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E.3.10 Retain Safe Private Option (Current)
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E.3.10 Retain Safe Private Option

By definition, Private Attributes contain proprietary information, in many cases the nature of which is known only to the vendor and not publicly documented.

However, some Private Attributes may be necessary for the desired application. For example, specific technique information such as CT helical span pitch, or pixel value transformation, such as PET SUV rescale factors, may only be available in Private Attributes since the information is either not defined in Standard Attributes, or was added to the DICOM Standard after the acquisition device was manufactured.

When this Option is specified in addition to an Application Level Confidentiality Profile, Private Attributes that are known by the de-identifier to be safe from identity leakage shall be retained, together with the Private Creator IDs that are required to fully define the retained Private Attributes; all other Private Attributes shall be removed or processed in the element-specific manner recommended by Deidentification Action (0008,0307), if present within Private Data Element Characteristics Sequence (0008,0300) (see PS3.3 Section C.12.1).

Whether or not an Attribute is known to be safe may be determined by:

When this Option is not specified, all Private Attributes shall be removed, as described in Table E.1-1.

Note

  1. A sample list of Private Attributes thought to be safe is provided here. Vendors do not guarantee them to be safe, and do not commit to sending them in any particular software version (including future products).

    Table E.3.10-1. Safe Private Attributes

    Data Element

    Private Creator

    VR

    VM

    Meaning

    (7053,xx00)

    Philips PET Private Group

    DS

    1

    SUV Factor - Multiplying stored pixel values by Rescale Slope then this factor results in SUVbw in g/l

    (7053,xx09)

    Philips PET Private Group

    DS

    1

    Activity Concentration Factor - Multiplying stored pixel values by Rescale Slope then this factor results in MBq/ml.

    (00E1,xx21)

    ELSCINT1

    DS

    1

    DLP

    (00E1,xx50)

    ELSCINT1

    DS

    1

    Acquisition Duration

    (01E1,xx26)

    ELSCINT1

    CS

    1

    Phantom Type

    (01F1,xx01)

    ELSCINT1

    CS

    1

    Acquisition Type

    (01F1,xx07)

    ELSCINT1

    DS

    1

    Table Velocity

    (01F1,xx26)

    ELSCINT1

    DS

    1

    Pitch

    (01F1,xx27)

    ELSCINT1

    DS

    1

    Rotation Time

    (0019,xx23)

    GEMS_ACQU_01

    DS

    1

    Table Speed [mm/rotation]

    (0019,xx24)

    GEMS_ACQU_01

    DS

    1

    Mid Scan Time [sec]

    (0019,xx27)

    GEMS_ACQU_01

    DS

    1

    Rotation Speed (Gantry Period)

    (0019,xx9E)

    GEMS_ACQU_01

    LO

    1

    Internal Pulse Sequence Name

    (0043,xx27)

    GEMS_PARM_01

    SH

    1

    Scan Pitch Ratio in the form "n.nnn:1"

    (0045,xx01)

    GEMS_HELIOS_01

    SS

    1

    Number of Macro Rows in Detector

    (0045,xx02)

    GEMS_HELIOS_01

    FL

    1

    Macro width at ISO Center

    (0903,xx10)

    GEIIS PACS

    US

    1

    Reject Image Flag

    (0903,xx11)

    GEIIS PACS

    US

    1

    Significant Flag

    (0903,xx12)

    GEIIS PACS

    US

    1

    Confidential Flag

    (2001,xx03)

    Philips Imaging DD 001

    FL

    1

    Diffusion B-Factor

    (2001,xx04)

    Philips Imaging DD 001

    CS

    1

    Diffusion Direction

    (0019,xx0C)

    SIEMENS MR HEADER

    IS

    1

    B Value

    (0019,xx0D)

    SIEMENS MR HEADER

    CS

    1

    Diffusion Directionality

    (0019,xx0E)

    SIEMENS MR HEADER

    FD

    3

    Diffusion Gradient Direction

    (0019,xx27)

    SIEMENS MR HEADER

    FD

    6

    B Matrix

    (0043,xx39)

    GEMS_PARM_01

    IS

    4

    1stvalue is B Value

    (0043,xx6F)

    GEMS_PARM_01

    DS

    3-4

    Scanner Table Entry + Gradient Coil Selected

    (0025,xx07)

    GEMS_SERS_01

    SL

    1

    Images in Series

    (7E01,xx01)

    HOLOGIC, Inc.

    LO

    1

    Codec Version

    (7E01,xx02)

    HOLOGIC, Inc.

    SH

    1

    Codec Content Type

    (7E01,xx10)

    HOLOGIC, Inc.

    SQ

    1

    High Resolution Data Sequence

    (7E01,xx11)

    HOLOGIC, Inc.

    SQ

    1

    Low Resolution Data Sequence

    (7E01,xx12)

    HOLOGIC, Inc.

    OB

    1

    Codec Content

    (0099,xx01)

    NQHeader

    UI

    1

    Version

    (0099,xx02)

    NQHeader

    UI

    1

    Analyzed Series UID

    (0099,xx04)

    NQHeader

    SS

    1

    Return Code

    (0099,xx05)

    NQHeader

    LT

    1

    Return Message

    (0099,xx10)

    NQHeader

    FL

    1

    MI

    (0099,xx20)

    NQHeader

    SH

    1

    Units

    (0099,xx21)

    NQHeader

    FL

    1

    ICV

    (0199,xx01)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Cortical White Matter

    (0199,xx02)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Cortical Gray Matter

    (0199,xx03)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left 3rd Ventricle

    (0199,xx04)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left 4th Ventricle

    (0199,xx05)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left 5th Ventricle

    (0199,xx06)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Lateral Ventricle

    (0199,xx07)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Inferior Lateral Ventricle

    (0199,xx08)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Inferior CSF

    (0199,xx09)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Cerebellar White Matter

    (0199,xx0a)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Cerebellar Gray Matter

    (0199,xx0b)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Hippocampus

    (0199,xx0c)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Amygdala

    (0199,xx0d)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Thalamus

    (0199,xx0e)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Caudate

    (0199,xx0f)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Putamen

    (0199,xx10)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Pallidum

    (0199,xx11)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Ventral Diencephalon

    (0199,xx12)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Nucleus Accumbens

    (0199,xx13)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Brain Stem

    (0199,xx14)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Exterior CSF

    (0199,xx15)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left WM Hypo

    (0199,xx16)

    NQLeft

    FL

    1

    Left Other

    (0299,xx01)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Cortical White Matter

    (0299,xx02)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Cortical Gray Matter

    (0299,xx03)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right 3rd Ventricle

    (0299,xx04)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right 4th Ventricle

    (0299,xx05)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right 5th Ventricle

    (0299,xx06)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Lateral Ventricle

    (0299,xx07)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Inferior Lateral Ventricle

    (0299,xx08)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Inferior CSF

    (0299,xx09)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Cerebellar White Matter

    (0299,xx0a)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Cerebellar Gray Matter

    (0299,xx0b)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Hippocampus

    (0299,xx0c)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Amygdala

    (0299,xx0d)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Thalamus

    (0299,xx0e)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Caudate

    (0299,xx0f)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Putamen

    (0299,xx10)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Pallidum

    (0299,xx11)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Ventral Diencephalon

    (0299,xx12)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Nucleus Accumbens

    (0299,xx13)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Brain Stem

    (0299,xx14)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Exterior CSF

    (0299,xx15)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right WM Hypo

    (0299,xx16)

    NQRight

    FL

    1

    Right Other

    (2005,xx0D)

    Philips MR Imaging DD 001

    FL

    1

    Scale Intercept

    (2005,xx0E)

    Philips MR Imaging DD 001

    FL

    1

    Scale Slope

    (0119,xx00)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    LO

    1

    Acoustic Meta Information Version

    (0119,xx01)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Common Acoustic Meta Information

    (0119,xx02)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    Multi Stream Sequence

    (0119,xx03)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    Acoustic Data Sequence

    (0119,xx04)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Per Transaction Acoustic Control Information

    (0119,xx05)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UL

    1

    Acoustic Data Offset

    (0119,xx06)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UL

    1

    Acoustic Data Length

    (0119,xx07)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UL

    1

    Footer Offset

    (0119,xx08)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UL

    1

    Footer Length

    (0119,xx09)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SS

    1

    Acoustic Stream Number

    (0119,xx10)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SH

    1

    Acoustic Stream Type

    (0119,xx11)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    1

    Stage Timer Time

    (0119,xx12)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    1

    Stop Watch Time

    (0119,xx13)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    IS

    1

    Volume Rate

    (0119,xx21)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SH

    1

    (0129,xx00)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    MPR View Sequence

    (0129,xx02)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UI

    1

    Bookmark UID

    (0129,xx03)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    1

    Plane Origin Vector

    (0129,xx04)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    1

    Row Vector

    (0129,xx05)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    1

    Column Vector

    (0129,xx06)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    Visualization Sequence

    (0129,xx07)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UI

    1

    Bookmark UID

    (0129,xx08)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Visualization Information

    (0129,xx09)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    Application State Sequence

    (0129,xx10)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Application State Information

    (0129,xx11)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    Referenced Bookmark Sequence

    (0129,xx12)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UI

    1

    Referenced Bookmark UID

    (0129,xx20)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SQ

    1

    Cine Parameters Sequence

    (0129,xx21)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Cine Parameters Schema

    (0129,xx22)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Values of Cine Parameters

    (0129,xx29)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    (0129,xx30)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    CS

    1

    Raw Data Object Type

    (0139,xx01)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    SL

    1

    Physio Capture ROI

    (0149,xx01)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    FD

    1-n

    Vector of BROI Points

    (0149,xx02)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    FD

    1-n

    Start/End Timestamps of Strip Stream

    (0149,xx03)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    FD

    1-n

    Timestamps of Visible R-waves

    (7FD1,xx01)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Acoustic Image and Footer Data

    (7FD1,xx09)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    UI

    1

    Volume Version ID

    (7FD1,xx10)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    Volume Payload

    (7FD1,xx11)

    SIEMENS Ultrasound SC2000

    OB

    1

    After Payload

    (7FD1,xx01)

    SIEMENS SYNGO ULTRA-SOUND TOYON DATA STREAMING

    OB

    1

    Padding

    (7FD1,xx09)

    SIEMENS SYNGO ULTRA-SOUND TOYON DATA STREAMING

    UI

    1

    Version ID

    (7FD1,xx10)

    SIEMENS SYNGO ULTRA-SOUND TOYON DATA STREAMING

    OB

    1

    Volume Payload

    (7FD1,xx11)

    SIEMENS SYNGO ULTRA-SOUND TOYON DATA STREAMING

    OB

    1

    After Payload

  2. One approach to retaining Private Attributes safely, either when the VR is encoded explicitly or known from a data dictionary (such as may be derived from published DICOM Conformance Statements or previously encountered instances, perhaps by adaptively extending the data dictionary as new explicit VR instances are received), is to retain those Attributes that are numeric only. For example, one might retain US, SS, UL, SS, FL and FD binary values, and IS and DS string values that contain only valid numeric characters. One might assume that other string Value Representations are unsafe in the absence of definite confirmation from the vendor to the contrary; code strings (CS) may be an exception. Bulk binary data in OB Value representations is particularly unsafe, and may often contain entire proprietary format headers in binary or text or XML form that includes the patient's name and other identifying information.

The safe private attributes that are retained shall be described in the Conformance Statement.

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