DICOM: Study vs Series
URL: https://dcm4che.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/d2/pages/1835038/A+Very+Basic+DICOM+Introduction DICOM file structure = Quot = In the DICOM model, a patient can have 1..n studies (sometimes referred to as exams or procedures). Each study consists of 1..n series. A series generally equates to a specific type (modality) of data, or the position of a patient on the acquisition device. Each series contains 1..n DICOM object instances (most commonly images, but also reports, waveform objects, etc.). All of this information is contained in each DICOM object of a study. Therefore, if a study is performed on a patient, containing 2 series, each with 10 instances, all of the instanceswill contain the patient and study information in it's header. The instances will also contain information regarding the series it is in, as well as its instance information.