[Dcmlib] [Fwd: DICOM dictionary duplicate]

[Jean-Pierre Roux]

Mathieu Malaterre wrote:

> I remember at some point some people complained there were tons of 
> duplicate in the DICOM names. I could only find two...

Referenced Overlay Sequence  50xx 2600
means you may have :
5000 2600
5002 2600
5004 2600
5006 2600
5000 2600
...
50ff 2600
(same for all the other elements of group*s* 50xx)
That's *really* more than 2 :-(
JP

>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: DICOM dictionary duplicate
> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:58:20 GMT
> From: Mathieu Malaterre <mmalaterNOSP at Mnycap.rr.com>
> Organization: Road Runner
> Newsgroups: comp.protocols.dicom
>
> I was about to write an interface that would allow to match a DICOM Name
> to a DICOM Tag and the contrary but I found out that thay are two
> duplicates in the DICOM definition:
>
> 1.
> Referenced Overlay Sequence
> Could be either 0008 1130 or 50xx 2600
>
> 2.
> Referenced Print Job Sequence
> Could be either 2100 0500 or 2120 0070
>
> Is there any particular reason why those elements have the exact same
> name ? Could it be possible to get one of each to be RETIRED ?
>
> Thanks
> Mathieu
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