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Explicit VR: Explicit Value Representation, a transfer syntax which is negotiated by which the receiver is explicitly told the VR syntax and context. For example, when receiving a Patient Name using Explicit VR, the message specifies explicitly that VR for each attribute. This is in contrast to the Implicit VR.
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