6.6 PS3.6: Data Dictionary
PS3.6 of the DICOM Standard is the centralized registry that defines the collection of
all DICOM Data Elements available to represent information, along with elements utilized for
interchangeable media encoding and a list of uniquely identified items that are assigned by
DICOM.
For each element, PS3.6 specifies:
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its unique tag, which consists of a group and element number,
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its name,
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its value representation (character string, integer, etc),
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its value multiplicity (how many values per attribute),
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whether it is retired.
For each uniquely identified item, PS3.6 specifies:
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its unique value, which is numeric with multiple components separated by decimal
points and limited to 64 characters,
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its name,
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its type, either Information Object Class, definition of encoding for data
transfer, or certain well known Information Object Instances,
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in which Part of the DICOM Standard it is defined.