Supplement 45 Ultrasound Protocol Support - Dicom - NEMA

Supplement 45: Ultrasound Protocol
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Patient Patient C.7.1.1 M
Study General Study C.7.2.1 M
Patient Study C.7.2.2 U
Series General Series C.7.3.1 M
Frame of
Reference
US Series C.8.5.x U – Suggested if image is
part of an acquisition
protocol
Frame of Reference C.7.4.1 U
US Frame of Reference C.8.5.4 C - Required if images are
spatially related
Equipment General Equipment C.7.5.1 M
Image General Image C.7.6.1 M
(See A.6.4.1) Image Pixel C.7.6.3 M
Contrast/bolus C.7.6.4 C - Required if contrast
media was used in this
image
Palette Color Lookup table C.7.9 C - Required if Photometic
Interpretation (0028,0004)
has a value of PALETTE
COLOR
US Region Calibration C.8.5.5 U
US Image C.8.5.6 M
US Staged Protocol C.8.5.y U – Suggested if image is
part of a staged protocol
Overplay Plane C.9.2 U
VOI LUT C.11.2 U
SOP Common C.12.1 M
Curve Curve Identification C.10.1 M
(See A.6.4.1) Curve C.10.2 M
Audio C.10.3 U
SOP Common C.12.1 M
A.6.4.1 Mutually Exclusive IEs
The Image and Curve IEs are mutually exclusive. Each SOP Instance using this IOD shall contain exactly
one of these IEs.
A.6.5 US Image IOD Relationship to the DICOM Real-World Model
Ultrasound images that make use of the US Series & Protocol Modules have a more specific
relationship to the DICOM Real-World Model than non-protocol images. An ultrasound acquisition
protocol is considered one Requested Procedure and has one Procedure Plan. The Procedure
Plan will have one or more Action Items. An ultrasound acquisition protocol will typically consist