Value Representation

SS Signed Short

Category
numeric
Max Length
2 bytes
Fixed Length
Yes
Source
PS3.5 §6.2

Definition

Signed binary integer 16 bits long in 2's complement form. Represents an integer n in the range -2^15 ≤ n ≤ 2^15-1.

Attributes using SS

43 DICOM attributes declare this VR. Showing the first 24.

Working with SS 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.