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10.9 Content Identification Macro
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## 10.9 Content Identification Macro

Table 10-12 describe the attributes for identifying a SOP Instance potentially created by a human user interacting with an application.

Table 10-12. Content Identification Macro Attributes

Attribute Name | Tag | Type | Attribute Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
Instance Number | (0020,0013) | 1 | A number that identifies this SOP Instance.
Content Label | (0070,0080) | 1 | A label that is used to identify this SOP Instance.
Content Description | (0070,0081) | 2 | A description of the content of the SOP Instance.
Concept Name Code Sequence | (0040,A043) | 3 | A coded description of the content of the SOP Instance. Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | No Baseline CID is defined.
Alternate Content Description Sequence | (0070,0087) | 3 | A sequence containing alternate descriptions suitable for presentation to the user, e.g., in different languages. One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence. ### Note The values of Specific Character Set for the entire Data set need to be sufficient to encode all Items of this sequence correctly, e.g., using a single value with broad support such as UTF-8, or multiple values with escape sequences.
>Content Description | (0070,0081) | 1 | An alternate description that is used to identify this SOP Instance.
>Language Code Sequence | (0008,0006) | 1 | The language in which Content Description (0070,0081) within this Sequence item is written. A single Item shall be present.
>>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Defined CID 5000 “Languages”.
>Concept Name Code Sequence | (0040,A043) | 3 | An alternate coded description of the content of the SOP Instance. Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.
>>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | No Baseline CID is defined.
Content Creator's Name | (0070,0084) | 2 | Name of operator (such as a technologist or physician) creating the content of the SOP Instance.
Content Creator's Identification Code Sequence | (0070,0086) | 3 | Identification of the person who created the content. Only a single item is permitted in this Sequence.
>Include Table 10-1 “Person Identification Macro Attributes Description” |

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