Files > CT CONVERSION PARAMETERS

name

CT CONVERSION PARAMETERS

number

2006.5821

location

^MAGDICOM(2006.5821,

description

+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Property of the US Government. | | No permission to copy or redistribute this software is given. | | Use of unreleased versions of this software requires the user | | to execute a written test agreement with the VistA Imaging | | Development Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, | | telephone (301) 734-0100. | | | | The Food and Drug Administration classifies this software as | | a medical device. As such, it may not be changed in any way. | | Modifications to this software may result in an adulterated | | medical device under 21CFR820, the use of which is considered | | to be a violation of US Federal Statutes. | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ The entries in this table document about the history of of the conversion parameters that were used to create Targa files from DICOM streams. The history in this table is used to reconstruct DICOM files when needed for export to external devices.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	location(+)	0;1	POINTER	4	B	The value of this field is a pointer to the Institution table (#4). This pointer identifies the site to which the current record applies.
2	manufacturer	0;2	FREE TEXT			The value of this field is a string. This string is the name of the manufacturer of the CT scanner for which parameters are described in this record.
3	model	0;3	FREE TEXT			The value of this field is a string. This string identifies the model name of the CT scanner for which the conversion parameters are described in this record.
4	date	0;4	DATE-TIME			The value of this field is a FileMan date (date only, no time). This date identifies the day on which the conversion parameters were established that are described in this record.
5	conversion parameters	0;5	FREE TEXT			The value of this field is a string. This string represents the conversion parameters (DICOM to Targa conversion) that were applied for the CT scanner on the date specified elsewhere in this record.