Region Flags Attribute
| Tag | (0018,6016) |
|---|---|
| Type | Required (1) |
| Keyword | RegionFlags |
| Value Multiplicity | 1 |
| Value Representation | Unsigned Long (UL) |
Flags used for special handling of the region.
See Section C.8.5.5.1.3 for Enumerated Values and further explanation.
Section C.8.5.5.1.3
C.8.5.5.1.3 Region Flags
Region Flags (0018,6016) specify characteristics of US Regions.
Bit 0 of the Region Flags specifies the relative priority of the pixel component calibration specified by an US Region in the case where the US Region intersects with other US Regions. The calibration supplied by one or more of the regions may not be valid in the area that they intersect.
Enumerated Values for Bit 0 (lsb):
- 0
-
Region pixels are high priority
- 1
-
Region pixels are low priority
A high priority region overwrites data of a low priority region when they overlap, thus invalidating any pixel component calibration specified for a low priority region. pixel component calibration of overlapping regions of the same priority is indeterminate where they overlap. Figure C.8-6 shows an example of intersecting regions.
Figure C.8-6. Intersecting Spatial Format Regions and Overlapping Measurement
In this example, Region B is Color Flow while Region A is Tissue Echo. If Region B Color Flow values share the same bit planes as Region A Tissue Echo values, then it is indeterminate whether a pixel in this region is a Color Flow pixel or a Tissue Echo pixel. Since the pixels of the Color Flow region overwrite those of the Tissue Echo region, the Region Flag of the Tissue Echo region is assigned low priority and the Region Flag of the color region is assigned high priority. This means that if both the Tissue Echo and Color Flow regions define pixel component calibration that only the calibration specified by the Color Flow region can be applied to the pixel data value at Point X.
The measurement in Figure C.8-6 is a line between Point Y and Point Z. Both points are in Region A so the distance between them can be calculated using the Region A scaling (assuming that Region A defines both the Physical Units X Direction and Y Direction as being cm). If the points are in Region B, and hence also in Region A, it is still possible to calculate the distance because the region scaling is identical in both regions. The lower priority of Region B only applies to its pixel component calibration, not its X and Y direction scaling.
Enumerated Values for Bit 1 Scaling Protection:
- 0
-
Not Protected
- 1
-
Protected
Ultrasound systems should set this to 1 if the image is scaled automatically by the ultrasound system. If the image is frame-grabbed and scaling is not available then it should be set to 0. If the region is protected, the region can not be manually rescaled. That is the data defined by the region calibration Module can not be overridden by a reader of that image.
Enumerated Values for Bit 2 Doppler Scale Type:
- 0
-
Velocity
- 1
-
Frequency
Valid for PW and CW regions only. Indicates which type of Doppler scale is used.
Enumerated Values for Bit 3-4 Scrolling Region:
- 00
-
Unspecified
- 01
-
Scrolling
- 10
-
Sweeping
- 11
-
Sweeping then Scrolling
Bit 5-31 Reserved for future use, shall be set to zero.