Package org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements

Class ExposedArea

java.lang.Object

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractAttributesWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractDataElementWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements.ExposedArea

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributesWrapper, DataElementWrapper, BytesDataElementWrapper, IntDataElementMultiWrapper, UnsignedShortMultiWrapper

public class ExposedArea
extends AbstractDataElementWrapper
implements UnsignedShortMultiWrapper

Name: Exposed Area
Keyword: ExposedArea
Tag: (0040,0303)
Value Representation: US
Value Multiplicity: 1-2

• Described in the contexts:
  • X-Ray Acquisition Dose Module > Exposed Area
  as follows:
  Attribute Name: Exposed Area
  Type: 3
  Attribute Description:

  Typical dimension of the exposed area at the detector plane. If Rectangular: row dimension followed by column; if Round: diameter. Measured in cm.

  Note

  1. The exposed area should be consistent with values specified in the DICOM Standard Part 3 - Section C.8.7.3, if present.

  2. This may be an estimated value based on assumptions about the patient's body size and habitus.

  3. This Attribute was previously used in the DICOM Standard Part 3 - Section C.4.16 with units in mm. This use has been retired. See PS3.3 2017c.

  
  

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	ExposedArea.Holder	A class implementing this interface can hold attributes which contain the DICOM tag "Exposed Area" (see ExposedArea)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	TAG	The DICOM Tag associated with this class.
static final org.dcm4che3.data.VR	VALUE_REPRESENTATION	The DICOM Value Representation (VR) associated with this class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExposedArea()	Creates a new Exposed Area object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.
ExposedArea(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)	Creates a new Exposed Area object which wraps the provided attributes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ExposedArea	copy()	Returns a new Exposed Area which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Exposed Area.
int	getTag()
org.dcm4che3.data.VR	getValueRepresentation()

Methods inherited from class org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractDataElementWrapper

equals, exists, getValue, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractAttributesWrapper

getAttributes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AttributesWrapper

copy, getAttributes, isEmpty

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.valuerepresentations.BytesDataElementWrapper

getBytes, getSafeBytes, setBytes

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.DataElementWrapper

exists, getValue

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.valuerepresentations.IntDataElementMultiWrapper

getInt, getInts, setInts

Field Details

TAG

public static final int TAG

The DICOM Tag associated with this class.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

VALUE_REPRESENTATION

public static final org.dcm4che3.data.VR VALUE_REPRESENTATION

The DICOM Value Representation (VR) associated with this class.

Constructor Details

ExposedArea

public ExposedArea(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)

Creates a new Exposed Area object which wraps the provided attributes.

Parameters:

attributes - The Attributes object to be wrapped.

ExposedArea

public ExposedArea()

Creates a new Exposed Area object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.

Method Details

copy

public ExposedArea copy()

Returns a new Exposed Area which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Exposed Area. (see Attributes(Attributes)

Returns:

a new Exposed Area which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Exposed Area.

getValueRepresentation

public org.dcm4che3.data.VR getValueRepresentation()

Specified by:

getValueRepresentation in interface DataElementWrapper

Returns:

The DICOM Value Representation (VR) of the wrapped DICOM sequence.

getTag

public int getTag()

Specified by:

getTag in interface DataElementWrapper

Returns:

The DICOM Tag of the wrapped DICOM sequence.