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Key Object Selection DocumentCIOD
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Real World Value MappingCIOD
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X-Ray 3D Craniofacial ImageCIOD
Breast Tomosynthesis ImageCIOD
Enhanced PET ImageCIOD
Surface SegmentationCIOD
Color PaletteCIOD
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Lensometry MeasurementsCIOD
Autorefraction MeasurementsCIOD
Keratometry MeasurementsCIOD
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PatientMModule - Patient
Clinical Trial SubjectUModule - Patient
General StudyMModule - Study
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General SeriesMModule - Series
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General EquipmentMModule - Equipment
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General Ophthalmic Refractive MeasurementsMModule - Measurements
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SOP CommonMModule - Measurements
(0008,0005) Specific Character Set1CCode String
(0008,0012) Instance Creation Date3Date
(0008,0013) Instance Creation Time3Time
(0008,0014) Instance Creator UID3Unique Identifier
(0008,0015) Instance Coercion DateTime3Date Time
(0008,0016) SOP Class UID1Unique Identifier
(0008,0018) SOP Instance UID1Unique Identifier
(0008,001A) Related General SOP Class UID3Unique Identifier
(0008,001B) Original Specialized SOP Class UID3Unique Identifier
(0008,001C) Synthetic Data3Code String
(0008,0053) Query/Retrieve View1CCode String
(0008,0110) Coding Scheme Identification Sequence3Sequence
(0008,0123) Context Group Identification Sequence3Sequence
(0008,0124) Mapping Resource Identification Sequence3Sequence
(0008,0201) Timezone Offset From UTC3Short String
(0008,0300) Private Data Element Characteristics Sequence3Sequence
(0018,9004) Content Qualification3Code String
(0018,990C) Referenced Defined Protocol Sequence1CSequence
(0018,990D) Referenced Performed Protocol Sequence1CSequence
(0018,A001) Contributing Equipment Sequence3Sequence
(0008,0070) Manufacturer1Long String
(0008,0080) Institution Name3Long String
(0008,0081) Institution Address3Short Text
(0008,1010) Station Name3Short String
(0008,1040) Institutional Department Name3Long String
(0008,1041) Institutional Department Type Code Sequence3Sequence
(0008,1070) Operators' Name3Person Name
(0008,1072) Operator Identification Sequence3Sequence
(0008,1090) Manufacturer's Model Name3Long String
(0018,1000) Device Serial Number3Long String
(0018,1002) Device UID3Unique Identifier
(0018,100A) UDI Sequence3Sequence
(0018,1020) Software Versions3Long String
(0018,1050) Spatial Resolution3Decimal String
(0018,1200) Date of Last Calibration3Date
(0018,1201) Time of Last Calibration3Time
(0018,1204) Date of Manufacture3Date
(0018,1205) Date of Installation3Date
(0018,A002) Contribution DateTime3Date Time
(0018,A003) Contribution Description3Short Text
(0040,A170) Purpose of Reference Code Sequence1Sequence
(0020,0013) Instance Number3Integer String
(0020,9172) Conversion Source Attributes Sequence1CSequence
(0028,0303) Longitudinal Temporal Information Modified3Code String
(0040,A390) HL7 Structured Document Reference Sequence1CSequence
(0100,0410) SOP Instance Status3Code String
(0100,0420) SOP Authorization DateTime3Date Time
(0100,0424) SOP Authorization Comment3Long Text
(0100,0426) Authorization Equipment Certification Number3Long String
(0400,0500) Encrypted Attributes Sequence1CSequence
(0400,0561) Original Attributes Sequence3Sequence
(0400,0600) Instance Origin Status3Code String
(2200,0005) Barcode Value3Long Text
(4FFE,0001) MAC Parameters Sequence3Sequence
(FFFA,FFFA) Digital Signatures Sequence3Sequence
Visual Acuity MeasurementsCIOD
Ophthalmic Axial MeasurementsCIOD
Intraocular Lens CalculationsCIOD
Generic Implant TemplateCIOD
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Implant Template GroupCIOD
RT Beams Delivery InstructionCIOD
Ophthalmic Visual Field Static Perimetry MeasurementsCIOD
Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography ImageCIOD
Ophthalmic Thickness MapCIOD
Surface Scan MeshCIOD
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Tractography ResultsCIOD
RT Brachy Application Setup Delivery InstructionCIOD
Planar MPR Volumetric Presentation StateCIOD
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Content Assessment ResultsCIOD
CT Performed Procedure ProtocolCIOD
CT Defined Procedure ProtocolCIOD
Protocol ApprovalCIOD
XA Performed Procedure ProtocolCIOD
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Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography En Face ImageCIOD
Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography B-scan Volume AnalysisCIOD
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RT Physician IntentCIOD
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RT Radiation SetCIOD
C-Arm Photon-Electron RadiationCIOD
Tomotherapeutic RadiationCIOD
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RT Radiation Set Delivery InstructionCIOD
RT Treatment PreparationCIOD
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Contributing Equipment Sequence Attribute

Tag(0018,A001)
TypeOptional (3)
KeywordContributingEquipmentSequence
Value Multiplicity1
Value RepresentationSequence (SQ)

Sequence of Items containing descriptive Attributes of related equipment that has contributed to the acquisition, creation or modification of the Composite Instance.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

See Section C.12.1.1.5 for further explanation.

Section C.12.1.1.5

C.12.1.1.5 Contributing Equipment Sequence

Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001) allows equipment that has contributed towards the creation of the Composite Instance to be described. Equipment encompasses both hardware (such as an acquisition device or a film digitizer or a workstation) and software (such as a de-identification tool or an AI model). The general class of contribution is denoted via a coded entry within the Purpose of Reference Code Sequence (0040,A170).

Note

  1. For example, a post-processing application creating DERIVED images from ORIGINAL images would place its own identification within the General Equipment Module and identify the original acquisition equipment as an Item within the Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001). Here, the value of Purpose of Reference Code Sequence (0040,A170) within the Item would be (109101, DCM, "Acquisition Equipment"). Image display applications wishing to annotate images with information related to the acquisition environment would prefer to extract such details from the Contributing Equipment Sequence rather than the General Equipment Module.

  2. For example, an image fusion application would place its own identification within the General Equipment Module and identify each of the original acquisition equipment as separate Items within the Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001). Here, the value of Purpose of Reference Code Sequence (0040,A170) within each Item would be (109101, DCM, "Acquisition Equipment").

  3. For example, a post-processing application creating DERIVED images from other DERIVED images would place its own identification within the General Equipment Module and add the source equipment as an additional Item within the Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001). Here, the value of Purpose of Reference Code Sequence (0040,A170) within the Item would be (109102, DCM, "Processing Equipment").

  4. For example, a gateway device that coerces Attributes of existing Composite Instances (without creating new Composite Instances) would retain information about the creating equipment within the General Equipment Module and provide its own identification as an Item within the Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001). Here, the value of Purpose of Reference Code Sequence (0040,A170) within the Item would be (109103, DCM, "Modifying Equipment").

  5. For example, equipment that has been used for de-identifying could retain information about the creating equipment within the General Equipment Module and provide its own identification, and that of its operator, as an Item within Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001). Here, the value of Purpose of Reference Code Sequence (0040,A170) within the Item would be (109104, DCM, "De-identifying Equipment").

  6. In the case of processing equipment, further information about the algorithm(s) used may be found in invocations of the Table 10-19 Algorithm Identification Macro Attributes, or in SR instances, TID 4019 Algorithm Identification.