Orientation
Orientation codes
The orientation code maps the pixel coordinate system I (column) J (row) K (slice) to right-handed coordinate system X Y Z. Characters R (right), L (left), A (anterior), P (posterior), I (inferior), S (superior) identify from direction.
RAI ¹, the default orientation ² ³, means
X: patient Right to left
Y: patient Anterior to posterior
Z: patient Inferior to superior
DICOM
Spatial position, orientation and geometry of DICOM series (CT, MR, PET and other IODs) are examined. If the image is recognized as uniform volume, it receives green orientation code in information widget.
In physical space 3D view slices are always drawn as defined in DICOM file.
For DICOM classic series slices are sorted by Image Position (Patient) and Image Orientation (Patient).
Differences in orientation terminology
Also s. Orientations and MetaImage Tests