CR ImageCIOD
CT ImageCIOD
MR ImageCIOD
NM ImageCIOD
PatientMModule - Patient
Clinical Trial SubjectUModule - Patient
General StudyMModule - Study
Patient StudyUModule - Study
Clinical Trial StudyUModule - Study
General SeriesMModule - Series
Clinical Trial SeriesUModule - Series
NM/PET Patient OrientationMModule - Series
Frame of ReferenceUModule - Frame of Reference
SynchronizationCModule - Frame of Reference
General EquipmentMModule - Equipment
General ImageMModule - Image
General ReferenceUModule - Image
Image PixelMModule - Image
Acquisition ContextUModule - Image
(0040,0555) Acquisition Context Sequence2Sequence
(0008,1160) Referenced Frame Number1CInteger String
(0040,08EA) Measurement Units Code Sequence1CSequence
(0040,A032) Observation DateTime3Date Time
(0040,A040) Value Type3Code String
(0040,A043) Concept Name Code Sequence1Sequence
(0040,A121) Date1CDate
(0040,A122) Time1CTime
(0040,A123) Person Name1CPerson Name
(0040,A160) Text Value1CUnlimited Text
(0040,A161) Floating Point Value1CDouble
(0040,A162) Rational Numerator Value1CSigned Long
(0040,A163) Rational Denominator Value1CUnsigned Long
(0040,A168) Concept Code Sequence1CSequence
(0040,A30A) Numeric Value1CDecimal String
(0040,0556) Acquisition Context Description3Short Text
DeviceUModule - Image
SpecimenUModule - Image
NM Image PixelMModule - Image
Multi-frameMModule - Image
NM Multi-frameMModule - Image
NM ImageMModule - Image
NM IsotopeMModule - Image
NM DetectorMModule - Image
NM Tomo AcquisitionCModule - Image
NM Multi-Gated AcquisitionCModule - Image
NM PhaseCModule - Image
NM ReconstructionCModule - Image
Overlay PlaneUModule - Image
Multi-frame OverlayUModule - Image
VOI LUTUModule - Image
ICC ProfileUModule - Image
SOP CommonMModule - Image
Common Instance ReferenceUModule - Image
Frame ExtractionCModule - Image
US ImageCIOD
US Multi-frame ImageCIOD
Secondary Capture ImageCIOD
Multi-frame Single Bit SC ImageCIOD
Multi-frame Grayscale Byte SC ImageCIOD
Multi-frame Grayscale Word SC ImageCIOD
Multi-frame True Color SC ImageCIOD
X-Ray Angiographic ImageCIOD
X-Ray Radiofluoroscopic ImageCIOD
RT ImageCIOD
RT DoseCIOD
RT Structure SetCIOD
RT PlanCIOD
PET 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
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
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
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 Structured ReportCIOD
Planned Imaging Agent Administration SRCIOD
Performed Imaging Agent Administration SRCIOD
Rendition Selection DocumentCIOD
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
Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography En Face ImageCIOD
Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography B-scan Volume AnalysisCIOD
Encapsulated STLCIOD
Encapsulated OBJCIOD
Encapsulated MTLCIOD
RT Physician IntentCIOD
RT Segment AnnotationCIOD
RT Radiation SetCIOD
C-Arm Photon-Electron RadiationCIOD
Tomotherapeutic RadiationCIOD
Robotic-Arm RadiationCIOD
Basic DirectoryCIOD

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

Data synced with official DICOM standard on 12 May 2020. 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.

Value Type Attribute

Tag(0040,A040)
TypeOptional (3)
KeywordValueType
Value Multiplicity1
Value RepresentationCode String (CS)

The type of the value encoded in this Item.

Defined Terms:

TEXT

NUMERIC

CODE

DATE

TIME

PNAME

See Section 10.2.

Section 10.2

10.2 Content Item Macro

A Content Item is a flexible means of encoding attribute identifiers and attribute values using the Code Sequence Macro (see Section 8) for coded terminology defined by a coding scheme. The Content Item provides a name-value pair, i.e., a Concept Name, encoded as a Code Sequence, and a Concept Value. The Concept Value may be encoded by any of a set of generic Attributes, as specified by a Value Type, including text, personal name, numeric, and coded concept (Code Sequence) values.

Note

  1. Comparing a Content Item to a native DICOM Data Element, the Concept Name Code Sequence corresponds to the Data Element Tag and Attribute Name, the Value Type to the Value Representation, and the Concept Value to the Data Element Value Field. See PS3.5.

  2. The IMAGE Value Type of this Macro does not include the Type 3 Attributes of the IMAGE Value Type defined in Section C.17.3, as they are not required for Acquisition Context or Protocol Context Content Items.

Specific uses of the Content Item may invoke the Content Item Macro defined in this Section, the Document Content Macro of Section C.17.3, or another similar construct. An invocation of the Content Item Macro may constrain the allowed values of Value Type (0040,A040).

Note

  1. The NUMERIC Value Type of this Macro differs from the NUM Value Type defined in Section C.17.3, since the encoding of the Concept Value is different.

  2. The Value Type uses Enumerated Values so as to assure that non-standard Value Types are not used, and to prevent the nefarious use, for example, of a CONTAINER Value Type in an SR-like manner to create nested content, which is not the intent.

  3. Some invocations of this Macro may use the Content Item Modifier Sequence (0040,0441) to achieve a single level of "nesting". That Attribute is not included in this Macro itself, to prevent recursive inclusion.

See Section 5.4 for the meaning of the Type column in this Macro when applied to Normalized IODs.

Table 10-2. Content Item Macro Attributes Description

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Value Type

(0040,A040)

1

The type of the value encoded in this name-value Item.

Enumerated Values:

DATE

TIME

DATETIME

PNAME

UIDREF

TEXT

CODE

NUMERIC

COMPOSITE

IMAGE

Observation DateTime

(0040,A032)

3

The date and time on which this Item was completed. For the purpose of recording measurements or logging events, completion time is defined as the ending time of data acquisition of the measurement, or the ending time of occurrence of the event.

Concept Name Code Sequence

(0040,A043)

1

Coded concept name of this name-value Item.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes”

No Baseline CID is defined.

DateTime

(0040,A120)

1C

DateTime value for this name-value Item.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is DATETIME.

Date

(0040,A121)

1C

Date value for this name-value Item.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is DATE.

Time

(0040,A122)

1C

Time value for this name-value Item.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is TIME.

Person Name

(0040,A123)

1C

Person name value for this name-value Item.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is PNAME.

UID

(0040,A124)

1C

UID value for this name-value Item.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is UIDREF.

Text Value

(0040,A160)

1C

Text value for this name-value Item.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is TEXT.

Concept Code Sequence

(0040,A168)

1C

Coded concept value of this name-value Item.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is CODE.

>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes”

No Baseline CID is defined.

Numeric Value

(0040,A30A)

1C

Numeric value for this name-value Item. Only a single value shall be present.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is NUMERIC.

Floating Point Value

(0040,A161)

1C

The floating point representation of Numeric Value (0040,A30A). The same number of values as Numeric Value (0040,A30A) shall be present.

Required if Numeric Value (0040,A30A) has insufficient precision to represent the value as a string. May be present otherwise.

Rational Numerator Value

(0040,A162)

1C

The integer numerator of a rational representation of Numeric Value (0040,A30A). Encoded as a signed integer value. The same number of values as Numeric Value (0040,A30A) shall be present.

Required if Numeric Value (0040,A30A) has insufficient precision to represent a rational value as a string. May be present otherwise.

Rational Denominator Value

(0040,A163)

1C

The integer denominator of a rational representation of Numeric Value (0040,A30A). Encoded as a non-zero unsigned integer value. The same number of values as Numeric Value (0040,A30A) shall be present.

Required if Rational Numerator Value (0040,A162) is present.

Measurement Units Code Sequence

(0040,08EA)

1C

Units of measurement for a numeric value in this name-value Item.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is NUMERIC.

>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes”

BCID 82 “Units of Measurement”.

Referenced SOP Sequence

(0008,1199)

1C

Composite SOP Instance Reference value for this name-value Item.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

Required if Value Type (0040,A040) is COMPOSITE or IMAGE.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

>Referenced Frame Number

(0008,1160)

1C

Identifies the frame numbers within the Referenced SOP Instance to which the reference applies. The first frame shall be denoted as frame number 1.

Note

This Attribute may be multi-valued.

Required if the Referenced SOP Instance is a multi-frame image and the reference does not apply to all frames, and Referenced Segment Number (0062,000B) is not present.

>Referenced Segment Number

(0062,000B)

1C

Identifies the segments to which the reference applies identified by Segment Number (0062,0004).

Required if the Referenced SOP Instance is a Segmentation or Surface Segmentation and the reference does not apply to all segments and Referenced Frame Number (0008,1160) is not present.


10.2.1 Content Item With Modifiers Macro

Content Item with Modifiers is a means of describing structured content which needs a Content Item with single optional level of modifiers, i.e. a two-level structure of Content Items. An invocation of the Content Item with Modifiers Macro will usually specify the allowed values using a Protocol Context Template in PS3.16, which allows a single Nesting Level (see in Section 6.1.2 “Nesting Level (NL)” in PS3.16 ). Constraints on the use of this Macro may be specified in PS3.16 Annex C, which may be invoked in IODs in PS3.3.

Table 10.2.1-1. Content Item with Modifiers Macro Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Include Table 10-2 “Content Item Macro Attributes Description”

No Baseline TID is defined.

Content Item Modifier Sequence

(0040,0441)

3

Specifies modifiers for the Content Item.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-2 “Content Item Macro Attributes Description”

No Baseline TID is defined.