1 /*=========================================================================
4 Module: $RCSfile: gdcmDicomDirPatient.h,v $
6 Date: $Date: 2007/08/29 15:30:48 $
7 Version: $Revision: 1.35 $
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19 #ifndef _GDCMPATIENT_H_
20 #define _GDCMPATIENT_H_
22 #include "gdcmDicomDirObject.h"
24 namespace GDCM_NAME_SPACE
28 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
29 typedef std::list<DicomDirStudy*> ListDicomDirStudy;
31 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 * \brief describes a PATIENT within a DICOMDIR (DicomDir)
36 class GDCM_EXPORT DicomDirPatient : public DicomDirObject
38 gdcmTypeMacro(DicomDirPatient);
41 /// \brief Constructs a DicomDirPatient with a RefCounter
42 static DicomDirPatient *New(bool empty=false) {return new DicomDirPatient(empty);}
44 void Print(std::ostream &os = std::cout, std::string const &indent = "" );
45 void WriteContent(std::ofstream *fp, FileType t, bool insideMetaElements, bool insideSequence );
48 /// \brief Adds a new gdcm::DicomDirStudy to the Patient
49 void AddStudy(DicomDirStudy *obj) { Studies.push_back(obj); }
50 DicomDirStudy *NewStudy();
53 DicomDirStudy *GetFirstStudy();
54 DicomDirStudy *GetNextStudy();
55 DicomDirStudy *GetLastStudy();
56 /// returns the number of Studies currently held in the gdcm::DicomDirPatient
57 int GetNumberOfStudies() { return Studies.size();}
58 virtual void Copy(DocEntrySet *set);
61 DicomDirPatient(bool empty=false);
65 /// chained list of DicomDirStudy (to be exploited hierarchicaly)
66 ListDicomDirStudy Studies;
67 /// iterator on the DicomDirStudies of the current DicomDirPatient
68 ListDicomDirStudy::iterator ItStudy;
70 } // end namespace gdcm
72 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------