DICOM Tables


DX DETECTOR MODULE ATTRIBUTES

Tag
Tag Name
Requirement
Description
(0018,7004) Detector Type
2
The type of detector used to acquire this image. Defined Terms: DIRECT = X-Ray photoconductor SCINTILLATOR = Phosphor used STORAGE = Storage phosphor FILM = Scanned film/screen
(0018,7005) Detector Configuration
3
The physical configuration of the detector. Defined Terms: AREA = single or tiled detector SLOT = scanned slot, slit or spot
(0018,7006) Detector Description
3
Free text description of detector.
(0018,7008) Detector Mode
3
Text description of operating mode of detector (implementation specific).
(0018,700A) Detector ID
3
The ID or serial number of the detector used to acquire this image.
(0018,700C) Date of Last Detector Calibration
3
The date on which the detector used to acquire this image as identified in Detector ID (0018,700A) was last calibrated.
(0018,700E) Time of Last Detector Calibration
3
The time at which the detector used to acquire this image as identified in Detector ID (0018,700A) was last calibrated. Exposures on Detector Since Last Calibration (0018,7010) 3 Total number of X-Ray exposures that have been made on the detector used to acquire this image as identified in Detector ID (0018,700A) since it was calibrated.
(0018,7011) Exposures on Detector Since Manufactured
3
Total number of X-Ray exposures that have been made on the detector used to acquire this image as identified in Detector ID (0018,700A) since it was manufactured.
(0018,7012) Detector Time Since Last Exposure
3
Time in Seconds since an exposure was last made on this detector prior to the acquisition of this image.
(0018,7014) Detector Active Time
3
Time in mSec that the detector is active during acquisition of this image. Note: This activation window overlaps the time of the X-Ray exposure as defined by Exposure Time (0018,1150) and Detector Activation Offset From Exposure (0018,7016).
(0018,7016) Detector Activation Offset From Exposure
3
Offset time in mSec that the detector becomes active after the X-Ray beam is turned on during acquisition of this image. May be negative.
(0018,701A) Detector Binning
3
Number of active detectors used to generate a single pixel. Specified as number of row detectors per pixel then column.
(0018,7000) Detector Conditions Nominal Flag
3
Whether or not the detector is operating within normal tolerances during this image acquisition. Enumerated Values: YES NO Note: This flag is intended to indicate whether or not there may have been some compromise of the diagnostic quality of the image due to some condition such as over-temperature, etc.
(0018,7001) Detector Temperature
3
Detector temperature during exposure in degrees Celsius.
(0018,6000) Sensitivity
3
Detector sensitivity in manufacturer specific units. Note: This value is intended to provide a single location where manufacturer specific information can be found for annotation on a display or film, that has meaning to a knowledgeable observer.
(0018,1147) Field of View Shape
3
Shape of the Field of View, that is the image pixels stored in Pixel Data (7FE0,0010). Enumerated Values: RECTANGLE ROUND HEXAGONAL
(0018,1149) Field of View Dimension(s)
3
Dimensions in mm of the Field of View, that is the image pixels stored in Pixel Data (7FE0,0010). If Field of View Shape (0018,1147) is: RECTANGLE: row dimension followed by column. ROUND: diameter. HEXAGONAL: diameter of a circumscribed circle.
(0018,7030) Field of View Origin
1C
Offset of the TLHC of a rectangle circumscribing the Field of View, that is the image pixels stored in Pixel Data (7FE0,0010), before rotation or flipping, from the TLHC of the physical detector area measured in physical detector pixels as a row offset followed by a column offset. Required if Field of View Rotation (0018,7032) or Field of View Horizontal Flip (0018,7034) is present. See C.8.11.4.1.1 for further explanation.
(0018,7032) Field of View Rotation
1C
Clockwise rotation in degrees of Field of View, that is the image pixels stored in Pixel Data (7FE0,0010), relative to the physical detector. Enumerated Values: 0, 90, 180, 270 Required if Field of View Horizontal Flip (0018,7034) is present. See C.8.11.4.1.1 for further explanation.
(0018,7034) Field of View Horizontal Flip
1C
Whether or not a horizontal flip has been applied to the Field of View, that is the image pixels stored in Pixel Data (7FE0,0010), after rotation relative to the physical detector as described in Field of View Rotation (0018,7032). Enumerated Values: NO YES Required if Field of View Rotation (0018,7032) is present. See C.8.11.4.1.1 for further explanation.
(0018,1164) Imager Pixel Spacing
1
Physical distance measured at the front plane of the detector housing between the center of each image pixel specified by a numeric pair - row spacing value(delimiter) column spacing value in mm.
(0018,7020) Detector Element Physical Size
3
Physical dimensions of each detector element that comprises the detector matrix, in mm. Expressed as row dimension followed by column. Note: This may not be the same as Detector Element Spacing (0018,7022) due to the presence of spacing material between detector elements.
(0018,7022) Detector Element Spacing
3
Physical distance between the center of each detector element, specified by a numeric pair - row spacing value(delimiter) column spacing value in mm. Note: This may not be the same as the Imager Pixel Spacing (0018,1164), and should not be assumed to describe the stored image.
(0018,7024) Detector Active Shape
3
Shape of the active area. Enumerated Value: RECTANGLE ROUND HEXAGONAL Note: This may be different from the Field of View Shape (0018,1147), and should not be assumed to describe the stored image.
(0018,7026) Detector Active Dimension(s)
3
Dimensions in mm of the active area. If Detector Active Shape(0018,7024) is: RECTANGLE: row dimension followed by column. ROUND: diameter. HEXAGONAL: diameter of a circumscribed circle. Note: This may be different from the Field of View Dimensions (0018,1149), and should not be assumed to describe the stored image.
(0018,7028) Detector Active Origin
3
Offset of the TLHC of a rectangle circumscribing the active detector area from the TLHC of a rectangle circumscribing the physical detector area, measured in physical detector pixels as a row offset followed by a column offset. See C.8.11.4.1.1 for further explanation.