Custom DICOM field settings

These settings are used when creating or modifying custom DICOM fields.

Field	What to type or select	Additional field information
Name	The description from the element header file	This information appears in the name column of the DICOM Fields for modality table
Modality	The appropriate modality abbreviation	Defines which modality the field can be used for
DICOM Group	The group number from the header file	Type this number exactly as the ddo_print indicates The software converts the number for hex to base 10
DICOM Element	The element number from the header file	If the element number is `1nnn`, type 0nnn This information is required to enable the Save button
Private Creator ID Code	The value for the private_creator element	This information is always the first line in the private section of the header file The element number starts with the digit 0 (zero)
DICOM VR	The Value Representation from the header file	Not all fields have a VR value. Ensure that you select the correct VR value. Selecting the incorrect VR value may cause any print or display layouts that use the custom DICOM field to display incorrect information
Prefix	A prefix to add to the field	Optional
Suffix	A suffix to add to the field	Optional
Delimiter	The characters to use when parsing a multi-valued text field; for example, \ or =	Valid for string fields only Can be up to four characters long All characters provided are used as delimiters To display an individual element of a multi-valued text field, set the delimiter and the offset value The default value is blank (text is not parsed)
Offset	The integer value representing the index of an individual element in a multi-valued string	Valid for string fields only The first element has an index of 1 If the offset is greater than the number of elements, an empty string is displayed To display an individual element of a multi-valued text field, set the delimiter and the offset The default value is `0` (show all elements separated by a space)