DICOM Tag Reference
Comprehensive DICOM PS3.6 tag reference for PACS and healthcare IT engineers. Each tag includes VR/VM definitions, engineering notes, common values, and troubleshooting guidance.
Acquisition
20Acquisition Date
AcquisitionDate
Contrast/Bolus Agent
ContrastBolusAgent
Slice Thickness
SliceThickness
KVP
KVP
Repetition Time
RepetitionTime
Echo Time
EchoTime
Magnetic Field Strength
MagneticFieldStrength
Protocol Name
ProtocolName
Distance Source to Detector
DistanceSourceToDetector
Distance Source to Patient
DistanceSourceToPatient
X-Ray Tube Current
XRayTubeCurrent
Exposure
Exposure
Convolution Kernel
ConvolutionKernel
Flip Angle
FlipAngle
Patient Position
PatientPosition
Acquisition Time
AcquisitionTime
Inversion Time
InversionTime
Number of Averages
NumberOfAverages
Scanning Sequence
ScanningSequence
Sequence Variant
SequenceVariant
Display
4Dose
2Equipment
7Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Institution Name
InstitutionName
Manufacturer's Model Name
ManufacturerModelName
Device Serial Number
DeviceSerialNumber
Software Versions
SoftwareVersions
Institution Address
InstitutionAddress
Institutional Department Name
InstitutionalDepartmentName
File Meta
8File Meta Information Group Length
FileMetaInformationGroupLength
File Meta Information Version
FileMetaInformationVersion
Media Storage SOP Class UID
MediaStorageSOPClassUID
Media Storage SOP Instance UID
MediaStorageSOPInstanceUID
Transfer Syntax UID
TransferSyntaxUID
Implementation Class UID
ImplementationClassUID
Implementation Version Name
ImplementationVersionName
Source Application Entity Title
SourceApplicationEntityTitle
General
9Specific Character Set
SpecificCharacterSet
Image Type
ImageType
SOP Class UID
SOPClassUID
SOP Instance UID
SOPInstanceUID
Content Date
ContentDate
Transaction UID
TransactionUID
Content Time
ContentTime
Anatomic Region Sequence
AnatomicRegionSequence
Conversion Type
ConversionType
Image
4Image Pixel
14Samples per Pixel
SamplesPerPixel
Photometric Interpretation
PhotometricInterpretation
Number of Frames
NumberOfFrames
Rows
Rows
Columns
Columns
Pixel Spacing
PixelSpacing
Bits Allocated
BitsAllocated
Bits Stored
BitsStored
High Bit
HighBit
Pixel Representation
PixelRepresentation
Lossy Image Compression
LossyImageCompression
Lossy Image Compression Ratio
LossyImageCompressionRatio
Burned In Annotation
BurnedInAnnotation
Recognizable Visual Features
RecognizableVisualFeatures
Instance
1Patient
8Patient's Name
PatientName
Patient ID
PatientID
Issuer of Patient ID
IssuerOfPatientID
Patient's Birth Date
PatientBirthDate
Patient's Sex
PatientSex
Patient's Age
PatientAge
Patient's Size
PatientSize
Patient's Weight
PatientWeight
Pixel Data
2Presentation State
2Series
11Series Date
SeriesDate
Modality
Modality
Series Description
SeriesDescription
Body Part Examined
BodyPartExamined
Series Instance UID
SeriesInstanceUID
Series Number
SeriesNumber
Frame of Reference UID
FrameOfReferenceUID
Series Time
SeriesTime
Performing Physician's Name
PerformingPhysicianName
Operators' Name
OperatorsName
Laterality
Laterality
Storage
1Structured Report
2Study
10Study Date
StudyDate
Study Time
StudyTime
Accession Number
AccessionNumber
Modalities in Study
ModalitiesInStudy
Referring Physician's Name
ReferringPhysicianName
Study Description
StudyDescription
Study Instance UID
StudyInstanceUID
Study ID
StudyID
Requested Procedure Description
RequestedProcedureDescription
Physician(s) of Record
PhysiciansOfRecord
Worklist
9Scheduled Station AE Title
ScheduledStationAETitle
Scheduled Procedure Step Start Date
ScheduledProcedureStepStartDate
Scheduled Procedure Step Description
ScheduledProcedureStepDescription
Scheduled Procedure Step ID
ScheduledProcedureStepID
Performed Procedure Step Start Date
PerformedProcedureStepStartDate
Performed Procedure Step Status
PerformedProcedureStepStatus
Performed Procedure Step ID
PerformedProcedureStepID
Requested Procedure ID
RequestedProcedureID
Request Attributes Sequence
RequestAttributesSequence