DICOM release notes

Created:  2/18/2000
Last Modified: 4/11/2000
Jim Nash, Synergy Research Inc.
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0.1a

The version number follows cpmed. These notes cover our implementation of a DICOM reader into SRView and cpmed. This version of DICOM is found in the programs:

cpmed 0.1a
srview 0.7e approximately

The current release of DICOMimage.cc and related files is intended to be used to integrate this verion with the current version of SRView. It is not ready for use by NIAAA as there are debugging features still present.

The files include

1. DICOMimage.cc - this is the DICOM reader. It also has stubs for writing DICOM.
2. srString.cc - support for string manipulation.
3. srExtensions.cc - additions to the unix "std" libraries.
4. DICOMdict file which is expected to be found in /usr/local/srip/
5. related .h files
6. image.cc which has been modified.

Installation

Move DICOMdict to /usr/local/srip/.
Place srips.tar.gz and srv.tar.gz in a folder in your area.
use gunzip and then tar -xf to upack sripClib and srv directories.
Enter the srv directory and make.

Known problems

The reader tests for a DICOM file and then Generic. If it finds neither, it calls a routine to open a dialog (it is currently a stub) and then it calls DICOM again, assuming it is a DICOM file. Eventually DICOMimage.cc finds out if it is valid or not and returns an error if appropriate.

The reader currently dumps all of the attributes for all files and does it twice for each file plus once for the original file that was openned. I will change this with a simple switch on the next release. Thought you may want to see the full dump first.