Table 2.
Most pertinent/specific DICOM tags related to DICOM-SEG modality
| Attribute | Tag | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image type | (0008, 0008) | Value reflecting if the image is primary or derived (value shall be 1 for DERIVED) | 1 |
| Instance number | (0020, 0013) | SOP instance number | 1 |
| Segmentation type | (0062, 0001) | Encoding properties of the segmentation (BINARY or FRACTIONAL) | 1 |
| Segmentation fractional type | (0062, 0010) | The meaning of fractional value (required for FRACTIONAL Segmentation type) | 1C |
| Segments overlap | (0062, 0013) | Specify if one pixel can be in more than one segment | 3 |
| Segment sequence | (0062, 0002) | Description of the segment(s) | 1 |
| Segment number | (0062, 0004) | The number of the segment (unique) | 1 |
| Segment label | (0062, 0005) | User-defined label identifying the segment | 1 |
| Segment description | (0062, 0006) | User-defined description of the segment | 3 |
| Segment algorithm type | (0062, 0008) | Type of the algorithm used to generate the segment (AUTOMATIC, SEMIAUTOMATIC, MANUAL) | 1 |
|
Segmented property category Segmented property type |
(0062, 0003) (0062, 000F) |
Sequence defining the specific property the segment represents | 1 |
| Definition source sequence | (0008, 1156) | Source sequence of the segment(s) | 3 |
| Segment algorithm name | (0062, 0009) | Name of the algorithm to generate the segment (required AUTOMATIC or SEMIAUTOMATIC in (0062,0008)) | 1C |
| Segmentation algorithm identification attribute | (0062, 0007) | A description of the segmentation algorithm | 3 |
Type 1: required (valid value); Type 3: optional; Type 1C: conditional