DICOM PS3.6 2019d - Data Dictionary

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3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply.

3.1 DICOM Introduction and Overview Definition

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following term defined in PS3.1:

Attribute: Attribute.
Service-Object Pair Class (SOP Class): Service-Object Pair Class (SOP Class).

3.2 DICOM Information Object Definition

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following term defined in PS3.3:

Attribute Tag: AttributeTag.

3.3 DICOM Data Structures and Encoding Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.5:

Data Element: Data Element
Data Element Tag: Data Element Tag
Element Number: Element Number
Group Number: Group Number
Repeating Group: Repeating Group
Retired Data Element: Retired Data Element
Standard Data Element: Standard Data Element
Value Multiplicity (VM): Value Multiplicity (VM)
Value Representation (VR): Value Representation (VR)

3.4 DICOM Data Dictionary

The following definition is commonly used in this Standard:

Tag: A unique identifier for an element of information composed of an ordered pair of numbers (a Group Number followed by an Element Number), which is used to identify Attributes and corresponding Data Elements.

3.5 DICOM Service Class Specifications Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.4:

Service-Object Pair Instance (SOP Instance): Service-Object Pair Instance (SOP Instance)

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DICOM PS3.6 2019d - Data Dictionary