DICOM Tables


MR DIFFUSION MACRO ATTRIBUTES

Tag
Tag Name
Requirement
Description
(0018,9117) MR Diffusion Sequence
1
Identifies the diffusion parameters of this frame. One Item shall be included in this sequence.
(0018,9087) >Diffusion b-value
1C
Diffusion sensitization factor in sec/mm 2 . This is the actual b-value for original frames and those derived from frames with the same b-value, or the most representative b-value when derived from images with different b-values. Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is ORIGINAL. May be present otherwise.
(0018,9075) >Diffusion Directionality
1C
Specifies whether diffusion conditions for the frame are directional, or isotropic with respect to direction. Defined Terms: DIRECTIONAL ISOTROPIC NONE = to be used when Frame Type (0008,9007) value 4 equals DIFFUSION_ANISO or Diffusion b-value (0018,9087) is 0 (zero). Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is ORIGINAL. May be present otherwise.
(0018,9076) >Diffusion Gradient Direction Sequence
1C
Sequence containing orientations of all diffusion sensitization gradients that were applied during the preparation phase for this frame. Required if Diffusion Directionality (0018,9075) equals DIRECTIONAL
(0018,9089) >>Diffusion Gradient Orientation
1C
The direction cosines of the diffusion gradient vector with respect to the patient Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is ORIGINAL. May be present otherwise.
(0018,9147) >Diffusion Anisotropy Type
1C
Class of diffusion anisotropy calculation. Defined Terms: FRACTIONAL RELATIVE VOLUME_RATIO Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) value 4 equals DIFFUSION_ANISO.