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.
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(0018,9219)Tag Angle Second AxisTagAngleSecondAxis -
(0018,9436)Exposure Control Sensing Region Left Vertical EdgeExposureControlSensingRegionLeftVerticalEdge -
(0018,9437)Exposure Control Sensing Region Right Vertical EdgeExposureControlSensingRegionRightVerticalEdge -
(0018,9438)Exposure Control Sensing Region Upper Horizontal EdgeExposureControlSensingRegionUpperHorizontalEdge -
(0018,9439)Exposure Control Sensing Region Lower Horizontal EdgeExposureControlSensingRegionLowerHorizontalEdge -
(0018,9440)Center of Circular Exposure Control Sensing RegionCenterOfCircularExposureControlSensingRegion -
(0018,9442)Vertices of the Polygonal Exposure Control Sensing RegionVerticesOfThePolygonalExposureControlSensingRegion -
(0018,9518)Primary Positioner Increment SignPrimaryPositionerIncrementSign -
(0018,9519)Secondary Positioner Increment SignSecondaryPositionerIncrementSign -
(0018,9810)Zero Velocity Pixel ValueZeroVelocityPixelValue -
(0022,1452)Mapped Pixel ValueMappedPixelValue -
(0028,0071)Perimeter ValuePerimeterValue -
(0028,0104)Smallest Valid Pixel ValueSmallestValidPixelValue -
(0028,0105)Largest Valid Pixel ValueLargestValidPixelValue -
(0028,0106)Smallest Image Pixel ValueSmallestImagePixelValue -
(0028,0107)Largest Image Pixel ValueLargestImagePixelValue -
(0028,0108)Smallest Pixel Value in SeriesSmallestPixelValueInSeries -
(0028,0109)Largest Pixel Value in SeriesLargestPixelValueInSeries -
(0028,0110)Smallest Image Pixel Value in PlaneSmallestImagePixelValueInPlane -
(0028,0111)Largest Image Pixel Value in PlaneLargestImagePixelValueInPlane -
(0028,0120)Pixel Padding ValuePixelPaddingValue -
(0028,0121)Pixel Padding Range LimitPixelPaddingRangeLimit -
(0028,1041)Pixel Intensity Relationship SignPixelIntensityRelationshipSign -
(0028,1100)Gray Lookup Table DescriptorGrayLookupTableDescriptor
Working with SS in integration code
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