DicomEnhancedSave¶

MLModule¶

genre	`DICOM`
author	`Wolf Spindler`
package	`FMEstable/ReleaseMeVis`
dll	`MLDicomOutputs`
definition	MLDicomOutputs.def
see also	`MultiFileVolumeListFIDOutput`, `DicomSCSave`, `DicomSRSave`, `DicomREGSave`, `RTObjectSave`, `WEMDicomSave`, `ImageSave`, `DirectDicomImport`, `itkImageFileWriter`, `MultiFileVolumeListImageOutput`, `MultiFileVolumeListSROutput`, `MultiFileVolumeListRTOutput`, `MultiFileVolumeListWaveformOutput`, `MultiFileVolumeListIteratorOutput`
keywords	`DICOM`, `output`, `save`, `export`, `file`, `create`, `enhanced`, `legacy`, `converted`

Purpose¶

DicomEnhancedSave creates and composes a DICOM file of a modality/IOD defined in Export as and provides/composes the necessary tags to fulfill the requirements of the DICOM Standard. As reference for the DICOM standard mainly DICOM PS3.3 2020a was used.

Currently Export as only supports Legacy Converted Enhanced MR as described in the DICOM standard in section A.71. This is generally meant to compose several MR (single frame) files in single files to reduce the amount of files to be transferred. Future versions may also support other IODs or legacy converted modalities.

Nevertheless the module can also be used to export non-DICOM or data from other modalities/IODs as Legacy Converted Enhanced MR if Perform stricter checks is disabled. Although this should be used with care, it is a powerful option to convert any image data to PACS compatible DICOM files.

Note

The module usually provides only interfaces for required or conditionally required tags. Only in a few cases User tags are provided for convenience. Tags directly derived from input data such as pixel or image properties (Row, Colunm, pixel data content etc.) are not presented at the user interface, but exported without the option to modify them before exporting them.
The module is in an early development stage and there is not much experience with the acceptance in PACSs or in standard compliance. Especially references to other SOP instances or classes as well as derivation information should be observed carefully for correctness. The acceptance of files created with compression Transfer Syntaxes (Transfer Syntax UID) should be tested whether the recipient supports it.
Exported DICOM files do not necessarily fit exactly the stored files when reimporting them. Reasons are, for example, that the configuration how the original data was created may differ from the one used when storing and reimporting it. This can include changes in precision of numerical tag or pixel values, minimum/maximum values, voxel sizes and many other tags. Stored minimum and maximum values are always calculated from the image data and incoming ones from the image properties are ignored.
A variety of tags can/are be inherited/copied from input slices and transferred unchanged to the output files if optional flags (such as inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralSeriesTags or inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTags) are checked. These tags and their contents are not (and cannot be) checked for correctness and will be transferred to the output as they are.

Usage¶

Connect the image to be exported to input0.
If the image connected to input0 does not contain the DICOM information for the image then connect it to inputBase and set Input Selector to BaseConnector.
Press Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R). This sets up all fields and internals with new settings to matching as good as possible the connected input image and DICOM tags.

3a) Optionally modify any settings.

3b) Optionally connect modification plugins to inputModifierList which can modify DICOM tags before they are exported.

Set the the output file name in File Name into which the DICOM file shall be written.
Press Save (Ctrl+S) to create and export the DICOM file.
Check Status for success (”Output created/saved.”) or possible error messages. If necessary then modify settings to solve the problem and retry saving the file.

Windows¶

Default Panel¶

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Input Fields¶

input0¶

name: input0, type: Image¶: The connector to the image data to be exported. It may also be used as source for DICOM information if Input Selector is ImageConnector.

inputBase¶

name: inputBase, type: DicomTree/MultiFileVolumeListRefCounted(MLBase)¶: This is a Base connector which can be used to provide DICOM information from which tags can be inherited with Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R); it is only used if Input Selector is set to BaseConnector accordingly. It supports DICOM tree and MultiFileVolumeList Base objects as inputs.

For accessing this object via scripting, see the Scripting Reference: MLABDicomTree.

inputModifierList¶

name: inputModifierList, type: DicomModifyList(MLBase)¶: This is an optional input where modification plugins can be connected. They are applied as last operation on the final DICOM information directly before it is written to file. This can be used, for example, to handle private tags, or to apply final cleanups before the DICOM file is created. See for example DicomModifyTagsPlugin, DicomModifySubTreeSelectorPlugin, or DicomModifyImageTagsPlugin, which are useful for final modifications on the DICOM information.

Parameter Fields¶

Field Index¶

`#Volumes`: `Integer`	`imageTypeValue3SelectableValues`: `String`	`Patient Birth Date Month`: `Enum`
`Accession Number`: `String`	`imageTypeValue4`: `String`	`Patient Birth Date Month String`: `String`
`Always write PresentationLUTShape (2050,0020)`: `Bool`	`imageTypeValue4CheckConsistency`: `Bool`	`Patient Birth Date Year`: `Enum`
`Annotate`: `Bool`	`imageTypeValue4InheritMode`: `Enum`	`Patient Birth Date Year String`: `String`
`Auto`: `Bool`	`imageTypeValue4SelectableValues`: `String`	`Patient ID`: `String`
`autoCreateDeviceSerialNumber`: `Enum`	`Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R)`: `Trigger`	`Patient Sex`: `Enum`
`autoCreateDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`Inherit Series Number`: `Bool`	`Patient Sex String`: `String`
`autoCreateManufacturer`: `Enum`	`Inherit Specific Character Set`: `Bool`	`Patients Name`: `String`
`autoCreateManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherAcquisitionContextModuleTags`: `Bool`	`Perform stricter checks`: `Bool`
`autoCreateManufacturerModelName`: `Enum`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherBulkMotionSynchronizationTags`: `Bool`	`pixelRepresentation`: `String`
`autoCreateManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherCardiacSynchronizationTags`: `Bool`	`pixelRepresentationCheckConsistency`: `Bool`
`autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID`: `Enum`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialSeriesTags`: `Bool`	`pixelRepresentationInheritMode`: `Enum`
`autoCreateSoftwareVersions`: `Enum`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialStudyTags`: `Bool`	`pixelRepresentationSelectableValues`: `String`
`autoCreateSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialSubjectTags`: `Bool`	`Position Reference Indicator`: `String`
`Body Part Examined`: `String`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherContrastBolusTags`: `Bool`	`Post Bad Param Errors`: `Bool`
`bodyPartExaminedValues`: `String`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherDeviceTags`: `Bool`	`recognizableVisualFeatures`: `Bool`
`burnedInAnnotation`: `Bool`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedContrastBolusTags`: `Bool`	`Referring Physician Name`: `String`
`Content Date`: `String`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedImageAndSpectroscopyMacroTags`: `Bool`	`Save (Ctrl+S)`: `Trigger`
`Content Time`: `String`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedMRImageModuleTags`: `Bool`	`Series Description`: `String`
`Copy Other Input Tags`: `Bool`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTags`: `Bool`	`Series Number`: `String`
`Create new UID`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTagsForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Bool`	`seriesInstanceUID`: `String`
`Create Or Extend Contributing Equipment Sequence`: `Bool`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralSeriesTags`: `Bool`	`Set Default`: `Trigger`
`createDeviceSerialNumber`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralStudyTags`: `Bool`	`softwareVersions`: `String`
`createDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherImagePixelDescriptionMacroAttributesTags`: `Bool`	`softwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `String`
`createManufacturer`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherMRImageModuleTags`: `Bool`	`Sop Class UID`: `String`
`createManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientDemographicTags`: `Bool`	`Sop Instance UID`: `String`
`createManufacturerModelName`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientIdentificationTags`: `Bool`	`Specific Character Set`: `String`
`createManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientMedicalTags`: `Bool`	`Status`: `String`
`createSeriesInstanceUID`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientRelationshipTags`: `Bool`	`Study Date`: `String`
`createSoftwareVersions`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientStudyTags`: `Bool`	`Study Description`: `String`
`createSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Trigger`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherRespiratorySynchronizationTags`: `Bool`	`Study ID`: `String`
`defaultManufacturer`: `String`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherSpecimenTags`: `Bool`	`Study Instance UID`: `String`
`defaultManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `String`	`inheritAndCopyTagsOtherSynchronizationTags`: `Bool`	`Study Time`: `String`
`defaultManufacturerModelName`: `String`	`inheritBurnedInAnnotation`: `Enum`	`Suppress Unassigned Content Write`: `Bool`
`defaultManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `String`	`inheritDeviceSerialNumber`: `Enum`	`Tag Dump`: `String`
`defaultValueBurnedInAnnotation`: `Bool`	`inheritDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`Tag Dump Size`: `Integer`
`defaultValueRecognizableVisualFeatures`: `Bool`	`inheritManufacturer`: `Enum`	`Transfer Syntax UID`: `Enum`
`deviceSerialNumber`: `String`	`inheritManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`True File Name`: `String`
`deviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `String`	`inheritManufacturerModelName`: `Enum`	`updateWriteOnInheritBurnedInAnnotation`: `Bool`
`Dump Private Tag Values`: `Bool`	`inheritManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`updateWriteOnInheritRecognizableVisualFeatures`: `Bool`
`Export as`: `Enum`	`inheritRecognizableVisualFeatures`: `Enum`	`Use Empty Laterality Tag If Not Found On Inheritance`: `Bool`
`File Name (unresolvedFileName)`: `String`	`inheritSeriesInstanceUID`: `Enum`	`useMMSUIDPrefix`: `Bool`
`File Name (fileName)`: `String`	`inheritSoftwareVersions`: `Enum`	`volumeBasedCalculationTechnique`: `String`
`Filter`: `String`	`inheritSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `Enum`	`volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueCheckConsistency`: `Bool`
`Frame Of Reference UID`: `String`	`InIdx`: `Integer`	`volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueInheritMode`: `Enum`
`imageTypeValue1`: `String`	`Input Selector`: `Enum`	`volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueSelectableValues`: `String`
`imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency`: `Bool`	`Laterality`: `Enum`	`volumetricProperties`: `String`
`imageTypeValue1InheritMode`: `Enum`	`Laterality Checks`: `Enum`	`volumetricPropertiesCheckConsistency`: `Bool`
`imageTypeValue1SelectableValues`: `String`	`makeFrameOfReferenceGUIInsensitive`: `Bool`	`volumetricPropertiesInheritMode`: `Enum`
`imageTypeValue2`: `String`	`manufacturer`: `String`	`volumetricPropertiesSelectableValues`: `String`
`imageTypeValue2CheckConsistency`: `Bool`	`manufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `String`	`warnDirectoriesOnBrowsing`: `Bool`
`imageTypeValue2InheritMode`: `Enum`	`manufacturerModelName`: `String`	`warnNonExistingFileOnBrowsing`: `Bool`
`imageTypeValue2SelectableValues`: `String`	`manufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence`: `String`	`Write Body Part Examined`: `Bool`
`imageTypeValue3`: `String`	`Num shown binary bytes`: `Integer`	`Write Specific Character Set`: `Bool`
`imageTypeValue3CheckConsistency`: `Bool`	`Patient Birth Date Day`: `Enum`	`writeBurnedInAnnotation`: `Bool`
`imageTypeValue3InheritMode`: `Enum`	`Patient Birth Date Day String`: `String`	`writeRecognizableVisualFeatures`: `Bool`

Visible Fields¶

File Name (unresolvedFileName)¶

name: unresolvedFileName, type: String, deprecated name: unresolvedDcmInputFileName¶: If a loading operation from disk is selected as input in the Input Selector then the file name from which the DICOM tree shall be loaded is specified here. Otherwise this field is insensitive.

True File Name¶

name: absoluteFileName, type: String, persistent: no, deprecated name: dcmInputFileName¶: Absolute file path updated from File Name.

Input Selector¶

name: inputSelector, type: Enum, default: ImageConnector, deprecated name: inheritanceInput¶: Selects from which connector a DICOM tree shall be loaded or retrieved.

Values:

Title	Name	Description
Image Connector	ImageConnector	DICOM information is inherited from the `input0`.
Base Connector	BaseConnector	DICOM information is inherited from the `inputBase`.
File	File	DICOM information is inherited from the file specified in `File Name` / `True File Name`.

InIdx¶

name: inputVolumeIndex, type: Integer, default: 0, minimum: 0, deprecated name: ddiOutVolIdx¶: If a MultiFileVolumeList is connected or loaded then one of multiple volumes can be selected with this field. The number of available volumes is shown in the #Volumes. Otherwise this should always be 0.

#Volumes¶

name: numVolumes, type: Integer, persistent: no, deprecated name: numDDIVolumes¶: This read-only field shows the number of available volumes. For most inputs this will be 0 if no DICOM tree is available, 1 if there is any, or any other number for a lists of volumes at inputBase if a MultiFileVolumeListRefCounted base object is connected and selected in Input Selector.

Tag Dump Size¶

name: tagDumpSize, type: Integer, default: 10000¶: Maximum number of characters shown in the Tag Dump field. Note that too large values can degrade performance when viewing the DICOM tag list.

Dump Private Tag Values¶

name: dumpPrivateTagValues, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If enabled then values of private tags are decoded if decoders are available.

Num shown binary bytes¶

name: numShownBinaryEntries, type: Integer, default: 8¶: Number of shown bytes of binary tags.

Annotate¶

name: annotate, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If enabled then tags are annotated with further descriptive information such as possible types ( 1=Mandatory, 1C=Conditionally Mandatory, 2=Mandatory, may have zero or one item, 2C=Conditionally Mandatory, but may be empty, 3=Optional) and possible meanings of the tag. Note that no context analysis is performed for that information and therefore all possible and perhaps redundant meanings are shown.

Filter¶

name: regExLineFilter, type: String¶

If not empty then the regular expression is used to filter all lines of Tag Dump; see that field for more details. Examples:

======================= ==================================
Expression              Description
======================= ==================================
.*                     Matches all string/lines.
.*(0008,0032).*        Matches all lines containing this tag ID.
.*logo.*               Matches anything containing 'logo' (case sensitive)
.*[lL][oO][gG][oO].*   Matches anything containing 'logo' (case insensitive)
.*.[jJ][pP][gG]        Matches anything ending with .jpg where jpg is case insensitive.
.*.JPG|.*.jpg          Matches all paths ending with either '.jpg' or with '.JPG'.
.*\d.*                 Matches all paths containing at least one digit.
.*[[:digit:]].*        Same as above.
.*[[:xdigit:]].*       Matches all paths containing at least one hexadecimal digit.
.*\l.*                 Matches all paths containing at least one lower case character.
.*[[:lower:]].*        Same as above.
.*\u.*                 Matches all paths containing at least one upper case character.
.*[[:upper:]].*        Same as above.
.*\s.*                 Matches all paths containing at least one white space character.
.*[[:space:]].*        Same as above.
.*[[:blank:]].*        Matches all paths containing at least one non-line-separating whitespace.
.*[[:word:]].*         Matches all paths containing at least one word character (alphanumeric characters plus the underscore).
.*[[:w:]].*            Same as above.
.*[[:graph:]].*        Matches all paths containing at least one graphical character.
.*[5-7].*              Matches all paths containing at least one of the digits 5, 6 or 7.
======================= ==================================

Tag Dump¶

name: tagDump, type: String, persistent: no¶: Shows a dump of the DICOM tags; if necessary it will be clamped at a size given by Tag Dump Size and the message ‘tag list shortened and not shown completely’ is appended.

Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R)¶

name: inheritDICOMTags, type: Trigger¶: If notified then DICOM and image related information is inherited from the input selected in Input Selector. This is principally meant to reduce the work to configure all settings and usually does most set up work needed in DicomEnhancedSave. Note that some DICOM tags of the input may not be inherited, or they are not passed to the exported file to prevent that they cause trouble in the output file. If Perform stricter checks is off then inheriting information from the input may be also performed if no DICOM data is available; then only the connected input image information is used to get as much information as possible. This is especially useful to export non-DICOM files as DICOM.

Copy Other Input Tags¶

name: copyOtherInputTags, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If disabled then only the required and important DICOM tags are written into the output file. If enabled then all other tags from the input are also copied even if they are not related to the written modality. WARNING: IF THIS IS ENABLED ALSO INAPPROPRIATE TAGS MIGHT BE COPIED TO THE CREATED FILE!

Save (Ctrl+S)¶

name: save, type: Trigger¶: If this button is pressed then the given information from inputs and fields are composed to a DICOM file with the modality/IOD determined in Export as and then saved in the file determined by File Name. Any same named destination file is overwritten without any notice.

File Name (fileName)¶

name: fileName, type: String¶: The path and name of the file to be written.

Post Bad Param Errors¶

name: postBadParamErrors, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then bad parameters are posted as ML error, otherwise they are only shown in status field.

Status¶

name: status, type: String, persistent: no¶: Shows general information and messages.

Export as¶

name: supportedIODs, type: Enum, default: LegacyConvertedEnhancedMR¶

List of supported IODs:

Legacy Converted Enhanced MR: Exports enhanced MR according to A.71 Legacy Converted Enhanced MR Image IOD in DICOM Standard

Transfer Syntax UID¶

name: compression, type: Enum, default: Explicit VR Little-endian, no compression¶

List of supported Transfer Syntax UIDs:

Note: Compressing binary segmentation data is only supported by: ‘1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99, Deflated Explicit VR Little Endian’.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.1, Explicit VR Little-endian: The normally used one, no compression.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.2, Explicit VR Big-endian: Normally rarely used, no compression.

1.2.840.10008.1.2, Implicit VR-Litte-endian: The only mandatory one but also the worst, no compression.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70, JPEG Lossless, Non-Hierarchical, First-Order Prediction (Process 14 [Selection Value 1]): Shall always be supported according to Part 5, 10.2 Transfer Syntax for a DICOM Default of Lossless JPEG Compression Slightly faster than 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.57, same algorithm, lower compression, only other predictor.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.80, JPEG-LS Lossless Image Compression: Modern compression, usually best good compression and speed, however, perhaps no good real-world support. Best trade off if supported by recipients.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.57, JPEG Lossless, Non-Hierarchical (Process 14): Marked as slightly faster than 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70, perhaps less real-world support.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.5, RLE Lossless: Widely supported, however, usually no good compression.

1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99, Deflated Explicit VR Little Endian: Deflate-algorithm based codec which compresses the entire data set regardless of its contents, i.e. it is well suited for non-image data compression, floating point or binary pixel data which may not be supported by many other transfer syntaxes. Usually reaches best compression ratios if the size of pixel data is not the largest part of the written data set.

Suppress Unassigned Content Write¶

name: suppressUnassignedContentWrite, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If true then no contents are written into Unassigned[PerFrame|Shared]ConvertedAttributesSequence in LegacyConvertedEnhanced IODs even there are any; basically this is for testing since some tools complain about them; for proper operation, however, this flag always should be disabled.

Perform stricter checks¶

name: strictChecks, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶

If enabled then some additional checks are performed which prevent writing incompliant DICOM tags. When disabling this, the written DICOM file will possibly still be read by PACSs, however, some DICOM information may not be fully available or consistent there. For example that:

MIXED value is correctly used in Image Type (0008,0008) tag.

Input modality matches the aimed Modality (0008,0060) (for example that input is of Modality MR when Legacy Converted Enhanced MR is exported).

Input DICOM information contains only one C.7.3.1 General Series Module (or to be more precise that there are no frame specific Series Instance UID (0020,000E) tags).

Patients Name¶

name: patientsName, type: String¶: DICOM tag: The patient name (0010,0010) to be written. Note that DICOM checkers often complain about typically used names. A typical and standard compliant name is, for example, Familyname^Firstname. See http://dicom.nema.org/dicom/2013/output/chtml/part05/sect_6.2.html for definition and http://dicom.nema.org/dicom/2013/output/chtml/part05/sect_6.2.html#sect_6.2.1.1 for examples.

Patient ID¶

name: patientID, type: String¶: DICOM tag: String/number used to identify the patient see tag (0010,0020).

Patient Birth Date Year¶

name: patientBirthDateYearEnum, type: Enum, default: 1900¶: The selectable year of birth of the patient; ‘User Defined’ allows manual specification. See DICOM tag Patient’s Birth Day (0010,0030).

Values:

Title	Name
User Defined	User Defined
1900	1900
1901	1901
1902	1902
1903	1903
1904	1904
1905	1905
1906	1906
1907	1907
1908	1908
1909	1909
1910	1910
1911	1911
1912	1912
1913	1913
1914	1914
1915	1915
1916	1916
1917	1917
1918	1918
1919	1919
1920	1920
1921	1921
1922	1922
1923	1923
1924	1924
1925	1925
1926	1926
1927	1927
1928	1928
1929	1929
1930	1930
1931	1931
1932	1932
1933	1933
1934	1934
1935	1935
1936	1936
1937	1937
1938	1938
1939	1939
1940	1940
1941	1941
1942	1942
1943	1943
1944	1944
1945	1945
1946	1946
1947	1947
1948	1948
1949	1949
1950	1950
1951	1951
1952	1952
1953	1953
1954	1954
1955	1955
1956	1956
1957	1957
1958	1958
1959	1959
1960	1960
1961	1961
1962	1962
1963	1963
1964	1964
1965	1965
1966	1966
1967	1967
1968	1968
1969	1969
1970	1970
1971	1971
1972	1972
1973	1973
1974	1974
1975	1975
1976	1976
1977	1977
1978	1978
1979	1979
1980	1980
1981	1981
1982	1982
1983	1983
1984	1984
1985	1985
1986	1986
1987	1987
1988	1988
1989	1989
1990	1990
1991	1991
1992	1992
1993	1993
1994	1994
1995	1995
1996	1996
1997	1997
1998	1998
1999	1999
2000	2000
2001	2001
2002	2002
2003	2003
2004	2004
2005	2005
2006	2006
2007	2007
2008	2008
2009	2009
2010	2010
2011	2011
2012	2012
2013	2013
2014	2014
2015	2015
2016	2016
2017	2017
2018	2018
2019	2019
2020	2020
2021	2021
2022	2022
2023	2023
2024	2024
2025	2025
2026	2026
2027	2027
2028	2028
2029	2029
2030	2030
2031	2031
2032	2032
2033	2033
2034	2034
2035	2035
2036	2036
2037	2037
2038	2038
2039	2039
2040	2040
2041	2041
2042	2042
2043	2043
2044	2044
2045	2045
2046	2046
2047	2047
2048	2048
2049	2049
2050	2050
2051	2051
2052	2052
2053	2053
2054	2054
2055	2055
2056	2056
2057	2057
2058	2058
2059	2059

Patient Birth Date Year String¶

name: patientBirthDateYearString, type: String, default: 1900¶: The year of the patient birth as string. Can be modified manually only if ‘Patient Sex’ is ‘User Defined’. See DICOM tag Patient’s Birth Day (0010,0030).

Patient Birth Date Month¶

name: patientBirthDateMonthEnum, type: Enum, default: 01-January¶: The selectable month of birth of the patient; ‘User Defined’ allows manual specification. See DICOM tag Patient’s Birth Day (0010,0030).

Values:

Title	Name
User Defined	User Defined
01-January	01-January
02-February	02-February
03-March	03-March
04-April	04-April
05-May	05-May
06-June	06-June
07-July	07-July
08-August	08-August
09-September	09-September
10-October	10-October
11-November	11-November
12-December	12-December

Patient Birth Date Month String¶

name: patientBirthDateMonthString, type: String, default: 01-January¶: The month of the patient birth as string. Can be modified manually only if ‘Patient Birth Date Month’ is ‘User Defined’. See DICOM tag Patient’s Birth Day (0010,0030).

Patient Birth Date Day¶

name: patientBirthDateDayEnum, type: Enum, default: 01¶: The selectable Day of birth of the patient; ‘User Defined’ allows manual specification. See DICOM tag Patient’s Birth Day (0010,0030).

Values:

Title	Name
User Defined	User Defined
01	01
02	02
03	03
04	04
05	05
06	06
07	07
08	08
09	09
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31

Patient Birth Date Day String¶

name: patientBirthDateDayString, type: String, default: 01¶: The day of the patient birth as string. Can be modified manually only if ‘Patient Birth Date Day’ is ‘User Defined’. See DICOM tag Patient’s Birth Day (0010,0030).

Patient Sex¶

name: patientSexEnum, type: Enum, default: Other¶: The selectable sex of the patient; ‘User Defined’ allows manual specification. See DICOM tag Patient Sex (0010,0040).

Values:

Title	Name
Other	Other
Female	Female
Male	Male
User Defined	User Defined

Patient Sex String¶

name: patientSexString, type: String, default: Other¶: The sex of the patient as string. Can be modified manually only if ‘Patient Sex’ is ‘User Defined’. See DICOM tag Patient Sex (0010,0040).

Study Instance UID¶

name: studyInstanceUID, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Study Instance UID (0020,000D) Unique identifier for the study. If available then see Update Automatically On Changes of StudyInstanceUID and C.12.2 Common Instance Reference Module in the DICOM standard for details and important dependent settings. Must contain up to 64 characters from ‘0’-‘9’ or ‘.’.

Create new UID¶

name: createStudyInstanceUID, type: Trigger¶: Creates a new Study Instance UID

Auto¶

name: autoCreateStudyInstanceUID, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled for each written file a new Study Instance UID is created. If disabled the currently set one is used.

Study Date¶

name: studyDate, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Study Date (0008,0020). The date the study started. May be empty.

Study Time¶

name: studyTime, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Study Time (0008,0030). The time the study started. May be empty.

Referring Physician Name¶

name: referringPhysicianName, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Referring Physician’s Name (0008,0090). Name of the patient’s referring physician. May be empty. See Patients Name for details about valid format.

Study ID¶

name: studyID, type: String, deprecated name: studyUID¶: DICOM tag: Study ID (0020,0010). User or equipment generated study ID. May be empty.

Accession Number¶

name: accessionNumber, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Accession Number (0008,0050). A RIS generated number that identifies the order of the Study. May be empty.

Study Description¶

name: studyDescription, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Study Description (0008,1030). Institution-generated description or classification of the Study (component) performed. Optional, may be empty.

Series Number¶

name: seriesNumber, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Series Number (0020,0011). Integer number with at most 12 digits; tag must exist and in most contexts it must have a non-empty value; in a few IODs it is allowed to be empty.

Inherit Series Number¶

name: inheritSeriesNumber, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Sometimes it is not desired to inherit the Series Number tag from the input, because it’s set by the module user. For this purpose it can be disabled.

Laterality¶

name: laterality, type: Enum, default: DoNotWriteTagValue¶: DICOM tag: Laterality (0020,0060). Allowed values: ‘L’ (Left), ‘R’ (Right), and empty value (WriteEmptyTagValue). Note that not writing the tag value may violate the DICOM standard under some circumstances.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Write Tag Value	DoNotWriteTagValue
Write Empty Tag Value	WriteEmptyTagValue
L	L
R	R

Use Empty Laterality Tag If Not Found On Inheritance¶

name: useEmptyLateralityTagIfNotFoundOnInheritance, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: In may contexts the Laterality tag (0020,0060) must be available but is allowed to be empty, however, often it cannot be inherited since it is not part of the DICOM. This field allows to inherit a state that always an empty tag value is written instead of skipping it which perhaps would violate the DICOM standard. Also depends on other Laterality tags.

Laterality Checks¶

name: lateralityChecks, type: Enum, default: AsWarning¶: The combinations of values of Laterality tag(s) and BodyPartExamined cannot be checked reliably in all situations; therefore a deactivation or only warning logs may be useful in some cases.

Values:

Title	Name
As Error	AsError
As Warning	AsWarning
Ignore	Ignore

Series Description¶

name: seriesDescription, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Series Description (0008,103E). Optional, may be empty.

Write Body Part Examined¶

name: writeBodyPartExamined, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If enabled then the Body Part Examined (0018,0015) tag is written into output files, otherwise not.

Body Part Examined¶

name: bodyPartExamined, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Body Part Examined (0018,0015). Text description of the part of the body examined. See Annex L ‘Correspondence of Anatomic Region Codes and Body Part Examined Defined Terms’ in PS3.16 for Defined Terms

Frame Of Reference UID¶

name: frameOfReferenceUID, type: String¶: Unique ID referencing the DICOM frame on which the saved data set is based. It should reference the UID of the frame on which this file ‘bases’; usually derived from the ‘FrameOfReferenceUID’ tag of the connected input image. Must contain up to 64 characters from ‘0’-‘9’ or ‘.’.

Position Reference Indicator¶

name: positionReferenceIndicator, type: String¶: Part of the imaging target used as a reference. See C.7.4.1.1.2 in DICOM standard; usually derived from the ‘PositionReferenceIndicator’ tag of the connected input image.

Content Date¶

name: contentDate, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Content Date (0008,0023). The date the image pixel data creation started. May be empty in some contexts, but not in all.

Content Time¶

name: contentTime, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Content Time (0008,0033). The time the image pixel data creation started. May be empty in some contexts, but not in all.

Always write PresentationLUTShape (2050,0020)¶

name: alwaysWritePresentationLUTShape, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Flag to enable writing of PresentationLUTShape (2050,0020) even if not needed. This may be of interest to satisfy some IOD checkers which also want the tag if PhotometricInterpretation (0028,0004) is not MONOCHROME2, which, however, is too strict in some IODs (for example LegacyConvertedEnhancedMR) where the Enhanced MR Image macro requires it only if PhotometricInterpretation (0028,0004) is MONOCHROME2.

Sop Class UID¶

name: sopClassUID, type: String, persistent: no¶: Read-only value: Uniquely defines the DICOM SOP class to be written by this module as described in DICOM Standard C.12.1.1.1 SOP Class UID, SOP Instance UID. Must contain up to 64 characters from ‘0’-‘9’ or ‘.’.

Sop Instance UID¶

name: sopInstanceUID, type: String, persistent: no¶: Read-only value: Uniquely defines the DICOM SOP Instance UID written by this module as described in DICOM Standard C.12.1.1.1 SOP Class UID, SOP Instance UID. Must contain up to 64 characters from ‘0’-‘9’ or ‘.’.

Specific Character Set¶

name: specificCharacterSet, type: String, default: ISO_IR 192¶

Specific Character Set (0008,0005) identifies the Character Set that expands or replaces the Basic Graphic Set (ISO 646) for values of Data Elements that have Value Representation of SH, LO, ST, PN, LT, UC or UT.

Recommended is ISO_IR 192 (which corresponds to the internal MeVisLab representation) or disable tag writing at all which also uses this term.

Enabling this term may cause that inconvertible characters are silently lost.

Currently supported values are

ISO_IR 6 // ASCII, not a real term but will drop to default, i.e. no tag will be written.

ISO_IR 100 // Latin alphabet No. 1

ISO_IR 101 // Latin alphabet No. 2

ISO_IR 109 // Latin alphabet No. 3

ISO_IR 110 // Latin alphabet No. 4

ISO_IR 144 // Cyrillic

ISO_IR 127 // Arabic

ISO_IR 126 // Greek

ISO_IR 138 // Hebrew

ISO_IR 148 // Latin alphabet No. 5

ISO_IR 13 // Japanese

ISO_IR 166 // Thai

ISO_IR 192 // Unicode in UTF-8 (multi-byte)

GB18030 // Chinese (multi-byte)

GBK // Chinese (multi-byte, subset of GB 18030

Write Specific Character Set¶

name: writeSpecificCharacterSet, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶

If enabled then Specific Character Set (0008,0005) is written into the output file, otherwise not.

Off is recomended for this field and for ‘Inherit Specific Character Set’ which then automatically uses ISO_IR 192 (=’UTF-8’ which is the internal MeVisLab representation).

Enabling this may cause that inconvertible characters are silently lost during save.

Inherit Specific Character Set¶

name: inheritSpecificCharacterSet, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶

If enabled then ‘Specific Character Set (0008,0005)’ and ‘Write specific character set’ are updated on inheritance according to the input data set.

Off is recomended for this field and for ‘Write specific character set’ which then automatically uses ISO_IR 192 (=’UTF-8’ which is the internal MeVisLab representation).

Enabling this may cause that non-ISO_IR 192 character sets are inherited and written and inconvertible characters from input are silently lost.

Set Default¶

name: setDefaultSpecificCharacterSet, type: Trigger¶: Sets the recommended ‘ISO_IR 192’ character set as default which matches the internal UTF-8 coding in MeVisLab and reduces risk of losing inconvertible characters.

Create Or Extend Contributing Equipment Sequence¶

name: createOrExtendContributingEquipmentSequence, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then a new entry is appended to the inherited Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001) or a new one is generated if there is none in the input. Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001) is of Type 3 (not required) but according to PS3.4 ‘C.3.5 New Instance Creation for Enhanced Multi-Frame Image Conversion’ ‘The new Composite Instance shall contain the Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001)’ e.g. on LegacyEnhanced creation.

Hidden Fields¶

warnNonExistingFileOnBrowsing¶

name: warnNonExistingFileOnBrowsing, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: Internal field to control whether selected non-existing files are warned or not, not to be used manually.

warnDirectoriesOnBrowsing¶

name: warnDirectoriesOnBrowsing, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: Internal field to control whether selected directories are warned or not, not to be used manually.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientRelationshipTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientRelationshipTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Patient Relationship tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientIdentificationTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientIdentificationTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Patient Identification tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientDemographicTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientDemographicTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Patient Demographic tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientMedicalTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientMedicalTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Patient Medical tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralStudyTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralStudyTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input General Study tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientStudyTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherPatientStudyTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Patient Study tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

seriesInstanceUID¶

name: seriesInstanceUID, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Series Instance UID (0020,000E). Unique identifier of the series, must be non-empty in case of some enhanced contexts. Must contain up to 64 characters from ‘0’-‘9’ or ‘.’.

inheritSeriesInstanceUID¶

name: inheritSeriesInstanceUID, type: Enum, default: CreateNew¶

Which value to set on inheriting:

DoNotInherit: Do not inherit SeriesInstanceUID from input and leave value unchanged.

InheritFromTopLevel: Inherit SeriesInstanceUID from top level of input DCMTree; value is set empty if not found.

InheritRecursively: Inherit SeriesInstanceUID from recursive search in input DCMTree; value is set empty if not found.

CreateNew: Create a new SeriesInstanceUID instead of inheriting one.

CreateNewIfNeeded: Same as CreateNew, but only if SeriesInstanceUID is empty.

autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID¶

name: autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID, type: Enum, default: CreateIfNeeded¶

DoNotAutoCreate: Do not create a new SeriesInstanceUID whatever happens.

AutoCreateAlways: Always create a new SeriesInstanceUID even if another valid one is set.

CreateIfNeeded: Create a new SeriesInstanceUID if SeriesInstanceUID field is empty.

createSeriesInstanceUID¶

name: createSeriesInstanceUID, type: Trigger¶: Creates a new unique SeriesInstanceUID if notified.

bodyPartExaminedValues¶

name: bodyPartExaminedValues, type: String, default: ABDOMEN,ABDOMENPELVIS,ADRENAL,ANKLE,AORTA,ARM,ATLANTOAXIAL,ATLANTOOCCIPITAL,AXILLA,BACK,BLADDER,BRAIN,BREAST,BRONCHUS,BUTTOCK,CALCANEUS,CALF,CAROTID,CARPUS,CEREBELLUM,CERVIX,CHEEK,CHEST,CHESTABDOMEN,CHESTABDPELVIS,CIRCLEOFWILLIS,CLAVICLE,COCCYX,COLON,CORNEA,CORONARYARTERY,CSPINE,CTSPINE,DIGIT,DISTALPHALANX,DUODENUM,EAR,ELBOW,ESOPHAGUS,EXTREMITY,EYE,EYELID,FACE,FEMUR,FIBULA,FINGER,FOOT,FOREFETLOCK,FOREFOOT,FORENAVICULAR,FOREPASTERN,FRONTALSINUS,GALLBLADDER,HAND,HEAD,HEADNECK,HEART,HINDFETLOCK,HINDFOOT,HINDNAVICULAR,HINDPASTERN,HIP,HUMERUS,IAC,ILEUM,ILIUM,JAW,JEJUNUM,KIDNEY,KNEE,LARYNX,LEG,LEGS,LIVER,LSPINE,LSSPINE,LUNG,MAXILLA,MEDIASTINUM,METACARPUS,METATARSUS,MOUTH,NECK,NECKCHEST,NECKCHESTABDOMEN,NECKCHESTABDPELV,NOSE,ORBIT,OVARY,PANCREAS,PAROTID,PATELLA,PELVIS,PENIS,PHARYNX,PROSTATE,RADIUS,RADIUSULNA,RECTUM,RIB,SCALP,SCAPULA,SCLERA,SCROTUM,SHOULDER,SKULL,SPINE,SPLEEN,SSPINE,STERNUM,STIFLE,STOMACH,SUBMANDIBULAR,TAIL,TARSUS,TESTIS,THIGH,THUMB,THYMUS,THYROID,TIBIA,TIBIAFIBULA,TLSPINE,TMJ,TOE,TONGUE,TRACHEA,TSPINE,UGITRACT,ULNA,URETER,URETHRA,URINARYTRACT,UTERUS,VAGINA,VULVA,WHOLEBODY,WING,WRIST,ZYGOMA¶: Read-only: hidden field containing allowed values in Body Part Examined.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralSeriesTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralSeriesTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input General Series tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

makeFrameOfReferenceGUIInsensitive¶

name: makeFrameOfReferenceGUIInsensitive, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Hidden field, not to be used manually: internally used field to control sensitivity of the Frame Of Reference tab and to indicate that it is perhaps temporarily not used; it does not affect any internal functionality.

manufacturer¶

name: manufacturer, type: String¶

DICOM tag: Manufacturer (0008,0070). Company creating the DICOM file. In enhanced contexts it must have a value but in some other contexts it may be empty.

Defaults to ‘Fraunhofer MEVIS’ if not set otherwise in hidden defaultManufacturer field.

inheritManufacturer¶

name: inheritManufacturer, type: Enum, default: InheritFromTopLevel¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

autoCreateManufacturer¶

name: autoCreateManufacturer, type: Enum, default: DoNotAutoCreate¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

createManufacturer¶

name: createManufacturer, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

defaultManufacturer¶

name: defaultManufacturer, type: String, default: Fraunhofer MEVIS¶: This hidden field contains the default value for manufacturer if a new value is created with createManufacturer, during inheritance or saving. It can be changed by the application if the module is run by another manufacturer.

manufacturerModelName¶

name: manufacturerModelName, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Manufacturer Model Name (0008,1090) determined by the manufacturer. In enhanced contexts it must have a value but sometimes it may be empty.

inheritManufacturerModelName¶

name: inheritManufacturerModelName, type: Enum, default: InheritFromTopLevel¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

autoCreateManufacturerModelName¶

name: autoCreateManufacturerModelName, type: Enum, default: DoNotAutoCreate¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

createManufacturerModelName¶

name: createManufacturerModelName, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

defaultManufacturerModelName¶

name: defaultManufacturerModelName, type: String, default: MeVisLab¶: This hidden field contains the default value for manufacturerModelName if a new value is created with createManufacturerModelName, during inheritance or saving. It can be changed by the application if the module is run by another manufacturer an/or on another model.

deviceSerialNumber¶

name: deviceSerialNumber, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Device Serial Number (0018,1000). The serial number of the device. In enhanced contexts it must have a value but sometimes it may be empty.

inheritDeviceSerialNumber¶

name: inheritDeviceSerialNumber, type: Enum, default: InheritFromTopLevel¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

autoCreateDeviceSerialNumber¶

name: autoCreateDeviceSerialNumber, type: Enum, default: DoNotAutoCreate¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

createDeviceSerialNumber¶

name: createDeviceSerialNumber, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

softwareVersions¶

name: softwareVersions, type: String¶: DICOM tag: Manufacturer’s software version (0018,1020). In enhanced contexts it must have a value but sometimes it may be empty.

inheritSoftwareVersions¶

name: inheritSoftwareVersions, type: Enum, default: InheritFromTopLevel¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

autoCreateSoftwareVersions¶

name: autoCreateSoftwareVersions, type: Enum, default: DoNotAutoCreate¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

createSoftwareVersions¶

name: createSoftwareVersions, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input General Equipment tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherAcquisitionContextModuleTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherAcquisitionContextModuleTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Acquisition Context Module tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency¶

name: imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then verify for valid field content before writing it to file; if disabled then write the value even if it might be invalid or conflict with the standard.

imageTypeValue1InheritMode¶

name: imageTypeValue1InheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOtherwiseDefault¶: Describes how imageTypeValue1 settings are inherited when Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) is notified.

Values:

Title	Name	Description
Inherit Valid Only	InheritValidOnly	Inherit from input only known and supported values; if that is not possible leave the value unchanged.
Inherit Valid Otherwise Default	InheritValidOtherwiseDefault	Inherit valid and supported values if possible, otherwise automatically determine one or - in the worst case - use a default one.
Inherit Any	InheritAny	Inherit any incoming value even if it is not in the table of know valid values.
Do Not Inherit	DoNotInherit	Leave the value in the field unchanged, the user has to set it up correctly.

imageTypeValue1SelectableValues¶

name: imageTypeValue1SelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: Read-only: hidden field containing allowed values in imageTypeValue1.

imageTypeValue1¶

name: imageTypeValue1, type: String, default: ORIGINAL¶

ORIGINAL: An image or frame is original if its pixel data was directly reconstructed from the original data that is obtained from the sensors of the imaging equipment, Image Type (0008,0008) Value 4 is NONE, and Volume Based Calculation Technique (0008,9207) is NONE.

Note

For MR, original data is data directly reconstructed from k-space data.
For CT, original frames are those directly reconstructed from projection data.

DERIVED: An image or frame is derived if its pixel data was calculated from original or other derived pixel data (i.e., it is not original).

MIXED: Used only as a value in Image Type (0008,0008) if frames within the SOP Instance contain different values for Value 1 in their Frame Type (0008,9007).

imageTypeValue2CheckConsistency¶

name: imageTypeValue2CheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

imageTypeValue2InheritMode¶

name: imageTypeValue2InheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOtherwiseDefault¶: See imageTypeValue1InheritMode.

imageTypeValue2SelectableValues¶

name: imageTypeValue2SelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

imageTypeValue2¶

name: imageTypeValue2, type: String, default: PRIMARY¶

PRIMARY: identifies a Primary Image.

SECONDARY (if available): identifies a Secondary Image.

imageTypeValue3CheckConsistency¶

name: imageTypeValue3CheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: See imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency.

imageTypeValue3InheritMode¶

name: imageTypeValue3InheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOnly¶: See imageTypeValue1InheritMode.

imageTypeValue3SelectableValues¶

name: imageTypeValue3SelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

imageTypeValue3¶

name: imageTypeValue3, type: String, default: ANGIO¶

Standard compliant values for Export as LegacyConvertedEnhancedMR:

ANGIO: Collected for the purpose of angiography

CARDIAC: Images of the heart

CARDIAC_GATED: Cardiac gated images, other than of the heart

CARDRESP_GATED: Cardiac and respiratory gated images

DYNAMIC: An image in which the same anatomical volume is imaged at multiple times in order to capture images of a non-cyclic, time varying event. For example, imaging of the uptake of a tracer or contrast in a specific organ over time. Note: This is different from gating techniques, in which the same anatomical volume is imaged during some portion of a cyclic event, e.g., inspiration or R-R Interval.

FLUOROSCOPY: Real-time collection of single slices (e.g., CT or MR Fluoroscopy)

LOCALIZER: Collected for the purpose of planning other images.

MOTION: Collected for looking at body motion

PERFUSION: Collected for the purposes of perfusion calculations.

PRE_CONTRAST: Collected before contrast was administered

POST_CONTRAST: Collected during or after contrast was administered

RESP_GATED: Respiratory gated images

REST: Cardiac rest image set

STATIC: A group of frames at varying spatial locations acquired at the same time.

STRESS: Cardiac stress image set

VOLUME: Set of frames that define a regularly sampled volume

NON_PARALLEL: Set of frames that are not parallel

PARALLEL: Set of frames that are parallel but do not constitute a regularly sampled volume

WHOLE_BODY: A group of frames of the whole body; the frames may be acquired at various times (as distinct from STATIC).

ANGIO_TIME: Angio time acquisition (peripheral vascular/carotid)

ASL: Arterial Spin Labeling

CINE: Cardiac CINE

DIFFUSION: Collected to show diffusion effects.

DIXON: Dixon Water Fat Imaging Techniques.

FLOW_ENCODED: Flow Encoded

FLUID_ATTENUATED: Fluid Attenuated T2 weighted

FMRI: Collected for functional imaging calculations.

MAX_IP: Maximum Intensity Projection

MIN_IP: Minimum Intensity Projection

M_MODE: Image line over time

METABOLITE_MAP: Metabolite Maps from spectroscopy data

MULTIECHO: Multiple echoes with different contrast weighting (e.g., proton density and T2 weighted)

PROTON_DENSITY: Proton density weighted

REALTIME: Real-time collection of single slices

STIR: Short Tau Inversion Recovery

TAGGING: Images with superposition of thin saturation bands

TEMPERATURE: Images record temperature

T1: T1 weighted

T2: T2 weighted

T2_STAR: T2* weighted

TOF: Time Of Flight weighted

VELOCITY: Velocity encoded

imageTypeValue4CheckConsistency¶

name: imageTypeValue4CheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: See imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency.

imageTypeValue4InheritMode¶

name: imageTypeValue4InheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOnly¶: See imageTypeValue1InheritMode.

imageTypeValue4SelectableValues¶

name: imageTypeValue4SelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

imageTypeValue4¶

name: imageTypeValue4, type: String, default: ADDITION¶

Value 4 shall be used to indicate derived pixel contrast - generally, contrast created by combining or processing images with the same geometry. Value 4 shall have a value of NONE when Value 1 is ORIGINAL. Value 4 may have the value QUANTITY if the derived pixel contrast is described in the Quantity Definition Sequence (0040,9220) of the Real World Value Mapping Functional Group Macro.

Note

If more than one of the following derived types is applicable, then it is up to the generating application to specify the value that best characterizes the derived image.
Value 4 of Image Type (0008,0008) and Value 4 of Frame Type (0008,9007) shall not be zero length unless the SOP Class UID is 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.2 or 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.4 or 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128.1 (Legacy Converted).

ADDITION: Created through Pixel by pixel addition operation

DIVISION: Created through Pixel by pixel division operation

MASKED: Created through Pixel by pixel masking operation

MAXIMUM: Created through Pixel by Pixel maximum operation

MEAN: Created through Pixel by pixel mean operation

MINIMUM: Created through Pixel by Pixel minimum operation

MULTIPLICATION: Created through Pixel by pixel multiplication operation

RESAMPLED: Pixels have been spatially re-sampled, e.g., MPR

STD_DEVIATION: Standard Deviation

SUBTRACTION: Created through Pixel by pixel subtraction operation

NONE: Not a calculated image

QUANTITY: Derived pixel values are a quantity described by Quantity Definition Sequence (0040,9220) of the Real World Value Mapping Functional Group Macro.

MIXED: Used only as value in Image Type (0008,0008) if frames within the image SOP Instance contain different values for value 4 in their Frame Type (0008,9007) Attribute.

pixelRepresentationCheckConsistency¶

name: pixelRepresentationCheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: See imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency.

pixelRepresentationInheritMode¶

name: pixelRepresentationInheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOnly¶: See imageTypeValue1InheritMode.

pixelRepresentationSelectableValues¶

name: pixelRepresentationSelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

pixelRepresentation¶

name: pixelRepresentation, type: String, default: MONOCHROME¶

COLOR: Image is best displayed in color using Supplemental Palette Color LUTs, but can be displayed in grayscale if current display does not support color. See Section C.8.16.2.1.1.1.

MONOCHROME: Image is intended to be displayed in grayscale only. No Supplemental Palette Color LUTs are supplied.

MIXED: Used only as a value in Pixel Presentation (0008,9205) in the Enhanced MR Image Module or Enhanced CT Image Module if frames within the image SOP Instance contain different values for the Pixel Presentation Attribute in the MR Image Frame type Functional Group or CT Image Frame Type Functional Group.

TRUE_COLOR: Image can be displayed in color only

volumetricPropertiesCheckConsistency¶

name: volumetricPropertiesCheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: See imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency.

volumetricPropertiesInheritMode¶

name: volumetricPropertiesInheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOnly¶: See imageTypeValue1InheritMode.

volumetricPropertiesSelectableValues¶

name: volumetricPropertiesSelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

volumetricProperties¶

name: volumetricProperties, type: String, default: VOLUME¶

VOLUME: Enumerated Value Description Image contains pixels that represent the volume specified for the image (Examples: Volume Based Calculation Technique (0008,9207) is NONE or MPR).

SAMPLED: The specified frame or each frame within the image will not contain a representation of the average information in the slice direction because the frame was calculated by the non-linear re-sampling of a volume where each pixels of the resulting frame does not contain an average representation of the voxel represented by the frame’s pixel. For example a projection (MAX_IP) frame uses the maximum value along a ray for each pixel rather than the average value of the represented voxel.

DISTORTED: Image contains significantly distorted information from what is specified by the image volume Attributes. For example this image should not be used in planning or for 3D volume. An example of this image type is a curved reformatted image (CURVED_MPR).

MIXED: Used only as a value in Volumetric Properties (0008,9206) in the Enhanced MR Image Module Attribute Description or Enhanced CT Image Module if frames within the image SOP Instance contain different values for Volumetric Properties (0008,9206) in the MR Image Frame Type Functional Group or CT Frame Type Functional Group.

volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueCheckConsistency¶

name: volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueCheckConsistency, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: See imageTypeValue1CheckConsistency.

volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueInheritMode¶

name: volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueInheritMode, type: Enum, default: InheritValidOnly¶: See imageTypeValue1InheritMode.

volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueSelectableValues¶

name: volumeBasedCalculationTechniqueSelectableValues, type: String, persistent: no¶: See imageTypeValue1SelectableValues.

volumeBasedCalculationTechnique¶

name: volumeBasedCalculationTechnique, type: String, default: VOLUME_RENDER¶

MAX_IP: Maximum Intensity Projection

MIN_IP: Minimum Intensity Projection

VOLUME_RENDER: Volume Rendering Projection Volume Rendering Image represents 3D voluminar information constructed from measured voxel intensities covering a 3D volume.

SURFACE_RENDER: Surface Rendering Projection Surface Rendering Image represents 3D surface information constructed from measured voxel intensities covering a 3D volume.

MPR: Multi-Planar Reformat

CURVED_MPR: Curved Multi-Planar Reformat

NONE: Pixels not derived geometrically

MIXED: Used only as a value in Volume Based Calculation Technique (0008,9207) Attribute in the Enhanced MR Image Module or MR Spectroscopy Module if frames within the image SOP Instance contain different terms for the Volume Based Calculation Technique Attribute in MR Frame Type Functional Group or MR Spectroscopy Frame Type Functional Group.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedImageAndSpectroscopyMacroTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedImageAndSpectroscopyMacroTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Enhanced Image And Spectroscopy Macro tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherMRImageModuleTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherMRImageModuleTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input MR Image Module tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S) (possibly to the Unassigned Shared Functional Group); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output. Note that many MR Image tags are not part of Enhanced MR Image and have no direct representation there. They are be copied to the Unassigned Shared Converted Attributes in Shared Functional Group Sequence (5200,9229) therefore.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedMRImageModuleTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedMRImageModuleTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Enhanced MR Image Module tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherImagePixelDescriptionMacroAttributesTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherImagePixelDescriptionMacroAttributesTags, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If enabled then other input Image Pixel Description Macro Attributes tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output. Note that these tags are not copied by default since it is unclear whether the exported pixel data has been mofified or not and whether the settings are still required. If the data, its look- up tables and color models are unchanged, then it may be needed to activate this flag.

burnedInAnnotation¶

name: burnedInAnnotation, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Indicates whether or not image contains sufficient burned in annotation to identify the patient and date the image was acquired. If this Attribute is absent, then the image may or may not contain burned in annotation.

inheritBurnedInAnnotation¶

name: inheritBurnedInAnnotation, type: Enum, default: InheritFromTopLevel¶

Which value to set on inheriting:

DoNotInherit: Do not inherit Burned In Annotation (0028,0301) from input and leave value unchanged.

InheritFromTopLevel: Inherit Burned In Annotation (0028,0301) from top level of input DCMTree; use default if invalid or not found.

InheritRecursively: Inherit Burned In Annotation (0028,0301) from recursive search in input DCMTree; use default if invalid or not found.

writeBurnedInAnnotation¶

name: writeBurnedInAnnotation, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Selects whether the tag is added to output or not.

defaultValueBurnedInAnnotation¶

name: defaultValueBurnedInAnnotation, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Used value if no valid value can be inherited.

updateWriteOnInheritBurnedInAnnotation¶

name: updateWriteOnInheritBurnedInAnnotation, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: Enable/Disable ‘Write’ on valid/invalid value inheritance.

recognizableVisualFeatures¶

name: recognizableVisualFeatures, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Indicates whether or not the image contains sufficiently recognizable visual features to allow the image or a reconstruction from a set of images to identify the Patient. If this Attribute is absent, then the image may or may not contain recognizable visual features.

inheritRecognizableVisualFeatures¶

name: inheritRecognizableVisualFeatures, type: Enum, default: InheritFromTopLevel¶

Which value to set on inheriting:

DoNotInherit: Do not inherit Recognizable Visual Features (0028,0302) from input and leave value unchanged.

InheritFromTopLevel: Inherit Recognizable Visual Features (0028,0302) from top level of input DCMTree; use default if invalid or not found.

InheritRecursively: Inherit Recognizable Visual Features (0028,0302) from recursive search in input DCMTree; use default if invalid or not found.

writeRecognizableVisualFeatures¶

name: writeRecognizableVisualFeatures, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Selects whether the tag is added to output or not.

defaultValueRecognizableVisualFeatures¶

name: defaultValueRecognizableVisualFeatures, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: Used value if no valid value can be inherited.

updateWriteOnInheritRecognizableVisualFeatures¶

name: updateWriteOnInheritRecognizableVisualFeatures, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: Enable/Disable ‘Write’ on valid/invalid value inheritance.

useMMSUIDPrefix¶

name: useMMSUIDPrefix, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If false then the UID prefix for Fraunhofer MEVIS is used (not recommended), if true (the recommended default) then the MMS prefix is used.

manufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: manufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: String¶: See manufacturer.

inheritManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: inheritManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateNewIfNeeded¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Inherit	DoNotInherit
Inherit From Top Level	InheritFromTopLevel
Inherit Recursively	InheritRecursively
Create New	CreateNew
Create New If Needed	CreateNewIfNeeded

autoCreateManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: autoCreateManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateIfNeeded¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Auto Create	DoNotAutoCreate
Auto Create Always	AutoCreateAlways
Create If Needed	CreateIfNeeded

createManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: createManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

defaultManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: defaultManufacturerForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: String, default: Fraunhofer MEVIS¶: See defaultManufacturer.

manufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: manufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: String¶: See manufacturerModelName.

inheritManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: inheritManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateNewIfNeeded¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Inherit	DoNotInherit
Inherit From Top Level	InheritFromTopLevel
Inherit Recursively	InheritRecursively
Create New	CreateNew
Create New If Needed	CreateNewIfNeeded

autoCreateManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: autoCreateManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateIfNeeded¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Auto Create	DoNotAutoCreate
Auto Create Always	AutoCreateAlways
Create If Needed	CreateIfNeeded

createManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: createManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

defaultManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: defaultManufacturerModelNameForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: String, default: MeVisLab¶: See defaultManufacturerModelName.

deviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: deviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: String¶: See deviceSerialNumber.

inheritDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: inheritDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateNew¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Inherit	DoNotInherit
Inherit From Top Level	InheritFromTopLevel
Inherit Recursively	InheritRecursively
Create New	CreateNew
Create New If Needed	CreateNewIfNeeded

autoCreateDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: autoCreateDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateIfNeeded¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Auto Create	DoNotAutoCreate
Auto Create Always	AutoCreateAlways
Create If Needed	CreateIfNeeded

createDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: createDeviceSerialNumberForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

softwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: softwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: String¶: See softwareVersions.

inheritSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: inheritSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateNew¶: See inheritSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Inherit	DoNotInherit
Inherit From Top Level	InheritFromTopLevel
Inherit Recursively	InheritRecursively
Create New	CreateNew
Create New If Needed	CreateNewIfNeeded

autoCreateSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: autoCreateSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Enum, default: CreateIfNeeded¶: See autoCreateSeriesInstanceUID.

Values:

Title	Name
Do Not Auto Create	DoNotAutoCreate
Auto Create Always	AutoCreateAlways
Create If Needed	CreateIfNeeded

createSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: createSoftwareVersionsForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Trigger¶: See createSeriesInstanceUID.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTagsForContributedEquipmentSequence¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherGeneralEquipmentTagsForContributedEquipmentSequence, type: Bool, default: FALSE¶: If enabled then other input General Equipment tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the the new entry of the Contributing Equipment Sequence.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialSubjectTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialSubjectTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input ClinicalTrialSubject tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialStudyTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialStudyTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input ClinicalTrialStudy tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialSeriesTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherClinicalTrialSeriesTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input ClinicalTrialSeries tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherSynchronizationTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherSynchronizationTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Synchronization tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherContrastBolusTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherContrastBolusTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input ContrastBolus tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedContrastBolusTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherEnhancedContrastBolusTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input EnhancedContrastBolus tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherCardiacSynchronizationTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherCardiacSynchronizationTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input CardiacSynchronization tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherRespiratorySynchronizationTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherRespiratorySynchronizationTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input RespiratorySynchronization tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherBulkMotionSynchronizationTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherBulkMotionSynchronizationTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input BulkMotionSynchronization tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherDeviceTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherDeviceTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Device tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.

inheritAndCopyTagsOtherSpecimenTags¶

name: inheritAndCopyTagsOtherSpecimenTags, type: Bool, default: TRUE¶: If enabled then other input Specimen tags are buffered during Inherit DICOM Information (CTRL+R) and added to the output during Save (Ctrl+S); otherwise only the mandatory tags and/or fields are added to the output.