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Patient Position Attribute

Tag(0018,5100)
TypeOptional (3)
KeywordPatientPosition
Value Multiplicity1
Value RepresentationCode String (CS)
Example Values
  • HFS
  • FFP
  • FFS

Patient position descriptor relative to the equipment. See Section C.7.1.4.1.1.1.

See Section C.7.3.1.1.2 for Defined Terms and further explanation.

Section C.7.1.4.1.1.1

C.7.1.4.1.1.1 Subject Relative Position in Image and Patient Position

Subject Relative Position in Image (0010,0028) shall be encoded as a 3D ordinal position in machine-relative orthogonal dimensions, such that when facing the front of the machine (gantry):

  • the first value starts at one for the left most subject holder and monotonically increases by one for each successive subject holder towards the right,

  • the second value starts at one for the top most subject holder and monotonically increases by one for each successively lower subject holder,

  • the third value starts at one for the outer most subject holder and monotonically increases by one for each successive subject holder inwards (i.e., increasing values from the front to the back of the gantry along the direction orthogonal to the first two dimensions, usually the long axis of the table).

Note

  • The order and sign of the machine-relative directions is consistent with the Axis Definition in [ACR-NEMA 300-1985].

  • Image-relative positions are not used, since there may be multiple acquisitions in different orientations. The machine-relative positions are applicable regardless of whether acquired images are cross-sections or projections.

  • Patient-relative positions are not used, since the non-human organisms may not be arranged in the same direction (e.g., a pair of non-human organisms may be arranged head-to-head).

  • There is no requirement that there be the same number of non-human organisms in each dimension. E.g., one in the top "row"and two below, in one longitudinal plane, would be represented as 1\1\1, 1\2\1, 2\1\1.

  • The goal is to describe only the relative locations of non-human organisms in any form of multiple non-human organism holder ("mouse hotel"), without attempting to specify the exact physical dimensions or absolute locations, regardless of whether the holder is regular or symmetric in any particular dimension or not (e.g., to include "revolver-like" and hexagonal arrangements). Nor is the "distance" between each non-human organism described.

  • The position is defined in terms of subject holders rather than subjects, since some holders may be empty or unused but still partially or completely visible in some of the images. In such cases the relative positions need to be consistently encoded by the acquisition device and recognized by automated segmentation algorithms. E.g., if the top row of in a two row holder is unoccupied, then the non-human organisms in the bottom row will be identified with a row position of 2, not 1.

  • Due to field of view and anatomical region of interest considerations, adjacent non-human organisms may sometimes be partially overlapped (e.g., Cheng TE et al. A rat head holder for simultaneous scanning of two rats in small animal PET scanners: Design, construction, feasibility testing and kinetic validation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2009 Jan 15;176(1):24–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.08.031 and Xu S et al. In vivo multiple-mouse imaging at 1.5 T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2003;49(3):551–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.10397); such cases may be described as a either a single plane or two planes of non-human organisms, as long as there is sufficient information to identify which non-human organism is which.

    See Figure C.7.1.4-3.

  • The description of the physical relative locations of the non-human organisms does not account for any spatial distortion that may occur in the images due to the acquisition technique used (e.g., aliasing in MRI).

Patient Position (0018,5100) may be used to describe the machine-relative position of each non-human organism when the non-human organisms are not all arranged in the same direction.

Note

  • Patient Position (0018,5100) is used rather than Patient Orientation Code Sequence (0054,0410) because Patient Position (0018,5100) is present in the IODs for those modalities most commonly used for small animal imaging in preclinical research.

  • For example, a pair of prone non-human organisms arranged head-to-head longitudinally along the bore of the machine would be described as:

    • Subject Relative Position in Image = 1\1\1 and Patient Position = HFP

      Subject Relative Position in Image = 1\1\2 and Patient Position = FFP

    See Figure C.7.1.4-2.

The presence of Subject Relative Position in Image (0010,0028) and Patient Position (0018,5100) within Group of Patients Identification Sequence (0010,0027) within the Patient Module implies that the relative locations and orientations of multiple non-human organisms within a group cannot change over time. I.e., a "group", identified by a particular Patient ID (0010,0020) (the unique key of the Patient entity in the Information Model), is defined not only by the non-human organisms that comprise it but also their relative locations and positioning. If the same non-human organisms are imaged together but in a different arrangement, a different Patient ID (0010,0020) for the group shall be used.

Figure C.7.1.4-1. Example of Subject Relative Position in Image for group of 6 mice in a 3 column, 2 row single longitudinal plane array, all feet first prone


Figure C.7.1.4-2. Example of Subject Relative Position in Image and differing Patient Position for group of 2 mice head-to-head


Figure C.7.1.4-3. Example of Subject Relative Position in Image and overlapping narrow field of view group of 2 mice head-to-head


Section C.7.3.1.1.2

C.7.3.1.1.2 Patient Position

Patient Position (0018,5100) specifies the position of the patient relative to the imaging equipment space. This Attribute is intended for annotation purposes only. It does not provide an exact mathematical relationship of the patient to the imaging equipment.

When multiple subjects are present in the same image, and arranged with different positions, then the Patient Position (0018,5100) in the General Series Module is nominal, does not apply to each subject, but does define the relationship of the nominal Patient-Based Coordinate System to the machine.

Note

In conjunction with the Patient Position (0018,5100) in each Item of the Group of Patients Identification Sequence (0010,0027), Patient Position (0018,5100) in the General Series Module may be helpful to compute patient-relative spatial information for each subject from the Attributes of the Image Plane Module.

When facing the front of the imaging equipment, Head First is defined as the patient's head being positioned toward the front of the imaging equipment (i.e., head entering the front of the equipment). Feet First is defined as the patient's feet being positioned toward the front of the imaging equipment (i.e., feet entering the front of the equipment). Left First is defined as the patient's left side being positioned towards the front of the imaging equipment (i.e., patient's left side entering the front of the equipment). Right First is defined as the patient's right being positioned towards the front of the imaging equipment (i.e., patient's right side entering the front of the equipment). Prone is defined as the patient's face being positioned in a downward (gravity) direction. Supine is defined as the patient's face being in an upward direction. Decubitus Right is defined as the patient's right side being in a downward direction. Decubitus Left is defined as the patient's left side being in a downward direction.

Defined Terms:

HFP

Head First-Prone

HFS

Head First-Supine

HFDR

Head First-Decubitus Right

HFDL

Head First-Decubitus Left

FFDR

Feet First-Decubitus Right

FFDL

Feet First-Decubitus Left

FFP

Feet First-Prone

FFS

Feet First-Supine

LFP

Left First-Prone

LFS

Left First-Supine

RFP

Right First-Prone

RFS

Right First-Supine

AFDR

Anterior First-Decubitus Right

AFDL

Anterior First-Decubitus Left

PFDR

Posterior First-Decubitus Right

PFDL

Posterior First-Decubitus Left

Note

  1. For quadrupeds, separate concepts for ventral and dorsal are not introduced, rather it is expected that anterior and posterior will be considered synonymous as they are when applied to the trunk.

  2. There are no decubitus variants of left or right first, since for imaging equipment that is aligned horizontally with respect to gravity the patient cannot be both decubitus and have the left or right side towards the front of the imaging equipment.

  3. There are no prone or supine variants of anterior or posterior first, since for imaging equipment that is aligned horizontally with respect to gravity the patient cannot be prone or supine and have the anterior or posterior side towards the front of the imaging equipment.

The Figure C.7.3.1.1.2-1 illustrates some of these Defined Terms for imaging equipment with a table, such as in X-Ray Angiography. The orientation of the patient related to gravity is always recumbent.

Figure C.7.3.1.1.2-1. Representation of the Eight Different Patient Positions on the X-Ray Table


Figure C.7.3.1.1.2-2. Example of Right First-Prone (RFP) Patient Position Relative to the Gantry and Table for a Small Animal