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(0072,0200) Display Sets Sequence1Sequence
(0072,0032) Image Set Number1Unsigned Short
(0072,0202) Display Set Number1Unsigned Short
(0072,0203) Display Set Label3Long String
(0072,0204) Display Set Presentation Group1Unsigned Short
(0072,0206) Display Set Presentation Group Description3Long String
(0072,0300) Image Boxes Sequence1Sequence
(0072,0400) Filter Operations Sequence2Sequence
(0072,0500) Blending Operation Type3Code String
(0072,0510) Reformatting Operation Type3Code String
(0072,0512) Reformatting Thickness1CDouble
(0072,0514) Reformatting Interval1CDouble
(0072,0516) Reformatting Operation Initial View Direction1CCode String
(0072,0520) 3D Rendering Type1CCode String
(0072,0600) Sorting Operations Sequence2Sequence
(0020,9167) Functional Group Pointer1CAttribute Tag
(0020,9238) Functional Group Private Creator1CLong String
(0072,0026) Selector Attribute1CAttribute Tag
(0072,0028) Selector Value Number1CUnsigned Short
(0072,0052) Selector Sequence Pointer1CAttribute Tag
(0072,0054) Selector Sequence Pointer Private Creator1CLong String
(0072,0056) Selector Attribute Private Creator1CLong String
(0072,0602) Sort-by Category1CCode String
(0072,0604) Sorting Direction1Code String
(0072,0700) Display Set Patient Orientation3Code String
(0072,0702) VOI Type3Code String
(0072,0704) Pseudo-Color Type3Code String
(0072,0705) Pseudo-Color Palette Instance Reference Sequence1CSequence
(0072,0706) Show Grayscale Inverted3Code String
(0072,0710) Show Image True Size Flag3Code String
(0072,0712) Show Graphic Annotation Flag3Code String
(0072,0714) Show Patient Demographics Flag3Code String
(0072,0716) Show Acquisition Techniques Flag3Code String
(0072,0717) Display Set Horizontal Justification3Code String
(0072,0718) Display Set Vertical Justification3Code String
(0072,0208) Partial Data Display Handling2Code String
(0072,0210) Synchronized Scrolling Sequence3Sequence
(0072,0214) Navigation Indicator Sequence3Sequence
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Sort-by Category Attribute

Tag(0072,0602)
TypeConditionally Required (1C)
KeywordSortByCategory
Value Multiplicity1
Value RepresentationCode String (CS)

Category of the sorting operation. See Section C.23.3.1.2.

Defined Terms:

ALONG_AXIS

for CT, MR, other cross-sectional image sets

BY_ACQ_TIME

Required if Selector Attribute (0072,0026) is not present.

Section C.23.3.1.2

C.23.3.1.2 Sorting Operations Sequence

The Items in the Sorting Operations Sequence (0072,0600) define the order in which the images resulting from the filter and reformat operations on the Image Set are to be displayed in the associated Image Boxes of the Display Set. The sorting criteria may include the value of a numeric, date, or time Attribute that is expected to be present in each of the image objects in the filtered Image Set, and/or an abstract sorting category. A sorting direction shall be associated with each sorting criterion. If a textual Attribute is used for sorting, then the INCREASING sorting direction indicates alphabetical order, and DECREASING indicates reverse alphabetical order.

If a Code Sequence Attribute is used for sorting, then Code Meaning (0008,0104) shall be sorted alphabetically. If a string numeric Attribute is used for sorting (VR of IS or DS), then sorting shall be on the numeric value, and padding shall be ignored. When sorting by date or time Attribute, then sorting shall be on the temporal value, not the alphabetic string.

If there are multiple Items in the Sorting Operations Sequence (0072,0600), then the sorting operations shall be applied in Item order. The least rapidly varying Attribute for the sorting operation shall be the first Item in the Sequence.

Note

For example, a Sorting Operations Sequence (0072,0600) with two Items:

  • Item #1: (0018,5101) View Position, INCREASING

  • Item #2: (0008,0020) Study Date, INCREASING

results in the following order, based on these Attribute values in the image objects:

View Position (0018,5101)

Study Date (0008,0020)

AP

20030201

AP

20030501

LL

20020705

LL

20030102

RL

20030101

RL

20030201

When the Sort-by Category (0072,0602) is used with a value of ALONG_AXIS, such as for CT, MR or other cross-sectional image sets, the sorting operation is computed from the values Image Position (Patient) (0020,0032) and Image Orientation (Patient) (0020,0037) in the image objects.

For the image set to be displayed, a "dominant axis" of the set shall be determined. The dominant axis is the normal to Image Orientation (Patient) (0020,0037) (assuming all selected images are parallel), computed as the dot product in a right-handed coordinate system (see Section C.7.6.2.1.1). The INCREASING direction for ALONG_AXIS of the image set shall be in the positive direction along the dominant axis. The DECREASING direction shall be in the negative direction along that axis.

When the Sort-by Category (0072,0602) is used with a value of BY_ACQ_TIME, the sorting operation is computed from appropriate values in the image objects (e.g., Frame Acquisition DateTime, Acquisition Time, Content Time, Acquisition DateTime), since the specific Attribute used may vary from one Image Instance or SOP Class to another, yet the Hanging Protocol Instance may be generally applicable.

An application that is applying a Hanging Protocol Instance shall support any value for Selector Attribute (0072,0026), provided that it is present in the referenced Image Set. The Attributes of the Hanging Protocol Selector Attribute Context Macro specify whether Selector Attribute (0072,0026) is contained in a Sequence, Functional Group Sequence or Private Group.

Note

  1. The following Attributes from image IODs are examples of some possible values for Selector Attribute (0072,0026) of Sorting Operations Sequence (0072,0600). This is not a complete list:

    • Acquisition DateTime (0008,002A)

    • Acquisition Time (0008,0032)

    • Echo Time (0018,0081)

    • Echo Number(s) (0018,0086)

    • Trigger Time (0018,1060)

    • View Position (0018,5101)

    • Effective Echo Time (0018,9082)

    • Acquisition Number (0020,0012)

    • Instance Number (0020,0013)

    • Slice Location (0020,1041), although Sort-by Category (0072,0602) with value ALONG_AXIS may be more reliable

    • Trigger Delay Time (0020,9153)

    • Stage Number (0008,2122)

    • View Number (0008,2128)

  2. For a multi-frame image set, it is the responsibility of the application to apply the sorting operations to individual frames within a multi-frame Image Instance in the image set, versus multiple single-frame Image Instances in the image set that represent individual frames.