The following link lists the DICOM fields that are affected during the anonymization process. This list is based on the DICOM Standard (Confidentiality Profiles, Part 15, Chapter E).
DICOM fields that are anonymized
Definitions
DICOM Element: Official DICOM element name
- For private tags, the private tag definition is shown
Strict Anon Processing Type: If the anonymization type is Strict (third column), this is how the field will be anonymized:
GENERATE_UID: A new unique ID (UID) will be generated
DELETE: The value in this field will be removed
DATE_PRESERVE_YEAR_ONLY: For dates, only the year will be shown (the month and day will be removed)
DATE_PRESERVE_DECADE_ONLY: The decade is shown but the rest of the date is not
NULL_TIME: The time is set to 00000.00
Any other value shown is the anonymized value that will display instead
STRICT: Means the processing will display as described above
NOT_STRICT: Means that Definitions field will not be anonymized at all (real data will display)
Anonymization Types
Entering different expert settings when installing the Advanced Uplink will modify behavior:
Additional Processing
Tags not included in the DICOM dictionary are completely removed during anonymization. This would include private tags and any newly-added generic tags.