C.8.12.7 Multi-Resolution Navigation Module

Table C.8.12.7-1 specifies the Attributes that describe the Multi-Resolution Navigation Module, used in Whole Slide Microscopy LOCALIZER images.

Table C.8.12.7-1. Multi-Resolution Navigation Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Referenced Image Navigation Sequence

(0048,0200)

1

Identification of correspondence between areas of Pixel Data (07FE,0010) and frames of higher resolution images.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

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Referenced Image Instance

>Referenced Frame Number

(0008,1160)

1

Referenced Frame Number within Referenced Image. Only a single value shall be present.

>Top Left Hand Corner of Localizer Area

(0048,0201)

1

Top Left Hand Corner of Localizer image pixel area corresponding to referenced frame,specified as column\row. Column is the horizontal offset and row is the vertical offset.

>Bottom Right Hand Corner of Localizer Area

(0048,0202)

1

Bottom Right Hand Corner of Localizer image pixel area corresponding to referenced frame,specified as column\row. Column is the horizontal offset and row is the vertical offset.

>Pixel Spacing

(0028,0030)

1

Pixel Spacing in Referenced Image,specified as a numeric pair - adjacent row spacing \ adjacent column spacing, in mm.

>Z Offset in Slide Coordinate System

(0040,074A)

1

The Z offset of the referenced frame from the Slide Coordinates System reference plane, in microns

>Samples per Pixel

(0028,0002)

1

The number of samples (color planes) containing information in the referenced image.

>Optical Path Identifier

(0048,0106)

1

Identifies the optical path used in acquiring the referenced Frame by reference to an Item in the Optical Path Sequence (0048,0105) of the current SOP Instance. See Section C.8.12.5.