Adding images to SR

[Raji]

Hi,
I am creating Dicom SR for US breast imaging reports using Nema specified templates.
I want to add dicom image references as part of SR.
Nema specified templates do not have any specification for adding image reference as part of report.
is it possible to add image reference in the report using Value Type as Vt_Image?
If yes then how to add image reference? what will be the concept name for this?

Or if we add image reffernce as Requested SOP sequence in the non-tree part of SR will it creates a SR report?

Please help me

Thanks in advance

[J. Riesmeier]

What do you mean by "Nema specified templates"? Are you referring to DICOM Part 16 (Content Mapping Resource)? Which Template do you use? Is it TID 4200 (Breast Imaging Report)?

[Raji]

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
yes i am using DICOM Part 16(PS3.16 ) TID 4200 breast imaging templates
http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/cur ... e_TID_4200.

Is it possible to add multiple images as child of image Library defined in
http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/cur ... t_TID_1600

As given as DT (111028, DCM, "Image Library") in
http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/cur ... t_TID_5000

Thanks in advance

[J. Riesmeier]

TID 1600 is not included in TID 4200, so the answer is "no". But you can use TID 350, which is included in both TID 4204 and TID 4206 which are included in TID 4208 which is finally included in TID 4200. Of course, in case of measurements that are associated with the referenced images, you should also have a look at TID 1400-1402.

[Raji]

Hi Riesmeier,

Thanks for your reply.
As you suggested, I am trying to add images as part of DTID 350 “References to Supporting Evidence" in the "TID 4206 Breast Imaging Report Finding Section"
The relationship type here is INFERRED FROM. should i need to add this item with a reference relation ship type ( Add item in DSRDocumentTree using function addByReferenceRelationship()) or can use normal relationship type( using addContentItem()).
Please help me in this.


Thanks in advance.

[J. Riesmeier]

The relationship type is "INFERRED FROM" and not "R-INFERRED FROM", so it is by value (and not by reference), i.e. you could use addContentItem().