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single
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.
TM Time A time string hhmmss.ffffff with shortcut
possibilities
16 Bytes Maximum
UI Unique identifier A string with one identifier consisting of V-
separated numbers. It can identify a variety of
items. At most 64 characters.
64 Bytes Maximum
UL Unsigned Long 32 bit binary unsigned integer 4Bytes Fixed
UN Unknown A string of bytes where encoding of contents
is unknown
Any length valid for
any other VR
US Unsigned Short 16 bit binary unsigned integer 2 Bytes Fixed
UT Unlimited Text A string of graphic & control characters 2
32
-2 Characters
Max
1. Description of the information per column
The definitions used are in accordance with the Dicom standard. Column 1
specifies the requirement type RT as follows. Refer to [1], part 4 for a detailed
description. Only data elements for information object modules that are
mandatory for CT images are included. Refer to [1], part 3, table A.1.4.
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