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ordered pair of
> numbers (a Group Number followed by an Element Number), which is used to
identify
> Attributes and corresponding Data Elements.
...
> A Data Element Tag is represented as (gggg,eeee), where gggg equates to
the Group
> Number and eeee equates to the Element Number within that Group. Data
Element
> Tags are represented in hexadecimal notation as specified for each named
Data
> Element in this Standard.

HTH,

*Seth*

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Hi flydps,<div>The numbers you are talking about are not related to the loc=
ation in the file. =C2=A0They are used to identify attributes within the DI=
COM standard. =C2=A0I don&#39;t know a whole lot about this myself, but I&#=
39;ll point you to the NEMA website page on the DICOM standard (<a href=3D"=
http://medical.nema.org/standard.html">http://medical.nema.org/standard.htm=
l</a>), in particular Part 6: Data Dictionary.</div>

<div><br></div><div>From sectons 3 and 5 of that chapter:</div><div><div>&g=
t; Tag: A unique identifier for an element of information composed of an or=
dered pair of</div><div>&gt; numbers (a=C2=A0Group Number followed by an El=
ement Number), which is used to identify</div>

<div>&gt; Attributes and=C2=A0corresponding Data Elements.</div></div><div>=
...</div><div><div>&gt; A Data Element Tag is represented as (gggg,eeee), w=
here gggg equates to the Group</div><div>&gt; Number and eeee=C2=A0equates =
to the Element Number within that Group. Data Element</div>

<div>&gt; Tags are represented in hexadecimal=C2=A0notation as specified fo=
r each named Data</div><div>&gt; Element in this Standard.</div></div><div>=
<br></div><div>HTH,</div><div><br></div><div><i>Seth</i><br></div>

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