General
(0008,2218)
Anatomic Region Sequence
Keyword: AnatomicRegionSequence
A sequence that describes the anatomic region of interest. Uses SNOMED coded anatomical terminology.
Tag Attributes
- Tag ID
- (0008,2218)
- Compact
- 00082218
- Keyword
- AnatomicRegionSequence
- VR
- SQ — Sequence of Items
- VM
- 1
- Retired
- No
Module(s)
General Series Module
Engineering Notes
More precise than (0018,0015) Body Part Examined. Used by AI routing, hanging protocols, and clinical analytics that require standardised anatomical coding.
Troubleshooting
AI tools using anatomical routing should fall back to Body Part Examined if this sequence is absent — many older modalities don't populate it.