## Definition of a DICOM series
A DICOM series represents a collection of DICOM images and related metadata that are part of a DICOM study.

## Elements

| Name                                           | Required | Type   | Description                                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| seriesInstanceUid                              | ✓        | id     | Series Instance UID: Unique identifier for the series.                    |
| seriesNumber                                   |          | string | The number of this series within the study.                               |
| modality                                       |          | code   | The modality of the series (e.g., CT, MR, US).                           |
| timezoneOffsetFromUtc                         |          | string | The timezone offset from UTC for the study (e.g., -0700).                |
| seriesDescription                              |          | string | A description of the series (e.g., 'CT Abdomen with contrast').           |
| numberOfSeriesRelatedInstances                 |          | string | The number of instances related to the series.                            |
| performedProcedureStepStartDate               |          | date   | The start date of the performed procedure step (YYYYMMDD).               |
| performedProcedureStepStartTime               |          | time   | The start time of the performed procedure step (HHMMSS.frac).            |
| scheduledProcedureStepId                       |          | string | The ID of the scheduled procedure step.                                    |
| requestedProcedureId                           |          | string | The ID of the requested procedure.                                         |

## Search Parameters

| Name                                           | Type    | Description                                                             | Expression                                      |
|------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| series-instance-uid                            | string  | The series instance UID of the DICOM series                             | DicomSeries.seriesInstanceUid                    |
| series-number                                  | string  | The series number of the DICOM series                                   | DicomSeries.seriesNumber                          |
| performed-procedure-step-start-date           | string  | The performed procedure step start date of the DICOM series            | DicomSeries.performedProcedureStepStartDate      |
| performed-procedure-step-start-time           | string  | The performed procedure step start time of the DICOM series            | DicomSeries.performedProcedureStepStartTime      |
| scheduled-procedure-step-id                    | string  | The scheduled procedure step ID of the DICOM series                    | DicomSeries.scheduledProcedureStepId              |
| requested-procedure-id                        | string  | The requested procedure ID of the DICOM series                          | DicomSeries.requestedProcedureId                  |

## Inherited Elements

| Name                                           | Required | Type                   | Description                                                                                                       |
|------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| id                                             |          | string                 | Logical id of this artifact: The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource.               |
| meta                                           |          | [Meta](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/meta/index.html) | Metadata about the resource.                                                                                     |
| implicitRules                                  |          | uri                     | A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed.                               |
| language                                       |          | code                   | The base language in which the resource is written.                                                                |
| text                                           |          | [Narrative](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/narrative/index.html) | A human-readable narrative summarizing the resource.                                                              |
| contained                                      |          | Resource[]             | Contained, inline Resources.                                                                                        |
| extension                                      |          | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)[] | Additional content defined by implementations.                                                                     |
| modifierExtension                               |          | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored that provide negation or qualification regarding the understanding of the element.|