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19 <B>Missing features</B></A>
21 We know the following are missing; don't loose time looking for them ...<br>
22 We know they could be helpfull. We shall add them some day.<br>
23 Any contribution is welcome.
27 <LI> gdcm doesn't read yet JPEG-LS encoded files.
29 We said 'JPEG-LS', not Lossless Jpeg ...<br>
30 [JPEG-LS is the basis for new lossless/near-lossless compression
31 standard for continuous-tone images intended for JPEG2000.
32 The standard is based on the LOCO-I algorithm
33 (LOw COmplexity LOssless COmpression for Images)
34 developed at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories]
36 <LI> gdcm doesn't read yet JPEG2000 encoded files.
38 But we are working on it.
40 <LI> gdcm doesn't read yet MPEG2 encoded files.
42 But we are working on it.
47 <LI> Allow user to tell <TT>gdcm::Document</TT> constructor he just wants
48 to load a given list of <TT>DocEntries</TT>
49 (to save CPU time and RAM space)
50 <LI> Allow 'frame by frame' reading (should be helpfull for huge
52 <LI> Allow subvolume selection / frames selection before reading.
53 <LI> Expose Read/Decompression mechanisms to allow user getting
54 information from <tt>DICOMDIR</TT> <br> -or from his own Data Base-
55 and reading his images without parsing
56 the header, one more time.
60 <LI> Allow user to tell the Writer he doesn't want to write down
61 <TT>SeqEntry</TT> (if any)
62 <LI> Allow user to tell the Writer he doesn't want to write down
63 <TT>Shadow groups</TT> (if any)
64 <LI> Allow user to tell the Writer which compression mode he wants<br>
65 (Right now, no one is available)
66 <LI> Allow user to tell the Writer he wants to split a
67 <TT>Multiframe</TT> image into a serie of
68 <TT>Single frame</TT> images.
69 <LI> Allow user to tell the Writer he wants to agregate a
70 Serie of <TT>Single frame</TT> images into a
71 <TT>Multiframe</TT> image.
75 <LI> Full <TT>Icon Image</TT> management (Read and Write)
76 <LI> Full <TT>Overlays</TT> management (Read and Write) <br>
77 both for '<TT>ACR-NEMA</TT> style' (using groups <TT>0x6000</TT>
78 and nexts) and '<TT>DICOM V3</TT> style' (using Sequences)
80 <LI> <TT>DICOMDIR</TT>
82 <LI> <TT>DICOMDIR</TT> full management (not limited to
83 <TT> PATIENT</TT>/<TT>STUDY</TT>/<TT>SERIE</TT>/<TT>IMAGE</TT>)
84 <LI> Allow user to add an entry (belonging to the file header Dicom
85 entries)to the default entry list, before
86 making a <TT>DICOMDIR</TT> from a root directory
87 <LI> Allow user to add an entry of his owns (for instance an <TT>Icon</TT>
88 to each image, or to each Serie).
93 <LI> An accurate <TT>SerieHelper</TT> <br>
94 Right now <TT>SerieHelper</TT> only works on 'bona fide Series', and
95 breaks on wrongly forged Series.<br>
96 We are still looking for any heuristics...
97 <LI> A <TT>SerieHelper</TT> that would use the <TT>DICOMDIR</TT> (if any)
98 instead of parsing all the files within the Root Directory
102 <LI> 16-bits-LUT full Management
103 <LI> User friendly management of <TT>Rescale Slope</TT> and
104 <TT>Rescale Intercept</TT>
105 <LI> Allow parsing the <TT>Shadow groups</TT> against a user supplied
106 private <TT>Dicom Dictionary</TT> (pfff!...)
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113 <B>Current Version</B></A>
121 <a href="uml-gdcm.pdf">gdcm UML Class Diagram</a> current version.
127 <LI>Both <TT>vtkgdcmViewer</TT> and <TT>vtkgdcmViewer2</TT>
128 are available to allow easy displaying of single/multiframe
129 GreyLevel/RGB/PaletteColor images<br><br>
130 <LI> <TT>DICOMDIR</TT> anonymiser (<TT>Load</TT> and <TT>Noload</TT> mode)
132 <LI> Because the <TT>gdcm::DicomDir::Load()</TT> method may be used
133 either for loading an already made <TT>DICOMDIR</TT> file or for
134 parsing all the dicom files with a given root directory we
135 syntaxically separated the operations: <br>
136 For loading an already made <TT>DICOMDIR</TT> file, use : <br>
138 gdcm::DicomDir *d = new gdcm::DicomDir();
139 d->SetFileName(fileName);
143 For parsing all the dicom files with a given root directory, use :<br>
145 gdcm::DicomDir *d = new gdcm::DicomDir();
146 d->SetDirectoryName(dirName);
150 <b>Don't</b> use any longer old deprecated style: <br>
152 gdcm::DicomDir *d = new gdcm::DicomDir();<br>
153 d->SetParseDir(true); // </TT>or <TT>d->SetParseDir(false);<br>
154 d->Load( fileName );<br>
157 <LI> User is now allowed to tell <TT>gdcm::Document</TT> constructor
158 he doesn't want to deal with <TT>SeqEntry</TT>
159 (every time it's possible) <br> and/or he doesn't
160 want to deal with <TT>Shadow groups</TT> (every time it's
161 possible) <br> or he doesn't
162 want to deal with <TT>SeqEntry</TT> that belong to a <TT>Shadow group</TT> (every time it's
166 gdcm::File *f = new gdcm::File();
167 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SEQ); | depending on what
168 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SHADOW); | you want *not*
169 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SEQ | NO_SHADOW);| to load from the
170 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SHADOWSEQ); | target file
171 f->SetFileName(fileName);
174 <b>Don't</b> use any longer old deprecated style: <br>
176 gdcm::File *f = new gdcm::File(fileName);</TT> <br>
178 <LI> User is now allowed to tell <TT>gdcm::DicomDir</TT> constructor
179 he doesn't want to deal with <TT>SeqEntry</TT>
180 he doesn't want to deal with <TT>SeqEntry</TT>
181 (every time it's possible) <br> and/or he doesn't
182 want to deal with <TT>Shadow groups</TT> (every time it's
183 possible) <br> or he doesn't
184 want to deal with <TT>SeqEntry</TT> that belong to a <TT>Shadow group</TT> (every time it's
185 possible)<br> when he parses all the Dicom files within a given
189 gdcm::DicomDir *f = new gdcm::DicomDir();
190 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SEQ); | depending on what
191 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SHADOW); | you want *not*
192 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SEQ | NO_SHADOW);| to load from the files
193 f->SetLoadMode(NO_SHADOWSEQ); | within the root directory
194 f->SetDirectoryName(rootDirectoryName);
197 <b>Don't</b> use any longer old deprecated style: <br>
199 gdcm::DicomDir *dcmdir = new gdcm::DicomDir(dirName, true);</TT><br>
205 <LI> The difference between <TT>MONOCHROME1</TT> (low values = bright,
206 high values = dark) and <TT>MONOCHROME2</TT> (low values = dark,
207 high values = bright) is now taken into account.<br>
208 It's no longer up to the user to change the pixels value
209 <LI> Writing a 'True Dicom' image after reading an <TT>ACR-NEMA</TT> image
210 does not request any longer from the user to build up
211 'manually' the Meta Elements group (<TT>Ox0002</TT>)
212 <LI> Old '24 Bits' <TT>ACR-NEMA</TT> are now correctly re-written
213 in <TT>DICOM V3</TT> mode.
214 <LI> Element <TT>0x0000</TT> of <TT>Shadow groups</TT> is always forced to be a
215 <TT>ValEntry</TT> and its <TT>VR</TT> is forced to <TT>UL</TT>
219 <LI> A.P.I. breaking modifications (since previous version : <TT>1.0</TT>)
221 <LI> NEVER more API breaking modifications !!!
227 <LI> Use of <TT>Implicit Value Representation</TT> writting mode may
228 causes troubles, when there are some <TT>SQ</TT> belonging to a
229 <TT>Shadow Group</TT>. <br>
230 Better you use <TT>Explicit Value Representation</TT> writting mode ...
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240 <A CLASS="anchor" NAME="NewsVersion1_0">
241 <B>Version 1.0 (Feb 14 2005)</B></A>
247 <a href="Doc1.0/uml-gdcmV1.0.pdf">gdcm 1.0 UML Class Diagram</a> version.
248 <LI> <a href= "Doc1.0/html.user/index.html">User Documentation"</a>
249 <LI> <a href= "Doc1.0/html.developper/index.html">Developper
251 <LI> Final check of the jpeg sub-library: all 'classical' jpeg
252 compressed Dicom files can be read<br>
253 <LI>All the previously gdcm-breaker images are now readable<br>
254 <LI> A huge number of memory leaks removed
255 <LI> Improvement of write process
259 <LI> A.P.I. breaking modifications (since previous version : <TT>0.6</TT>)
261 <LI> Use of <TT> namespace</TT> : all the methods formerly named
262 <TT>className::gdcmXxx()</TT> are now named <TT>className::Xxx()</TT>
263 <br> End user will have to call them as <TT>gdcm::className::Xxx() </TT>
264 <LI> a <TT>gdcm::Document</TT> is now specialized in :
266 <LI> <TT>gdcm::DicomDir</TT>
267 <LI> <TT>gdcm::File</TT>
269 <LI> a <TT>gdcm::DicomElementSet</TT> is composed of a set of
270 <TT>gdcm::DicomDocEntry</TT>
271 <LI> a <TT>gdcm::DicomDocEntry</TT> can be :
273 <LI> a <TT>gdcm::ContentEntry</TT>, specialized in :
275 <LI> <TT>gdcm::ValEntry</TT>
276 <LI> <TT>gdcm::BinEntry</TT> (no longer a specialization of
277 <TT>gdcm::ValEntry</TT>)
279 <LI> a <TT>gdcm::SeqEntry</TT>
281 <LI> Removal of useless accessors <TT>GetXxxByname</TT>, <TT>SetXxxByname</TT>
282 <LI> Renaming of accessors <TT>GetXxxByNumber</TT>, <TT>SetXxxByNumber</TT>
285 <LI> <TT>GetEntryByNumber
286
287 --> GetEntryValue</TT>
288 <LI> <TT>GetEntryLengthByNumber --> GetEntryLength</TT>
289 <LI> <TT>GetEntryOffsetByNumber --> GetEntryOffset</TT>
290 <LI> <TT>GetEntryVRByNumber
291 --> GetEntryVR</TT>
293 <LI> <TT>GetDocEntryByNumber
294 --> GetDocEntry</TT>
295 <LI> <TT>GetValEntryByNumber
296 --> GetValEntry</TT>
297 <LI> <TT>GetBinEntryByNumber
298 --> GetBinEntry</TT>
299 <LI> <TT>GetSeqEntryByNumber
300 --> GetSeqEntry</TT>
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309 <B>Version 0.6 (June 8 2004)</B></A>
312 This version will be used by Insight Tool Kit
313 (<a href="http://www.itk.org">ITK</a> 2.0) at the beginning of 2005.<br>
314 It's not yet packaged ...<br><br>
315 <LI> <a href= "Doc0.6/html.user/index.html">User Documentation"</a>
316 <LI> <a href= "Doc0.6/html.developper/index.html">Developper Documentation"</a>
317 <LI> The new <TT>gdcmDocument</TT> class is a parent class of
318 <TT>gdcmHeader</TT> class and <TT>gdcmDicomDir</TT> class.
319 <LI> Massive modifications in the Class Diagram :
321 <LI> any dicom related file is a <TT>gdcmDocument</TT>
322 <LI> a <TT>gdcmDocument</TT> can be :
324 <LI> a <TT>gdcmHeader</TT>, if it contains pixel data
325 <LI> a <TT>gdcmDicomDir</TT>, if it contains only informations
326 on the files in a given directory
329 <LI> a <TT>gdcmDocument</TT> is_a <TT>gdcmElementSet</TT>,
330 composed of a set of <TT>gdcmEntry</TT> separated into :
332 <LI> <TT>gdcmValEntry</TT><br>
333 a specialization of <TT>gdcmValEntry</TT>, for 'non
334 <TT>std::string</TT> representable' values is
335 <TT>gdcmBinEntry</TT>
336 <LI> <TT>gdcmSeqEntry</TT> (VR = <TT>SQ</TT>, i.e Dicom Sequences)<br>
337 they are dealt as tree-like structures :<br>
338 - a <TT>gdcmSeqEntry</TT> is considered as a set
339 of <TT>gdcmSQItem</TT>,<br>
340 - a <TT>gdcmSQItem</TT> is_a <TT>gdcmElementSet</TT>, composed
341 of <TT>gdcmDocEntries</TT>, recursively <br>
344 <LI> Improvement of the jpeg sub-library: jpeg
345 compressed Dicom files (lossless and lossy)
346 might be read (check-it out)
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352 <A CLASS="anchor" NAME="NewsVersion0_4">
353 <B>Version 0.4 (February 6 2004)</B></A>
357 <LI> <a href="Doc0.4/uml-gdcmV0.4.pdf">gdcm 0.4 UML Class Diagram</a>.
358 <LI> <a href= "Doc0.4/html.user/index.html">User Documentation"</a>
359 <LI> <a href= "Doc0.4/html.developper/index.html">Developper Documentation </a>
361 <LI> Introduction of a jpeg sub-library: some very simple jpeg-lossy
362 compressed Dicom files might be working (check-it out).
363 <LI> And also, fewer memory leaks, cleaned-up stl usage (should work
364 with gcc-3.x), python disutil installer (see file setup.py)
365 supporting both Swig and vtk wrapping.
366 <LI> Introduction of a RLE (Run-Time Encoding) library
367 <LI> Color images (RGB or Palette Color) are dealt with
368 <LI> Confusing names <TT>gdcmPatient</TT>, <TT>gdcmStudy</TT>,
369 <TT>gdcmSerie</TT>, <TT>gdcmPatient</TT> changed to
370 <TT>gdcmDicomDirPatient</TT>, <TT>gdcmDicomDirStudy</TT>,
371 <TT>gdcmDicomDirSerie</TT>, <TT>gdcmDicomDirPatient</TT>
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379 <B>Version 0.3 (July 8 2003)</B></A>
382 <LI> <TT>gdcmFile</TT> class now enables acces to the data
383 i.e. the image[s] content. Previously only parsing of the
384 Dicom header was available through usage of <TT>gdcmHeader</TT>
386 <LI> a <A HREF="http://public.kitware.com/VTK/">VTK</A> plugin
387 of gdcm is now available through the <TT>vtkGdcmReader</TT>
388 vtk class (see it as a vtk wrapper of gdcm), which enables
390 <LI> Loading of a single image,
391 <LI> Loading of a stack of images from multiple Dicom files,
392 <LI> this class is wrapped for vtkPython (by using native vtk
395 <LI> Introduction of a jpeg sub-library: lossless-jpeg
396 compressed Dicom files work.
397 <LI> <TT>vtkgdcmViewer</TT> allows easy displaying of single/multiframe
398 GreyLevel/RGB/PaletteColor images
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405 <B>Version 0.1 (April 1 2003)</B></A>
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411 <B>Version 0.0 (March 14 2003)</B></A>
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