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9 Abbreviations used in the Value Representation (VR) Column of
Supported DICOM Data Elements
Code
Name
Meaning* Length
AE Application entity A string with the application name. 16 Bytes Maximum
AS Age string A string with an age in days, weeks, months
or years.
4 Bytes Fixed
AT Attribute tag Two binary 16-bit unsigned integers denoting
the group and element.
4 Bytes Fixed
CS Code string A string of 16 characters at most to be used
for codes.
16 Bytes Maximum
DA Date An 8-character date yyyymmdd. 8 Bytes Fixed
DS Decimal string A string representing a fixed-point or floating
point number.
16 Bytes Maximum
DT Date/time A string concatenation of DA (date) and TM
(time) with optionally appended offset from
coordinated universal time.
26 Bytes Maximum
FL Floating point
single
32-bit binary floating point number. 4 Bytes Fixed
FD Floating point
double
64-bit binary floating point number. 8 Bytes Fixed
IS Integer string A string representing a signed integer. At
most 12 characters.
12 Bytes Maximum
LO Long string A general purpose string of at most 64
characters.
64 Chars Maximum
LT Long text A text of at most 10240 characters. 10240Chars
Maximum
OB Other byte string Byte data according to negotiated encoding. See Transfer
Syntax Definition
OW Other word string 16-bit word data according to negotiated
encoding.
See Transfer
Syntax Definition
PN Person name A string with a person's name according to a
5-component convention.
64 Chars Maximum
SH Short string A general purpose string of at most 16
characters.
16 Chars Maximum
SL Signed long 32-bit binary signed integer. 4 Bytes Fixed
SQ Sequence of
items
A special value representation to support
nested data sets.
Not Applicable
SS Signed short 16-bit binary signed integer 2 Bytes Fixed
ST Short text A text of at most 1024 characters 1024 Chars Max.