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C.8.20.2.1 Bits Allocated and Bits Stored
As a consequence of the enumerated Bits Allocated and Bits Stored Attribute values, single bit pixels shall be packed 8 to a byte as defined by the encoding rules in PS3.5.
C.8.20.2.2 Lossy Image Compression and Lossy Image Compression Method
If Lossy Image Compression (0028,2110) in any of the source images is "01", the value shall be "01" for the Segmentation instance.
The process of segmentation itself is defined not to be lossy compression, even though it involves loss. If the Segmentation instance is encoded using a lossy compression Transfer Syntax, then the value shall be set to "01".
Note
It is not advisable to lossy compress a Segmentation SOP Instance. In particular, a binary segmentation should not be lossy compressed.
C.8.20.2.3 Segmentation Type, Segmentation Fractional Type and Segments Overlap
A Segmentation Type (0062,0001) of BINARY indicates the segmented property is present with a value of 1 and absent with a value of 0.
For a Segmentation Type (0062,0001) of FRACTIONAL the segmented property is defined as a value from zero to the Maximum FractionalValue(0062,000E).AFRACTIONALsegmentationshallbefurtherspecifiedviaSegmentationFractionalType(0062,0010).
Enumerated Values of Segmentation Fractional Type (0062,0010):
PROBABILITYDefines the probability, as a ratio of the pixel value to the Maximum Fractional Value, that the segmented property occupies the spatial area defined by the voxel.
OCCUPANCY Defines the proportion of the pixel volume occupied by the segmented property as the ratio of the pixel value to the Maximum Fractional Value.
Note
Binary segmentation instances may be transformed into or from "label maps", in which each pixel contains a coded value that indicates the segment, rather than the Segmentation IOD representation that encodes separate bitplanes for each segment. This conversion is facilitated by knowing whether or not any segment bitplanes overlap. A Segments Overlap (0062,0013)valueofNOindicatestheycanbeconvertedinto(ormayhavebeenconvertedfrom)alabelmaprepresentation without the need to check every pixel.
C.8.20.2.4 Segment Number
Segment Number (0062,0004) shall be unique within each instance, start at a value of 1, and increase monotonically by 1.
C.8.20.3 Segmentation Functional Group Macros
The following sections contain Functional Group Macros specific to the Segmentation IOD.
Note
The Attribute descriptions in the Functional Group Macros are written as if they were applicable to a single frame (i.e., the Macro is part of the Per-frame Functional Groups Sequence). If an Attribute is applicable to all frames (i.e., the Macro is part of the Shared Functional Groups Sequence) the phrase "this frame" in the Attribute description shall be interpreted to mean "for all frames".
C.8.20.3.1 Segmentation Macro
Table C.8.20-3 specifies the Attributes of the Segmentation Functional Group Macro.