NewUID Method

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Generates a guaranteed unique valid DICOM UID

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function NewUID() As System.String

public static System.string NewUID()

String

Remarks

The UIDRoot property is used, followed by a unique combination of thread ID, date/time and an incrementing counter

Example

var UID = DicomGlobal.NewUID(); // e.g. UID = "1.2.826.0.1.3680043.6.22718.32818.20250226132828.8976.1.3

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET CLR 4.8 or higher

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