Supplement 45 Ultrasound Protocol Support - Dicom - NEMA

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Supplement 45: Ultrasound Protocol
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Item: Add to PS 3.11 Section C.3.3.1 - for clarity, that text which is removed from the existing standard is
shown as Strikethrough and that text which is changed or new is shown in Underlined
C.3.3.1 Additional Keys
File Set Creators and Updaters are only required to generate mandatory elements specified in PS 3.10.
8 Table C.3-4 specifies the additional associated keys that shall be supported. Refer to the Basic Directory
IOD in PS 3.3. At each directory record level any additional data elements can be added as keys, but is
10 not required by File Set Readers to be able to use them as keys.
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Table C.3-4
STD-US-XX-XX-XXXX ADDITIONAL DICOMDIR KEYS
Key Attribute Tag Directory
Record Type
Protocol Type
Sequence
Type Notes
(0018,xxxx) SERIES 2C Sequence of one or more Items
that identifies the protocol used to
acquire this image. Required if US
Series module is included.
>Include ‘Code Sequence Macro‘ Table 8.8-1 Baseline Context ID is ???.
>Protocol Type
Modifier Sequence
See Part 3.3 Section C.8.5.x.1.y
(0018,xxxx) SERIES 3 Sequence of one or more Items
that modifies the primary protocol
type used to acquire this image.
>>Include ‘Code Sequence Macro‘ Table 8.8-1 Baseline Context ID is ???.
Performed
Procedure Step ID
See Part 3.3 Section C.8.5.x.1.y
(0040,0253) SERIES 1C Identification of that Procedure that
has been carried out within this
step. Required if series was part of
a performed procedure step.
Number of Stages (0008,2124) IMAGE 2C Number of Stages in this protocol.
Required if Stage Type Sequence
(0008,xxxx) is present.
Number of Views in
Stage
See Part 3.3 Section C.8.5.y.1.4
(0008,212A) IMAGE 2C Number of unique views in this
Stage. Required if Stage Type
Sequence (0008,xxxx) is present.
See Part 3.3 Section C.8.5.y.1.5