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images.dicom.parseDICOMDIR

Extract metadata from DICOMDIR file

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Syntax

info = images.dicom.parseDICOMDIR(filename)

Description

info = images.dicom.parseDICOMDIR(filename) extracts the metadata from the DICOM directory file (DICOMDIR) named in filename, returning the information in the structure info. If filename is not a DICOMDIR file, then the function returns an error.

A DICOMDIR is a special DICOM file that serves as a directory to a collection of DICOM files stored on removable media, such as CD- and DVD-ROMs. When devices write DICOM files to removable media, they typically write a DICOMDIR file on the disk to serve as a list of the disk contents.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Read information about the contents of a DICOM folder into the workspace.

detailsStruct = images.dicom.parseDICOMDIR("DICOMDIR");

Input Arguments

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Name of the DICOMDIR file, specified as a string scalar or character vector. filename can specify a full path name or a relative path name to the file.

Data Types: char | string

Output Arguments

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Metadata from the DICOMDIR file, returned as a structure.

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2017b

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