Well-known UIDs

The Well-Known UIDs are Static Instance UID mostly used in normalised operations. The following is a list of all UIDs in DICOM

DVT

DVT is an independent DICOM Validation tool provided for free by Philips and ICT Automatisering, you can download this product from https://www.

Filtering on and Retrieving the Modality in a C-FIND

Many people wish to obtain a list of studies of a particular type (modality) - CR, MR etc.

Secondary Capture

Secondary Capture Images Composite Instances which are the “lowest common denominator” images available in DICOM.

Modality Performed Procedure Step Service

The Modality Performed Procedure Step Service, commonly known as MPPS, provides a mechanism for modalities to pass information about the imaging they are performing back to the RIS and/or PACS.

Grayscale Transformation Sequence

The Greyscale Transformation Sequence defines the conversion of a stored image (raw pixel data) into a displayed image.