Value Representation

PN Person Name

Category
string
Max Length
64 chars per component group
Fixed Length
No
Source
PS3.5 §6.2

Definition

A character string encoded using a 5 component convention. The character code 5CH (Backslash) shall not be present, as it is used as the delimiter between values in multiple valued data elements. The string may be padded with trailing spaces. The five components in their order of occurrence are: family name complex, given name complex, middle name, name prefix, name suffix.

Attributes using PN

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Working with PN in integration code

VR-aware transformations are where most DICOM integration bugs hide — truncating a PN's 5-component structure, misaligning OB padding, or dropping leading zeros on IS. Saga IT builds production DICOM pipelines that respect VR semantics across Mirth Connect transformers, DIMSE gateways, and cloud DICOM services.