[Dcmlib] Pixel Representation =1

Mathieu Malaterre mathieu.malaterre at kitware.com
Mon Nov 13 15:39:34 CET 2006


zhou13 at netscape.net wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> Does GDCM correctly handle the Pixel Representation tag? When the Pixel 
> Representation value is 1, the stored value in DICOM is two's complement 
> ( 16 bit signed short ).  I have been using VTK's DICOM reader but it 
> can't handle this situation. 


Li,

	This would be fantastic if you could send me an image that did not work 
so I can reproduce the issue and hopefully fix the bug in VTK.

> So i am investigating ITK's DICOM reader 
> which is based on GDCM.  I have some studies from a GE ProSpeed CT which 
> actually set the Pixel Representation tag to 1.


Thanks !
Mathieu



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