Series
(0008,0021)
Series Date
Keyword: SeriesDate
Date the Series started. Format YYYYMMDD. May differ from Study Date for multi-day exams.
Tag Attributes
- Tag ID
- (0008,0021)
- Compact
- 00080021
- Keyword
- SeriesDate
- VR
- DA — Date
- VM
- 1
- Retired
- No
Module(s)
General Series Module
Engineering Notes
Used for series-level sorting and ordering. Modalities that acquire over multiple days must set this correctly.
Troubleshooting
Series appearing out of order in PACS timeline usually means incorrect or missing Series Date. Verify modality clock.