Class DecimalVisualAcuity

All Implemented Interfaces:
AttributesWrapper, DataElementWrapper, BytesDataElementWrapper, DoubleDataElementWrapper, FloatDataElementWrapper, FloatingPointDoubleWrapper

public class DecimalVisualAcuity extends AbstractDataElementWrapper implements FloatingPointDoubleWrapper
Name: Decimal Visual Acuity
Keyword: DecimalVisualAcuity
Tag: (0046,0137)
Value Representation: FD
Value Multiplicity: 1
  • Described in the contexts: as follows:
    Attribute Name: Decimal Visual Acuity
    Type: 1
    Attribute Description:

    A patient's visual acuity specified in decimal. The value is derived from two values in a fraction where the numerator of the fraction is the nominal distance to the chart that the patient is reading. The denominator represents the line of smallest optotypes of which the patient can see more than half.

    Note
    1. Typical examples: reference standard is 1, severe vision loss is 0.1

    2. See chapterRR for guidance in converting Decimal Visual Acuity to other customarily used display notation such as 20/20 in the US and 6/6 in Britain.


  • Field Details

    • VALUE_REPRESENTATION

      public static final org.dcm4che3.data.VR VALUE_REPRESENTATION
    • TAG

      public static final int TAG
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  • Constructor Details

    • DecimalVisualAcuity

      public DecimalVisualAcuity(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)
    • DecimalVisualAcuity

      public DecimalVisualAcuity()
  • Method Details