[Dcmlib] vtkGdcmReader and load options

[Luca Picello]

Thanks a lot JP,
I'll take a look on how to do it. Do you have any example or 
documentation related?
ok... an example is enough ;-)

luca


Jean-Pierre ROUX wrote:

> At 0:06 +0200 15/07/05, Luca Picello wrote:
>
>> Hello everybody,
>> I have found a little trickery on loading of images stacks.
>> My previous approach was (however it still is...) on searching for 
>> all files in a directory and adding them to vtkGdcmReader object.
>> I thought vtkGdcmReader loads images and organizes itself with dicom 
>> ImageNumber tag but it is untrue. :-(
>
>
>
>
> Hi, Luca!
>
> Sorting images on 'ImageNumber' is not enough, in a general case (it 
> may not be present, or contain stupid values, or give time info, 
> insteda of spacial info, etc.
>
> There is a gdcm::SerieHelper that does the job, even in the worst cases.
>
> -> You create the SerieHelper
> -> You AddFileName() for each one or your files,
>    or you SetDirectory to explore (recursively or not) the directory
>    that contains your files.
>
> The files are splitted into Coherent File Lists (on list for each 
> Dicom Serie he found)
>
> -> you sort the Coherent File List you want to work on, with 
> OrderFileList.
>
> And you are sure the files are in the right order.
>
> It works, even on huge and complicated Series;
> We are not very happy with the whole stuff, because there is overhead 
> in simple cases.
> We are sure, some day, we shall reorganize it, but we have not yet 
> very claer ideas.
> HTH.
>
> JP
>
>
>
>> Is there a method or do I need to seek and modify it to obtain 
>> correct volumes?
>> If second option is forced, where, more or less, what have I to look 
>> for? which module?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Luca
>>
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