This is not the full DICOM data dictionary (for that, use the DICOM tag lookup). It is the short list of attributes we spend the most time on in real projects. Tag numbers, keywords, VR and VM follow the DICOM standard (PS3.6). The notes are ours.
Patient
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0010,0010) | Patient's Name | PatientName | PN | 1 |
| (0010,0020) | Patient ID | PatientID | LO | 1 |
| (0010,0021) | Issuer of Patient ID | IssuerOfPatientID | LO | 1 |
| (0010,1002) | Other Patient IDs Sequence | OtherPatientIDsSequence | SQ | 1 |
| (0010,0030) | Patient's Birth Date | PatientBirthDate | DA | 1 |
| (0010,0040) | Patient's Sex | PatientSex | CS | 1 |
| (0010,1010) | Patient's Age | PatientAge | AS | 1 |
Study
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0020,000D) | Study Instance UID | StudyInstanceUID | UI | 1 |
| (0008,0050) | Accession Number | AccessionNumber | SH | 1 |
| (0008,0051) | Issuer of Accession Number Sequence | IssuerOfAccessionNumberSequence | SQ | 1 |
| (0008,0020) | Study Date | StudyDate | DA | 1 |
| (0008,0030) | Study Time | StudyTime | TM | 1 |
| (0008,1030) | Study Description | StudyDescription | LO | 1 |
| (0020,0010) | Study ID | StudyID | SH | 1 |
| (0008,0090) | Referring Physician's Name | ReferringPhysicianName | PN | 1 |
| (0008,0080) | Institution Name | InstitutionName | LO | 1 |
| (0008,1010) | Station Name | StationName | SH | 1 |
| (0032,1060) | Requested Procedure Description | RequestedProcedureDescription | LO | 1 |
| (0040,1001) | Requested Procedure ID | RequestedProcedureID | SH | 1 |
| (0008,0061) | Modalities in Study | ModalitiesInStudy | CS | 1-n |
| (0020,1206) | Number of Study Related Series | NumberOfStudyRelatedSeries | IS | 1 |
| (0020,1208) | Number of Study Related Instances | NumberOfStudyRelatedInstances | IS | 1 |
Series
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0040,0275) | Request Attributes Sequence | RequestAttributesSequence | SQ | 1 |
| (0020,000E) | Series Instance UID | SeriesInstanceUID | UI | 1 |
| (0008,0060) | Modality | Modality | CS | 1 |
| (0020,0011) | Series Number | SeriesNumber | IS | 1 |
| (0008,103E) | Series Description | SeriesDescription | LO | 1 |
| (0018,0015) | Body Part Examined | BodyPartExamined | CS | 1 |
| (0008,0021) | Series Date | SeriesDate | DA | 1 |
| (0020,0052) | Frame of Reference UID | FrameOfReferenceUID | UI | 1 |
Instance and references
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0008,0018) | SOP Instance UID | SOPInstanceUID | UI | 1 |
| (0008,0016) | SOP Class UID | SOPClassUID | UI | 1 |
| (0020,0013) | Instance Number | InstanceNumber | IS | 1 |
| (0008,1150) | Referenced SOP Class UID | ReferencedSOPClassUID | UI | 1 |
| (0008,1155) | Referenced SOP Instance UID | ReferencedSOPInstanceUID | UI | 1 |
| (0008,0008) | Image Type | ImageType | CS | 2-n |
| (0008,0064) | Conversion Type | ConversionType | CS | 1 |
| (0008,0070) | Manufacturer | Manufacturer | LO | 1 |
| (0008,1090) | Manufacturer's Model Name | ManufacturerModelName | LO | 1 |
Pixel data
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0028,0010) | Rows | Rows | US | 1 |
| (0028,0011) | Columns | Columns | US | 1 |
| (0028,0008) | Number of Frames | NumberOfFrames | IS | 1 |
| (0028,0004) | Photometric Interpretation | PhotometricInterpretation | CS | 1 |
| (0028,0100) | Bits Allocated | BitsAllocated | US | 1 |
De-identification
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0028,0301) | Burned In Annotation | BurnedInAnnotation | CS | 1 |
| (0012,0062) | Patient Identity Removed | PatientIdentityRemoved | CS | 1 |
| (0012,0063) | De-identification Method | DeidentificationMethod | LO | 1-n |
Encoding
| Tag | Name | Keyword | VR | VM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0002,0010) | Transfer Syntax UID | TransferSyntaxUID | UI | 1 |
| (0008,0005) | Specific Character Set | SpecificCharacterSet | CS | 1-n |
VR codes used here
| VR | Name | Format |
|---|---|---|
| AS | Age String | A number and unit: 045Y, 018M, 003W, 010D |
| CS | Code String | Uppercase defined terms, up to 16 characters |
| DA | Date | YYYYMMDD |
| IS | Integer String | An integer written as text |
| LO | Long String | Text up to 64 characters |
| PN | Person Name | Components separated by carets: family^given^middle^prefix^suffix |
| SH | Short String | Text up to 16 characters |
| SQ | Sequence | A nested list of items, each a set of attributes |
| TM | Time | HHMMSS with optional fractional seconds |
| UI | Unique Identifier | Dotted numeric UID, up to 64 characters |
| US | Unsigned Short | A 16-bit unsigned binary integer |