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DICOM files usually contain textual data as well as images. The data values are attributes of "DICOM Element Tags". A DICOM Element tag combines two hexadecimal codes, each four characters long. The first is the "group" code, the second is the "element" code. For example, 00100020 is the Patient's ID, and 00100030 is the Patient's Birth Date.
EscapeE enables you to define data-fields to extract data values from files and map them to the appropriate Element Tags when the file is exported in DICOM format. Most 'date' or 'time' values will be converted to DICOM format automatically using the options set in your system's Control Panel.
To set up a DICOM Tag
| 1. | Click and drag the mouse over the data to be extracted. |
| 2. | Select New... from the 'Fields' menu,
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right click and select New Field.... |
| 3. | Click the DICOM name... button to display the DICOM fields dialogue. |
| 4. | Select a Group from the drop-down list; e.g. 0010 concerns general information about the Patient. |
| 5. | Select an element. You may choose from the Alphabetical list at the top of the dialogue or the numerically ordered list (with descriptions) below it, for example 1040 is the Patient's Address. |
| 6. | Click OK.
EscapeE names the new field, e.g. DICOM_00101040. |
| 7. | Click OK.
EscapeE uses the named field to enter data into the matching field in the DICOM output. |
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