DICOM PS3.3 2020b - Information Object Definitions

C.8.11.6 Mammography Series Module (Current)
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#### C.8.11.6 Mammography Series Module

Table C.8-73 specifies the Attributes that identify and describe general information about a Digital Mammography Series.

Table C.8-73. Mammography Series Module Attributes

Attribute Name | Tag | Type | Attribute Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
Modality | (0008,0060) | 1 | Type of equipment that originally acquired the data used to create the images in this Series. Enumerated Values: MG See Section C.7.3.1.1.1 for further explanation.
Request Attributes Sequence | (0040,0275) | 3 | Sequence that contains Attributes from the Imaging Service Request. One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.
>Include Table 10-9 “Request Attributes Macro Attributes” | For Reason for Requested Procedure Code Sequence (0040,100A) the Baseline CIDs are CID 6051 “Breast Procedure Reason” and CID 6055 “Breast Clinical Finding or Indicated Problem”. No Baseline CIDs are defined for other Attributes. ### Note For example, Reason for Requested Procedure Code Sequence (0040,100A) may be used to convey whether the images in the Series were taken for screening or diagnostic purposes, if the information cannot be found in Reason For Performed Procedure Code Sequence (0040,1012) in the General Study Module.

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