The table below contains the default values for the Value Representations supported by DICOM.
For more information on the structure of this table, refer to DicomVR.
Code |
Name |
Length |
Restriction |
Unit Size |
AE |
Application Entity |
16 |
StringMaximum |
1 |
AS |
Age String |
4 |
TextFixed |
1 |
AT |
Attribute Tag |
4 |
BinaryFixed |
4 |
CS |
Code String |
16 |
StringMaxium |
1 |
DA |
Date |
8 |
TextFixed |
1 |
DS |
Decimal String |
16 |
StringMaxium |
1 |
DT |
Date Time |
26 |
TextMaximum |
1 |
FD |
Floating Point Double |
8 |
BinaryFixed |
8 |
FL |
Floating Point Single |
4 |
BinaryFixed |
4 |
IS |
Integer String |
12 |
StringMaxium |
1 |
LO |
Long String |
64 |
StringMaxium |
1 |
LT |
Long Text |
10240 |
TextMaximum |
1 |
OB |
Other Byte String |
0 |
BinaryAny |
1 |
OF |
Other Float String |
0xFFFFFFFC |
BinaryMaximum |
4 |
OW |
Other Word String |
0 |
BinaryAny |
2 |
PN |
Person Name |
64 |
TextMaximumGroup |
1 |
SH |
Short String |
16 |
StringMaxium |
1 |
SL |
Signed Long |
4 |
BinaryFixed |
4 |
SQ |
Sequence of Items |
0 |
NotApplicable |
1 |
SS |
Signed Short |
2 |
BinaryFixed |
2 |
ST |
Short Text |
1024 |
TextMaximum |
1 |
TM |
Time |
16 |
TextMaximum |
1 |
UI |
Unique Identifier |
64 |
TextMaximum |
1 |
UL |
Unsigned Long |
4 |
BinaryFixed |
4 |
UN |
Unknown |
0 |
BinaryAny |
1 |
US |
Unsigned Short |
2 |
BinaryFixed |
2 |
UT |
Unlimited Text |
0xFFFFFFFE |
TextMaximum |
1 |