Package org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements

Class DeidentificationMethod

java.lang.Object

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractAttributesWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractDataElementWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements.DeidentificationMethod

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributesWrapper, DataElementWrapper, BytesDataElementWrapper, LongStringMultiWrapper, StringDataElementMultiWrapper

public class DeidentificationMethod
extends AbstractDataElementWrapper
implements LongStringMultiWrapper

Name: De-identification Method
Keyword: DeidentificationMethod
Tag: (0012,0063)
Value Representation: LO
Value Multiplicity: 1-n

• Described in the contexts:
  • Patient Module > De-identification Method
  as follows:
  Attribute Name: De-identification Method
  Type: 1C
  Attribute Description:

  A description or label of the mechanism or method use to remove the Patient's identity. May be multi-valued if successive de-identification steps have been performed.

  Note

  1. This may be used to describe the extent or thoroughness of the de-identification, for example whether or not the de-identification is for a "Limited Data Set" (as per HIPAA Privacy Rule).

  2. The characteristics of the de-identifying equipment and/or the responsible operator of that equipment may be recorded as an additional Item of the Contributing Equipment Sequence (0018,A001) in the DICOM Standard Part 3 - Section C.12.1. De-identifying equipment may use a Purpose of Reference of PS3.16 DCM109104(109104, DCM, "De-identifying Equipment").

  Required if Patient Identity Removed (0012,0062) is present and has a value of YES and De-identification Method Code Sequence (0012,0064) is not present. May be present otherwise.

  
  

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	DeidentificationMethod.Builder<SELF extends DeidentificationMethod.Builder<SELF,T>,T extends DeidentificationMethod.Holder>
static interface	DeidentificationMethod.Holder	A class implementing this interface can hold attributes which contain the DICOM tag "De-identification Method" (see DeidentificationMethod)

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.valuerepresentations.LongStringMultiWrapper

LongStringMultiWrapper.Setter<B extends Builder<B,? extends AttributesWrapper>,D extends LongStringMultiWrapper>

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
DeidentificationMethod()	Creates a new De-identification Method object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.
DeidentificationMethod(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)	Creates a new De-identification Method object which wraps the provided attributes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DeidentificationMethod	copy()	Returns a new De-identification Method which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this De-identification Method.
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.StringDataElementMultiWrapper

getString, getString, getStrings, setStrings

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

DeidentificationMethod

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

Creates a new De-identification Method object which wraps the provided attributes.

Parameters:

attributes - The Attributes object to be wrapped.

DeidentificationMethod

public DeidentificationMethod()

Creates a new De-identification Method object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.

Method Details

copy

public DeidentificationMethod copy()

Returns a new De-identification Method which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this De-identification Method. (see Attributes(Attributes)

Returns:

a new De-identification Method which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this De-identification Method.

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.