Computed Radiography ImageCIOD
CT ImageCIOD
MR ImageCIOD
Nuclear Medicine ImageCIOD
Ultrasound ImageCIOD
Ultrasound Multi-frame ImageCIOD
Secondary Capture ImageCIOD
Multi-frame Single Bit Secondary Capture ImageCIOD
Multi-frame Grayscale Byte Secondary Capture ImageCIOD
Multi-frame Grayscale Word Secondary Capture ImageCIOD
Multi-frame True Color Secondary Capture ImageCIOD
X-Ray Angiographic ImageCIOD
X-Ray Radiofluoroscopic ImageCIOD
RT ImageCIOD
RT DoseCIOD
RT Structure SetCIOD
RT PlanCIOD
Positron Emission Tomography ImageCIOD
Digital X-Ray ImageCIOD
Digital Mammography X-Ray ImageCIOD
Digital Intra-Oral X-Ray ImageCIOD
RT Beams Treatment RecordCIOD
RT Brachy Treatment RecordCIOD
RT Treatment Summary RecordCIOD
VL Endoscopic ImageCIOD
VL Microscopic ImageCIOD
VL Slide-Coordinates Microscopic ImageCIOD
VL Photographic ImageCIOD
Video Endoscopic ImageCIOD
Video Microscopic ImageCIOD
Video Photographic ImageCIOD
VL Whole Slide Microscopy ImageCIOD
Real-Time Video Endoscopic ImageCIOD
Real-Time Video Photographic ImageCIOD
Dermoscopic Photography ImageCIOD
Grayscale Softcopy Presentation StateCIOD
Color Softcopy Presentation StateCIOD
Pseudo-Color Softcopy Presentation StateCIOD
Blending Softcopy Presentation StateCIOD
Basic Structured DisplayCIOD
XA/XRF Grayscale Softcopy Presentation StateCIOD
Advanced Blending Presentation StateCIOD
Variable Modality LUT Softcopy Presentation StateCIOD
Basic Voice Audio WaveformCIOD
12-Lead ECGCIOD
General ECGCIOD
Ambulatory ECGCIOD
Hemodynamic WaveformCIOD
Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology WaveformCIOD
Arterial Pulse WaveformCIOD
Respiratory WaveformCIOD
General Audio WaveformCIOD
Real-Time Audio WaveformCIOD
Routine Scalp ElectroencephalogramCIOD
ElectromyogramCIOD
ElectrooculogramCIOD
Sleep ElectroencephalogramCIOD
Multi-channel Respiratory WaveformCIOD
Body Position WaveformCIOD
General 32-bit ECGCIOD
Basic Text SRCIOD
Enhanced SRCIOD
Comprehensive SRCIOD
Key Object Selection DocumentCIOD
Mammography CAD SRCIOD
Chest CAD SRCIOD
Procedure LogCIOD
X-Ray Radiation Dose SRCIOD
Spectacle Prescription ReportCIOD
Colon CAD SRCIOD
Macular Grid Thickness and Volume ReportCIOD
Implantation Plan SR DocumentCIOD
Comprehensive 3D SRCIOD
Radiopharmaceutical Radiation Dose SRCIOD
Extensible SRCIOD
Acquisition Context SRCIOD
Simplified Adult Echo SRCIOD
Patient Radiation Dose SRCIOD
Planned Imaging Agent Administration SRCIOD
Performed Imaging Agent Administration SRCIOD
Rendition Selection DocumentCIOD
Enhanced X-Ray Radiation Dose SRCIOD
Enhanced MR ImageCIOD
MR SpectroscopyCIOD
Enhanced MR Color ImageCIOD
Raw DataCIOD
Enhanced CT ImageCIOD
Spatial RegistrationCIOD
Deformable Spatial RegistrationCIOD
Spatial FiducialsCIOD
Ophthalmic Photography 8 Bit ImageCIOD
Ophthalmic Photography 16 Bit ImageCIOD
Stereometric RelationshipCIOD
Hanging ProtocolCIOD
Encapsulated PDFCIOD
Encapsulated CDACIOD
Real World Value MappingCIOD
Enhanced XA ImageCIOD
Enhanced XRF ImageCIOD
RT Ion PlanCIOD
RT Ion Beams Treatment RecordCIOD
SegmentationCIOD
Ophthalmic Tomography ImageCIOD
X-Ray 3D Angiographic ImageCIOD
X-Ray 3D Craniofacial ImageCIOD
Breast Tomosynthesis ImageCIOD
Enhanced PET ImageCIOD
Surface SegmentationCIOD
Color PaletteCIOD
Enhanced US VolumeCIOD
Lensometry MeasurementsCIOD
Autorefraction MeasurementsCIOD
Keratometry MeasurementsCIOD
Subjective Refraction MeasurementsCIOD
Visual Acuity MeasurementsCIOD
Ophthalmic Axial MeasurementsCIOD
Intraocular Lens CalculationsCIOD
Generic Implant TemplateCIOD
Implant Assembly TemplateCIOD
Implant Template GroupCIOD
RT Beams Delivery InstructionCIOD
Ophthalmic Visual Field Static Perimetry MeasurementsCIOD
Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography ImageCIOD
Ophthalmic Thickness MapCIOD
Surface Scan MeshCIOD
Surface Scan Point CloudCIOD
Legacy Converted Enhanced CT ImageCIOD
Legacy Converted Enhanced MR ImageCIOD
Legacy Converted Enhanced PET ImageCIOD
Corneal Topography MapCIOD
Breast Projection X-Ray ImageCIOD
Parametric MapCIOD
Wide Field Ophthalmic Photography Stereographic Projection ImageCIOD
Wide Field Ophthalmic Photography 3D Coordinates ImageCIOD
Tractography ResultsCIOD
RT Brachy Application Setup Delivery InstructionCIOD
Planar MPR Volumetric Presentation StateCIOD
Volume Rendering Volumetric Presentation StateCIOD
Content Assessment ResultsCIOD
CT Performed Procedure ProtocolCIOD
CT Defined Procedure ProtocolCIOD
Protocol ApprovalCIOD
XA Performed Procedure ProtocolCIOD
XA Defined Procedure ProtocolCIOD
Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography En Face ImageCIOD
Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography B-scan Volume AnalysisCIOD
Encapsulated STLCIOD
Encapsulated OBJCIOD
PatientMModule - Patient
Clinical Trial SubjectUModule - Patient
General StudyMModule - Study
Patient StudyUModule - Study
Clinical Trial StudyUModule - Study
Encapsulated Document SeriesMModule - Series
(0008,0021) Series Date3Date
(0008,0031) Series Time3Time
(0008,0060) Modality1Code String
(0008,103E) Series Description3Long String
(0008,103F) Series Description Code Sequence3Sequence
(0008,1111) Referenced Performed Procedure Step Sequence3Sequence
(0018,1030) Protocol Name3Long String
(0020,000E) Series Instance UID1Unique Identifier
(0020,0011) Series Number1Integer String
(0040,0244) Performed Procedure Step Start Date3Date
(0040,0245) Performed Procedure Step Start Time3Time
(0040,0250) Performed Procedure Step End Date3Date
(0040,0251) Performed Procedure Step End Time3Time
(0040,0253) Performed Procedure Step ID3Short String
(0040,0254) Performed Procedure Step Description3Long String
(0040,0260) Performed Protocol Code Sequence3Sequence
(0040,0275) Request Attributes Sequence3Sequence
(0040,0280) Comments on the Performed Procedure Step3Short Text
(300A,0700) Treatment Session UID3Unique Identifier
Clinical Trial SeriesUModule - Series
Frame of ReferenceMModule - Frame of Reference
General EquipmentMModule - Equipment
Enhanced General EquipmentMModule - Equipment
Encapsulated DocumentMModule - Encapsulated Document
Manufacturing 3D ModelMModule - Encapsulated Document
ICC ProfileUModule - Encapsulated Document
SOP CommonMModule - Encapsulated Document
Common Instance ReferenceCModule - Encapsulated Document
Encapsulated MTLCIOD
RT Physician IntentCIOD
RT Segment AnnotationCIOD
RT Radiation SetCIOD
C-Arm Photon-Electron RadiationCIOD
Tomotherapeutic RadiationCIOD
Robotic-Arm RadiationCIOD
RT Radiation Record SetCIOD
RT Radiation Salvage RecordCIOD
C-Arm Photon-Electron Radiation RecordCIOD
Tomotherapeutic Radiation RecordCIOD
Robotic-Arm Radiation RecordCIOD
RT Radiation Set Delivery InstructionCIOD
RT Treatment PreparationCIOD
Enhanced RT ImageCIOD
Enhanced Continuous RT ImageCIOD
RT Patient Position Acquisition InstructionCIOD
Microscopy Bulk Simple AnnotationsCIOD
InventoryCIOD
Photoacoustic ImageCIOD
Confocal Microscopy ImageCIOD
Confocal Microscopy Tiled Pyramidal ImageCIOD
Basic DirectoryCIOD

Built with by Innolitics, a team of medical imaging software developers.

Data synced with official DICOM standard on 18 April 2024. The DICOM Standard is under continuous maintenance, and the current official version is available at http://www.dicomstandard.org/current/. DICOM Parts 3, 4, and 6, © NEMA. Please note that the most recent PDF version of the standard is the official reference, and should checked when making technical decisions.

Modality Attribute

Tag(0008,0060)
TypeRequired (1)
KeywordModality
Value Multiplicity1
Value RepresentationCode String (CS)
Example Values
  • MR
  • CT
  • PT

Type of device, process or method that created the Instances in this Series.

This Type definition shall override the definition in the SC Equipment Module.

See Section C.7.3.1.1.1 for Defined Terms.

Note

SR may be an appropriate value for an Encapsulated CDA document with a structured XML Body.

SC Equipment Module

C.8.6.1 SC Equipment Module

This Module describes equipment used to convert images into a DICOM format.

Table C.8-24. SC Equipment Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Conversion Type

(0008,0064)

1

Describes the kind of image conversion.

Defined Terms:

DV

Digitized Video

DI

Digital Interface

DF

Digitized Film

WSD

Workstation

SD

Scanned Document

SI

Scanned Image

DRW

Drawing

SYN

Synthetic Image

Modality

(0008,0060)

3

Type of device, process or method that originally acquired the data used to create the Instances in this Series.

This type definition shall override the definition in the General Series Module. See Note 2.

See Section C.7.3.1.1.1 for Defined Terms.

Secondary Capture Device ID

(0018,1010)

3

User defined identification of the device that converted the image.

Secondary Capture Device Manufacturer

(0018,1016)

3

Manufacturer of the Secondary Capture Device.

Secondary Capture Device Manufacturer's Model Name

(0018,1018)

3

Manufacturer's model number of the Secondary Capture Device.

Secondary Capture Device Software Versions

(0018,1019)

3

Manufacturer's designation of software version of the Secondary Capture Device.

Video Image Format Acquired

(0018,1022)

3

Original format of the captured video image (e.g., NTSC, PAL, Videomed-H).

Digital Image Format Acquired

(0018,1023)

3

Additional information about digital interface used to acquire the image.


Note

  1. The Attributes specified in the General Equipment Module (see Table C.7-8) describe the equipment that created the image being captured. The Attributes of the SC Equipment Module define the equipment that captured the image. The following table illustrates typical scenarios for different conversion types:

    Conversion Type (0008,0064)

    General Equipment

    Secondary Capture Equipment

    Digitized Video (DV)

    The equipment generating the video signal.

    The equipment digitizing the video signal.

    Digital Interface (DI)

    The equipment on the sending side of the digital interface.

    The equipment on the receiving side of the digital interface.

    Digitized Film (DF)

    The equipment that created the film.

    The equipment digitizing the film.

    Workstation (WSD)

    Application dependent, but often the equipment that placed the image on the workstation screen, or created the modified image.

    The equipment that captured the image from the screen, or placed the modified image into a DICOM SOP Instance.

    Scanned Document (SD)

    The equipment that created the document.

    The equipment digitizing the document.

    Scanned Image (SI)

    The equipment that created the image that was digitized.

    The equipment digitizing the image.

    Drawing (DRW)

    The equipment that created the drawing.

    The equipment digitizing (or rasterizing) the drawing.

    Synthetic Image (SYN)

    The equipment creating the original images from which the synthetic image was derived.

    The equipment creating the synthetic image.

  2. Modality (0008,0060) specified in the General Series Module (see Table C.7-5a) has been specialized by this Module and is defined as a Type 3 Attribute. The value of Modality (0008,0060) is intended to describe the equipment that originally created or generated the data, not the equipment performing the digitization or capture.

Section C.7.3.1.1.1

C.7.3.1.1.1 Modality

Defined Terms:

ANN

Annotation

AR

Autorefraction

ASMT

Content Assessment Results

AU

Audio

BDUS

Bone Densitometry (ultrasound)

BI

Biomagnetic imaging

BMD

Bone Densitometry (X-Ray)

CFM

Confocal Microscopy

CR

Computed Radiography

CT

Computed Tomography

CTPROTOCOL

CT Protocol (Performed)

DMS

Dermoscopy

DG

Diaphanography

DOC

Document

DX

Digital Radiography

ECG

Electrocardiography

EEG

Electroencephalography

EMG

Electromyography

EOG

Electrooculography

EPS

Cardiac Electrophysiology

ES

Endoscopy

FID

Fiducials

GM

General Microscopy

HC

Hard Copy

HD

Hemodynamic Waveform

IO

Intra-Oral Radiography

IOL

Intraocular Lens Data

IVOCT

Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography

IVUS

Intravascular Ultrasound

KER

Keratometry

KO

Key Object Selection

LEN

Lensometry

LS

Laser surface scan

MG

Mammography

MR

Magnetic Resonance

M3D

Model for 3D Manufacturing

NM

Nuclear Medicine

OAM

Ophthalmic Axial Measurements

OCT

Optical Coherence Tomography (non-Ophthalmic)

OP

Ophthalmic Photography

OPM

Ophthalmic Mapping

OPT

Ophthalmic Tomography

OPTBSV

Ophthalmic Tomography B-scan Volume Analysis

OPTENF

Ophthalmic Tomography En Face

OPV

Ophthalmic Visual Field

OSS

Optical Surface Scan

OT

Other

PA

Photoacoustic

PLAN

Plan

Note

The term "PLAN" denotes Series describing planned activities. It is not be confused with radiotherapy treatment plans.

POS

Position Sensor

PR

Presentation State

PT

Positron emission tomography (PET)

PX

Panoramic X-Ray

REG

Registration

RESP

Respiratory Waveform

RF

Radio Fluoroscopy

RG

Radiographic imaging (conventional film/screen)

RTDOSE

Radiotherapy Dose

RTIMAGE

Radiotherapy Image

RTINTENT

Radiotherapy Intent

RTPLAN

Radiotherapy Plan

RTRAD

RT Radiation

RTRECORD

RT Treatment Record

RTSEGANN

Radiotherapy Segment Annotation

RTSTRUCT

Radiotherapy Structure Set

RWV

Real World Value Map

SEG

Segmentation

SM

Slide Microscopy

SMR

Stereometric Relationship

SR

SR Document

SRF

Subjective Refraction

STAIN

Automated Slide Stainer

TEXTUREMAP

Texture Map

TG

Thermography

US

Ultrasound

VA

Visual Acuity

XA

X-Ray Angiography

XAPROTOCOL

XA Protocol (Performed)

XC

External-camera Photography

Retired Defined Terms:

AS

Angioscopy

CD

Color flow Doppler

CF

Cinefluorography

CP

Culposcopy

CS

Cystoscopy

DD

Duplex Doppler

DF

Digital fluoroscopy

DM

Digital microscopy

DS

Digital Subtraction Angiography

EC

Echocardiography

FA

Fluorescein angiography

FS

Fundoscopy

LP

Laparoscopy

MA

Magnetic resonance angiography

MS

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

OPR

Ophthalmic Refraction

ST

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

VF

Videofluorography

Note

  1. The XA modality incorporates the retired modality DS.

  2. The RF modality incorporates the retired modalities CF, DF, VF.

  3. The modality listed in the Modality Data Element (0008,0060) may not match the name of the IOD in which it appears. For example, a SOP Instance from XA IOD may list the RF modality when an RF implementation produces an XA object.

  4. The MR modality incorporates the retired modalities MA and MS.

  5. The US modality incorporates the retired modalities EC, CD, and DD.

  6. The NM modality incorporates the retired modality ST.