diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 81b01f2..f7b9df6 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ impl Parser {
                         // we'll trim them out
                         uid.value = uid.value.replace("\u{200b}", "");
                     }
-                    1 => uid.name = text.unwrap(),
+                    1 => {
+                        uid.full_name = text.unwrap();
+                        uid.normalized_name = Self::normalize_uid_name(&uid.full_name);
+                    }
                     2 => match text.unwrap().as_ref() {
                         "Application Context Name" => uid.kind = Kind::ApplicationContextName,
                         "Application Hosting Model" => uid.kind = Kind::ApplicationHostingModel,
@@ -297,4 +300,48 @@ impl Parser {
         reader.read_to_string(&mut content)?;
         Ok(content)
     }
+
+    fn normalize_uid_name(full_uid_name: &str) -> String {
+        let mut normalized_uid_name = full_uid_name.to_owned();
+        if normalized_uid_name.contains(":") {
+            let colon_index = normalized_uid_name.find(":").unwrap();
+            normalized_uid_name.split_off(colon_index);
+            normalized_uid_name.shrink_to_fit();
+        }
+
+        if normalized_uid_name.contains(" (Retired)") {
+            normalized_uid_name = normalized_uid_name.replace(" (Retired)", "");
+        }
+
+        normalized_uid_name
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_uid_name_doesnt_change_input_without_colon_or_retired() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Parser::normalize_uid_name("Test String"),
+            "Test String".to_owned()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_uid_name_strips_everything_starting_at_colon() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Parser::normalize_uid_name("Test String: With a colon"),
+            "Test String".to_owned()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_uid_name_removes_retired() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Parser::normalize_uid_name("Test String (Retired)"),
+            "Test String".to_owned()
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/uid.rs b/src/uid.rs
index c05481f..8202192 100644
--- a/src/uid.rs
+++ b/src/uid.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,28 @@ pub enum Kind {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 pub struct UID {
+    /// The value of the UID (e.g. "1.2.840.10008.1.1" for "Verification SOP
+    /// Class")
     pub value: String,
-    pub name: String,
+
+    /// The full name of the UID as given in the DICOM Standard (e.g. "Implicit
+    /// VR Little Endian: Default Transfer Syntax for DICOM")
+    pub full_name: String,
+
+    /// A normalized form of the full name. The following content is trimmed
+    /// from the full name:
+    /// * everything behind a colon (e.g. full name "Implicit VR Little Endian:
+    /// Default Transfer Syntax for DICOM" is trimmed down to "Implicit VR
+    /// Little Endian")
+    /// * the string " (Retired)" (e.g. "Explicit VR Big Endian (Retired)" is
+    /// trimmed down to "Explicit VR Big Endian")
+    ///
+    /// Note that there can still be some "noise" in this due to the format of
+    /// the original names. Examples: "JPEG Lossless, Non-Hierarchical (Process
+    /// 14)" or "MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.2 For 2D Video".
+    pub normalized_name: String,
+
+    /// The type of this UID
     pub kind: Kind,
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +48,8 @@ impl UID {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         UID {
             value: String::new(),
-            name: String::new(),
+            normalized_name: String::new(),
+            full_name: String::new(),
             kind: Kind::TransferSyntax,
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index d5e89d6..150b17f 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -175,11 +175,18 @@ fn parse_unique_identifier_registry_from_file() {
         Ok(uids) => {
             assert_eq!(uids.len(), 400);
 
-            let explicit_vr_little_endian = &uids[2];
-            assert_eq!(explicit_vr_little_endian.value, "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1");
-            assert_eq!(explicit_vr_little_endian.name, "Explicit VR Little Endian");
+            let implicit_little_endian = &uids[1];
+            assert_eq!(implicit_little_endian.value, "1.2.840.10008.1.2");
             assert_eq!(
-                explicit_vr_little_endian.kind,
+                implicit_little_endian.full_name,
+                "Implicit VR Little Endian: Default Transfer Syntax for DICOM"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                implicit_little_endian.normalized_name,
+                "Implicit VR Little Endian"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                implicit_little_endian.kind,
                 dict_parser::Kind::TransferSyntax
             );
         }
@@ -200,7 +207,11 @@ fn parse_unique_identifier_registry_from_downloaded_dict() {
             // checking some random element
             let verification_sop_class = &uids[0];
             assert_eq!(verification_sop_class.value, "1.2.840.10008.1.1");
-            assert_eq!(verification_sop_class.name, "Verification SOP Class");
+            assert_eq!(verification_sop_class.full_name, "Verification SOP Class");
+            assert_eq!(
+                verification_sop_class.normalized_name,
+                "Verification SOP Class"
+            );
             assert_eq!(verification_sop_class.kind, dict_parser::Kind::SopClass);
         }
         Err(e) => assert!(false, e.to_string()),