Supplement 45 Ultrasound Protocol Support - Dicom - NEMA

Table C.8-x
US SERIES MODULE ATTRIBUTES
Attribute Name Tag Type Attribute Description
Protocol Name (0018,1030) 1C User-defined description of the conditions
under which the Series was performed.
Required if Protocol Type Sequence
(0018,xxxx) has no value.
Protocol Type Sequence (0018,xxxx) 2 Sequence of one or more Items that
identifies the protocol used to acquire this
image.
See section C.8.5.x.1.y
>Include ‘Code Sequence Macro‘ Table 8.8-1 Baseline Context ID is ???.
>Protocol Type Modifier Sequence (0018,xxxx) 3 Sequence of one or more Items that
modifies the primary protocol type used to
acquire this image.
See section C.8.5.x.1.y
>>Include ‘Code Sequence Macro‘ Table 8.8-1 Baseline Context ID is ???.
Performed Procedure Step ID (0040,0253) 1C Identification of that Procedure that has
been carried out within this step. Required if
image was acquired in an acquisition
protocol.
C.8.5.x.1 US Series Attributes Descriptions
C.8.5.x.1.y Protocol Type Sequence
These Data Elements are intended to replace Protocol Name (0018,1030) Data Element.
Protocol Type Sequence (0018,xxxx) describes the acquisition protocol used to acquire this image.
The Coding Scheme Designator (0008,0102) shall be SNM3.
The Code Value (0008,0100) shall be drawn from the SNOMED DICOM Microglossary Context ID XXX.
Note: The existence of this attribute means that this image is part of an acquisition protocol.
Note: The following will not be included in the standard.
Code Meaning
Code Value
(0008,0104)
(0008,0100)
Transesophageal echocardiography P5-B3002
Transthoracic echocardiography P5-B3003
Epicardial echocardiography P5-B3004
Intravascular echocardiography P5-B3005
Intracardiac echocardiography P5-B3006
Limited M-mode only echocardiography P5-B301F
Limited Doppler only echocardiography P5-B303F
Exercise stress echocardiography P5-B3050
Maximal stress echocardiography P5-B3051
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