DICOM Attribute

Study ID (0020,0010)

Keyword
StudyID
VR
SH
VM
1

Definition

User or equipment generated Study identifier.

From NEMA PS3.3 §C.7.2.1.

Attribute Metadata

Tag
(0020,0010)
Keyword
StudyID
Name
Study ID
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

  • ImagingStudy.identifier StudyInstanceUID (0020,000D) | study ID (0020,0010)

Source: HL7 FHIR R5 ImagingStudy (CC0).

HL7 v2 Equivalent

  • OBR-19 Placer Field 2 (Study ID) site-dependent
    ORMORU

    Older convention. DICOM StudyID is SH 16 chars; OBR-19 (or sometimes OBR-20) carries it in radiology workflows.

    Source: common convention

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

Cloud DICOM Support

  • AWS HealthImaging Queryable
  • Azure DICOM Queryable
  • Google Cloud Healthcare Queryable

Study ID is a Study-level QIDO-RS matching key on all three platforms.

Per-vendor source URLs and verification date in src/content/dicom/cloud-support.json#_meta. Status taxonomy: required (mandated on Store), queryable (QIDO-RS matching key), preserved (stored as-is), promoted (AWS top-level metadata), unsupported (stripped/rejected).

Real-World Sample Values

  • 1CT1 CT_small.dcm
  • 4MR1 MR_small.dcm
  • study1 rtplan.dcm

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

Mirth Connect Example

Generate Study ID when missing (legacy modality workaround) — DICOM Study ID (0020,0010) is SH 16 chars and not always populated by older moda

DICOM Study ID (0020,0010) is SH 16 chars and not always populated by older modalities. Generate from Accession Number or Study UID hash for downstream consistency.

// (0020,0010) Study ID — derive from Accession Number when source omitted it
var studyId = String(msg.dataset.attr.(@tag == '00200010').value).trim();
if (!studyId) {
  var accNum = channelMap.get('accession');
  if (accNum) {
    studyId = accNum.substring(0, 16); // SH 16 char cap
  } else {
    var studyUid = String(msg.dataset.attr.(@tag == '0020000D').value);
    studyId = String(studyUid.substring(studyUid.length - 16)); // last 16 chars
  }
  channelMap.put('study_id_generated', 'true');
}

Reference only — validate before production. Snippets are starting points, not turnkey solutions. Always test against your channel's specific message structure and your facility's interface specification. See Mirth Connect User Guide + NEMA PS3.6 + your vendor conformance statement for authoritative specification.

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 StudyID or the broader (0020,0010) context: