Default Value Representation Table

The table below contains the default values for the Value Representations supported by DICOM.

 

Code

Name

Length

Restriction

UnitSize

VR_AE

Application Entity

16

VR_STRING | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_AS

Age String

4

VR_TEXT | VR_FIXED

1

VR_AT

Attribute Tag

4

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

4

VR_CS

Code String

16

VR_STRING | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_DA

Date

8

VR_TEXT | VR_FIXED

1

VR_DS

Decimal String

16

VR_STRING | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_DT

Date Time

26

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_FD

Floating Point Double

8

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

8

VR_FL

Floating Point Single

4

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

4

VR_IS

Integer String

12

VR_STRING | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_LO

Long String

64

VR_STRING | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_LT

Long Text

10240

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_OB

Other Byte String

0

VR_BINARY | VR_ANY

1

VR_OW

Other Word String

0

VR_BINARY | VR_ANY

2

VR_PN

Person Name

64

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM_GROUP

1

VR_SH

Short String

16

VR_STRING | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_SL

Signed Long

4

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

4

VR_SQ

Sequence of Items

0

VR_NOT_APPLICABLE

1

VR_SS

Signed Short

2

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

2

VR_ST

Short Text

1024

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_TM

Time

16

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_UI

Unique Identifier

64

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM

1

VR_UL

Unsigned Long

4

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

4

VR_UN

Unknown

0

VR_BINARY | VR_ANY

1

VR_US

Unsigned Short

2

VR_BINARY | VR_FIXED

2

VR_UT

Unlimited Text

0xFFFFFFFE

VR_TEXT | VR_MAXIMUM

1