DICOM Attribute

Station Name (0008,1010)

Keyword
StationName
VR
SH
VM
1

Definition

User defined name identifying the machine that produced the Composite Instances.

From NEMA PS3.3 §C.7.5.1.

Attribute Metadata

Tag
(0008,1010)
Keyword
StationName
Name
Station Name
Value Representation (VR)
SH
Value Multiplicity (VM)
1
Status
Active
Source
NEMA PS3.6 (table_6-1)

This attribute is part of the current DICOM Standard. Its value representation is SH with multiplicity 1.

Used in 2 Modules

This attribute uses the SH Value Representation. Multiplicity 1 governs how many values may be encoded.

Integration Notes

Real-world integration guidance for engineers implementing this attribute in Mirth Connect, FHIR gateways, HL7 v2 bridges, and cloud DICOM services. Authoritative source data where available; reference examples and operational notes where they add value.

FHIR Mapping

No direct FHIR ImagingStudy mapping published for this attribute. Some tags map indirectly via the Patient, Endpoint, or ImagingSelection resources — Phase 2b will expand coverage to those.

HL7 v2 Equivalent

  • MSH-3 Sending Application site-dependent
    ADTORMORU

    Approximate mapping. DICOM StationName usually identifies the modality (CT scanner serial); MSH-3 identifies the application that sent the HL7 message. Equivalent only when the imaging device sends both.

    Source: common convention

Verify against IHE Radiology TF Vol 2 and your facility's interface specification before production use.

Cloud DICOM Support

AWS HealthImaging, Azure DICOM, and GCP Healthcare DICOM coverage rolls out by attribute. The QIDO-RS matching keys + Patient/Study/Series core (~50 attributes) are documented; lower-traffic attributes will be added as Saga teams encounter them in production.

Real-World Sample Values

  • CT01_OC0 CT_small.dcm
  • 000000000 MR_small.dcm
  • mvme87 ExplVR_BigEnd.dcm

Extracted from pydicom test fixtures (MIT, de-identified).

Mirth Connect Example

JavaScript transformer snippets for the most-queried tags will be added as coverage expands.

Common Operational Errors

Operational error patterns for the most-queried tags will be added as coverage expands.

DICOM Integration Services

Saga IT builds production DICOM integrations across Mirth Connect, FHIR gateways, and cloud imaging platforms. If you're working with StationName or the broader (0008,1010) context: