DICOM Tables


Synchronization Module Attributes

Tag
Tag Name
Requirement
Description
(0020,0200) Synchronization Frame of Reference UID
1
UID of common synchronization environment. See C.7.4.2.1.1.
(0018,106A) Synchronization Trigger
1
Data acquisition synchronization with external equipment Enumerated Values: SOURCE - this equipment provides synchronization channel or trigger to other equipment EXTERNAL - this equipment receives synchronization channel or trigger from other equipment PASSTHRU - this equipment receives synchronization channel or trigger and forwards it NO TRIGGER - data acquisition not synchronized by common channel or trigger
(0018,1061) Trigger Source or Type
3
Specifies equipment ID of trigger source and/or type of trigger
(0018,106C) Synchronization Channel
1C
Identifier of waveform channel that records the synchronization channel or trigger, see C.7.4.2.1.3. Required if synchronization channel or trigger is encoded in a waveform in this SOP Instance
(0018,1800) Acquisition Time Synchronized
1
Acquisition Datetime (0008,002A) synchronized with external time reference. Enumerated Values: Y, N See C.7.4.2.1.4
(0018,1801) Time Source
3
ID of equipment or system providing time reference
(0018,1802) Time Distribution Protocol
3
Method of time distribution used to synchronize this equipment. Defined Terms: NTP - Network Time Protocol IRIG - InterRange Instrumentation Group GPS - Global Positioning System