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+1.2.840.10008.1.1	Verification SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2	Implicit VR Little Endian: Default Transfer Syntax for DICOM	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.1	Explicit VR Little Endian	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99	Deflated Explicit VR Little Endian	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.2	Explicit VR Big Endian	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.50	JPEG Baseline (Process 1): Default Transfer Syntax for Lossy JPEG 8 Bit Image Compression	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51	JPEG Extended (Process 2 & 4): Default Transfer Syntax for Lossy JPEG 12 Bit Image Compression (Process 4 only)	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.52	JPEG Extended (Process 3 & 5) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.53	JPEG Spectral Selection, Non-Hierarchical (Process 6 & 8) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.54	JPEG Spectral Selection, Non-Hierarchical (Process 7 & 9) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.55	JPEG Full Progression, Non-Hierarchical (Process 10 & 12) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.56	JPEG Full Progression, Non-Hierarchical (Process 11 & 13) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.57	JPEG Lossless, Non-Hierarchical (Process 14)	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.58	JPEG Lossless, Non-Hierarchical (Process 15) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.59	JPEG Extended, Hierarchical (Process 16 & 18) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.60	JPEG Extended, Hierarchical (Process 17 & 19) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.61	JPEG Spectral Selection, Hierarchical (Process 20 & 22) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.62	JPEG Spectral Selection, Hierarchical (Process 21 & 23) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.63	JPEG Full Progression, Hierarchical (Process 24 & 26) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.64	JPEG Full Progression, Hierarchical (Process 25 & 27) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.65	JPEG Lossless, Hierarchical (Process 28) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.66	JPEG Lossless, Hierarchical (Process 29) (Retired)	Transfer Syntax	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70	JPEG Lossless, Non-Hierarchical, First-Order Prediction (Process 14 [Selection Value 1]): Default Transfer Syntax for Lossless JPEG Image Compression	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.80	JPEG-LS Lossless Image Compression	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.81	JPEG-LS Lossy (Near-Lossless) Image Compression	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.90	JPEG 2000 Image Compression (Lossless Only)	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.91	JPEG 2000 Image Compression	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.92	JPEG 2000 Part 2 Multi-component Image Compression (Lossless Only)	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.93	JPEG 2000 Part 2 Multi-component Image Compression	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.94	JPIP Referenced	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.95	JPIP Referenced Deflate	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.100	MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.101	MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.102	MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.1	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.103	MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible High Profile / Level 4.1	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.5	RLE Lossless	Transfer Syntax	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.6.1	RFC 2557 MIME encapsulation	Transfer Syntax 	
+1.2.840.10008.1.2.6.2	XML Encoding	Transfer Syntax 	
+1.2.840.10008.1.3.10	Media Storage Directory Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.1	Talairach Brain Atlas Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.2	SPM2 T1 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.3	SPM2 T2 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.4	SPM2 PD Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.5	SPM2 EPI Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.6	SPM2 FIL T1 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.7	SPM2 PET Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.8	SPM2 TRANSM Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.9	SPM2 SPECT Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.10	SPM2 GRAY Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.11	SPM2 WHITE Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.12	SPM2 CSF Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.13	SPM2 BRAINMASK Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.14	SPM2 AVG305T1 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.15	SPM2 AVG152T1 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.16	SPM2 AVG152T2 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.17	SPM2 AVG152PD Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.1.18	SPM2 SINGLESUBJT1 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.2.1	ICBM 452 T1 Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.4.2.2	ICBM Single Subject MRI Frame of Reference	Well-known frame of reference	
+1.2.840.10008.1.5.1	Hot Iron Color Palette SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.1.5.2	PET Color Palette SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.1.5.3	Hot Metal Blue Color Palette SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.1.5.4	PET 20 Step Color Palette SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.1.9	Basic Study Content Notification SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.20.1	Storage Commitment Push Model SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.1.20.1.1	Storage Commitment Push Model SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.1.20.2	Storage Commitment Pull Model SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.20.2.1	Storage Commitment Pull Model SOP Instance (Retired)	Well-known SOP Instance	R
+1.2.840.10008.1.40	Procedural Event Logging SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.1.40.1	Procedural Event Logging SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.1.42	Substance Administration Logging SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.1.42.1	Substance Administration Logging SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.2.6.1	DICOM UID Registry	DICOM UIDs as a Coding Scheme	
+1.2.840.10008.2.16.4	DICOM Controlled Terminology	Coding Scheme	
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.1.1	DICOM Application Context Name	Application Context Name	
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.1.1	Detached Patient Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.1.4	Detached Patient Management Meta SOP Class (Retired)	Meta SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.2.1	Detached Visit Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.3.1	Detached Study Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.3.2	Study Component Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.5.1	Detached Results Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.5.4	Detached Results Management Meta SOP Class (Retired)	Meta SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.5.5	Detached Study Management Meta SOP Class (Retired)	Meta SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.3.1.2.6.1	Detached Interpretation Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.4.2	Storage Service Class	Service Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.1	Basic Film Session SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.2	Basic Film Box SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.4	Basic Grayscale Image Box SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.4.1	Basic Color Image Box SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.4.2	Referenced Image Box SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.9	Basic Grayscale Print Management Meta SOP Class	Meta SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.9.1	Referenced Grayscale Print Management Meta SOP Class (Retired)	Meta SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.14	Print Job SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.15	Basic Annotation Box SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.16	Printer SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.16.376	Printer Configuration Retrieval SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.17	Printer SOP Instance	Well-known Printer SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.17.376	Printer Configuration Retrieval SOP Instance	Well-known Printer SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.18	Basic Color Print Management Meta SOP Class	Meta SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.18.1	Referenced Color Print Management Meta SOP Class (Retired)	Meta SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.22	VOI LUT Box SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.23	Presentation LUT SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.24	Image Overlay Box SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.24.1	Basic Print Image Overlay Box SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.25	Print Queue SOP Instance (Retired)	Well-known Print Queue SOP Instance	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.26	Print Queue Management SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27	Stored Print Storage SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29	Hardcopy Grayscale Image Storage SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30	Hardcopy Color Image Storage SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.31	Pull Print Request SOP Class (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.32	Pull Stored Print Management Meta SOP Class (Retired)	Meta SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.33	Media Creation Management SOP Class UID	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1	Computed Radiography Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1	Digital X-Ray Image Storage - For Presentation	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1	Digital X-Ray Image Storage - For Processing	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2	Digital Mammography X-Ray Image Storage - For Presentation	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1	Digital Mammography X-Ray Image Storage - For Processing	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3	Digital Intra-oral X-Ray Image Storage - For Presentation	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1	Digital Intra-oral X-Ray Image Storage - For Processing	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2	CT Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1	Enhanced CT Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3	Ultrasound Multi-frame Image Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1	Ultrasound Multi-frame Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4	MR Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1	Enhanced MR Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2	MR Spectroscopy Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.3	Enhanced MR Color Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5	Nuclear Medicine Image Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6	Ultrasound Image Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1	Ultrasound Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.2	Enhanced US Volume Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7	Secondary Capture Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1	Multi-frame Single Bit Secondary Capture Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2	Multi-frame Grayscale Byte Secondary Capture Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3	Multi-frame Grayscale Word Secondary Capture Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4	Multi-frame True Color Secondary Capture Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8	Standalone Overlay Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9	Standalone Curve Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1	Waveform Storage - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1	12-lead ECG Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2	General ECG Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3	Ambulatory ECG Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1	Hemodynamic Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1	Cardiac Electrophysiology Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1	Basic Voice Audio Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.2	General Audio Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.5.1	Arterial Pulse Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.6.1	Respiratory Waveform Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10	Standalone Modality LUT Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11	Standalone VOI LUT Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1	Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State Storage SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.2	Color Softcopy Presentation State Storage SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.3	Pseudo-Color Softcopy Presentation State Storage SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.4	Blending Softcopy Presentation State Storage SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.5	XA/XRF Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1	X-Ray Angiographic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1.1	Enhanced XA Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2	X-Ray Radiofluoroscopic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2.1	Enhanced XRF Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3	X-Ray Angiographic Bi-Plane Image Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.1	X-Ray 3D Angiographic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.2	X-Ray 3D Craniofacial Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.3	Breast Tomosynthesis Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.1	Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Image Storage - For Presentation	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.2	Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Image Storage - For Processing	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20	Nuclear Medicine Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66	Raw Data Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1	Spatial Registration Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2	Spatial Fiducials Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.3	Deformable Spatial Registration Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.4	Segmentation Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.5	Surface Segmentation Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67	Real World Value Mapping Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1	VL Image Storage - Trial (Retired)	 	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2	VL Multi-frame Image Storage - Trial (Retired)	 	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1	VL Endoscopic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1	Video Endoscopic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2	VL Microscopic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1	Video Microscopic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3	VL Slide-Coordinates Microscopic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4	VL Photographic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1	Video Photographic Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1	Ophthalmic Photography 8 Bit Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2	Ophthalmic Photography 16 Bit Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3	Stereometric Relationship Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.4	Ophthalmic Tomography Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.6	VL Whole Slide Microscopy Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.1	Lensometry Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.2	Autorefraction Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.3	Keratometry Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.4	Subjective Refraction Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.5	Visual Acuity Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.6	Spectacle Prescription Report Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.7	Ophthalmic Axial Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.8	Intraocular Lens Calculations Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.79.1	Macular Grid Thickness and Volume Report Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.80.1	Ophthalmic Visual Field Static Perimetry Measurements Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.1	Text SR Storage - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.2	Audio SR Storage - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.3	Detail SR Storage - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.4	Comprehensive SR Storage - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11	Basic Text SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22	Enhanced SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33	Comprehensive SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40	Procedure Log Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50	Mammography CAD SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59	Key Object Selection Document Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65	Chest CAD SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.67	X-Ray Radiation Dose SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.69	Colon CAD SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.70	Implantation Plan SR Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1	Encapsulated PDF Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.2	Encapsulated CDA Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128	Positron Emission Tomography Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129	Standalone PET Curve Storage (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.130	Enhanced PET Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.131	Basic Structured Display Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1	RT Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2	RT Dose Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3	RT Structure Set Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4	RT Beams Treatment Record Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5	RT Plan Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6	RT Brachy Treatment Record Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7	RT Treatment Summary Record Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.8	RT Ion Plan Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.9	RT Ion Beams Treatment Record Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.1	DICOS CT Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.2.1	DICOS Digital X-Ray Image Storage - For Presentation	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.2.2	DICOS Digital X-Ray Image Storage - For Processing	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.3	DICOS Threat Detection Report Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.601.1	Eddy Current Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.601.2	Eddy Current Multi-frame Image Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.1	Patient Root Query/Retrieve Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.2	Patient Root Query/Retrieve Information Model - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.3	Patient Root Query/Retrieve Information Model - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.1	Study Root Query/Retrieve Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.2	Study Root Query/Retrieve Information Model - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.3	Study Root Query/Retrieve Information Model - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.1	Patient/Study Only Query/Retrieve Information Model - FIND (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.2	Patient/Study Only Query/Retrieve Information Model - MOVE (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.3	Patient/Study Only Query/Retrieve Information Model - GET (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.4.2	Composite Instance Root Retrieve - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.4.3	Composite Instance Root Retrieve - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.5.3	Composite Instance Retrieve Without Bulk Data - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.31	Modality Worklist Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.32.1	General Purpose Worklist Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.32.2	General Purpose Scheduled Procedure Step SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.32.3	General Purpose Performed Procedure Step SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.32	General Purpose Worklist Management Meta SOP Class	Meta SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.33	Instance Availability Notification SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.1	RT Beams Delivery Instruction Storage - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.2	RT Conventional Machine Verification - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.3	RT Ion Machine Verification - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.4	Unified Worklist and Procedure Step Service Class - Trial (Retired)	Service Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.4.1	Unified Procedure Step - Push SOP Class - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.4.2	Unified Procedure Step - Watch SOP Class - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.4.3	Unified Procedure Step - Pull SOP Class - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.4.4	Unified Procedure Step - Event SOP Class - Trial (Retired)	SOP Class	R
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.5	Unified Worklist and Procedure Step SOP Instance	Well-known SOP Instance	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.6	Unified Worklist and Procedure Step Service Class	Service Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.6.1	Unified Procedure Step - Push SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.6.2	Unified Procedure Step - Watch SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.6.3	Unified Procedure Step - Pull SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.6.4	Unified Procedure Step - Event SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.7	RT Beams Delivery Instruction Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.8	RT Conventional Machine Verification	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.9	RT Ion Machine Verification	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.37.1	General Relevant Patient Information Query	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.37.2	Breast Imaging Relevant Patient Information Query	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.37.3	Cardiac Relevant Patient Information Query	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.38.1	Hanging Protocol Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.38.2	Hanging Protocol Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.38.3	Hanging Protocol Information Model - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.38.4	Hanging Protocol Information Model - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.39.1	Color Palette Storage	Transfer	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.39.2	Color Palette Information Model - FIND	Query/Retrieve	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.39.3	Color Palette Information Model - MOVE	Query/Retrieve	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.39.4	Color Palette Information Model - GET	Query/Retrieve	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.41	Product Characteristics Query SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.42	Substance Approval Query SOP Class	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.43.1	Generic Implant Template Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.43.2	Generic Implant Template Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.43.3	Generic Implant Template Information Model - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.43.4	Generic Implant Template Information Model - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.44.1	Implant Assembly Template Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.44.2	Implant Assembly Template Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.44.3	Implant Assembly Template Information Model - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.44.4	Implant Assembly Template Information Model - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.45.1	Implant Template Group Storage	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.45.2	Implant Template Group Information Model - FIND	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.45.3	Implant Template Group Information Model - MOVE	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.45.4	Implant Template Group Information Model - GET	SOP Class	
+1.2.840.10008.7.1.1	Native DICOM Model	Application Hosting Model	
+1.2.840.10008.7.1.2	Abstract Multi-Dimensional Image Model	Application Hosting Model	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.1	dicomDeviceName	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.2	dicomDescription	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.3	dicomManufacturer	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.4	dicomManufacturerModelName	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.5	dicomSoftwareVersion	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.6	dicomVendorData	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.7	dicomAETitle	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.8	dicomNetworkConnectionReference	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.9	dicomApplicationCluster	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.10	dicomAssociationInitiator	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.11	dicomAssociationAcceptor	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.12	dicomHostname	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.13	dicomPort	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.14	dicomSOPClass	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.15	dicomTransferRole	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.16	dicomTransferSyntax	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.17	dicomPrimaryDeviceType	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.18	dicomRelatedDeviceReference	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.19	dicomPreferredCalledAETitle	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.20	dicomTLSCyphersuite	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.21	dicomAuthorizedNodeCertificateReference	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.22	dicomThisNodeCertificateReference	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.23	dicomInstalled	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.24	dicomStationName	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.25	dicomDeviceSerialNumber	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.26	dicomInstitutionName	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.27	dicomInstitutionAddress	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.28	dicomInstitutionDepartmentName	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.29	dicomIssuerOfPatientID	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.30	dicomPreferredCallingAETitle	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.31	dicomSupportedCharacterSet	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.1	dicomConfigurationRoot	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.2	dicomDevicesRoot	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.3	dicomUniqueAETitlesRegistryRoot	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.4	dicomDevice	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.5	dicomNetworkAE	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.6	dicomNetworkConnection	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.7	dicomUniqueAETitle	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.8	dicomTransferCapability	LDAP OID	
+1.2.840.10008.15.1.1	Universal Coordinated Time	Synchronization Frame of Reference	

data/lib/dicom/dictionary_element.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+module DICOM
+
+  # This class handles the various Element types (data, file meta, directory structuring)
+  # found in the DICOM Data Dictionary.
+  #
+  class DictionaryElement
+
+    # The element's name, e.g. 'SOP Instance UID'.
+    attr_reader :name
+    # The element's retired status string, i.e. an empty string or 'R'.
+    attr_reader :retired
+    # The element's tag, e.g. '0010,0010'.
+    attr_reader :tag
+    # The element's value multiplicity, e.g. '1', '2-n'.
+    attr_reader :vm
+    # The element's value representations, e.g. ['UL'], ['US', 'SS'].
+    attr_reader :vrs
+
+    # Creates a new dictionary element.
+    #
+    # @param [String] tag the element's tag
+    # @param [String] name the element's name
+    # @param [Array<String>] vrs the element's value representation(s)
+    # @param [String] vm the element's value multiplicity
+    # @param [String] retired the element's retired status string
+    #
+    def initialize(tag, name, vrs, vm, retired)
+      @tag = tag
+      @name = name
+      @vrs = vrs
+      @vm = vm
+      @retired = retired
+    end
+
+    # Checks if the element is private by analyzing its tag string.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] true if the element is private, and false if not.
+    #
+    def private?
+      @tag.private?
+    end
+
+    # Converts the retired status string to a boolean.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] true if the element is retired, and false if not.
+    #
+    def retired?
+      @retired =~ /R/ ? true : false
+    end
+
+    # Extracts the first (default) value representation of the element's value representations.
+    #
+    # @return [String] the first value representation listed for this particular element
+    #
+    def vr
+      @vrs[0]
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end

data/lib/dicom/element.rb

@@ -1,219 +1,279 @@
-module DICOM
-
-  # The Element class handles information related to ordinary (non-parent) elementals (data elements).
-  #
-  class Element
-
-    # Include the Elemental mix-in module:
-    include Elemental
-
-    # The (decoded) value of the data element.
-    attr_reader :value
-
-    # Creates a Element instance.
-    #
-    # === Notes
-    #
-    # * In the case where the Element is given a binary instead of value, the Element will not have a formatted value (value = nil).
-    # * Private data elements will have their names listed as "Private".
-    # * Non-private data elements that are not found in the dictionary will be listed as "Unknown".
-    #
-    # === Parameters
-    #
-    # * <tt>tag</tt> -- A string which identifies the tag of the data element.
-    # * <tt>value</tt> -- A custom value to be encoded as the data element binary string, or in some cases (specified by options), a pre-encoded binary string.
-    # * <tt>options</tt> -- A hash of parameters.
-    #
-    # === Options
-    #
-    # * <tt>:bin</tt> -- String. If you already have the value pre-encoded to a binary string, the string can be supplied with this option to avoid it being encoded a second time.
-    # * <tt>:encoded</tt> -- Boolean. If the value parameter contains a pre-encoded binary, this boolean must to be set as true.
-    # * <tt>:name</tt> - String. The name of the Element may be specified upon creation. If it is not, the name will be retrieved from the dictionary.
-    # * <tt>:parent</tt> - Item or DObject instance which the Element instance shall belong to.
-    # * <tt>:vr</tt> -- String. If a private Element is created with a custom value, this must be specified to enable the encoding of the value. If it is not specified, the vr will be retrieved from the dictionary.
-    #
-    # === Examples
-    #
-    #   # Create a new data element and connect it to a DObject instance:
-    #   patient_name = Element.new("0010,0010", "John Doe", :parent => dcm)
-    #   # Create a "Pixel Data" element and insert image data that you have already encoded elsewhere:
-    #   pixel_data = Element.new("7FE0,0010", processed_pixel_data, :encoded => true, :parent => dcm)
-    #   # Create a private data element:
-    #   private_data = Element.new("0011,2102", some_data, :parent => dcm, :vr => "LO")
-    #
-    def initialize(tag, value, options={})
-      raise ArgumentError, "The supplied tag (#{tag}) is not valid. The tag must be a string of the form 'GGGG,EEEE'." unless tag.is_a?(String) && tag.tag?
-      # Set instance variables:
-      @tag = tag.upcase
-      # We may beed to retrieve name and vr from the library:
-      if options[:name] and options[:vr]
-        @name = options[:name]
-        @vr = options[:vr].upcase
-      else
-        name, vr = LIBRARY.get_name_vr(tag)
-        @name = options[:name] || name
-        @vr = (options[:vr] ? options[:vr].upcase : vr)
-      end
-      # Value may in some cases be the binary string:
-      unless options[:encoded]
-        @value = value
-        # The Data Element may have a value, have no value and no binary, or have no value and only binary:
-        if value
-          # Is binary value provided or do we need to encode it?
-          if options[:bin]
-            @bin = options[:bin]
-          else
-            if value == ""
-              @bin = ""
-            else
-              @bin = encode(value)
-            end
-          end
-        else
-          # When no value is present, we set the binary as an empty string, unless the binary is specified:
-          @bin = options[:bin] || ""
-        end
-      else
-        @bin = value
-      end
-      # Let the binary decide the length:
-      @length = @bin.length
-      # Manage the parent relation if specified:
-      if options[:parent]
-        @parent = options[:parent]
-        @parent.add(self, :no_follow => true)
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Returns true if the argument is an instance with attributes equal to self.
-    #
-    def ==(other)
-      if other.respond_to?(:to_element)
-        other.send(:state) == state
-      end
-    end
-
-    alias_method :eql?, :==
-
-    # Sets the binary string of a Element.
-    #
-    # === Notes
-    #
-    # If the specified binary has an odd length, a proper pad byte will automatically be appended
-    # to give it an even length (which is needed to conform with the DICOM standard).
-    #
-    # === Parameters
-    #
-    # * <tt>new_bin</tt> -- A binary string of encoded data.
-    #
-    def bin=(new_bin)
-      raise ArgumentError, "Expected String, got #{new_bin.class}." unless new_bin.is_a?(String)
-      # Add a zero byte at the end if the length of the binary is odd:
-      if new_bin.length.odd?
-        @bin = new_bin + stream.pad_byte[@vr]
-      else
-        @bin = new_bin
-      end
-      @value = nil
-      @length = @bin.length
-    end
-
-    # Checks if the Element actually has any child elementals.
-    # Returns false, as Element instances by definition can not have children.
-    #
-    def children?
-      return false
-    end
-
-    # Returns the endianness of the encoded binary value of this data element.
-    # Returns false if little endian, true if big endian.
-    #
-    def endian
-      return stream.str_endian
-    end
-
-    # Generates a Fixnum hash value for this instance.
-    #
-    def hash
-      state.hash
-    end
-
-    # Returns a string containing a human-readable hash representation of the Element.
-    #
-    def inspect
-      to_hash.inspect
-    end
-
-    # Checks if the Element is a parent.
-    # Returns false, as Element instances by definition can not be parents.
-    #
-    def is_parent?
-      return false
-    end
-
-    # Returns the value of the elemental (used as value in the parent's hash representation).
-    #
-    def to_hash
-      return {self.send(DICOM.key_representation) => value}
-    end
-    
-    # Returns self.
-    #
-    def to_element
-      self
-    end
-
-    # Returns a json string containing a human-readable representation of the Element.
-    #
-    def to_json
-      to_hash.to_json
-    end
-
-    # Returns a yaml string containing a human-readable representation of the Element.
-    #
-    def to_yaml
-      to_hash.to_yaml
-    end
-
-    # Sets the value of the Element instance.
-    #
-    # === Notes
-    #
-    # In addition to updating the value attribute, the specified value is encoded and used to
-    # update both the Element's binary and length attributes too.
-    #
-    # The specified value must be of a type that is compatible with the Element's value representation (vr).
-    #
-    # === Parameters
-    #
-    # * <tt>new_value</tt> -- A custom value (String, Fixnum, etc..) that is assigned to the Element.
-    #
-    def value=(new_value)
-      @bin = encode(new_value)
-      @value = new_value
-      @length = @bin.length
-    end
-
-
-    # Following methods are private.
-    private
-
-
-    # Encodes a formatted value to a binary string and returns it.
-    #
-    # === Parameters
-    #
-    # * <tt>formatted_value</tt> -- A custom value (String, Fixnum, etc..).
-    #
-    def encode(formatted_value)
-      return stream.encode_value(formatted_value, @vr)
-    end
-    
-    # Returns the attributes of this instance in an array (for comparison purposes).
-    #
-    def state
-      [@tag, @vr, @value, @bin]
-    end
-
-  end
+module DICOM
+
+  # The Element class handles information related to ordinary (non-parent) elementals (data elements).
+  #
+  class Element
+
+    # Include the Elemental mix-in module:
+    include Elemental
+
+    # Creates an Element instance.
+    #
+    # @note In the case where the Element is given a binary instead of value,
+    #   the Element will not have a formatted value (value = nil).
+    # @note Private data elements are named as 'Private'.
+    # @note Non-private data elements that are not found in the dictionary are named as 'Unknown'.
+    #
+    # @param [String] tag a ruby-dicom type element tag string
+    # @param [String, Integer, Float, Array, NilClass] value a custom value to be encoded as the data element binary string, or in some cases (specified by options), a pre-encoded binary string
+    # @param [Hash] options the options to use for creating the element
+    #
+    # @option options [String] :bin if you already have the value pre-encoded to a binary string, the string can be supplied with this option to avoid it being encoded a second time
+    # @option options [Boolean] :encoded if the value parameter contains a pre-encoded binary, this boolean must to be set as true
+    # @option options [String] :name the name of the Element (if not specified, the name is retrieved from the dictionary)
+    # @option options [DObject, Item, NilClass] :parent a parent instance (Item or DObject) which the element belongs to
+    # @option options [String] :vr if a private element is created with a custom value, this must be specified to enable the encoding of the value (if not specified, the vr is retrieved from the dictionary)
+    #
+    # @example Create a new data element and connect it to a DObject instance
+    #   patient_name = Element.new('0010,0010', 'John Doe', :parent => dcm)
+    # @example Create a "Pixel Data" element and insert image data that you have already encoded elsewhere
+    #   pixel_data = Element.new('7FE0,0010', processed_pixel_data, :encoded => true, :parent => dcm)
+    # @example Create a private data element
+    #   private = Element.new('0011,2102', some_data, :parent => dcm, :vr => 'LO')
+    #
+    def initialize(tag, value, options={})
+      raise ArgumentError, "The supplied tag (#{tag}) is not valid. The tag must be a string of the form 'GGGG,EEEE'." unless tag.is_a?(String) && tag.tag?
+      # Set instance variables:
+      @tag = tag.upcase
+      # We may beed to retrieve name and vr from the library:
+      if options[:name] and options[:vr]
+        @name = options[:name]
+        @vr = options[:vr].upcase
+      else
+        name, vr = LIBRARY.name_and_vr(tag)
+        @name = options[:name] || name
+        @vr = (options[:vr] ? options[:vr].upcase : vr)
+      end
+      # Manage the parent relation if specified:
+      if options[:parent]
+        @parent = options[:parent]
+        # FIXME: Because of some implementation problems, attaching the special
+        # Data Set Trailing Padding element to a parent is not supported yet!
+        @parent.add(self, :no_follow => true) unless @tag == 'FFFC,FFFC' && @parent.is_a?(Sequence)
+      end
+      # Value may in some cases be the binary string:
+      unless options[:encoded]
+        # The Data Element may have a value, have no value and no binary, or have no value and only binary:
+        if value
+          # Is binary value provided or do we need to encode it?
+          if options[:bin]
+            @value = value
+            @bin = options[:bin]
+          else
+            if value == ''
+              @value = value
+              @bin = ''
+            else
+              # Set the value with our custom setter method to get proper encoding:
+              self.value = value
+            end
+          end
+        else
+          # When no value is present, we set the binary as an empty string, unless the binary is specified:
+          @bin = options[:bin] || ''
+        end
+      else
+        @bin = value
+      end
+      # Let the binary decide the length:
+      @length = @bin.length
+    end
+
+    # Checks for equality.
+    #
+    # Other and self are considered equivalent if they are
+    # of compatible types and their attributes are equivalent.
+    #
+    # @param other an object to be compared with self.
+    # @return [Boolean] true if self and other are considered equivalent
+    #
+    def ==(other)
+      if other.respond_to?(:to_element)
+        other.send(:state) == state
+      end
+    end
+
+    alias_method :eql?, :==
+
+    # Sets the binary string of a Element.
+    #
+    # @note if the specified binary has an odd length, a proper pad byte will automatically be appended
+    #   to give it an even length (which is needed to conform with the DICOM standard).
+    #
+    # @param [String] new_bin a binary string of encoded data
+    #
+    def bin=(new_bin)
+      raise ArgumentError, "Expected String, got #{new_bin.class}." unless new_bin.is_a?(String)
+      # Add a zero byte at the end if the length of the binary is odd:
+      if new_bin.length.odd?
+        @bin = new_bin + stream.pad_byte[@vr]
+      else
+        @bin = new_bin
+      end
+      @value = nil
+      @length = @bin.length
+    end
+
+    # Checks if the Element actually has any child elementals.
+    #
+    # @return [FalseClass] always returns false, as Element instances by definition can't have children
+    #
+    def children?
+      return false
+    end
+
+    # Gives the endianness of the encoded binary value of this element.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] false if little endian, true if big endian
+    #
+    def endian
+      return stream.str_endian
+    end
+
+    # Computes a hash code for this object.
+    #
+    # @note Two objects with the same attributes will have the same hash code.
+    #
+    # @return [Fixnum] the object's hash code
+    #
+    def hash
+      state.hash
+    end
+
+    # Gives a string containing a human-readable hash representation of the Element.
+    #
+    # @return [String] a hash representation string of the element
+    #
+    def inspect
+      to_hash.inspect
+    end
+
+    # Checks if the Element is a parent.
+    #
+    # @return [FalseClass] always returns false, as Element instances by definition are not parents
+    #
+    def is_parent?
+      return false
+    end
+
+    # Creates a hash representation of the element instance.
+    #
+    # @note The key representation in this hash is configurable
+    #   (refer to the DICOM module methods documentation for more details).
+    # @return [Hash] a hash containing a key & value pair (e.g. {"Modality"=>"MR"})
+    #
+    def to_hash
+      return {self.send(DICOM.key_representation) => value}
+    end
+
+    # Returns self.
+    #
+    # @return [Element] self
+    #
+    def to_element
+      self
+    end
+
+    # Gives a json string containing a human-readable representation of the Element.
+    #
+    # @return [String] a string containing a key & value pair (e.g. "{\"Modality\":\"MR\"}")
+    #
+    def to_json
+      to_hash.to_json
+    end
+
+    # Gives a yaml string containing a human-readable representation of the Element.
+    #
+    # @return [String] a string containing a key & value pair (e.g. "---\nModality: MR\n")
+    #
+    def to_yaml
+      to_hash.to_yaml
+    end
+
+    # Gives the (decoded) value of the data element.
+    #
+    # @note Returned string values are automatically converted from their originally
+    #   encoding (e.g. ISO8859-1 or ASCII-8BIT) to UTF-8 for convenience reasons.
+    #   If the value string is wanted in its original encoding, extract the data
+    #   element's bin attribute instead.
+    #
+    # @note Note that according to the DICOM Standard PS 3.5 C.12.1.1.2, the Character Set only applies
+    # to values of data elements of type SH, LO, ST, PN, LT or UT. Currently in ruby-dicom, all
+    # string values are encoding converted regardless of VR, but whether this causes any problems is uknown.
+    #
+    # @return [String, Integer, Float] the formatted element value
+    #
+    def value
+      if @value.is_a?(String)
+        # Unless this is actually the Character Set data element,
+        # get the character set (note that it may not be available):
+        character_set = (@tag != '0008,0005' && top_parent.is_a?(DObject)) ? top_parent.value('0008,0005') : nil
+        # Convert to UTF-8 from [original encoding]:
+        # In most cases the original encoding is IS0-8859-1 (ISO_IR 100), but if
+        # it is not specified in the DICOM object, or if the specified string
+        # is not recognized, ASCII-8BIT is assumed.
+        @value.encode('UTF-8', ENCODING_NAME[character_set] || 'ASCII-8BIT')
+        # If unpleasant encoding exceptions occur, the below version may be considered:
+        #@value.encode('UTF-8', ENCODING_NAME[character_set] || 'ASCII-8BIT', :invalid => :replace, :undef => :replace)
+      else
+        @value
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Sets the value of the Element instance.
+    #
+    # In addition to updating the value attribute, the specified value is encoded to binary
+    # and used to update the Element's bin and length attributes too.
+    #
+    # @note The specified value must be of a type that is compatible with the Element's value representation (vr).
+    # @param [String, Integer, Float, Array] new_value a formatted value that is assigned to the element
+    #
+    def value=(new_value)
+      conversion = VALUE_CONVERSION[@vr] || :to_s
+      if conversion == :to_s
+        # Unless this is actually the Character Set data element,
+        # get the character set (note that it may not be available):
+        character_set = (@tag != '0008,0005' && top_parent.is_a?(DObject)) ? top_parent.value('0008,0005') : nil
+        # Convert to [DObject encoding] from [input string encoding]:
+        # In most cases the DObject encoding is IS0-8859-1 (ISO_IR 100), but if
+        # it is not specified in the DICOM object, or if the specified string
+        # is not recognized, ASCII-8BIT is assumed.
+        @value = new_value.to_s.encode(ENCODING_NAME[character_set] || 'ASCII-8BIT', new_value.to_s.encoding.name)
+        @bin = encode(@value)
+      else
+        # We may have an array (of numbers) which needs to be passed directly to
+        # the encode method instead of being forced into a numerical:
+        if new_value.is_a?(Array)
+          @value = new_value
+          @bin = encode(@value)
+        else
+          @value = new_value.send(conversion)
+          @bin = encode(@value)
+        end
+      end
+      @length = @bin.length
+    end
+
+
+    private
+
+
+    # Encodes a formatted value to a binary string.
+    #
+    # @param [String, Integer, Float, Array] formatted_value a formatted value
+    # @return [String] the encoded, binary string
+    #
+    def encode(formatted_value)
+      stream.encode_value(formatted_value, @vr)
+    end
+
+    # Collects the attributes of this instance.
+    #
+    # @return [Array<String>] an array of attributes
+    #
+    def state
+      [@tag, @vr, @value, @bin]
+    end
+
+  end
 end