ASTM E1454-02

Standard Guide for Data Fields for Computerized Transfer of Digital Ultrasonic Testing Data

SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides a listing and description of the fields that are recommended for inclusion in a digital ultrasonic examination data base to facilitate the transfer of such data. This guide is prepared for use particularly with digital image data obtained from ultrasonic scanning systems. The field listing includes those fields regarded as necessary for inclusion in the data base (as indicated by Footnote C in Table1); these fields, so marked, are regarded as the minimum information necessary for a transfer recipient to understand the data. In addition, other optional fields are listed as a remainder of the types of information that may be useful for additional understanding of the data, or applicable to a limited number of applications.
1.2 It is recognized that organizations may have in place an internal format for the storage and retrieval of ultrasonic examination data. This guide should not impede the use of such formats since it is probable that the necessary fields are already included in such internal data bases, or that the few additions can be made. The numerical Field Number listing indicated in this guide is only for convenience; the specific numbers carry no inherent significance and are not a part of the data file.
1.3 The types of ultrasonic examination systems that appear useful in relation to this guide include those described in Practices E 114, E 214 and E 1001. Many of the terms used are defined in Terminology E 1316. The search unit parameters used in this guide follow from those used in Guide E 1065.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jul-2002
• ICS: 35.240.70 - IT applications in science
• Technical Committee: E07 - Nondestructive Testing
• Drafting Committee: E07.11 - Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1454-92(1997) - Standard Guide for Data Fields for Computerized Transfer of Digital Ultrasonic Testing Data
• Effective Date: 10-Jul-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM E1454-02(2008) - Standard Guide for Data Fields for Computerized Transfer of Digital Ultrasonic Testing Data (Withdrawn 2013)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E2663-23 - Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Ultrasonic Test Methods
• Effective Date: 10-Jul-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E1454–02
Standard Guide for
Data Fields for Computerized Transfer of Digital Ultrasonic
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Examination Data
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1454; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope Examination by the Contact Method
E 214 Practice for Immersed Ultrasonic Examination by the
1.1 Thisguideprovidesalistinganddescriptionofthefields
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Reflection Method Using Pulsed Longitudinal Waves
that are recommended for inclusion in a digital ultrasonic
E 1001 Practice for Detection and Evaluation of Disconti-
examination data base to facilitate the transfer of such data.
nuities by the Immersed Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Method
This guide is prepared for use particularly with digital image
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Using Longitudinal Waves
data obtained from ultrasonic scanning systems. The field
E 1065 Guide for Evaluating Characteristics of Ultrasonic
listing includes those fields regarded as necessary for inclusion
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Search Units
in the data base (as indicated by Footnote C in Table 1); these
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E 1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
fields, so marked, are regarded as the minimum information
necessary for a transfer recipient to understand the data. In
3. Significance and Use
addition, other optional fields are listed as a remainder of the
3.1 The primary use of this guide is to provide a standard-
types of information that may be useful for additional under-
ized approach for the data file to be used for the transfer of
standing of the data, or applicable to a limited number of
digital ultrasonic data from one user to another where the two
applications.
users are working with dissimilar ultrasonic systems. This
1.2 It is recognized that organizations may have in place an
guide describes the contents, both required and optional, for an
internal format for the storage and retrieval of ultrasonic
intermediatedatafilethatcanbecreatedfromthenativeformat
examinationdata.Thisguideshouldnotimpedetheuseofsuch
of the ultrasonic system on which the data was collected and
formats since it is probable that the necessary fields are already
that can be converted into the native format of the receiving
included in such internal data bases, or that the few additions
ultrasonic or data analysis system. The development of trans-
can be made. The numerical Field Number listing indicated in
lator software to accomplish these data format conversions is
this guide is only for convenience; the specific numbers carry
being addressed under a separate effort; this will include
no inherent significance and are not a part of the data file.
specific items needed for the data transfer, for example,
1.3 The types of ultrasonic examination systems that appear
language used, memory requirements and intermediate speci-
useful in relation to this guide include those described in
fication, including detailed data formats and structures. This
Practices E 114, E 214 and E 1001. Many of the terms used are
guide will also be useful in the archival storage and retrieval of
defined in Terminology E 1316. The search unit parameters
ultrasonic data as either a data format specifier or as a guide to
used in this guide follow from those used in Guide E 1065.
the data elements that should be included in the archival file.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2 Although the recommended field listing includes more
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
than 120 items, only about one third of those are regarded as
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
essential and marked with Footnote C in Table 1. Fields so
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
marked must be addressed in the data base. The other recom-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
mended fields provide additional information that a user will
2. Referenced Documents find helpful in understanding the ultrasonic examination result.
These header field items will, in most cases, make up only a
2.1 ASTM Standards:
very small part of an ultrasonic examination file. The actual
E 114 Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam
stream of ultrasonic data that make up the image will take up
the largest part of the data base. Since an ultrasonic image file
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will normally be large, the concept of data compression will be
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestruc-
tive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital considered in many cases. Compressed data should be noted,
Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
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