The DICOM standard includes a number of attributes of significance to Staged Protocol Exams. This Annex explains how scheduling and acquisition systems may use these attributes to convey Staged Protocol related information.
Table K.4-1 lists all the attributes relevant to convey Staged Protocol related information (see PS3.3 for details about these attributes).
Table K.4-1. Attributes That Convey Staged Protocol Related Information
|
Modality Worklist (Tag) [Return Key Type] |
US Image and US Multi-frame IOD (TAG) [Type] |
MPPS IOD (Tag) [SCU/SCP Type] |
|---|---|---|
|
---- |
---- |
Scheduled Step Attributes Sequence (0040,0270) [1/1] (b) |
|
Study Instance UID (0020,000D) [1] |
Study Instance UID (0020,000D) [1] |
>Study Instance UID (0020,000D) [1/1] |
|
Scheduled Procedure Step Sequence (0040,0100) |
Request Attributes Sequence (0040,0275) [3] (a,b) |
---- |
|
>Scheduled Procedure Step Description (0040,0007) [1C] |
>Scheduled Procedure Step Description (0040,0007) [3] |
>Scheduled Procedure Step Description (0040,0007) [2/2] |
|
>Scheduled Protocol Code Sequence (0040,0008) [1C] |
>Scheduled Protocol Code Sequence (0040,0008) [3] |
>Scheduled Protocol Code Sequence (0040,0008) [2/2] |
|
---- |
Performed Procedure Step Description (0040,0254) [3] |
Performed Procedure Step Description (0040,0254) [2/2] |
|
---- |
Protocol Name (0018,1030) [3] |
Performed Series Sequence (0040,0340)>Protocol Name (0018,1030) [1/1] |
|
---- |
Performed Protocol Code Sequence (0040,0260) [3] |
Performed Protocol Code Sequence (0040,0260) [1/1] |
|
---- |
Number of Stages (0008,2124) [2C] |
---- |
|
---- |
Number of Views In Stage (0008,212A) [2C] |
---- |
|
---- |
Stage Name (0008,2120) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
Stage Number (0008,2122) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
Stage Code Sequence (0040,000A) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
View Name (0008,2127) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
View Number (0008,2128) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
Number of Event Timers (0008,2129) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
Event Elapsed Time(s) (0008,2130) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
Event Timer Name(s) (0008,2132) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
View Code Sequence (0054,0220) [3] |
---- |
|
---- |
>View Modifier Code Sequence (0054,0222) [3] |
---- |
Recommended if the Modality conforms as a SCU to the Modality Worklist SOP Class and Modality Performed Procedure Step
Sequence may have one or more Items