, 1960] Am Heart J. 1960. 5. 762. “The use of biplane angiocardiography for the measurement of left ventricular volume in man”. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0002870360903598 .
[Wynne, 1978] Am J Cardiol. 1978. 4. 726. “Estimation of left ventricular volumes in man from biplane cineangiograms filmed in oblique projections”.
[Boak, 1977] Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1977. 3. 217-30. “A geometric basis for calculation of right ventricular volume in man”. doi:10.1002/ccd.1810030305
[Ferlinz, 1977] Am Heart J. 1977. 1. 87-90. “Measurements of right ventricular volumes in man from single plane cineangiograms. A comparison to the biplane approach”. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002870377803487 .
[Graham, 1973] Circulation. 1973. 1. 144-53. “Right ventricular volume determinations in children. Normal values and observations with volume or pressure overload”. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.47.1.144
[Arcilla, 1971] Chest. 1971. 5. 446. “Angiographic method for volume estimation of right and left ventricles”. doi:10.1378/chest.60.5.446
[Mintz, 2001] Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001. 5. 1478-1492. “American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, Measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS)”. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01175-5
[Di Mario, 1998] European Heart Journal. 1998. 2. 207-229. “Clinical Application and Image Interpretation in Intravascular Ultrasound”. doi:10.1053/euhj.1996.0433
[Zalis, 2005] Radiology. 2005. 1. 3-9. “CT Colonography Reporting and Data System: A Consensus Proposal”. doi:10.1148/radiol.2361041926
[Eggli, 1998] J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1998. 3. 382-390. “The value of preoperative planning for total hip arthroplasty”. http://www.bjj.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/80-B/3/382 .
[LOINC] 2014. Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes. http://loinc.org/ .
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[UCUM] 2013. Unified Code for Units of Measure. http://unitsofmeasure.org/ .
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[AQI Schema] 2015/07/30. Anesthesia Quality Institute Schema. http://www.aqihq.org/qcdrDataSample/prodFiles/2018%20Files/AQISchDoc/default.html .
Used by permission of the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) (http://www.aqihq.org/), established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
Extracts of ISO/IEEE 11073 reprinted by permission of IEEE, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5997 USA. Copyright by IEEE. http://standards.ieee.org/.
Under license from IEEE, the term codes and descriptions of the ISO/IEEE 11073 Nomenclature are available at no cost through the Rosetta Terminology Mapping Management System of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://rtmms.nist.gov/rtmms/index.htm
[ISO/IEEE 11073-10101] 2004. Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Nomenclature.
This DICOM Standard incorporates SNOMED CT® International Edition 2021/07/31, used by permission of SNOMED International. SNOMED CT®, was originally created by The College of American Pathologists (CAP). SNOMED International was formerly known as the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO).
The SNOMED CT terms used in this Standard (the SNOMED CT DICOM Subset) are the subject of a licensing agreement between NEMA and SNOMED International that allows the use of this defined subset in DICOM conformant applications without further license or payment of fee. Any use of SNOMED CT beyond the terms published in the DICOM Standard is subject to SNOMED CT licensing rules, which may include a fee. For further information about SNOMED CT licensing, go to http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed or contact SNOMED International at info@snomed.org.
This DICOM Standard incorporates various veterinary terms from the SNOMED CT VetSCT extension, used by permission of the Veterinary Terminology Services Laboratory (VTSL) (http://vtsl.vetmed.vt.edu/). These terms were previously included in SNOMED CT but have since been inactivated as moved elsewhere.
The Prostate Imaging and Report and Data System Version 2 (PI-RADS) is a joint effort of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology, the American College of Radiology and the AdMeTech Foundation.
[PI-RADS] Eur Urol. 2016/01. 1. 16-40. “PI-RADS Prostate Imaging - Reporting and Data System: 2015, Version 2”. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2015.08.052 http://www.europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838%2815%2900848-9/ .
PI-RADS is also available from the following source:
American College of Radiology: http://www.acr.org/~/media/ACR/Documents/PDF/QualitySafety/Resources/PIRADS/PIRADS%20V2.pdf
[PI-RADS v2.1] Eur Urol. 2019/09. 3. 340–351. “Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2.1: 2019 Update of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2”. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2019.02.033 http://www.europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838(19)30180-0/abstract .
[Prostate Eu Concensus] Eur Urol. 2011. 4. 477-94. “Magnetic resonance imaging for the detection, localisation, and characterisation of prostate cancer: recommendations from a European consensus meeting”. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2010.12.009 http://www.europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838(10)01187-5/ .
[ESUR Guidelines] Eur Radiol. 2012/04. 4. 746-57. “ESUR prostate MR guidelines 2012”. doi:10.1007/s00330-011-2377-y http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3297750/ .
[Rozenkrantz 2013] Radiology. 2013/11. 2. 482–492. “Prostate cancer localization using multiparametric MR imaging: comparison of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) and Likert scales”. doi:10.1148/radiol.13122233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiol.13122233 .
[Kuru 2013] BJU Int. 2013. 5. 568–577. “Definitions of terms, processes and a minimum dataset for transperineal prostate biopsies: a standardization approach of the Ginsburg Study Group for Enhanced Prostate Diagnostics”. doi:10.1111/bju.12132 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.12132/full .
Injector and modality manufacturers use the CiA 425 CANopen standard for communication and synchronization between devices.
A portion of the terminology used within the CT/MR Cardiovascular Analysis Report is derived from CAD-RADS™.
[CAD-RADS™] Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2016. 269-81. “CAD-RADS™ Coronary Artery Disease – Reporting and Data System. An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology.”. doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2016.04.005 http://www.journalofcardiovascularct.com/article/S1934-5925(16)30048-X/ .
For the purposes of this Standard the following definitions apply.
The following definitions are commonly used in this Part of the DICOM Standard:
Identifier that specifies the suggested Context Group for a Code Sequence Attribute.
See Table 5.6-1 “Conventions for Specification of Context Groups” in PS3.3 .
Identifier that specifies a Template suggested to be used in the creation of a set of Content Items.
Dictionary (lexicons) of concepts (terms) with assigned codes and well defined meanings.
A set of coded concepts defined by a Mapping Resource forming a set appropriate to use in a particular context.
Identifier that specifies the Context Group for a Code Sequence Attribute that shall be used.
See Table 5.6-1 “Conventions for Specification of Context Groups” in PS3.3 .
Identifier that specifies a Template that shall be used in the creation of a set of Content Items.
A Mapping Resource that defines Templates and Context Groups for use in DICOM IODs.
Context Group that may be extended by a particular application by inclusion of additional concepts.
See Table 5.6-1 “Conventions for Specification of Context Groups” in PS3.3 .
A Template that may be extended by a particular application by inclusion of additional Content Items beyond those specified in the Template.
A resource that defines context-dependent usage constraints (i.e., Value Set or Relationship Type restrictions) for Attributes. A resource that specifies the mapping of the content of an external controlled terminology to the components of a message standard.
Context Group whose defined set of concepts shall not be extended by an application.
See Table 5.6-1 “Conventions for Specification of Context Groups” in PS3.3 .
A Template that specifies the exact set of Content Items and corresponding Value Sets that shall be used and that shall not be extended by an application.
The association between two Concepts. Examples: "HAS PROPERTIES", "CONTAINS", "INFERRED FROM".
A Template whose first Content Item is a CONTAINER Content Item intended to be encoded in the top level Data Set of a SOP Instance. I.e., the root node of the Content Tree.
A pattern that describes the Content Items, Value Types, Relationship Types and Value Sets that may be used in part of a Structured Report Content Tree, or in other Content Item constructs, such as Acquisition Context or Protocol Context. Analogous to a Module of an Information Object Definition.
The allowed values of a Code Sequence Attribute in a given context. Specified either as one or more individual values or by reference to a Context Group.
This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.3:
A substance administered to improve the imaging of specific organs, tissues, diseases and physiological functions. Adapted from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaging_agent.
This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.1:
This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.4:
This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.5:
A unit of radiation output used to quantify a Meterset. See Section C.36.1.1.3 “Meterset” in PS3.3 .
This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.3:
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this Part of the Standard.
Computer-Aided Detection and/or Computer-Aided Diagnosis for chest radiography
Computer-Aided Detection and/or Computer-Aided Diagnosis for colon radiography
Computer-Aided Detection and/or Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Mammography
The following upper-case abbreviations represent specific Attributes:
Terms listed in Section 3 are capitalized throughout the document.
Templates are patterns that specify the Concept Names, Requirements, Conditions, Value Types, Value Multiplicity, Value Set restrictions, Relationship Types and other attributes of Content Items for a particular application.
An IOD may specify that particular Standard Templates shall be used or may be used to define or constrain the content of a Content Item construct. A Content Item construct includes a coded concept name and one of several types of coded values. Content Item constructs are used in:
the main Data Set and recursively nested Content Sequences (0040,A730) of the SR Document Content Module
the Acquisition Context Sequence (0040,0555) of the Acquisition Context Module,
the Protocol Context Sequence (0040,0440) and Content Item Modifier Sequence (0040,0441) of the Scheduled Procedure Step Module, Image Acquisition Results Module, and others.
the Specimen Preparation Step Content Item Sequence (0040,0612) of the Specimen Module.
Annex A and Annex C of this Part define Standard Templates.
Standard Extended and Private Templates may be defined by implementers of the Standard. The rules for definition of Standard Extended and Private SR Templates are similar to the rules for definition of Standard Extended and Private SOP Classes. One row of a Template definition table corresponds to one row of a Module table.
Each Standard Template is specified by a Template table in this Part. Each Template table specifies exactly one Template, corresponding to a pattern of content within a Content Item construct.
Each Template table identifies whether the order of Content Items is significant or not significant. SOP Instances whose content is based on a Template where the order is significant shall encode the top level Content Items in the order they are specified in the Template, and the subsidiary Content Items under each parent item in the order they are specified, and so on for each Nesting Level. The significance of the order applies only to the Template itself; subsidiary included Templates may have a different order significance.
Even if a Template specifies that the order is not significant, there may be significance to the order in which Content Items are encoded in a SOP Instance. For example, CONTAINER Content Items with Attribute Continuity of Content (0040,A050) value CONTINUOUS encode Content Items in narrative sequence, and procedure logs encode Content Items in time order.
The Content Items from subsidiary Templates may be intermingled if and only if the parent and subsidiary all specify that the order is not significant. This permits later refactoring into reusable Templates.
The range of concepts and the options that are permitted in a family of SR Documents vary inversely with the level of constraint that is applied by the corresponding SR Template. The more narrow the range of concepts and the more restricted the options permitted by a Template, the more predictable the content of the SR Documents will be.
A very specific Template defines a family of SR Documents that are very similar to each other. They have a narrow range of content options (e.g., high level of constraint of Content Item values; use of CODE or NUM with Enumerated Context Groups) and their content is therefore highly predictable. A very general (e.g., permissive or broad) Template defines a family of SR Documents that may differ considerably from one another. They have a broader range of content options (e.g., low level of constraint of Content Item values; use of TEXT and relatively little restriction of Content Item values) and their content is less predictable.
The degree of interoperability that may be achieved with a family of SR Documents generated from a Template may be determined intentionally and precisely at a desired level by appropriate Template design to achieve the necessary degree of predictability of SR Document contents.
SR Templates are described using tables of the following form:
Acquisition Context Templates are described using tables of the following form:
Protocol Context Templates are described using tables of the following form:
The semantics of the fields (columns) of Template tables are defined by subsections of this Section. A row of a Template table specifies either one Content Item or inclusion of another Template that may specify any number of Content Items (see Section 6.2.3 for definition of Included Templates). Each Template table is named by a title, identified by a TID number and further explained by a description such as explanation of Template contents, purpose and use cases.
The following conventions are defined for the form of references to coded concepts, Context Groups and Templates.
Code Meanings are enclosed in quotation marks (for example "cm"). Code Values and Coding Scheme Designators are not enclosed in quotation marks unless a comma occurs in the string.
References to coded concepts take the following form:
If reference to a specific Coding Scheme version is required, it takes the following form:
References to Context Groups take the following form:
References to Templates take the following form:
Each row of a Template Table is denoted by a row number. The first row is numbered 1 and subsequent rows are numbered in ascending order with increments of 1. This number denotes a row for convenient description as well as reference in conditions.
When templates are amended, temporary assignments of new rows between existing rows may be indicated by an alphabetic suffix, as in "6a" after "6", etc.
The Row Number of a Content Item in a Template may or may not be the same as the ordinal position of the corresponding Sequence Item (representing the Content Item) in a Content Sequence (0040,A730), depending on the number of times the Content Item is repeated.
The Content Item specified in the first row of a Template table may be of any Value Type. Specifically, it is not constrained to be a CONTAINER.
The nesting level of Content Items is denoted by ">" symbols, one per level of nesting below the initial Source Content Item (of the Template) in a manner similar to the depiction of nested Sequences of Items in Modules Tables in PS3.3. When it is necessary to specify the Target Content Item(s) of a relationship, they are specified in the row(s) immediately following the corresponding Source Content Item. The Nesting Level of a Target Content Item is one greater than the Nesting Level of the corresponding (parent) Source Content Item. The Content Item specified in row 1 of a Template Table is at the top level (i.e., no ">" symbol is ever present in the NL field for the first Content Item in the table).
Acquisition Context Templates have no Nesting Level field. Protocol Context and UPS Processing Parameter Templates allow a single Nesting Level implemented through the Content Item Modifier Sequence (see PS3.3).
Relationship Type and Relationship Mode (i.e., By-value or By-reference) constraints, if defined, are specified in this field, as described Table 6.1.3-1.
Relationship Type and Mode are specified for each row that specifies a target Content Item.
Relationship Type and Mode may also be specified when another Template is included, either "top-down" or "bottom-up" or both (i.e., in the "INCLUDE Template" row of the calling Template, or in all rows of the included Template, or in both places). There shall be no conflict between the Relationship Type and Mode of a row that includes another Template and the Relationship Type and Mode of the rows of the included Template.
SR IODs specify Enumerated Values for Relationship Types. If a Relationship Type other than one of the Defined Terms for Relationship Type (0040,A010) is specified in a Private SOP Class, there is a significant risk to interoperability. Documentation accompanying Templates for Private SOP Classes should define any Relationship-type extensions in the manner that the Standard Relationship Types are defined in PS3.3.
Acquisition Context and Protocol Context Templates have no Relationship field.
The Value Type field specifies the SR Value Type of the Content Item or conveys the word "INCLUDE" to indicate that another Template is to be included (substituted for the row). See Section 6.2.3 for further description of "Included Templates".
Any constraints on the Concept Name are specified in the Concept Name field as defined or enumerated coded entries, or as baseline or defined Context Groups. Alternatively, when the VT field is "INCLUDE", the Concept Name field specifies the Template to be included.
The absence of an entry in the Concept Name field means that any code may be used, from any Coding Scheme, including codes from private Coding Schemes.
The VM field indicates the number of times that either a Content Item of the specified pattern or an included Template may appear in this position. Table 6.1.6-1 specifies the values that are permitted in this field.
Table 6.1.6-1. Permitted Values for VM
The Requirement Type field specifies the requirements on the presence or absence of the Content Item or included Template.
There is typically no need to specify Requirement Type separately for SCU and SCP of the Basic SR SOP Classes, because the SCP is required to support the entire content of any SR Document it receives. Therefore, for Basic SR SOP Classes, Requirement Type effectively only applies to the SCU.
The following symbols are used:
Mandatory. Shall be present. An empty Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) is not permitted when unknown, only for failures. See Section 6.1.7.1.
Mandatory Conditional. Shall be present if the specified condition is satisfied. An empty Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) is not permitted when unknown, only for failures. See Section 6.1.7.1.
User Option Conditional. May not be present. May be present according to the specified condition.
There is an interaction between the VM and the Requirement Type with respect to the number of times that a Content Item (or included Template) may actually be present, as follows:
Section C.18.1 Numeric Measurement Macro in PS3.3 permits the Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300), which contains the Numeric Value (0040,A30A) and Measurement Units Code Sequence (0040,08EA) to be zero length.
This does not apply to the Section 10.2 Content Item Macro in PS3.3 , which does not permit an empty Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) nor does it include a Numeric Value Qualifier Code Sequence (0040,A301).
The unknown state shall be distinguished from valid arithmetic or device or algorithm failure related states (in which cases a numeric string that complies with the PS3.5 Value Representation for DS cannot be created).
If the Template Requirement Type is M or MC, then:
A zero length Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) is permitted for any of the reasons listed in CID 43 “Numeric Value Failure Qualifier”
A zero length Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) is not permitted for any of the reasons listed in CID 44 “Numeric Value Unknown Qualifier”, or any other semantically equivalent reason
The Condition field specifies any conditions upon which presence or absence of the Content Item or its values depends. This field specifies any Concept Name(s) or Values upon which there are dependencies.
References in Condition statements to coded concepts or values, whether to select a Content Item to test or to specify a value to test against, are of the form (CV, CSD, "CM"). As is always the case for coded entries, the matching is performed against CV and CSD, irrespective of the string value of CM.
References may also be made to row numbers (e.g., to specify exclusive OR conditions that span multiple rows of a Template table).
The following abbreviations are used:
Any constraints on the Value Set for a CODE Content Item are specified in this field as defined or enumerated coded entries, or as baseline or defined Context Groups.
The absence of an entry in the Value Set Constraint field for a CODE Content Item means that any code may be used, from any Coding Scheme, including codes from private Coding Schemes.
The Value Set Constraint column may specify a default value for the Content Item if the Content Item is not present, either as a fixed value, or by reference to another Content Item, or by reference to an Attribute from the Data Set other than within the Content Sequence (0040,A730). For example:
Defaults to (121006, DCM, "Person")
Defaults to Value of Institution Name (0008,0080) of the General Equipment Module
A default value may also be specified to indicate that a Content Item is expected to have a particular value unless there is a reason for it to be different. This is especially true in the case where a Content Item is mandatory and, therefore, must not be absent.
For the UIDREF Content Item in Row 1 of TID 1004 “Device Observer Identifying Attributes”, the Value Set Constraint column specifies: "Defaults to Value of Device UID (0018,1002) of the General Equipment Module". That means, the value of this Content Item should be the same as the value of the referenced Attribute unless there is a reason for it to be different.
Any constraints on units of measurement are specified in the Value Set Constraint field if and only if the Value Type is NUM. The constraints are specified either as defined or enumerated coded entries, or as baseline or defined Context Groups. For example:
UNITS = DCID 7460 “Linear Measurement Unit”
The constraints on the units apply only when Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) contains an item (i.e., a numeric value is present).
The presence of constraints on the units does not imply that a value is required to be sent, since Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) is Type 2 and may be zero length if permitted by the Requirement Type for the Content Item in the Template.
The absence of any constraint on units of measurement means that any code for units may be used, from any coding scheme, including codes from private coding schemes.
The value of the Continuity of Content Flag (0040,A050) may be specified in the Value Set Constraint field if and only if the Value Type is CONTAINER.
The SR Document Content Module specifies "SEPARATE" and "CONTINUOUS" as the Enumerated Values for Continuity of Content Flag (0040,A050).
Constraints on the value of the Graphic Type(0070,0023) may be specified in the Value Set Constraint field if and only if the Value Type is SCOORD. The constraint may specify a set of allowed values, or a set of disallowed values. For example:
Constraints on various aspects of the TABLE Content Item may be specified in the Value Set Constraint field, including the manner of encoding the tabulated values, either by row, by column, by individual cells, or by reference to other Content Items, by specifying:
Fixed values, minimums and/or maximums for the number of table rows (NROWS) and/or columns (NCOLUMNS)
Defined or enumerated coded entries, or baseline or defined Context Groups for Concept Name Code Sequence (0040,A043) to use in Table Row Definition Sequence (0040,A806) (ROW n) and/or Table Column Definition Sequence (0040,A807) (COLUMN n)
Defined or enumerated coded entries, or baseline or defined Context Groups for Concept Code Sequence (0040,A168) to use in Cell Values Sequence (0040,A808) (ROW n VALUES) and/or (COLUMN n VALUES) and/or (CELL r, c VALUES)
Defined or enumerated coded entries, or baseline or defined Context Groups for Measurement Units Code Sequence (0040,08EA) to use in Table Row Definition Sequence (0040,A806) (ROW n UNITS) and/or Table Column Definition Sequence (0040,A807) (COLUMN n UNITS) and/or Cell Values Sequence (0040,A808) (CELL r, c UNITS)
Permitted VR to use in Selector Attribute VR (0072,0050) for specified rows (ROW n VR) , columns (COLUMN n VR) or cells (CELL r,c VR) , when values are encoded literally
Permitted referenced Content Item target (TID ttt ROW rrr) for specified rows (ROW n REF) , columns (COLUMN n REF) or cells (CELL r,c REF), when values are specified by reference
It is also helpful to provide a detailed description of the form of the table in the corresponding Content Item Description.
COLUMN 1 = EV (111526, DCM, "DateTime Started") COLUMN 2 = EV (113734, DCM, "X-Ray Tube Current") |
The X-Ray Source Transformation Matrix is encoded as a 4 by 4 matrix of dimensionless numbers of the form defined in Section C.20.2.1.1 Frame of Reference Transformation Matrix in PS3.3 . The table may be encoded as entire rows, entire columns or individual cells of double float numeric values. |
COLUMN 1 = EV (111526, DCM, "DateTime Started") COLUMN 2 = EV (111632, DCM, "Anode Target Material") |
When a Content Item may have different value sets, each depending on different conditions, the description of each different case begins in a separate row of the Template Table.
When it is necessary to specify the Target Content Item(s) of a relationship, they are specified in the row(s) immediately following the Source Content Item. The Nesting level of a Target Content Item (or set of Target Content Items specified indirectly via an 'include Template' macro) is one greater than the Nesting Level of the corresponding Source Content Item, as indicated by an increase in the number of ">" characters in the nesting level.
When a Content Item may be the Source of multiple relationships having different Relationship Types and/or different Relationship Modes and/or different patterns of Target Content Item(s), the description of each different case begins in a separate row of the Template Table.
When the Source Content Item of a relationship has VM of greater than 1, the specified pattern of Target Content Items applies to all instantiations of the Source Content Item.
For example, if a Template specifies that the VM of a Source Content Item is 1-n and specifies a By-value relationship to two CODE Content Items with particular value set constraints, then each instantiation of the Source Content Item has a By-value relationship to two CODE Content Items with the specified value constraints.
When a Source Content Item that has a Requirement Type of U, UC or MC is not present (is not instantiated), no Target Content Items of that Source Content Item are present, even if one or more of the Target Content Items is designated with a Requirement Type of M or MC.
A Template may specify another Template to be included by specifying "INCLUDE" in the Value Type field and the identifier of the included Template in the Concept Name field. All of the rows of the specified Template are in included in the invoking Template, effectively substituting the specified Template for the row where the inclusion is invoked. Whether or not the inclusion is user optional, mandatory or conditional is specified in the Requirement and Condition fields. The number of times the included Template may be repeated is specified in the VM field.
A Template that is included by another Template may include parameters that are replaced by values defined in the invoking Template. Parameters may be used to specify coded concepts or Context Groups in the Concept Name, Condition, or Value Set Constraint fields of a Template.
An included Template that accepts parameters shall be introduced by a table listing those parameters of the form:
Parameters are indicated by a name beginning with the character "$".
The invoking Template may specify the value of the parameters in the included Template by name in the Value Set Constraint field of the INCLUDE row. The parameter in the included Template shall be replaced by the specified parameter value. Specification of a parameter value shall be of one of the following forms:
The specification of a parameter value is valid only for the directly included Template. Therefore, it needs to be explicitly respecified in Templates intermediate between the originally specifying Template and the target Template. The intermediate Template may use the same parameter name as used by the Template it invokes; in such a case, the intermediate Template would invoke the subsidiary Template with a specification in the Value Set Constraint field such as:
$parametername = $parametername
In this case, the left hand instance of $parametername is the name in the subsidiary Template, and the right hand instance is the (parametrized) value passed into the current Template.
The invoking Template is not required to specify all parameters of included Templates. If not specified, the value set (term or Context Group) for that parameter is unconstrained. An unconstrained value in a Condition will cause the condition to fail.
Though it may not be explicitly shown in a particular Template, the use of any coded Concept Name in any Content Item may be defined in a post-coordinated rather than pre-coordinated manner, unless explicitly forbidden by the IOD or the Template.
Accordingly, any such Content Item may have any number of Target Content Items via a "HAS CONCEPT MOD" relationship, even if not explicitly specified in a Template. Each Target Content Item of such a relationship may be more complicated than a single Content Item if the IOD permits (i.e., the post-coordinated concept may potentially be defined by a complex sub-tree).
An Extensible Template may be extended in an Application generating SOP Instances to include additional Content Items in its definition. Such Content Items shall not duplicate concepts for which an encoding is defined in the Template. I.e., if a method is provided for the encoding of a concept in the Template, that concept shall not be encoded using a different Content Item in an extension to the Template.
There is no requirement that the included additional Content Items in a Template extension be placed at the end of the Template. The additional Content Items may be included at any semantically appropriate location in the Template, regardless of whether the order of Content Items in the Template is significant.
A Non-extensible Template shall not be modified in an Application by the addition of Content Items to its definition.
The set of Content Items in either an Extensible or a Non-extensible Template may be changed in subsequent editions of the Standard, in accordance with the procedures of the DICOM Standards Committee.
A Non-Extensible Template may include a Template that is Extensible. In invoking such a Template, the content structure of SOP Instances created from the Non-Extensible Template may vary according to the varying content structure allowed by the extension of the included Template.
Context Groups specify Value Set restrictions for Code Value (0008,0100) (or Long Code Value (0008,0119) or URN Code Value (0008,0120)) and Code Meaning (0008,0104) of Code Sequence Attributes for given functional or operational contexts. This Section specifies the semantics of DCMR Context Group Tables.
Context Groups are described using tables of the following form (optional columns are shown with italic column titles):
A row of a Context Group table specifies one coded concept. Each Context Group table is:
assigned a UID (that is defined in PS3.6)
linked to various resource files that contain representations of the Context Group (in FHIR JSON, FHIR XML and IHE SVS XML)
The columns of the tables consist of:
In those cases where it is necessary, Coding Scheme Version (the value of Coding Scheme Version (0008,0103)) may also be specified. This column may be absent if Coding Scheme Version is not required for any of the coded concepts in the Context Group.
The value specified in the Code Meaning field is an acceptable value for the specified Code Value, but does not preclude the use of other synonymous text in the same or other language.
If further description of the concept represented by the code is required in the DCMR (rather than referring to an external coding scheme), it is included in a separate table.
Optional columns may provide an informative mapping from the coded concepts of the Context Group to a reference terminology specified in the column heading. Typical reference terminologies include SNOMED CT and UMLS.
An optional column may provide a normative baseline or defined set of units to use for numeric measurements using the concept, either as a single term (e.g., DT ({ratio}, UCUM, "ratio")), a list of such terms, or a reference to a Context Group (e.g., DCID 7277 "Units of Diffusion Rate Area Over Time").
A Context Group may alternatively be defined by narrative reference to an externally defined coding scheme.
See for instance CID 82 “Measurement Unit”.
The 'Include Context Group' macro is a concise mechanism for including (by-reference) all of the rows of a specified Context Group in the invoking Context Group, effectively substituting the specified Context Group for the row where the macro is invoked. If an 'Include Context Group' is specified, it shall be specified in the Concept Name column of a Context Group Table. Table 7.2.1-1 specifies the syntax of the 'Include Context Group macro. Inclusion may be nested, in that included Context Groups may themselves include other Context Groups. This gives rise to the possibility of circular inclusion and multiple inclusion, in which case the Context Group shall consist of the transitive closure of the set of all coded concepts within the included Context Groups.
For example, it is reasonable to have the following definitions for Context Groups:
The contents of Context ID 1 will be a, b, c, e, f, g, h, i.
Context Group 82 is defined to include all units of measurement relevant to DICOM IODs. In the past it was envisaged that an extensible list of pre-coordinated codes would be included in the mapping resource.
DICOM has now adopted the Unified Codes for Units of Measurement (UCUM) standard for all units of measurement. This coding scheme allows for the "construction" of pre-coordinated codes from atomic components.
The specialization of the UCUM standard as it is used in DICOM involves the following rules:
the version of UCUM from which a code is constructed is not required, as it is not needed to resolve ambiguity in the Code Value or Code Meaning; however, there is no restriction on the version being specified in Coding Scheme Version
the Code Value will be constructed from UCUM and make use of the "case-sensitive" form of UCUM code (e.g., "ml/s")
the Code Meaning for other than UCUM unity may be one of the following:
the "print" value specified in UCUM (e.g., "mmHg" for Code Value mm[Hg])
constructed from the "names" of individual components using the Americanized form of name (e.g., "milliliters/second")
constructed from the "names" of individual components using the European form of name (e.g., " millilitres /second")
In the case of UCUM unity ("1", or curly braces expression) it is forbidden to use "1" as a Code Meaning. Annex G provides Code Meanings for a Code Value (0008,0100) of 1. A Template or Context Group may constrain the Code Meaning according to the following rules:
UCUM default unit 1 shall use one of the Code Meaning synonyms specified in Annex G
ratios of identically dimensioned values may use ({ratio}, UCUM, "ratio")
unitless numeric scores may use ({M:N}, UCUM, "range: M:N") to specify the minimum and maximum value, for example, ({0:10}, UCUM, "range: 0:10")
counts using UCUM annotation shall always use the text within the curly braces as the Code Meaning, for example, ({masses}, UCUM, "masses")
compositions of a curly braces expression with other UCUM values may use a conventional clinical representation, for example, ({H.B.}/min, UCUM, "BPM")
The UCUM standard states that the preferred display values for codes deg (degrees of plane angle) and Cel (degrees Celsius) are "°" and "°C". However, the character ° does not have a representation in the DICOM default character set (ASCII, ISO-IR 6). The Code Meaning specified in this Part therefore uses "deg" and "C". SOP Instances that specify a Specific Character Set that allows the character ° may use Code Meanings "°" and "°C".
Code Meaning "C" formally conflicts with the Code Meaning for Coulomb. In the context of DICOM use, the possibility of confusion to a user based on the display of the Code Meaning is considered remote, as there is little use of Coulomb in imaging, and the context of the displayed item Concept Name would resolve between temperature and electric charge. Automated processing based on the Code Values should not face an issue as the Code Values differ.
The character ° has Unicode code point U+00B0, and is represented as 0xB0 in ISO-IR 100 (Latin-1), ISO-IR 101 (Latin-2), ISO-IR 109 (Latin-3), ISO-IR 110 (Latin-4), ISO-IR 126 (Greek), ISO-IR 138 (Hebrew), and ISO-IR 148 (Latin-5). It is not encodable in ISO-IR 13 (Katakana), ISO-IR 144 (Cyrillic), ISO-IR 127 (Arabic), or ISO-IR 166 (Thai).
An Application may extend an Extensible Context Group by adding terms for new concepts. Applications may not substitute other terms of the same concept in the Context Group. Applications may not add a term that means "unspecified" or "missing" or "unknown" similar; if such a concept is intended to be permitted then the Standard will include it in the Context Group already. Such extension may be made without a change in Context Group Identifier, but with the specification of Context Group Extensions (see PS3.3).
Non-extensible Context Groups shall not be modified in an Application.
Table 8-1 lists the coding schemes (and their designators) defined for use in DICOM; Table 8-2 lists the HL7v3 coding schemes referenced for use in DICOM. Additionally, any coding scheme may be used that has an entry in the HL7 Registry of Coding Schemes (HL7 v2 Table 0396, or the equivalent online registry), in which case the HL7 Symbolic Name shall be used as the value for the Coding Scheme Designator in DICOM, as long as it does not conflict with an entry Table 8-1 and fits within the Value Representation of the DICOM Coding Scheme Designator (0008,0102) Attribute. As specified in the HL7 v2 Table 0396, local or private coding schemes shall be identified by an alphanumeric identifier beginning with the characters "99".
An earlier version of this table was formerly contained in Annex D of PS3.3.
See Section 8.2 “Coding Scheme Designator and Coding Scheme Version” in PS3.3 for further description.
The Coding Scheme UIDs are provided for reference only; the normative specification of UIDs and their associated meaning is the responsibility of the coding scheme developer and/or HL7.
The current version of HL7 v2 Table 0396 is available at http://www.hl7.org/special/committees/vocab/table_0396/index.cfm.
The HL7 registration of Coding Schemes is available at http://www.hl7.org/oid/index.cfm.
Publication of codes or references to coding schemes within DICOM does not constitute a grant of intellectual property rights to implementers. Use of some Coding Schemes may require a license, or purchase of the relevant coding scheme publication. Implementers should consult the relevant coding scheme publisher; see also Section 2.
The values of Coding Scheme Name (0008,0115), Coding Scheme Responsible Organization (0008,0116) and Coding Scheme Resources Sequence (0008,0109), if available, may be used to fill the corresponding optional Attributes of the Coding Scheme Identification Sequence (0008,0110) in the Section C.12.1 “SOP Common Module” in PS3.3 .
Table 8-1. Coding Schemes
ACR Index for Radiological Diagnosis Revised, 3rd Edition 1986 |
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[ASTM E 2084-00] Signature Purpose codes (see Annex A1 of ASTM E 2084), ASTM Subcommittee E 31.20 Data and System Security for Health Information |
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Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation[Alderman 1992]; endorsed by ACC/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Angiography[Scanlon 1999]. |
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ACR Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System [BI-RADS®], Coding Scheme Version (0008,0103) is required; Code Values are section and paragraph identifiers within the publication where the code meaning is defined (e.g., "I.D.1", where I = Breast Imaging Lexicon, D = Special Cases, 1 = Tubular Density, as the Code Value for "Tubular Density"). |
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American Medical Association's Current Procedure Terminology 4 (CPT-4) |
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American Medical Association's Current Procedure Terminology 5 (CPT-5) |
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The Public ID is used as the Code Value. These can be looked up as in the following example (the version is required): http://cdebrowser.nci.nih.gov/CDEBrowser/search?dataElementDetails=9/&cdeId=2178693&version=2.1&PageId=DataElementsGroup |
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American Dental Association's (ADA) Current Dental Terminology 2 (CDT-2) |
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Dublin Code Metadata for Resource Discovery. The Code Value is the Label field, e.g., "Creator" (capitalization significant). |
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DOC: http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/chtml/part16/chapter_D.html OWL: ftp://medical.nema.org/MEDICAL/Dicom/Resources/Ontology/DCM/dcm.owl.zip |
PS3.16 Content Mapping Resource, Annex D (Note that HL7 also specifies an OID of 2.16.840.1.113883.6.31, but deprecates it in favor of 1.2.840.10008.2.16.4). |
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DOC: http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/chtml/part06/chapter_A.html |
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DOC: http://sig.biostr.washington.edu/projects/fm/AboutFM.html OWL: http://sig.biostr.washington.edu/share/downloads/fma/release/latest/fma.zip |
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Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA) Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) |
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International Classification of Diseases revision 10 (ICD-10) |
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International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification |
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International Classification of Diseases revision 11 (ICD-11) |
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International Classification of Diseases revision 9, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM) |
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DOC: http://www.who.int/standards/classifications/other-classifications/international-classification-of-diseases-for-oncology |
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd Edition NoteICD-O-3 version 3.2 is described at http://www.iacr.com.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149. |
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[RFC 4646], Tags for Identifying Languages, The Internet Society (2005) [RFC 4646] has been superceded by [RFC 5646]. |
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[ISO 639-1] Two-letter language codes |
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[ISO 639-2] Three-letter language codes |
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[ISO 3166-1] alpha-2 Country Codes |
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Representation of Human Sexes (not used) ISO5218_1, which uses numeric codes, was improperly specified in CID 7455 Sex in earlier editions of the Standard. The alphabetic codes improperly attributed to that coding scheme have been added to the DICOM Controlled Terminology, and thus all references to coding scheme ISO5218_1 should be considered equivalent to coding scheme DCM. |
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[ISO 8824-1] ISO/IEC 8824-1- Information Technology - Abstract Syntax 1 (ASN.1): Specification of Basic Notation, and [ISO 9834-1] - Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Procedures for the operation of OSI Registration Authorities: General procedures and top arcs of the ASN.1 Object Identifier tree |
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A Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN) is a unique, persistent, non-intelligent identifier for a scientific name in the context of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). |
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DOC: http://loinc.org/ FHIR: http://loinc.org |
[LOINC] Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes |
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DOC: http://www.informatics.jax.org/searches/AMA.cgi?id=MA:0002405 |
Hayamizu TF, Mangan M, Corradi JP, Kadin JA, Ringwald M. The Adult Mouse Anatomical Dictionary: a tool for annotating and integrating data. Genome Biology 2005;6(3):R29. doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-3-r29. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088948/ |
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Mayo Clinic Non-radiological Images Specific Body Structure Anatomical Surface Region Guide |
The numeric code of entries in the Mayo Clinic Non-radiological Images Specific Body Structure Anatomical Surface Region Guide. |
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ISO/IEEE 11073 Medical Device Nomenclature, including all its subsections ([ISO/IEEE 11073-10101], [ISO/IEEE 11073-10101a], [ISO/IEEE 11073-10102], etc.), encoded as decimal strings <partition>:<element> |
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The MGI ID from the Mouse Genome Initiative (MGI) nomenclature. |
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US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) |
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Bernstein AD, et al."The NASPE/BPEG Defibrillator Code" PACE, 16:1776-1780, 1993 |
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DOC: http://www.hrsonline.org/Practice-Guidance/Clinical-Guidelines-Documents/2002-The-Revised-NASPE-BPEG-Generic-Code-for-Antibradycardia-AdaptiveRate-and-Multisite-Pacing |
NASPE/BPEG Generic Pacemaker Code (2000) Bernstein AD, et al."The Revised NASPE/BPEG Generic Code for antibradycardia, adaptive-rate, and multisite pacing." Pacing Clin Electrophysiol., 25:260-264, 2002 See http://www.hrsonline.org/Practice-Guidance/Clinical-Guidelines-Documents/2002-The-Revised-NASPE-BPEG-Generic-Code-for-Antibradycardia-AdaptiveRate-and-Multisite-Pacing. |
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American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry™ Cath Lab Module Version 1.1, 1997; Version 2.0b, 1999 |
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DOC: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/InformationOnDrugs/ucm142438.htm |
The Code Value is the 10 digit 3 segment NDC code with "-" between segments included and no asterisk (leading zero placeholder). |
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DOC: http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/aboutBrainInfo.aspx#NeuroNames |
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DOC: http://digital.nhs.uk/article/1108/National-Interim-Clinical-Imaging-Procedure-NICIP-Code-Set |
UK National Health Service National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedures (NICIP) Short Code (e.g., "CCHAPC" for CT Thorax abdomen pelvis with contrast) |
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The numeric code of entries in the New York University Melanoma Clinical Cooperative Group's numbering system. |
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DOC: http://www.ihe.net/Technical_Framework/upload/IHE_PAT_Suppl_APSR_Appendix_Value_Sets_2011_03_31.xls |
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US National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) PubChem Compound CID. |
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FHIR: http://www.radlex.org |
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[RFC 3066], Tags for the Identification of Languages, Internet Engineering Task Force NoteHL7 uses "IETF3066" for the symbolic name. [RFC 3066] has been superseded by [RFC 4646], which in turn has been superceded by [RFC 5646]. |
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[RFC 3881], Security Audit and Access Accountability Message - XML Data Definitions for Healthcare Applications |
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[RFC 5646], Tags for Identifying Languages, The Internet Society (2009) NoteThe HL7 OID Registry specifies "rfc5646", not "ietf5646", as the Desired Symbolic Name (inconsistent with the pattern used for [RFC 4646]). [RFC 5646] constitutes one part of IETF Best Current Practice BCP 47 Tags for Identifying Languages, which also includes [RFC 4647] Matching of Language Tags; [RFC 4647] is not relevant in this context. |
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RxNorm provides normalized names for clinical drugs and links its names to many of the drug vocabularies commonly used in pharmacy management and drug interaction software. |
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SNOMED DICOM Microglossary (Retired) (see Section 8.1) |
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Standard Communications Protocol for Computer-Assisted Electrocardiography, Draft proposal for ISO Standard, AAMI, Revision 1.3 |
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SNOMED International Version 3 (see Section 8.1) |
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FHIR: http://snomed.info/sct |
[SNOMED], using the CT Code Values |
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[SNOMED], using the "SNOMED-RT style" Code Values (see Section 8.1) |
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DOC: http://uberon.org/ |
The Uberon ID from the Uberon integrated cross-species ontology covering anatomical structures in animals. |
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[UCUM] Unified Code for Units of Measure |
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Unified numbering system (UNS) for metals and alloys [J1086_201210] |
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SNOMED (the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine) Clinical Terms (CT) is the preferred coding system within DICOM for anatomy, clinical findings, procedures, pharmaceutical/biologic products (including contrast agents), and other clinical terms.
SNOMED has had various versions, including SNOMED International (Version 3), which was issued in 1993 and revised through 1998, SNOMED Reference Terminology, the successor to SNOMED 3 that was published between 1999 and 2001, and SNOMED Clinical Terms, which has been the name since 2002. The coding scheme is fully backward-compatible across SNOMED 3, SNOMED-RT, and SNOMED CT. SNOMED CT introduced a solely numeric set of codes (ConceptID) in addition to the former alphanumeric codes (SnomedID), but all SNOMED terminology concepts have both a numeric and an alphanumeric code.
In previous releases of the DICOM Standard, the following Coding Scheme Designators were used for SNOMED codes in DICOM:
All uses of SNOMED CT coded terms in DICOM are now indicated by the Coding Scheme Designator "SCT", identifying them as SNOMED CT numeric Concept IDs as Code Values.
When a Coding Scheme Designator of "99SDM", "SNM3" or "SRT" is encountered by a receiving system, the "SNOMED-RT style" alphanumeric Code Value needs to be mapped to the corresponding concept designated by the SNOMED CT Concept IDs assigned to the same concept.
"SRT" as a coding scheme designator was used only in the DICOM Standard. HL7v2 did not standardize a coding scheme designator for SNOMED-RT.
When interoperating with systems that use SNOMED CT codes, Application Entities may receive and are expected to send Code Sequences with a numeric ConceptID code. It is the responsibility of such Application Entities to convert any alphanumeric SnomedID with Coding Scheme Designator "SRT" used in old DICOM objects and services to the corresponding numeric ConceptID code.
Some non-DICOM systems may use a Coding Scheme Designator of "SNOMED-CT" rather than "SCT" as is used in DICOM.
The SNOMED organization's policy on the use of "antecedent versions", including the continued use of "SNOMED-RT style" alphanumeric Code Values is described at: http://www.snomed.org/news-articles/timetable-for-the-withdrawal-of-legacy-snomed-codes.
Since the SNOMED organization no longer distributes a reference set that includes a mapping of "SNOMED-RT style" SNOMED IDs to SNOMED Concept IDs a complete mapping of those used in DICOM is provided in Annex O to allow implementers to process legacy objects from legacy devices and archives.
In general, DICOM uses the anatomic concepts with the term "structure", rather than with the term "entire". This is an important distinction in SNOMED. "Entire" is a child concept to "structure", has a more restricted meaning, and typically is used in conjunction with treatments (e.g., "excision of entire right kidney"). It is used in distinction to other sibling children of the parent concept that may identify parts of the parent anatomic feature. Since imaging typically targets both the anatomic feature and the area around it, or sometimes just part of the anatomic feature, DICOM usually uses "structure" concepts that are more inclusive than the "entire" concepts.
[ISO 8824-1] and [ISO 9834-1] are the standards defined for the generation of object identifiers that are used as DICOM Unique Identifiers (see PS3.5), can also serve as a general mechanism for identifying organizations and objects defined by those organizations.
When the Coding Scheme Designator is ISO_OID, the Code Value shall be the numeric (dot delimited) form of a valid object identifier.
A repository of known existing object identifiers can be found at http://www.oid-info.com/index.htm. For example:
the ISO 9834-1 assigned numeric object identifier for the country France, is "1.0.3166.2.2.1.250" (since ISO 3166 defines a means for maintaining country codes using object identifiers)
the object identifier for the RIPEMD-160 cryptographic hash function is "1.0.10118.3.0.49"
the object identifier for the HL7 V2 table of codes for marital status is "2.16.840.1.113883.12.2"
The re-use of object identifiers for existing concepts that do not have an alternative more appropriate coding scheme compatible with DICOM provides a mechanism to avoid defining new codes. For example, HL7 assigned object identifiers can be found at http://www.hl7.org/oid/index.cfm.
Though the intent of ISO_OID is to define organizational roots for the hierarchical assignment of object identifiers, and not specifically to identify organizations per se, the organizational root values can be construed as identifying the organization. For example, the DICOM Standards Organization itself can be identified by the value "1.2.840.10008". See also CID 5002 “Organization”.
As this Standard and external coding schemes are maintained, the codes specified as Concept Names, Concept Values and in Conditions may change. The previous codes are considered Retired but implementations may continue to send them and receivers will be expected to be able to continue to recognize the Retired codes, including the Code Value and Coding Scheme Designator, even if the current Standard does not publish them.
A notable example is the change throughout the Standard from using "SNOMED-RT style" Code Values with a Coding Scheme Designator of "SRT", "SNM3" or "99SDM", to the use of SNOMED CT numeric Code Values with a Coding Scheme Designator of "SCT". A mapping of retired to new SNOMED codes is found in Annex O.
This Annex specifies the content of Standard Templates that may be used by DICOM SR IODs.
This Template provides a general structure for a numeric measurement, together with evaluations of its normality and/or significance, and the inference source(s) for its value. This structure is instantiated by inclusion of this Template with specific contextual parameters from a parent Template.
Table TID 300. Parameters
Table TID 300. Measurement
Defaults to DCID 244 “Laterality” |
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EV (126100, DCM, "Real World Value Map used for measurement") |
SOP Class UID shall be Real World Value Mapping Storage ("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67") |
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The HAS CONCEPT MOD items allow the explicit definition of terms for post-coordination of the measurement concept name. Additional post-coordinated modifier terms may be included in a SOP Instance based on this Template, in accordance with section 6.2.4, or as defined by Templates that invoke this Template and explicitly define additional post-coordinated modifiers (e.g., TID 5203). |
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Finding site may be multiple when a region of interest spans multiple anatomical locations and there is not a single pre-coordinated code describing the combination of locations. E.g., when a maligant, inflammatory or traumatic process spans actual or defined anatomical boundaries. There is no requirement that the multiple locations be contiguous. |
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The INFERRED FROM items allow the specification (by-value or by-reference) of numeric values that were used in the derivation of the numeric measurement of Row 1. The nature of the inference is not explicitly conveyed; it may be implicit in the Concept Names of the measurements. Inference by-reference is valid only in SOP Classes that permit the INFERRED FROM relationship by-reference. |
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Multiple SCOORD Content Items may be necessary to describe the source of the measurement. E.g., the measurement of an angle between two non-intersecting line segments requires two separate POLYLINE SCOORD Content Items with the concept name of (121223, DCM, "Arm of angle") conveyed in $Purpose. |
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(260753009, SCT, "Source") may be specified for $ImagePurpose or $WavePurpose as a generic Concept Name when there is a desire to avoid having an anonymous (unnamed) Content Item. |
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Equivalent Meaning of Concept Name allows the creating application to specify the preferred composed concept name representing the measurement and the associated post-coordinated concept modifiers. The concept modifiers may include those specified in this Template, in a Template that invokes this Template, or at the option of the creating application in accordance with Section 6.2.4. This composed concept name may be rendered by a display application. It may be supplied as text or coded concept or both. |
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Row 18 is a reference to an RWV that describes how measurements were made in units that differ from the stored pixel values in the images referenced in Row 13. E.g., for a PET SUVbw measurement, the mapping from activity/concentration units in the referenced image that was used (and which may be reused for measurements in the future) may be encoded in a referenced RWV instance. This reference overrides any reference in an including Template (such as for a Measurement Group). |
This Template provides the properties of a numeric measurement, including evaluations of its normality and/or significance, its relationship to a reference population, and an indication of its selection from a set of measurements.
This Template provides the statistical properties of a reference population for a numeric measurement, and/or the position of a measurement in such a reference population.
This Template provides the normal range of values for a numeric measurement.
This Template provides a general structure for inference from an image, either as a whole, or with specific 2D or 3D spatial coordinates, as a single included Template in the invoking Template. If allowed by the IOD, the Image Content Item may be included by-reference.
(260753009, SCT, "Source") may be be used as a generic Concept Name when there is a desire to avoid having an anonymous (unnamed) Content Item. |
This Template provides a general structure for referencing a waveform, either as a whole, or with specific temporal coordinates, as a single included Template in the invoking Template. If allowed by the IOD, the Waveform Content Item may be included by-reference.
(260753009, SCT, "Source") may be be used as a generic Concept Name when there is a desire to avoid having an anonymous (unnamed) Content Item. |
This Template provides references to supporting evidence in the form of DICOM composite objects. This includes references to images, spatial coordinates on images, and other composite objects, such as Structured Reports.
This general Template provides a means to reference previous structured reporting composite object instances.
This TID is a subset of the Reference Location Macro. See Section 10.27 “Reference Location Macro” in PS3.3 .
Unless otherwise specified, content in an SR tree is "directly" observed. When material is quoted (from a source that is either a document or something spoken), then it is necessary to specify:
This Template establishes a mechanism for quoting by specifying:
the fact that one is quoting, by the presence of the contents of the Template in the tree
that the "observer context" above the invocation of this Template establishes who is doing the quoting
the source of the quote, by the values of the Content Items in this Template
who is being quoted, and who and what the quote is about, by the observation context that is established at the start of the quoted material
This Template may be invoked recursively, to nest quotes within quotes. In essence, the chain of who is quoting whom can be established by maintaining a "stack" of observer context.
If a dimension of observation context is the same in the quoted material as in the enclosing tree, then the observation context does not need to be respecified (e.g., the quote may be about the same subject or procedure). Typically, the observer context would change (unless one were quoting oneself).
In the case of quoting something that was spoken, the "observer" is the person speaking.
TID 1000 is attached using HAS OBS CONTEXT relationships to the top node of the material that is being quoted. The presence of the Quoted Source concept signals the fact that the material is quoted rather than directly observed.
Specifies attributes of observation context that may be defined, extended or replaced at any location in the SR tree.
This includes attributes that specify:
Establishing context includes two aspects of each dimension: identification and description (e.g., patient name and ID vs. patient's age, height or weight).
Whenever one dimension of context is changed or an attribute is added, all attributes of that dimension of context are "flushed", that is they need to be repeated in their entirety. For example, when the subject is changed from patient (name, id) to fetus (number), then the parameters of the patient are discarded. E.g., the patient's ID does not apply to the fetus.
"Extending" the same class and dimension of observation context isn't feasible, since one cannot "null out" or remove a previously set attribute. Any time a dimension of observation context is "replaced", any attributes that are unspecified remain unspecified (i.e., they are not inherited).
Table TID 1001. Observation Context
The observer (person or device) that created the Content Items to which this context applies.
Whenever this Template is invoked, all previously inherited attributes of Observer Context are discarded and replaced.
There may be more than one observer, as this Template may be invoked with a VM 1-n, and both person and device observers. In such a case, the Content Items of TID 1003 “Person Observer Identifying Attributes” and TID 1004 “Device Observer Identifying Attributes” shall be included in the order in which the values of Observer Type are specified. Since TID 1003 “Person Observer Identifying Attributes” and TID 1004 “Device Observer Identifying Attributes” both include a single mandatory Content Item as their first Content Item, which observer is being described can be determined
Table TID 1002. Observer Context
Defaults to (121006, DCM, "Person") |
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IFF Row 1 value = (121006, DCM, "Person") or Row 1 is absent |
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IFF Row 1 value = (121007, DCM, "Device") |
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This Template contains identifying (and optionally descriptive) attributes of persons that are observers.
Table TID 1003. Person Observer Identifying Attributes
Defaults to Value of Institution Name (0008,0080) of the General Equipment Module |
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EV (121010, DCM, "Person Observer's Role in the Organization") |
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EV (121011, DCM, "Person Observer's Role in this Procedure") |
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EV (128775, DCM, "Identifier within Person Observer's Role") |
This Template (derived from the Section C.7.5.1 “General Equipment Module” in PS3.3 ) contains identifying (and optionally descriptive) attributes of devices that are observers.
Table TID 1004. Device Observer Identifying Attributes
Defaults to Value of Device UID (0018,1002) of the General Equipment Module |
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Defaults to Value of Station Name (0008,1010) of the General Equipment Module |
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Defaults to Value of Manufacturer (0008,0070) of the General Equipment Module |
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Defaults to Value of Manufacturer's Model Name (0008,1090) of the General Equipment Module |
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Defaults to Value of Device Serial Number (0018,1000) of the General Equipment Module |
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EV (121017, DCM, "Device Observer Physical Location During Observation") |
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Defaults to Value of Manufacturer's Device Class UID (0018,100B) of the General Equipment Module. |
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Defaults to Value of UDI Sequence (0018,100A) of the General Equipment Module |
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This Template contains identifying (and optionally descriptive) attributes of the procedure that is the source of evidence being interpreted.
Whenever this Template is invoked, all previously inherited attributes of Procedure Study Context are discarded and replaced.
If an observed digital image is identified by other than a DICOM UID, a Study Instance UID must be generated for the non-DICOM evidence. The same must be done to document interpretation of hard-copy radiographs generated outside of the scope of the DICOM system.
Table TID 1005. Procedure Study Context
Defaults to Value of Study Instance UID (0020, 000D) of the General Study Module |
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Defaults to Value of Accession Number (0008,0050) of the General Study Module |
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Defaults to Value of Procedure Code Sequence (0008,1032) of the General Study Module |
This Template contains identifying (and optionally descriptive) attributes of the subject of the observation.
Subject context identifies (and optionally) describes the subject of the observation, whether it be a patient (human or animal), a fetus (human or animal), a specimen, or a device.
Table TID 1006. Subject Context
DCID 271 “Observation Subject Class” Defaults to (121025, DCM, "Patient") |
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IFF Row 1 value = (121025, DCM, "Patient") or Row 1 is absent |
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IFF Row 1 value = (121026, DCM, "Fetus") |
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IFF Row 1 value = (121027, DCM, "Specimen") |
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IFF Row 1 value = (121192, DCM, "Device Subject") |
Identifies (and optionally describes) a patient who is the subject.
Table TID 1007. Subject Context, Patient
Defaults to Value of Patient's Name (0010,0010) of the Patient Module |
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Defaults to Value of Patient ID (0010,0020) of the Patient Module |
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Defaults to Value of Patient's Birth Date (0010,0030) of the Patient Module |
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Defaults to value equivalent to Value of Patient's Sex (0010,0040) of the Patient Module |
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Defaults to value equivalent to Value of Patient's Age (0010,1010) of the Patient Study Module UNITS = DCID 7456 “Age Unit” |
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DCID 7454 “Animal Taxonomic Rank Value” Defaults to Value of Patient Species Code Sequence (0010,2202) of the Patient Module, or if absent, (337915000, SCT, "Homo sapiens"). |
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Defaults to Value of Patient Breed Code Sequence (0010,2293) of the Patient Module |
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Defaults to Value of Ethnic Group Code Sequence (0010,2161) of the Patient Module, or if absent, the coded equivalent of the text Value of Ethnic Group (0010,2160) of the Patient Module, which is defined as "race or ethnic group". |
Identifies (and optionally describes) a fetus who is the subject.
Table TID 1008. Subject Context, Fetus
Identifies (and optionally describes) a specimen that is the subject.
Identifies (and optionally describes) a device that is the subject of observations.
Table TID 1010. Subject Context, Device
This Template includes attributes describing the qualifications of the person observer relevant to the content generated by the observer.
This Template describes a person participating in an activity as other than an observer or subject. E.g., for a dose report documenting an irradiating procedure, participants include the person administering the irradiation and the person authorizing the irradiation.
This Template is included with specific contextual parameters from a parent Template.
This Template describes a device participating in an activity as other than an observer or subject. E.g., for a dose report documenting an irradiating procedure, participants include the irradiating device.
This Template is included with specific contextual parameters from a parent Template.
If no Device Procedure Role is provided, BCID 7445 “Device Participating Role” may be used. |
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This may be used for the name by which the organization manages the device. |
Defines a mechanism for specifying a language, optionally with designation of the country in which that language applies.
For example, the French language could be specified unmodified, or French as written in France or Canada could be distinguished.
The language codes specified in CID 5000 “Language” optionally allow the encoding of the country of language in the Code Value for the language. Encoding of the country of language in a separate subsidiary Concept Modifier Content Item is allowed for backward compatibility with previous releases of the Standard.
Defines a mechanism for specifying the language in which the value of the parent Content Item (only) is written. Does not specify the language of the Concept Name of the parent Content Item, nor of any other descendants of the parent Content Item.
The language codes specified in CID 5000 “Language” optionally allow the encoding of the country of language in the Code Value for the language. Encoding of the country of language in a separate subsidiary Concept Modifier Content Item is allowed for backward compatibility with previous releases of the Standard.
Defines a mechanism for specifying the language in which the value and the Concept Name of the parent Content Item (only) is written. Does not specify the language of any other descendants of the parent Content Item.
The language codes specified in CID 5000 “Language” optionally allow the encoding of the country of language in the Code Value for the language. Encoding of the country of language in a separate subsidiary Concept Modifier Content Item is allowed for backward compatibility with previous releases of the Standard.
Defines a mechanism for specifying the language in which the value and the Concept Name of the parent Content Item and any other descendants of the parent Content Item is written.
The language codes specified in CID 5000 “Language” optionally allow the encoding of the country of language in the Code Value for the language. Encoding of the country of language in a separate subsidiary Concept Modifier Content Item is allowed for backward compatibility with previous releases of the Standard.
Table TID 1204. Language of Content Item and Descendants
Defines a mechanism for specifying one or more equivalent meanings for the Concept Name of the parent Content Item.
Table TID 1210. Equivalent Meaning(s) of Concept Name
A coded equivalent meaning for the Concept Name can also be included using the Attribute Equivalent Code Sequence (0008,0121) in the Concept Name Code Sequence (0040,A043) (see Section 8.9 “Equivalent Code Sequence” in PS3.3 ), though the equivalent code(s) in the Equivalent Code Sequence (0008,0121) need not be the same as those in TID 1210.
Defines a mechanism for specifying one or more equivalent meanings for the Value of the parent Content Item.
Table TID 1211. Equivalent Meaning(s) of Value
For example, to describe a longer, more meaningful equivalent (in the same language) for a procedure code than is defined in a coding scheme:
CODE: (121023, DCM, "Procedure Code") = (50291CC, ICD10PCS, "IMAGING:CNS:CT:SELLA:LOWOSMOLAR:IT, U, E:2PLANE3D")
> HAS CONCEPT MOD TEXT: (121051, DCM, "Equivalent meaning of value") = "imaging study central nervous system of the sella turcica/pituitary gland with low osmolar contrast intrathecal, unenhanced and enhanced, in two planes with 3D reconstructions"
For example, to specify a concept name and value in both French and English in Canada:
CODE:(91723000, SCT, "Anatomical structure") = (76752008, SCT, "Breast")
> HAS CONCEPT MOD CODE: (121048, DCM, "Language of name and value") = (en-CA, RFC5646, "English, Canada")
> HAS CONCEPT MOD CODE: (121050, DCM, "Equivalent meaning of concept name") = (91723000, SCT, Structure de l'anatomie")
>> HAS CONCEPT MOD CODE: (121047, DCM, " Langue de la valeur ") = (fr-CA, RFC5646, " Français, Canadien ")
> HAS CONCEPT MOD CODE: (121051, DCM, "Equivalent meaning of value") = (76752008, SCT, "Sein")
>> HAS CONCEPT MOD CODE: (121047, DCM, " Langue de la valeur ") = (fr-CA, RFC5646, " Français, Candie ")
3. A coded equivalent meaning for the Concept Value of a CODE Content Item can also be included using the Attribute Equivalent Code Sequence (0008,0121) in the Concept Code Sequence (0040, A168) (see Section 8.9 “Equivalent Code Sequence” in PS3.3 ).
Concept Name Modifier for negation of the presence of a finding represented by a post-coordinated concept.
For example, negation modifier applied to "distention" in the post-coordinated structure:
CODE: "anatomic location" = "bile duct"
> HAS PROPERTY CODE: "morphology" = "distention"
The presence-negation modifier modifies the entire post-coordinated concept, not just the Source Content Item of the HAS CONCEPT MOD relationship. The entire branch of the tree from the Content Item is included in the post-coordinated structure that is negated.
Table TID 1401. Area Measurement
UNITS = DCID 7461 “Area Measurement Unit” |
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IF concept name of Row 1 = (131184002, SCT, "Area of defined region"), and IFF Row 5 or 6 not present. |
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IF concept name of Row 1 = (131184002, SCT, "Area of defined region"), and IFF Row 2 or 6 not present. |
Reference shall be to a Segmentation Image, with a single value specified in Referenced Frame Number |
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IF concept name of Row 1 = (131184002, SCT, "Area of defined region"), and IFF Row 2 or 5 not present. |
Reference shall be to a Segmentation Image, with a single value specified in Referenced Frame Number |
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A Graphic Type of POINT implies that the object is a single pixel and the object's area is the area of the pixel. Otherwise the type shall be a closed POLYLINE (start and end point the same) or a CIRCLE or an ELLIPSE. |
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Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160) is an Attribute of the IMAGE Content Item. If the Referenced Segmentation SOP Instance has Segmentation Type (0062,0001) value BINARY, it identifies the area of defined (measured) region by pixel values in the referenced frame with value 1. For Segmentation Type value FRACTIONAL, the area is computed by an implementation dependent method. Frame number shall be specified even if the Segmentation SOP Instance has only a single frame. |
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The values of (112039, DCM, "Tracking Identifier") and (112040, DCM, "Tracking Unique Identifier"), if present, shall match the corresponding values of Tracking ID (0062,0020) and Tracking UID (0062,0021), if present, in the corresponding Segment of any Segmentation instance referenced in Row 5. |
Table TID 1402. Volume Measurement
UNITS = DCID 7462 “Volume Measurement Unit” |
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Reference shall be to a Segmentation Image, with a value specified in Referenced Segment Number |
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Reference shall be to a Segmentation Image, with a value specified in Referenced Segment Number |
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The two dimensional perimeter of the volume's intersection with or projection into the image. A Graphic Type of POINT implies that the volume's intersection or projection in a plane is a single pixel. A single pixel projection perimeter cannot cause a volume calculation to become 0. Otherwise the type shall be a closed POLYLINE (start and end point the same) or a CIRCLE or an ELLIPSE. |
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Referenced Segment Number (0062,000B) is an Attribute of the IMAGE Content Item. If the Referenced Segmentation SOP Instance has Segmentation Type (0062,0001) value BINARY, it identifies the defined (measured) volume by pixel/voxel values in the frames of the referenced segment with value 1. For Segmentation Type value FRACTIONAL, the volume is computed by an implementation dependent method. Segment number shall be specified even if the Segmentation SOP Instance has only a single segment. |
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The values of (112039, DCM, "Tracking Identifier") and (112040, DCM, "Tracking Unique Identifier"), if present, shall match the corresponding values of Tracking ID (0062,0020) and Tracking UID (0062,0021), if present, in the corresponding Segment of any Segmentation instance referenced in Row 5. |
This Template provides a general structure to report measurements for some metric, e.g., density, flow, or concentration, and/or qualitative evaluations, over a planar region of interest in an image. The ROI may be specified by an SCOORD on an image, by a Segmentation Image, by an SCOORD3D defining an area relative to a 3D Frame of Reference, or by a reference to an ROI defined in a radiotherapy Structure Set.
Table TID 1410. Parameters
Table TID 1410. Planar ROI Measurements and Qualitative Evaluations
Reference shall be to a Segmentation Image, with a single value specified in Referenced Segment Number (0062,000B). For references to tiled Segmentation Images, one or more values shall be specified in Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160), unless all frames in the referenced Segmentation Image are selected and there is only a single Segment, in which case Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160) will be absent. The referenced tiles shall all be in the same plane. For references to non-tiled Segmentation Images, a single value shall be specified in Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160), unless there is only one frame in the referenced Segmentation Image, in which case Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160) will be absent. |
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Reference shall be to an Instance of the RT Structure Set Storage SOP Class. |
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EV (130489, DCM, "Referenced Region of Interest Identifier") |
Shall be the value of ROI Number (3006,0022) within the single referenced Item of Structure Set ROI Sequence (3006,0020) of the referenced Instance of the RT Structure Set Storage SOP Class. |
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EV (126100, DCM, "Real World Value Map used for measurement") |
SOP Class UID shall be Real World Value Mapping Storage ("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67") |
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$TargetSiteMod = $TargetSiteMod $RangeAuthority = $RangeAuthority |
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The Tracking Identifier and Tracking Unique Identifier are defined as a text label or unique identifier (respectively) used for tracking a finding or feature, potentially across multiple reporting objects, over time. As such, they are distinct from the Observation UID (0040,A171), which is unique identifier of the specific Content Item and its subsidiary Content Items that constitute an individual observation, and would be different for different observations on different occasions of the same finding or feature. The values of these Content Items shall match the corresponding values of Tracking ID (0062,0020) and Tracking UID (0062,0021), if present, in the corresponding Segment of any Segmentation instance referenced in Row 7. |
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The category and type of the finding describe whatever entity (finding or feature) is identified by Rows 2 and 3. E.g., a finding might be a lesion, a tumor, or a reference region (as distinct from its anatomical location, which is encoded in a different Content Item (Finding Site). When spatial localization is by reference to a Segmentation, the category and type may correspond to the values of Segmented Property Category Code Sequence (0062,0003) and Segmented Property Type Code Sequence (0062,000F), respectively. See also CID 7150 “Segmentation Property Category”. |
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To describe an infinitely small area, such as the center of a lesion, a Graphic Type of POINT may be used. |
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(260753009, SCT, "Source") may be used as a generic Concept Name when there is a desire to avoid having an anonymous (unnamed) Content Item. |
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Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160) and Referenced Segment Number (0062,000B) are Attributes of the IMAGE Content Item. If the Referenced Segmentation SOP Instance has Segmentation Type (0062,0001) value BINARY, it identifies the area of defined (measured) region of interest by pixel values in the referenced frame with value 1. For Segmentation Type value FRACTIONAL, the area is computed by an implementation dependent method. Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160) may reference multiple frames in the same plane for tiled Segmentation Images (such as segmentations of Whole Slide Microscopy images). |
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The area may be defined independently of an image by reference to 3D coordinates in any type of DICOM Reference Coordinate System, whether it be patient-relative (Patient Based Coordinate System), volume-relative (including acquired and presentation state volumes), or whole slide relative (Slide Coordinate System). |
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Identifies the source image that was segmented to identify the ROI, and whose properties are described in this container. |
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A reference to a single ROI that defines a planar ROI, within an RT Structure Set. |
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This referenced image may contain a "screen shot" illustrating a rendered version of the ROI. |
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This referenced image may contain a visual explanation of how an algorithm produces its results, and may be a "screen shot" of the explanation already superimposed on the source image (e.g., a "heat map"), or a parametric map intended to be superimposed on the source image by the receiving application. The type of image and the type of visual explanation is described in the referenced image's own metadata. More than one referenced image may be present, if there is more than one type of visual explanation, or it needs to span more than one single-frame image. |
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The reference to an RWV in Row 10 allows measurements to be made in units that differ from the stored pixel values in the images referenced elsewhere in the Template. E.g., for a PET SUVbw measurement, the mapping from activity/concentration units in the referenced image that was used (and which may be reused for measurements in the future) may be encoded in a referenced RWV instance. This reference applies to any measurements in included Templates, unless overridden). |
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Measurements may be omitted, for example if it is desired to describe only the location of a finding or to provide categorical information about it. |
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Allows encoding a flat list of name-value pairs that are coded questions with coded or text answers, for example, to record categorical observations related to the subject of the measurement group. A single level of coded modifiers may be present. |
This Template provides a general structure to report measurements for some metric, e.g., density, flow, or concentration, and/or qualitative evaluations, over a volumetric region of interest in a set of images or a Frame of Reference. The volumetric ROI may be specified by a set of SCOORDs on an image set representing a volume, by a volumetric Segmentation Image, by a volume defined in a Surface Segmentation, by a set of SCOORD3Ds defining a volume relative to a 3D Frame of Reference, or by a reference to an ROI defined in a radiotherapy Structure Set.
Table TID 1411. Parameters
Table TID 1411. Volumetric ROI Measurements and Qualitative Evaluations
Reference shall be to a Segmentation Image or Surface Segmentation object, with a single value specified in Referenced Segment Number |
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Reference shall be to an Instance of the RT Structure Set Storage SOP Class. |
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EV (130489, DCM, "Referenced Region of Interest Identifier") |
Shall be the value of ROI Number (3006,0022) within the single referenced Item of Structure Set ROI Sequence (3006,0020) of the referenced Instance of the RT Structure Set Storage SOP Class. |
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EV (126100, DCM, "Real World Value Map used for measurement") |
SOP Class UID shall be Real World Value Mapping Storage ("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67") |
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Identifies the session during which the measurements were made. The NCI Thesaurus definition is "time, period, or term devoted to some activity". |
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The Tracking Identifier and Tracking Unique Identifier are defined as a text label or unique identifier (respectively) used for tracking a finding or feature, potentially across multiple reporting objects, over time. As such, they are distinct from the Observation UID (0040,A171), which is unique identifier of the specific Content Item and its subsidiary Content Items that constitute an individual observation, and would be different for different observations on different occasions of the same finding or feature. The values of these Content Items shall match the corresponding values of Tracking ID (0062,0020) and Tracking UID (0062,0021), if present, in the corresponding Segment of any Segmentation instance referenced in Row 7. |
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The type and category of the finding describe whatever entity (finding or feature) is identified by Rows 2 and 3. E.g., a finding might be a lesion, a tumor, or a reference region (as distinct from its anatomical location, which is encoded in a different Content Item (Finding Site). When spatial localization is by reference to a Segmentation, the category and type may correspond to the values of Segmented Property Category Code Sequence (0062,0003) and Segmented Property Type Code Sequence (0062,000F), respectively. See also CID 7150 “Segmentation Property Category”. |
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Even though the coordinates are image-relative, not every image slice within the spatial extent of the ROI is required to be encoded. That is, the ROI may be more coarsely sampled than the image slices, and may be irregularly sampled, and the omission of a contour on a slice does not mean that it is omitted from the ROI. For example, a user may not draw an outline on every slice. However, failure to include every intermediate slice does give rise to this potential ambiguity, and is discouraged. |
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A single invocation of TID 1411 defines the entire spatial extent defined of a single ROI. A single structure with multiple fragments disconnected in spatial extent needs to be described as separate ROIs, in separate invocations of TID 1411, with different Tracking Identifiers and Tracking Unique Identifiers, but the same Finding. |
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To describe an infinitely small volume, such as the center of a lesion, a Graphic Type of POINT may be used. |
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(260753009, SCT, "Source") may be used as a generic Concept Name when there is a desire to avoid having an anonymous (unnamed) Content Item. |
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Referenced Segment Number (0062,000B) is an Attribute of the IMAGE Content Item, and shall be present with a single value. If the Referenced SOP Instance is a Segmentation Image, it shall have a defined Frame of Reference. If it has Segmentation Type (0062,0001) value BINARY, it identifies the volume of defined (measured) region of interest by voxel values in the referenced segment with value 1. If it has Segmentation Type value FRACTIONAL, the volume is defined by an implementation dependent method. The extent, sampling rate and orientation of the Segmentation are not required to match that of corresponding image slices (if any), identified in Row 11 or referenced from the Segmentation. If the referenced SOP Instance is a Surface Segmentation, the referenced segment shall constitute a finite volume. It identifies the volume of the defined (measured) region of interest by the interior of the finite volume. Segment number shall be specified even if the Segmentation SOP Instance has only a single segment. |
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Either a single item describing a closed volumetric surface, or multiple items describing a set of parallel closed coplanar areas (contours) is specified. The sampling rate and orientation of the contours is not required to match that of any image slices (if any), nor are the in-plane or cross-plane sampling rates required to be regular. |
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Identifies the source images that were segmented to identify the ROI, when, for example a subset of images in a series was used. |
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Identifies the source series of images that were segmented to identify the ROI, when, for example an entire set of images in a series was used. |
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A reference to a single ROI that defines a volumetric ROI, within an RT Structure Set. |
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These referenced images may contain "screen shot" illustrating rendered versions of the ROI. |
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This referenced image may contain a visual explanation of how an algorithm produces its results, and may be a "screen shot" of the explanation already superimposed on the source image (e.g., a "heat map"), or a parametric map intended to be superimposed on the source image by the receiving application. The type of image and the type of visual explanation is described in the referenced image's own metadata. More than one referenced image may be present, if there is more than one type of visual explanation, or it needs to span more than one single-frame image. |
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The reference to an RWV in Row 14 allows measurements to be made in units that differ from the stored pixel values in the images referenced elsewhere in the Template. E.g., for a PET SUVbw measurement, the mapping from activity/concentration units in the referenced image that was used (and which may be reused for measurements in the future) may be encoded in a referenced RWV instance. This reference applies to any measurements in included Templates, unless overridden). |
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Measurements may be omitted, for example if it is desired to describe only the location of a finding or to provide categorical information about it. |
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Allows encoding a flat list of name-value pairs that are coded questions with coded or text answers, for example, to record categorical observations related to the subject of the measurement group. A single level of coded modifiers may be present. |
This Template encodes measurements for some metric, e.g., density, flow, or concentration.
Table TID 1419. Parameters
Table TID 1419. ROI Measurements
EV (126100, DCM, "Real World Value Map used for measurement") |
SOP Class UID shall be Real World Value Mapping Storage ("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67") |
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This Template encodes measurements for some metric, e.g., density, flow, or concentration, which are acquired over some defined sampling (e.g., over successive time slots in a dynamic contrast enhanced acquisition), or of some comparison between different ROIs.
Table TID 1420. Parameters
Table TID 1420. Measurements Derived From Multiple ROI Measurements
DCID 7465 “Measurement Derived From Multiple ROI Measurements” |
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DTID 1410 “Planar ROI Measurements and Qualitative Evaluations” |
$TargetSiteMod = $TargetSiteMod $RangeAuthority = $RangeAuthority |
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DTID 1411 “Volumetric ROI Measurements and Qualitative Evaluations” |
$TargetSiteMod = $TargetSiteMod $RangeAuthority = $RangeAuthority |
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This Root Template encodes a list of Measurement Groups each containing lists of measurements, together with any derived measurements.
Each Measurement Group is identified by Tracking ID and UIDs.
An image library is available to describe characteristics of the images referenced by the measurements, if any.
Table TID 1500. Measurement Report
The Image Library provides potentially relevant characteristics of images associated with the measurements. There is no requirement to include all, or any, of the images referenced in the ROIs and measurements elsewhere in this template. The template may also include images that are associated with, but not directly referenced in, the ROIs and measurements. The Image Library is not replicating the content of the SOP Instance Reference Macro. |
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The conditions require that at least one of the "heading" containers be present, though any of them may be present but empty. |
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Describes the algorithm that applies to all observations within the container, unless overridden at the group or individual observation level. |
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The baseline Context Group allows for generic intensity, size, texture and other feature measurements, regardless of the geometry of the ROI (e.g., linear distance can be measured on volumes, or volume can be estimated from a linear distance), and being baseline, do not constrain the invoker from using other appropriate concepts specific to the application. Different measurements of the same real-world lesion made using different types of measurements (different templates) can be correlated by a shared value of Tracking Unique Identifier. See also Section RRR.5 “Measurement Report SR Document Volumetric ROI with RECIST Linear Distance Specified by Coordinates on CT Example” in PS3.17 . |
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Planar ROI measurements are those defined on a single plane by a segmentation reference or planar spatial coordinates. |
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Volumetric ROI measurements are those defined on a volume by raster or surface segmentation references or a set of 2D or 3D spatial coordinates. |
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Generic measurements include those specified on an image as a whole or by unconstrained graphic coordinates. These may be used for such things as whole image scores or quality measures, and for linear distance measurements, such as for RECIST or WHO tumor treatment response criteria evaluation, or angle measurements. A Measurement Group is used to contain one or more individual measurements that are invocations of TID 300, consistent with TIDs 1410 and 1411, which both already have Measurement Group containers as their roots. |
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These Content Items allow encoding a flat list of name-value pairs that are coded questions with coded or text answers, for example, to record categorical observations related to the entire subject of the report rather than specific measurement groups. A single level of coded modifiers may be present, such as to post-coordinate the laterality if the parent concept involves an anatomic part. |
This Template groups measurements and/or qualitative evaluations into a Measurement Group.
Each Measurement Group is identified by Tracking ID and UIDs, and may be described as having being made at a particular time point.
Measurement groups may contain various common measurement modifiers that are shared by all measurements in the group, such as method and finding site.
Table TID 1501. Parameters
Table TID 1501. Measurement and Qualitative Evaluation Group
EV (126100, DCM, "Real World Value Map used for measurement") |
SOP Class UID shall be Real World Value Mapping Storage ("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67") |
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$TargetSiteMod = $TargetSiteMod $RangeAuthority = $RangeAuthority |
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Identifies the session during which the measurements were made. The NCI Thesaurus definition is "time, period, or term devoted to some activity". |
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The included TID 300 contains an optional inclusion of TID 1408 Tracking Identifier as a child of the NUM measurement, which in turns allows for either or both Tracking Identifier and Tracking Unique Identifier Content Items; the intent of Rows 2 and 3 is not to send these Content Items twice, but rather to factor them out into a common location for multiple measurements, and to be consistent with TID 1410 and TID 1411. |
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The category and type of the finding describe whatever entity (finding or feature) is identified by Rows 2 and 3. E.g., a finding might be a lesion, a tumor, or a reference region (as distinct from its anatomical location, which is encoded in a different Content Item (Finding Site). |
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Finding site may be multiple when a region of interest spans multiple anatomical locations and there is not a single pre-coordinated code describing the combination of locations. E.g., when a maligant, inflammatory or traumatic process spans actual or defined anatomical boundaries. There is no requirement that the multiple locations be contiguous. |
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The reference to an RWV in Row 9 allows measurements to be made in units that differ from the stored pixel values in the images referenced elsewhere in the Template. E.g., for a PET SUVbw measurement, the mapping from activity/concentration units in the referenced image that was used (and which may be reused for measurements in the future) may be encoded in a referenced RWV instance. This reference applies to any measurements in included Templates, unless overridden). |
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Describes the algorithm that applies to all measurements in TID 300 Row 1, unless overridden within the individual measurement at TID 300 Row 19. |
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This referenced image may contain a "screen shot" illustrating a rendered version of the ROI. |
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This referenced image may contain a visual explanation of how an algorithm produces its results, and may be a "screen shot" of the explanation already superimposed on the source image (e.g., a "heat map"), or a parametric map intended to be superimposed on the source image by the receiving application. The type of image and the type of visual explanation is described in the referenced image's own metadata. More than one referenced image may be present, if there is more than one type of visual explanation, or it needs to span more than one single-frame image. |
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(260753009, SCT, "Source") may be specified for $ImagePurpose or $WavePurpose as a generic Concept Name when there is a desire to avoid having an anonymous (unnamed) Content Item. |
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Coordinates, image or waveform references that are the subject of this measurement group instead of, or in addition to, coordinate, image or waveform references associated with measurements in Row 10. Note that if an ROI is defined, other templates may be used, such as TID 1410 Planar ROI Measurements and Qualitative Evaluations. |
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Allows encoding a flat list of name-value pairs that are coded questions with coded or text answers, for example, to record categorical observations related to the subject of the measurement group. A single level of coded modifiers may be present. |
This Template describes information about the time point, for example, at which a measurement was obtained.
Usually the same value as the Clinical Trial Time Point ID (0012,0050) Attribute in the Clinical Trial Study Module, though not confined to clinical trial use. May or may not be human readable, and not required to be a DICOM UID. |
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All of the subjects within a treatment protocol that are examined at a particular scheduled time point (e.g., "baseline", "pre-treatment", "first post-treatment") will have the same Protocol Time Point Identifier, but different Subject Time Point Identifiers. However, in different protocols, the Protocol Time Point Identifiers for the same conceptual "time point" will be different. E.g., the "baseline" time point will have different Protocol Time Point Identifiers in different protocols. May or may not be human readable, and not required to be a DICOM UID. |
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Typically a short pre-defined label that has the same scope as Protocol Time Point Identifier (i.e., same conceptual time point within a treatment protocol) but is human-readable and understandable, e.g., "BASELINE" or "TP0", "TP1", etc. Usually the same value as Clinical Trial Time Point Description (0012,0051) Attribute in the Clinical Trial Study Module, though not confined to clinical trial use. The Concept Name is selected as (C2348792, UMLS, "Time Point") (which is (C68568, NCIt, "Time Point"), defined as "a specific point in the time continuum, including those established relative to an event") in order to be compatible with external terminologies. |
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More than one type is permitted, e.g., a time point may be "posttreatment" as well as "unscheduled" or "nadir", etc. |
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The order is expected to be monotonically increasing within a particular scope of usage, but is not required to start at 0 or 1, nor required to increase in increments of 1 or even the same increment (e.g., to allow for retrospective insertion of unscheduled time points). In clinical usage, the Time Point Order would be expected to be temporally increasing, but in a clinical trial may be a randomized reading order rather than a temporal order. |
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Longitudinal temporal information may be inherited from Longitudinal Temporal Offset from Event (0012,0052) and Longitudinal Temporal Event Type (0012,0053) in the PS3.3 Section C.7.2.3 Clinical Trial Study Module, or may be specified or overridden within this template (e.g., if different measurements in the same SR Instance were measured on different time points). |
The Image Library contains references to images and selected attributes describing them that facilitate analysis without having to retrieve the entire set of referenced images.
Each instance of the Image Library Entry Template contains the Image SOP Class and Instance UIDs, and selected attributes for an image that facilitate analysis without having to retrieve the entire set of referenced images.
These Image Library Entry Descriptors apply to the IMAGE in Row 1 and override descriptors in Row 3 of Section TID 1600 in case of conflict. |
This Template contains selected attributes for an image or group of images. The descriptive information may be copied from images or derived.
Table TID 1602. Image Library Entry Descriptors
DTID 1603 “Image Library Entry Descriptors for Projection Radiography” |
IFF Row 1 is present with a value of "CR", "DX", "IO", "MG, "PX", "RF", "RG" or "XA" |
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DTID 1604 “Image Library Entry Descriptors for Cross-Sectional Modalities” |
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The value of Anatomic Region Sequence (0008,2218) in the Image IOD, or a code derived from Body Part Examined (0018,0015) using the mapping described in Annex L. |
This Template contains selected attributes for a projection radiography image or group of such images. The descriptive information may be copied from images or derived.
First (row) and second (column) components of Patient Orientation (0020,0020) in the Image IOD. See Section C.7.6.1.1.1 “Patient Orientation” in PS3.3 . |
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The second component of Imager Pixel Spacing (0018,1164) in the Image IOD. See Section C.8.11.4 “DX Detector Module” in PS3.3 . |
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The first component of Imager Pixel Spacing (0018,1164) in the Image IOD. See Section C.8.11.4 “DX Detector Module” in PS3.3 . |
This Template contains selected attributes for a cross-sectional image or group of such images. The descriptive information may be copied from images or derived.
The second component of Pixel Spacing (0028,0030) in the Image IOD. See Section 10.7.1.1 “Pixel Spacing” in PS3.3 and Section C.7.6.2 “Image Plane Module” in PS3.3 . |
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The first component of Pixel Spacing (0028,0030) in the Image IOD. See Section 10.7.1.1 “Pixel Spacing” in PS3.3 and Section C.7.6.2 “Image Plane Module” in PS3.3 . |
This Template contains selected attributes for a CT image or group of such images. The descriptive information may be copied from images or derived.
A code derived from the value of Acquisition Type (0018,9302) in the Image IOD. See Section C.8.15.3.2 “CT Acquisition Type Macro” in PS3.3 . |
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A code derived from the value of Reconstruction Algorithm (0018,9315) in the Image IOD. See Section C.8.15.3.7 “CT Reconstruction Macro” in PS3.3 . |
This Template contains selected attributes for a MR image or group of such images. The descriptive information may be copied from images or derived. Specialized coded Content Items allow more precise description of imaging sequences used for interpretation of multiparametric prostate MRI.
Table TID 1606. Image Library Entry Descriptors for MR
The value of Pulse Sequence Name (0018,9005) or Sequence Name (0018,0024) in the Image IOD. See Section C.8.13.4 “MR Pulse Sequence Module” in PS3.3 . |
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Multiple values may apply when entry descriptor corresponds to a parametric map such as Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) map, which utilizes multiple b-values from a Diffusion-Weighted acquisition. |
This Template contains selected attributes for a PET image or group of such images. The descriptive information may be copied from images or derived.
The content of this Template is similar to that in TID 15101 NM/PET Protocol Context, but is in the form of an SR Template rather than a Protocol Context Template, and the Content Items are not nested as modifiers. There is also some similarity to TID 3307 NM/PET Perfusion Measurement Group.
Table TID 1607. Image Library Entry Descriptors for PET
The units for half life are chosen to be seconds, to match the units used for Radionuclide Half Life (0018,1075). See Section C.8.9.2 “PET Isotope Module” in PS3.3 . |
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In an earlier edition of the Standard, an incorrect DCM code was used for this concept, which was already assigned as (109081, DCM, "Prospective gating"). |
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In an earlier edition of the Standard, an incorrect DCM code was used for this concept, which was already assigned as (109082, DCM, "Retrospective gating"). |
This Template includes attributes for image library entries that define the type of the sequence, as needed for PI-RADS interpretation of multiparametric MRI, specify most important sequence-specific attributes, and provide a location for reporting prostate imaging and sequence-specific technical characteristics of the acquisition.
A descriptor specific to prostate MRI and PI-RADS is provided to record Prostate DCE temporal resolution. This term follows the conventions used in the PI-RADS guidelines.
Table TID 1608. Image Library Entry Descriptors for Prostate Multiparametric MR
The Generic Blood Lab Measurements Template provides for the recording of measurements made on a blood sample that is not specific to a particular clinical application. The type and anatomic source of the blood is recorded as acquisition context. The results from the blood chemistry measurement system are quoted; the measurement names may be pre-coordinated with the type or source of the blood, or generic measurement names may be reported. In the latter case, the full measurement concept name may be effectively post-coordinated using the recorded acquisition context.
This template provides the mechanism to describe image quality both at the study and individual series level, following a specific quality control standard.
Table TID 1701. Imaging Study Quality
Defaults to BCID 6326 “Image Quality Control Standard” |
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Defaults to BCID 6326 “Image Quality Control Standard” |
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Basic report Template for general diagnostic imaging interpretation reports.
Can only be instantiated at the root node and cannot be included in other Templates.
No Content Items other than those defined in Observation Context TID 1001 “Observation Context” may be the target of a HAS OBS CONTEXT relationship when TID 2000 “Basic Diagnostic Imaging Report” is invoked.
Individual numeric or image observations that may be useful for inclusion as individual findings or as the source of inferences in a report.
Table TID 2001. Basic Diagnostic Imaging Report Observations
The Report Narrative allows recording of text, code, and numeric observations. The order of Content Items in the Template is not significant; the order of Content Items in a SOP Instance may be significant to the narrative flow of the report.
Basic report Template for general diagnostic imaging interpretation reports produced in a dictation/transcription workflow. SR documents encoded using this Template are intended to be transformable to HL7 Clinical Document Architecture format (see Section X.3 “Transcribed Diagnostic Imaging CDA Instance Content” in PS3.17 and Annexes in PS3.20).
This Template can be instantiated only at the root node, and cannot be included in other Templates.
Observation Context shall be inherited from outside the Structured Report Content Tree, and shall not be changed within the Content Tree. To satisfy the requirement that Observer Context is inherited, either or both the Author Observer Sequence (0040,A078) or the Verifying Observer Sequence (0040,A073) from the SR Document General Module must be present in the SOP Instance.
Table TID 2005. Transcribed Diagnostic Imaging Report
This Template is used for general imaging reports for both radiation producing and non-radiation producing modalities.
For radiation producing modalities, radiation exposure and protection information is required, such as to support nationally-specific legal or standard requirements.
It contains mandatory sections, each of which may appear only once in objects instantiated from the Template, including the medical content of the report that comprises relevant medical history data, information on the current request (i.e., clinical question that is expected to be answered by the requested procedure), impressions on the current imaging procedure that has been performed, and radiation exposure and protection information.
This Template is a specialization of TID 2000 “Basic Diagnostic Imaging Report”, in that it uses the same structure of headings and content, but mandates the presence and order of specific headings, and extends the subordinate content with specific Content Items.
Table TID 2006. Imaging Report With Conditional Radiation Exposure and Protection Information
No Content Items other than those defined in TID 1001 “Observation Context” may be the target of a HAS OBS CONTEXT relationship when TID 2006 “Imaging Report With Conditional Radiation Exposure and Protection Information” is invoked.
Even though this information is related to the content of Row 6 in TID 2007 “Imaging Procedure Description”, it is present here for consistency with other report Templates. |
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Information on at least one of the following person observers is mandatory: (For those person observers, requirement types as specified in TID 1003 “Person Observer Identifying Attributes” apply. That means that "Person Observer Name" is the only mandatory Content Item). |
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Each heading (concept code from CID 7001 “Diagnostic Imaging Report Heading”) may appear only once, and may not repeat the headings (concept codes) used when instantiating any other rows of this Template. |
Contains information related to the procedure.
Table TID 2007. Imaging Procedure Description
DCID 4028 “Craniofacial Anatomic Region” |
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Shall be equal to the Study Date (0020,0020) in the General Study Module in the images to which this report applies. |
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If present, shall be equal to the Study Time (0020,0030) in the General Study Module in the images to which this report applies. |
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Contains information related to the radiation exposure and protection of the patient, as is required by national legal requirements or standards.
Other information about the current procedure is described in TID 2006 “Imaging Report With Conditional Radiation Exposure and Protection Information” and not repeated here.
Table TID 2008. Radiation Exposure and Protection Information
EV (73569-6, LN, "Radiation Exposure and Protection Information") |
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IFF ionizing radiation is applied in the context of the current procedure |
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EV (440252007, SCT, "Administration of radiopharmaceutical") |
IFF radioactive substance is administered in the context of the current procedure |
The clinician responsible for determining that the irradiating procedure was appropriate for the indications. |
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A textual, human-readable description of the radiation exposure is all that is required by this Template (such as is sufficient to comply with, for example, German law). Detailed specification of exposure is out of the scope of this Template. Such information may be given in a separate SR instances such as described in TID 10001 “Projection X-Ray Radiation Dose” or TID 10011 “CT Radiation Dose”, and referenced from TID 2007 “Imaging Procedure Description”. |
The Key Object Selection Template is intended for flagging one or more significant images, waveforms, or other composite SOP Instances. Key Object Selection contains:
For instance, when this Template is used to identify images rejected for quality reasons, the device or person performing the quality assessment is identified in observation context items (invoked through TID 1002 “Observer Context”). The reason for rejection can be included both as a code used as a concept modifier for the document title, and as text description.
The order of object references may be significant, e.g., when the title concept is "For Conference".
Instances referenced in a Key Object Selection Document may be securely referenced by Digital Signature or MAC mechanisms within the SR Document General Module (see PS3.3).
The Template can only be instantiated at the root node and cannot be included in other Templates. The Template is not extensible; that is, no other Content Items may be added to this Template, or the Templates that are included, recursively.
Table TID 2010. Key Object Selection
IF Row 1 Concept Name = (113001, DCM, "Rejected for Quality Reasons") or (113010, DCM, "Quality Issue") |
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IF Row 1 Concept Name = (113013, DCM, "Best In Set") |
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The Spectacle Prescription Report is a structured report used to represent the prescription for a patient. Usually a prescription is for both eyes, but sometimes just one. The Spectacle Prescription Report defines a refractive correction relative to which visual acuity may be measured subjectively, and thus may be referenced by a Visual Acuity Measurements Storage SOP Instance.
The Macular Grid Thickness and Volume Report is a structured report encoding the macular grid thickness and volume values derived from ophthalmic images, such as ophthalmic OPT images. This may encode measurements of either or both eyes.
The macular grid conveyed by this report is based upon the grid employed by the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) to measure area and proximity of macular edema to the anatomic center (fovea) of the macula. See ETDRS Report Number 10.
Table TID 2100. Macular Grid Thickness and Volume Report
EV (111690, DCM, "Macular Grid Thickness and Volume Report") |
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$Laterality = EV (24028007, SCT, "Right") |
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$Laterality = EV (7771000, SCT, "Left") |
This Template encodes the macular grid thickness and volume measurements for a single eye.
Table TID 2101. Macular Grid Thickness and Volume Measurement
This Template specifies the algorithm (and parameters) used to create a quality rating for an image or image set.
It is expected that the identified algorithm will create a consistent quality rating when analyzing a given image. If the algorithm allows change to its parameters that would alter the quality rating created, the specific parameters used should be specified.
The Procedure Log Template is intended for the representation of reports or logs of time-stamped events occurring during an image-guided interventional or other procedure.
This Template does not require a particular ordering of the subsidiary Content Items.
The Procedure Log IOD (PS3.3) requires ordering by Observation DateTime; thus log entries of different types (i.e., specified by different Rows in the Template) may appear in any order.
While this Template is extensible, the Procedure Log IOD forbids Container Content Items subsidiary to the top level Container.
Includes TID 1002 “Observer Context”, which shall be used to record the identity of the person responsible for recording the log, as well as all other participants in the procedure, even though these personnel may not technically be "observers" of the Procedure Log. As participants in the procedure, they are potential sources for events and observations recorded in the Log. TID 1002 “Observer Context” allows the specification of the person's role in the organization (e.g., physician, nurse), as well as the role in the procedure (e.g., circulating, performing, etc.). |
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Shall be used to record the identity of the major equipment used in the procedure. |
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May be used to record any event not covered by a specific log entry Template. |
The Log Entry Qualifiers Template provides a common means for adding additional description to a procedure log Content Item. It allows identification of a source for the procedure log entry (other than the recording observer for the log as a whole), a free text comment, a link to a particular Procedure Action item, a link to a particular lesion, or the date/time of recording (if different than the time of the event occurrence recorded in the Observation DateTime of the parent Content Item).
Procedure Action ID allows linking recorded events to a particular action, step, or phase of a procedure. See description for TID 3100 “Procedure Action”. |
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Lesion Identifier is specified as a numeric text string, and allows linking recorded events to the diagnosis or therapy of particular lesion. See description for TID 3105 “Lesion Identification and Properties”. |
The Procedure Action Template is intended for the recording of the beginning or end of procedure steps or action items in a procedure. The level of granularity of the recorded events is not specified, and may vary between institutions, or even be at multiple levels within a single procedure log. There is no requirement for the real-world procedure step or action item recorded with this Template to end before another one begins; there may be overlapping or simultaneous procedure steps or action items.
This log entry Template may be used to record the start or stop of timers.
Other recorded events in the procedure may be linked to a particular step or action item by Procedure Action ID (see TID 3010 “Log Entry Qualifiers”).
Table TID 3100. Procedure Action
EV (121126, DCM, "Performed Procedure Step SOP Instance UID") |
IFF a Performed Procedure Step SOP Class is used to provide status of the Procedure Step |
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IFF a Performed Procedure Step SOP Class is used to provide status of the Procedure Step |
The Image Acquisition Template allows recording of the essential parameters of a digital image acquired during the procedure.
The Waveform Acquisition Template allows recording of the essential parameters of a digital waveform acquired during the procedure.
The Referenced Object Template allows reference to measurement or report objects, such as prior medical reports, laboratory results, hemodynamic measurement reports, or quantitative analysis reports.
The Consumables Template allows recording of devices (e.g., catheters or stents), drugs, or contrast agents accessed in a procedure. This Content Item is directed towards inventory control and billing. The actual clinical use of the particular consumable is recorded using TID 3106 “Drugs/Contrast Administered” or TID 3107 “Device Used”.
This Template allows recording both consumable retrieval from, and return to, inventory or stock, and disposal of used material. The quantity involved in each recorded transaction may be specified.
The Lesion Identification and Properties Template allows recording the identification of each lesion addressed in a procedure. The lesion identifier may be used to relate diagnostic or therapeutic actions with their target lesion (see Row 4 in TID 3010 “Log Entry Qualifiers”). This Content Item may include the initial visually estimated measurements of stenosis or TIMI flow; measured values from a quantitative measurement report may be referenced indirectly (through TID 3103 “Referenced Object”), or by quotation (TID 3109 “Measurements”). Subsequent (e.g., post-intervention) stenosis measurements may be encoded using TID 3109 “Measurements”, with the Lesion Identifier conveyed through its subsidiary TID 3010 “Log Entry Qualifiers” Template.
The Drugs/Contrast Administered Template allows the recording of the start or end of that type of event, together with its parameters. If start and end are represented by a single log entry (e.g., for an injection), the concept name "Drug/contrast administered" shall be used.
The Device Used Template allows recording of the use of interventional diagnostic and therapeutic devices.
The identification of one device used to deploy another device (e.g., a balloon catheter to deploy a stent) may be described with two entries, with one identified as a deployment device in the Concept Modifier of Row 6 of this Template, and linked by the same Procedure Action ID in the Log Entry Qualifiers of the included TID 3010 “Log Entry Qualifiers”.
The Intervention Template allows recording of interventions, including atherectomy, angioplasty, stent placement, brachytherapy, etc. The record may include reference to an image that documents the intervention.
The Measurements Template allows recording of significant measurements, such as vital signs, laboratory results, hemodynamic measurements, or quantitative analysis measurements. These measurements are often quoted from another source, which would be documented in the included TID 3010 “Log Entry Qualifiers”.
The Impressions or Findings Template allows the recording of unconfirmed (provisional) impressions or findings noted during the procedure. It is not intended to convey the Cath Lab Clinical Report (the formal report from the performing physician), although it may be used (like any Procedure Log entry) for the subsequent construction of the Cath Lab Clinical Report.
A finding that is supported by a specific image frame may reference that image in the INFERRED FROM / IMAGE row of the included TID 3010 “Log Entry Qualifiers” Template.
The Percutaneous Entry Template allows recording of the opening or closing of invasive access ports.
The Specimen Obtained Template allows recording of obtaining a specimen, and the identifiers for that specimen. This is particularly designed for blood samples that will be analyzed for blood oxygen-related measurements. The analysis of the sample may be recorded in one or more log entries using TID 3109 “Measurements”, or in a separate Structured Report SOP Instance referenced by a log entry using TID 3103 “Referenced Object”.
The Patient Support Template allows recording of the use of various support technologies, including oxygen, ventilation, pacing, etc.
The Patient Assessment Template allows recording of the assessment of the patient's cardiovascular, neurological, and/or respiratory condition. A particular use of this Template is for "vital signs", which are a specific subset of mandatory patient assessment measurements.
Table TID 3114. Patient Assessment
The Templates that comprise the Quantitative Ventricular Analysis SR are interconnected as in Figure A-3:
The Quantitative Ventricular Analysis Report Template provides a CONTAINER with a structure for reporting the result of the ventricular analysis.
Table TID 3202. Quantitative Ventricular Analysis Report
$CalibrationPlane = DCID 3466 “Plane Identification” |
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The Calibration Template consists of a CONTAINER, with a structure for reporting of the calibration of images used in the analysis.
Table TID 3205. Calibration
IF different from Analysis program specified in the invoking Template |
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IF different from Analysis program specified in the invoking Template |
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IF different from Analysis program specified in the invoking Template |
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$Measurement = EV (111026, DCM, "Horizontal Pixel Spacing") $Units = DT (mm/{pixel}, UCUM, "mm/pixel") $ImagePurpose = EV (121112, DCM, "Source of Measurement") |
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$Measurement = EV (111066, DCM, "Vertical Pixel Spacing") $Units = DT (mm/{pixel}, UCUM, "mm/pixel") $ImagePurpose = EV (121112, DCM, "Source of Measurement") |
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Besides a Sphere and a Catheter, a Distance can be identified as a Calibration Object. In this case a distance measurement of a known dimension of the object is used to calculate the pixel size. |
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The catheter size units is also used to specify the size of other calibration objects (e.g., sphere) |
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Spacing in the patient body. Point to a single frame containing the image used for calibration if applicable, the actual measurements may be indicated by a SCOORD (see TID 320 “Image or Spatial Coordinates”, Row 3) |
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Secondary Capture image with calibration position. No purpose of reference is specified. |
The VA Main Results Template consists of a CONTAINER with a structure for reporting the main ventricular analysis measurements.
Table TID 3206. VA Main Results
The AA Main Results Template consists of a CONTAINER with a structure for reporting the main atrial analysis measurements.
Table TID 3207. AA Main Results
$Measurement = DCID 3468 “ED Volume” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3469 “ES Volume” |
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The Frame-to-Frame Result Template consists of a CONTAINER providing measurements derived from the angiographic images on frame-by-frame basis.
Table TID 3208. Frame-To-Frame Result
$Measurement = DCID 3471 “Estimated Volume” $TargetSite = DCID 3462 “Chamber Identification” |
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$Measurement = EV (122445, DCM, "Wall Thickness") |
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The Centerline Wall Motion Template consists of a CONTAINER providing measurements of the centerline wall motion.
Table TID 3209. Centerline Wall Motion
$Measurement = EV (122450, DCM, "Normalized Chord Length") |
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$Measurement = EV (122459, DCM, "Territory Region Severity") $ModType = EV (60797005, SCT, "Cardiac Wall Motion") $ModValue = DCID 3703 “Wall Motion” |
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$Measurement = EV (122461, DCM, "Opposite Region Severity") $ModType = EV (60797005, SCT, "Cardiac Wall Motion") $ModValue = DCID 3703 “Wall Motion” |
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The Radial Based Wall Motion Template consists of a CONTAINER providing measurements of the radial based wall motion.
Table TID 3210. Radial Based Wall Motion
$Measurement = EV (122495, DCM, "Regional Contribution to Ejection Fraction") |
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$Measurement = EV (122496, DCM, "Radial Shortening") |
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The Landmark Based Wall Motion Template consists of a CONTAINER providing measurements of the landmark based wall motion.
Table TID 3211. Landmark Based Wall Motion
$Measurement = EV (122498, DCM, "Slice Contribution to Ejection Fraction") |
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$Measurement = EV (122495, DCM, "Regional Contribution to Ejection Fraction") |
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The Templates that comprise the Quantitative Arterial Analysis SR are interconnected as in Figure A-4:
The Quantitative Arterial Analysis Template consists of a CONTAINER with a structure for reporting the result of the quantitative arterial analysis process.
The Analyzed Segment Template consists of a CONTAINER providing quantitative arterial analysis measurements derived from the angiographic images.
Table TID 3214. Analyzed Segment
$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") $Derivation = EV (255605001, SCT, "Minimum") |
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$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") $Derivation = EV (56851009, SCT, "Maximum") |
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$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") |
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Definition of Left and Right defined by the direction of the blood flow as in Figure A-4b:
The Angiographic Lesion Analysis Template consists of a CONTAINER providing quantitative arterial analysis measurements derived for an obstruction in a total analyzed segment.
Table TID 3215. Angiographic Lesion Analysis
Set of user defined reference position for method that requires local reference position. |
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Distance of local reference position from an arbitrary landmark. |
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The reference diameter for the arterial lesion calculated with the applicable reference method |
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The reference area for the arterial lesion calculated with the applicable reference method |
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The diameter measurement at the start of the reconstruction line in the diameter graph (TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14) |
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The diameter measurement at the end of the reconstruction line in the diameter graph (TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14) |
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The graph with the calculated cross sectional area results based on the densitometric method |
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The cross sectional area measurements calculated based on the densitometric method |
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The cross sectional area measurement at the start of the reconstruction line in the area graph |
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The cross sectional area measurement at the end of the reconstruction line in the area graph |
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The diameter stenosis is calculated as follows: (Reference Luminal Diameter - Minimum Luminal Diameter / Reference Luminal Diameter) * 100% |
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The circular and the densitometric area stenosis are calculated respectively as: (Reference Vessel Lumen Cross-Sectional Area - Minimum Luminal Circular Area / Reference Vessel Lumen Cross-Sectional Area) * 100%(Reference Vessel Lumen Cross-Sectional Area - Minimum Luminal Densitometric Area / Reference Vessel Lumen Cross-Sectional Area) * 100% |
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Estimated lumen volume between proximal border and distal border of lesion (TID 3218 “Position in Arterial Segment”, Row 1 and 2) |
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Secondary Capture image with obstruction analysis contour. No purpose of reference is specified. |
The Stenotic Flow Reserve Template consists of a CONTAINER providing quantitative arterial analysis measurements derived for an obstruction in a total analyzed segment.
Table TID 3216. Stenotic Flow Reserve
$Measurement = EV (122548, DCM, "Stenotic Flow Reserve") |
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$Measurement = EV (122549, DCM, "Poiseuille Resistance") |
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$Measurement = EV (122550, DCM, "Turbulence Resistance") |
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$Measurement = EV (122555, DCM, "Estimated Normal Flow") |
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$Measurement = EV (122551, DCM, "Pressure Drop at SFR") |
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The Sub-segmental Data Template consists of a CONTAINER providing quantitative arterial analysis measurements derived for a sub-segment in a total analyzed segment.
The Position in Arterial Segment Template consists of the position Content Items common for the Angiographic Lesion Analysis and Sub-Segmental Data.
Table TID 3218. Position in Arterial Segment
$Measurement = EV (122528, DCM, "Position of Proximal Border") |
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$Measurement = EV (122529, DCM, "Position of Distal Border") |
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$Measurement = EV (122382, DCM, "Site of Luminal Minimum") |
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$Measurement = EV (122516, DCM, "Site of Luminal Maximum") |
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IFF TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14 is present |
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IFF TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14 is present |
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IFF TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14 is present |
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IFF TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14 is present |
Positions are relative to the midpoint of the first left and right contour points and measured along the midline of the left and right contour |
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The positions are relative to the measurement locations of the Diameter Graph of TID 3214 “Analyzed Segment” Row 14. |
The Segment Values Template consists of Content Items providing quantitative arterial analysis measurements for a total analyzed segment or sub segment.
Table TID 3219. Segment Values
$Measurement = EV (122510, DCM, "Length Luminal Segment") |
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$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") $Derivation = EV (255605001, SCT, "Minimum") |
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$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") $Derivation = EV (56851009, SCT, "Maximum") |
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$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") $Derivation = EV (373098007, SCT, "Mean") |
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$Measurement = EV (397413000, SCT, "Vessel Luminal Diameter") $Derivation = EV (386136009, SCT, "Standard Deviation") |
The Templates that comprise the IVUS Report within the Evidence Report IOD are interconnected as shown in Figure A-5.
The IVUS Report Template is the root structure for the representation of IVUS measurements acquired during a catheterization procedure.
The IVUS Vessel Template provides a structure for grouping one or more lesions analyzed and/or treated during a single phase of a catheterization procedure, according to vessel (or arterial location).
The IVUS Lesion Template provides a structure for grouping measurements and observations made on a single lesion during an Intravascular Ultrasound Procedure.
The IVUS measurements Template groups together simple distance, area and angle measurements, along with derived measurements that made during an IVUS procedure. Refer to the " ACC Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS) "for more information.
Table TID 3253. IVUS Measurements
$Measurement = DCID 3481 “IVUS Distance Measurement” $Derivation = DCID 3488 “Min/Max/Mean” $TargetSite = BCID 3486 “Vascular Measurement Site” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3482 “IVUS Area Measurement” $Units = EV (mm2, UCUM, "mm2") $Derivation = DCID 3488 “Min/Max/Mean” $TargetSite = BCID 3486 “Vascular Measurement Site” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3483 “IVUS Longitudinal Measurement” |
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$Measurement = EV (122355, DCM, "Arc of Calcium") $Units = EV (deg, UCUM, "degrees") $TargetSite = BCID 3486 “Vascular Measurement Site” |
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$Measurement = EV (408714007, SCT, "Lumen Area Stenosis") |
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$Measurement = EV (122354, DCM, "Plaque Burden") $TargetSite = BCID 3486 “Vascular Measurement Site” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3484 “IVUS Index/Ratio” $Units = EV ({ratio}, UCUM, "ratio") $TargetSite = BCID 3486 “Vascular Measurement Site” |
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$Measurement = EV (122339, DCM, "Stent Volume Obstruction") |
The IVUS Qualitative Assessments Template groups together the qualitative properties of a lesion that are observed during an IVUS procedure. Refer to the "ACC Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS) " for more information.
The IVUS Volume Measurement Template contains information describing an IVUS Volumetric measurement
Table TID 3255. IVUS Volume Measurement
$Measurement = DCID 3485 “IVUS Volume Measurement” $Units = EV (mm3, UCUM, "mm3") $TargetSite = BCID 3487 “Intravascular Volumetric Region” |
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The Stress Testing Report Template is the root structure for the representation of measurements and findings of a stress testing procedure.
The Stress Test Phase Data Template provides a structure for measurements acquired during a single procedure phase.
Each instance of the Stress Test Measurement Group represents a group of data elements acquired at approximately the same instant, and conventionally rendered as row in a tabular presentation. It is typically generated during the Stress study whenever a time interval elapses (for example, every minute of the phase), when a technician observes data worth capturing, or when measurements exceed a given range.
Table TID 3304. Stress Test Measurement Group
UNITS = DCID 3212 “Treadmill Speed” |
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$Measurement = DT (122706, DCM, "Rating of Perceived Exertion") $Method = BCID 3239 “Perceived Exertion Scale” |
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UNITS = DCID 3500 “Pressure Unit” |
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UNITS = DCID 3500 “Pressure Unit” |
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$Measurement = DT (164931005, SCT, "ST Elevation") $TargetSite = DCID 3001 “ECG Lead” |
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$Measurement = DT (429622005, SCT, "ST Depression") $TargetSite = DCID 3001 “ECG Lead” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3228 “ECG Timing Measurement” $TargetSite = DCID 3001 “ECG Lead” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3227 “QTc Measurement” $TargetSite = DCID 3001 “ECG Lead” $Equation = DCID 3678 “QT Correction Algorithm” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3229 “ECG Axis Measurement” |
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$Measurement = DCID 3526 “Blood Gas Saturation” |
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The Container shall have a specific Content Item Observation DateTime (0040,A032) Attribute to indicate the time at which the measurements were made. |
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Included TID 3106 “Drugs/Contrast Administered” allows the recording of test medications other than the Pharmacological Stress Agent identified in TID 3301 “Stress Test Procedure Description”. |
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ECG ST elevation/depression is measured in units of mV, but is conventionally reported in units of mm, based on strip recordings with scaling of 100 uV/mm. The display application should render these measurements in units meaningful to the user. |
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Note that the MDC codes for "per lead" measurements specified in CID 3228 “ECG Timing Measurement” are base codes for post-coordination with lead identifiers conveyed in the Target Site modifier in TID 300 “Measurement”. MDC also defines pre-coordinated codes that include both the measurement and the lead, which may be used in this row. |
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Note that the MDC code for "QTc interval per lead" specified in CID 3227 “QTc Measurement” is a base code for post-coordination with lead identifiers conveyed in the Target Site modifier in TID 300 “Measurement”. MDC also defines pre-coordinated codes that include both the measurement and the lead, which may be used in this row. Note that TID 300 “Measurement” enables the encoding of a non-standard correction algorithm, either as a local code, or as a TEXT Method Citation (see TID 300 “Measurement” Row 12). |
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Recommended range for ECG axis measurements is -90° to +270° |
Table TID 3307. NM/PET Perfusion Measurement Group
DT (122711, DCM, "Exercise duration after stress agent injection") |
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$Measurement = EV (10230-1, LN, "LV Ejection Fraction") $Derivation = DT (258090004, SCT, "Calculated") |
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$Measurement = EV (8821-1, LN, "Left Ventricular ED Volume") |
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$Measurement = EV (8823-7, LN, "Left Ventricular ES Volume") |
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$Procedure = DCID 3108 “NM/PET Procedure” |
Table TID 3309. Stress Echo Measurement Group
$Measurement = DCID 12200 “Echocardiography Left Ventricle Measurement” |
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IF Row 3 measurement concept is in CID 12222 “Orifice Flow Property” |
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$Measurement = DCID 12211 “Echocardiography Aortic Valve Measurement” |
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IF Row 5 measurement concept is in CID 12222 “Orifice Flow Property” |
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$Measurement = DCID 12207 “Echocardiography Mitral Valve Measurement” |
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IF Row 7 measurement concept is in CID 12222 “Orifice Flow Property” |
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$Measurement = DCID 12208 “Echocardiography Tricuspid Valve Measurement” |
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IF Row 9 measurement concept is in CID 12222 “Orifice Flow Property” |
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$Procedure = DT (35757004, SCT, "Echocardiography for Determining Ventricular Contraction") |
These invocations of TID 5203 “Echo Measurement” do not include an inherited Findings Site concept, for example as in the invocations of TID 5203 “Echo Measurement” from TID 5202 “Echo Section”. Echo measurements that do not have the associated Finding Site pre-coordinated in the measurement concept (i.e., the orifice flow measurements of CID 12222 “Orifice Flow Property”), shall have the Finding Site explicitly post-coordinated with a Concept Modifier (Rows 4, 6, 8, and 10). This Template does not include the concept of an Image Library, for example as used in TID 5200 “Echocardiography Procedure Report”. Image Content Items in the Echo Measurement Template shall be included with by-value relationships, not with by-reference relationships. |
These rows allow an explicit finding of presence or absence of exercise-induced angina through the TID 1350 “Negation Modifier, Presence of Finding” Concept Modifier "Presence of property" |
Table TID 3312. Physiological Summary
UNITS = DCID 3500 “Pressure Unit” |
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UNITS = DCID 3500 “Pressure Unit” |
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UNITS = DCID 3500 “Pressure Unit” |
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UNITS = DCID 3500 “Pressure Unit” |
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