DICOM PS3.3 2018a - Information Object Definitions

C.2.3 Patient Demographic Module
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### C.2.3 Patient Demographic Module

Table C.2-3 defines the Attributes relevant to generally describing a patient at a specific point in time, e.g., at the time of admission.

Table C.2-3. Patient Demographic Module Attributes

Attribute Name | Tag | Attribute Description
--- | --- | ---
Patient's Age | (0010,1010) | Age of the Patient.
Occupation | (0010,2180) | Occupation of the Patient.
Confidentiality Constraint on Patient Data Description | (0040,3001) | Special indication to the modality operator about confidentiality of patient information (e.g., that he should not use the patients name where other patients are present).
Patient's Birth Date | (0010,0030) | Date of birth of the named patient
Patient's Birth Time | (0010,0032) | Time of birth of the named patient
Patient's Sex | (0010,0040) | Sex of the named patient. Enumerated Values: M male F female O other
Quality Control Subject | (0010,0200) | Indicates whether or not the subject is a quality control phantom. Enumerated Values: YES NO If this Attribute is absent, then the subject may or may not be a phantom. This attribute describes a characteristic of the Imaging Subject. It is distinct from Quality Control Image (0028,0300) in the General Image Module, which is used to describe an image acquired.
Patient's Insurance Plan Code Sequence | (0010,0050) | A sequence that conveys the patient's insurance plan. Zero or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | No Baseline CID is defined.
Patient's Primary Language Code Sequence | (0010,0101) | The languages that can be used to communicate with the patient. Zero or more Items shall be included in this Sequence. The sequence items are ordered by preference (most preferred language to least preferred language).
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Baseline CID 5000 “Languages”.
>Patient's Primary Language Modifier Code Sequence | (0010,0102) | A modifier for a Patient's Primary Language. Can be used to specify a national language variant. Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.
>>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Baseline CID 5001 “Countries”.
Patient's Size | (0010,1020) | Patient's height or length in meters
Patient's Weight | (0010,1030) | Weight of the patient in kilograms
Patient's Size Code Sequence | (0010,1021) | Patient's size category code One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Baseline CID is CID 7039 “Pediatric Size Categories” for pediatric patients.
Patient's Address | (0010,1040) | Legal address of the named patient
Military Rank | (0010,1080) | Military rank of patient
Branch of Service | (0010,1081) | Branch of the military. The country allegiance may also be included (e.g., U.S. Army).
Country of Residence | (0010,2150) | Country in which patient currently resides
Region of Residence | (0010,2152) | Region within patient's country of residence
Patient's Telephone Numbers | (0010,2154) | Telephone numbers at which the patient can be reached
Patient's Telecom Information | (0010,2155) | The patient's personal telecommunication contact information, including telephone, email, or other telecom addresses. ### Note This attribute may have internal format or structure in accordance with local agreement or profile. It is recommended that this attribute be treated as equivalent to HL7v2 fields PID-13 and PID-14, or PID-40 (v2.7 and later), and be formatted in accordance with the HL7v2 XTN data type (without escapes for HL7 message structure reserved characters).
Ethnic Group | (0010,2160) | Ethnic group or race of patient
Patient's Religious Preference | (0010,21F0) | The religious preference of the patient
Patient Comments | (0010,4000) | User-defined comments about the patient
Responsible Person | (0010,2297) | Name of person with medical or welfare decision making authority for the patient.
Responsible Person Role | (0010,2298) | Relationship of Responsible Person to the patient. See Section C.7.1.1.1.2 for Defined Terms.
Responsible Organization | (0010,2299) | Name of organization with medical or welfare decision making authority for the patient.
Patient Species Description | (0010,2201) | The taxonomic rank value (e.g., genus, subgenus, species or subspecies) of the patient. See Section C.7.1.1.1.3.
Patient Species Code Sequence | (0010,2202) | The taxonomic rank value (e.g., genus, subgenus, species or subspecies) of the patient. See Section C.7.1.1.1.3. Only a single Item shall be included in this sequence.
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Defined CID 7454 “Animal Taxonomic Rank Values”.
Patient Breed Description | (0010,2292) | The breed of the patient.See Section C.7.1.1.1.1.
Patient Breed Code Sequence | (0010,2293) | The breed of the patient.See Section C.7.1.1.1.1. Zero or more Items shall be included in this sequence.
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Defined CID 7480 “Breed”.
Breed Registration Sequence | (0010,2294) | Information identifying an animal within a breed registry. Zero or more Items shall be included in this sequence.
>Breed Registration Number | (0010,2295) | Identification number of a veterinary patient within the registry.
>Breed Registry Code Sequence | (0010,2296) | Identification of the organization with which an animal is registered. Only a single Item shall be included in this sequence.
>>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Defined CID 7481 “Breed Registry”.
Strain Description | (0010,0212) | The strain of the patient. See Section C.7.1.1.1.4.
Strain Nomenclature | (0010,0213) | The nomenclature used for Strain Description (0010,0212). See Section C.7.1.1.1.4.
Strain Code Sequence | (0010,0219) | A coded identification of the strain of the patient. See Section C.7.1.1.1.4. One or more Items are permitted in this sequence. If more than one item is present, each item represents the same information but encoded using a different coding scheme (rather than post-coordinated modifiers).
>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | No Baseline CID.
Strain Additional Information | (0010,0218) | Additional information about the strain of the patient that is not encoded in the formal nomenclature used in Strain Description (0010,0212). See Section C.7.1.1.1.4.
Strain Stock Sequence | (0010,0216) | Information identifying an animal within a strain stock. Only a single Item is permitted in this sequence.
>Strain Stock Number | (0010,0214) | The stock number of the strain of the patient issued by the organization identified by Strain Source (0010,0217). See Section C.7.1.1.1.4.
>Strain Source | (0010,0217) | Identification of the organization that is the source of the animal, issued by the registry identified by Strain Source Registry Code Sequence (0010,0215). See Section C.7.1.1.1.4.
>Strain Source Registry Code Sequence | (0010,0215) | Identification of the organization that is the registry of sources of animals. See Section C.7.1.1.1.4. Only a single Item is permitted in this sequence.
>>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | Defined CID 7490 “Research Animal Source Registries”.
Genetic Modifications Sequence | (0010,0221) | The genetic modifications of the patient. One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence. See Section C.7.1.1.1.4.
>Genetic Modifications Description | (0010,0222) | The genetic modifications of the patient described using a specific nomenclature.
>Genetic Modifications Nomenclature | (0010,0223) | The nomenclature used for Genetic Modifications Description (0010,0222).
>Genetic Modifications Code Sequence | (0010,0229) | A coded identification of the genetic modifications of the patient. One or more Items are permitted in this sequence. If more than one item is present, each item represents the same information but encoded using a different coding scheme (rather than post-coordinated modifiers).
>>Include Table 8.8-1 “Code Sequence Macro Attributes” | No Baseline CID.

### Note

The language codes specified in CID 5000 “Languages”, used in Patient's Primary Language Code Sequence (0010,0101), optionally allow the encoding of the country of language in the code value for the language. Encoding of the country of language in a subsidiary Patient's Primary Language Modifier Code Sequence (0010,0102) is allowed for backward compatibility with previous editions of the Standard.

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