Computed Radiography ImageCIOD
CT ImageCIOD
MR ImageCIOD
Nuclear Medicine ImageCIOD
Ultrasound ImageCIOD
Ultrasound Multi-frame ImageCIOD
PatientMModule - Patient
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General StudyMModule - Study
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General SeriesMModule - Series
Clinical Trial SeriesUModule - Series
Frame of ReferenceUModule - Frame of Reference
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Image PixelMModule - Image
Contrast/BolusCModule - Image
CineMModule - Image
Multi-frameMModule - Image
Frame PointersUModule - Image
Palette Color Lookup TableCModule - Image
DeviceUModule - Image
SpecimenUModule - Image
US Region CalibrationUModule - Image
US ImageMModule - Image
(0008,0008) Image Type2Code String
(0008,002A) Acquisition DateTime1CDate Time
(0008,2120) Stage Name3Short String
(0008,2122) Stage Number3Integer String
(0008,2124) Number of Stages2CInteger String
(0008,2127) View Name3Short String
(0008,2128) View Number3Integer String
(0008,2129) Number of Event Timers3Integer String
(0008,212A) Number of Views in Stage2CInteger String
(0008,2130) Event Elapsed Time(s)3Decimal String
(0008,2132) Event Timer Name(s)3Long String
(0008,2218) Anatomic Region Sequence3Sequence
(0008,2228) Primary Anatomic Structure Sequence3Sequence
(0018,1060) Trigger Time3Decimal String
(0018,1062) Nominal Interval3Integer String
(0018,1080) Beat Rejection Flag3Code String
(0018,1081) Low R-R Value3Integer String
(0018,1082) High R-R Value3Integer String
(0018,1088) Heart Rate3Integer String
(0018,3100) IVUS Acquisition1CCode String
(0018,3101) IVUS Pullback Rate1CDecimal String
(0018,3102) IVUS Gated Rate1CDecimal String
(0018,3103) IVUS Pullback Start Frame Number1CInteger String
(0018,3104) IVUS Pullback Stop Frame Number1CInteger String
(0018,3105) Lesion Number3Integer String
(0018,5000) Output Power3Short String
(0018,5010) Transducer Data3Long String
(0018,5011) Transducer Identification Sequence3Sequence
(0018,5012) Focus Depth3Decimal String
(0018,5020) Processing Function3Long String
(0018,5022) Mechanical Index3Decimal String
(0018,5024) Bone Thermal Index3Decimal String
(0018,5026) Cranial Thermal Index3Decimal String
(0018,5027) Soft Tissue Thermal Index3Decimal String
(0018,5028) Soft Tissue-focus Thermal Index3Decimal String
(0018,5029) Soft Tissue-surface Thermal Index3Decimal String
(0018,5050) Depth of Scan Field3Integer String
(0018,6031) Transducer Type3Code String
(0018,6060) R Wave Time Vector3Single
(0028,0002) Samples per Pixel1Unsigned Short
(0028,0004) Photometric Interpretation1Code String
(0028,0006) Planar Configuration1CUnsigned Short
(0028,0009) Frame Increment Pointer1CAttribute Tag
(0028,0014) Ultrasound Color Data Present3Unsigned Short
(0028,0100) Bits Allocated1Unsigned Short
(0028,0101) Bits Stored1Unsigned Short
(0028,0102) High Bit1Unsigned Short
(0028,0103) Pixel Representation1Unsigned Short
(0028,2110) Lossy Image Compression1CCode String
(0040,000A) Stage Code Sequence3Sequence
(0054,0220) View Code Sequence3Sequence
(0054,0500) Slice Progression Direction3Code String
(60xx,0045) Overlay Subtype1CLong String
Overlay PlaneUModule - Image
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VOI LUTUModule - Image
ICC ProfileUModule - Image
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Common Instance ReferenceUModule - Image
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Basic Structured DisplayCIOD
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Basic Voice Audio WaveformCIOD
12-Lead ECGCIOD
General ECGCIOD
Ambulatory ECGCIOD
Hemodynamic WaveformCIOD
Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology WaveformCIOD
Arterial Pulse WaveformCIOD
Respiratory WaveformCIOD
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Routine Scalp ElectroencephalogramCIOD
ElectromyogramCIOD
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Sleep ElectroencephalogramCIOD
Multi-channel Respiratory WaveformCIOD
Body Position WaveformCIOD
General 32-bit ECGCIOD
Basic Text SRCIOD
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Key Object Selection DocumentCIOD
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Procedure LogCIOD
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Spectacle Prescription ReportCIOD
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Macular Grid Thickness and Volume ReportCIOD
Implantation Plan SR DocumentCIOD
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Extensible SRCIOD
Acquisition Context SRCIOD
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Patient Radiation Dose SRCIOD
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Rendition Selection DocumentCIOD
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MR SpectroscopyCIOD
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Raw DataCIOD
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Ophthalmic Photography 8 Bit ImageCIOD
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Stereometric RelationshipCIOD
Hanging ProtocolCIOD
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Autorefraction MeasurementsCIOD
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Generic Implant TemplateCIOD
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Tractography ResultsCIOD
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Frame Increment Pointer Attribute

Tag(0028,0009)
TypeConditionally Required (1C)
KeywordFrameIncrementPointer
Value Multiplicity1-n
Value RepresentationAttribute Tag (AT)

Contains the Data Element Tag of the Attribute that is used as the frame increment in Multi-frame pixel data (see Section C.7.6.6). Required if Number of Frames is present.

See Section C.8.5.6.1.4 for specialization.

Section C.7.6.6

C.7.6.6 Multi-frame Module

Table C.7-14 specifies the Attributes of the Multi-frame Module, which describe a Multi-frame pixel data Image.

Table C.7-14. Multi-frame Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Number of Frames

(0028,0008)

1

Number of frames in a Multi-frame Image. See Section C.7.6.6.1.1 for further explanation.

Frame Increment Pointer

(0028,0009)

1

Contains the Data Element Tag of the Attribute that is used as the frame increment in Multi-frame pixel data. See Section C.7.6.6.1.2 for further explanation.

Stereo Pairs Present

(0022,0028)

3

The multi-frame pixel data consists of left and right stereoscopic pairs. See Section C.7.6.6.1.3 for further explanation.

Enumerated Values:

YES

NO

Encapsulated Pixel Data Value Total Length

(7FE0,0003)

3

The length of the pixel data bit stream encapsulated in Pixel Data (7FE0,0010), in bytes, when all the fragments have been combined, not including any trailing padding to even length in the last Fragment added for encapsulation.

Note

This value will depend on the Transfer Syntax in which the Pixel Data (7FE0,0010) is encoded, and may need to be updated depending on the Transfer Syntax negotiated and selected for a particular transfer. See PS3.5 Section 8.2 “Native or Encapsulated Format Encoding”.


C.7.6.6.1 Multi-frame Module Attribute Descriptions
C.7.6.6.1.1 Number of Frames and Frame Increment Pointer

A Multi-frame Image is defined as a Image whose pixel data consists of a sequential set of individual Image Pixel frames. A Multi-frame Image is transmitted as a single contiguous stream of pixels. Frame headers do not exist within the data stream.

Each individual frame shall be defined (and thus can be identified) by the Attributes in the Image Pixel Module (see Section C.7.6.3). All Image IE Attributes shall be related to the first frame in the Multi-frame image.

The total number of frames contained within a Multi-frame Image is conveyed in the Number of Frames (0028,0008). Number of Frames (0028,0008) shall have a value greater than zero.

C.7.6.6.1.2 Frame Increment Pointer

The frames within a Multi-frame Image shall be conveyed as a logical sequence. The information that determines the sequential order of the frames shall be identified by the Data Element Tag or Tags conveyed by the Frame Increment Pointer (0028,0009). Each specific Image IOD that supports the Multi-frame Module specializes the Frame Increment Pointer (0028,0009) to identify the Attributes that may be used as sequences.

Even if only a single frame is present, Frame Increment Pointer (0028,0009) is still required to be present and have at least one value, each of which shall point to an Attribute that is also present in the Data Set and has a value.

Note

For example, in single-frame Instance of an IOD that is required to or may contain the Cine Module, it may be appropriate for Frame Time (0018,1063) to be present with a value of 0, and be the only target of Frame Increment Pointer (0028,0009).

When the IOD permits the use of Multi-frame Functional Groups as a Standard or Standard Extended SOP Class, Frame Increment Pointer may contain the single value of Per-Frame Functional Groups Sequence (5200,9230) to indicate that the Functional Groups contain the descriptors of the frames.

Note

For example, the Multi-frame Grayscale Word SC Image IOD requires the Multi-frame Module but also permits the Multi-frame Functional Groups, for example, to describe the plane position of each frame.

C.7.6.6.1.3 Stereoscopic Pairs Present

Stereo Pairs Present (0022,0028) shall have the value of YES when frames within a Multi-frame Image are encoded as left and right stereoscopic pairs.

When Stereoscopic Pairs are present, and the pixel data is uncompressed, or compressed with a Transfer Syntax that does not explicitly convey the semantics of stereo pairs, the first and subsequent odd frames (frames numbered from 1) are the left frame of each pair, and the second and subsequent even frames are the right frame of each pair.

If the pixel data is compressed with a Transfer Syntax that does explicitly convey the semantics of stereo pairs, then the identification of the left and right frames in the compressed pixel data will be as defined in the compressed bit stream.

Note

  1. For example, the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) frame packing arrangement (FPA) field defines various methods of encoding stereo pairs. See PS3.5 Section 8.2.8 “MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.2 Video Compression”. Videos encoded with this Transfer Syntax are used for what is colloquially referred to as "3D Television" applications. PS3.5 Section 8.2.9 “MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Stereo High Profile / Level 4.2 Video Compression” defines a method of encoding stereo pairs without frame packing and with 2D backwards compatibility.

  2. The presence of Stereo Pairs Present (0022,0028) is independent of the use of Instances of the Stereometric Relationship IOD. In particular, no further description of the method of acquisition of the stereoscopic pairs is required, such as might be present in Attributes of the Stereo Pairs Sequence (0022,0020) of the Stereometric Relationship IOD. The definition of the references to left and right pairs in that IOD prohibit the encoding of the left and right pairs in the same Instance, as distinct for the usage here.

  3. Not all multi-frame IODs are sufficiently generic in their description to permit the presence of stereoscopic pairs. E.g., the Video Endoscopic Image IOD, Video Microscopic IOD and Video Photographic IODs are, since they do not specify any conflicting constraints on the meaning of the frames.

Section C.8.5.6.1.4

C.8.5.6.1.4 Frame Increment Pointer

For US Multi-frame images, the Attribute Frame Increment Pointer (0028,0009) of the Multi-frame Module (see Section C.7.6.6) is specified by the following.

Defined Terms:

00181063

sequencing by Frame Time (0018,1063)

00181065

sequencing by Frame Time Vector (0018,1065)