Table 2.

Summary results for the animal identification category.

Element	Assessment	DICOM Tag	Definition
Patient ID	Essential	0010,0020	Primary identifier for the subject. Note: In the case of imaging a group of small animals simultaneously, the single value of this identifier corresponds to the identification of the entire group.
Patient’s Sex	Essential	0010,0040	Sex of the named subject.
Patient’s Birth Date	Essential	0010,0030	Date of birth of the named subject.
Patient’s Age	Recommended	0010,1010	Age of the subject. The DICOM representation for this field includes units (days, weeks, months, and years), and can also be computed from the date of birth and any time point
Patient’s Weight	Essential	0010,1030	Weight of the subject, in kilograms.
Patient Species Description	Essential	0010,2201	The taxonomic rank value (e.g., genus, subgenus, species, and subspecies) of the patient
Strain Description	Essential	0010,0212	The strain of the subject.
Strain Nomenclature	Essential	0010,0213	The nomenclature used for the strain description (0010,0212)
Strain Source	Essential	0010,0218 > 0010,0217	Identification of the organization that is the source of the animal
Strain Stock Number	Essential	0010,0214	Strain stock ID at the source.
Mouse Strain for Humanized Immune System	Essential		Background of the mouse strain used for a humanized system (for example, NSG).
Type of Humanization	Essential		Method of humanization—for example, introduction of human CD34+ or PBMC cells.
Litter ID	Recommended		Identification of the mouse’s litter.
Date Weaned	Recommended		Date on which the mouse pup was weaned.