+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Proposed Template of an entry in this TODO:
+(Note: Date is the date of registering of first demand.)
+
+-------------
+Description:
+Date:
+Attributed:
+Details:
+Comments:
+-------------
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: GDCM does not read Spacing properly.
+Date: 2006 June 5
+Attributed:
+Details:
+GDCM is ready completely random values to find out the spacing/origin or an
+image. It *SHOULD* first find the IOD and then deduce which tags to read
+Eg: Cross section this is in Pixel Spacing (0028,0030)
+CR is in Imager Pixel Spacing (0018,1164)
+US is in Pixel Ratio (0028,0034)
+RT is in :
+(3002,0011) Image Plane Pixel Spacing
+(3002,0012) RT Imaga ePosition
+and
+(3004,000c) for deducing Z spacing
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: GDCM is pretty dumb with binary data
+Date: 2006 May 1
+Attributed:
+Details:
+D 0028|0009 [AT] [Frame Increment Pointer] [gdcm::Binary data loaded;length = 4]
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: gdcm does not handle deflate TS
+Date: 2006 Jan 25
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+image_dfl from dclunie website is not working since the *whole* dataset
+is compressed. Therefore we cannot even parse the file.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Problem with PrintFile and OB field
+Date: 2005 Dec 30
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+ Doing a PrintFile on RickAvila DataSet we get:
+D 0043|1028 lg : x(2) 2 Off.: x(bb2) 2994 [OB] [Unique image iden] [00]
+Whereas hexedit shows 3030 ??
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Make sure that that gdcm lib can be dlopen'ed/dlclose
+Date: 2005 Sep 14
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+ As reported in ITK mailing list, the global symbols are completely
+ skrewed up in gdcm, preventing one to dlopen/dlclose gdcm lib.
+ -> Need to add a nighlty test
+ -> Need to write the code :(
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Add testing of valid dictionary
+Date: 2005 Aug 31
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+Since that now private/shadow dictionary are available
+it would be nice to start implementing an automatic mode of loading
+those dictionary as we read the public one.
+Comments: It shouldn't be too difficult to 'manualy' ask memory merging
+ of a Private Dict into the public one (I can do it soon).
+ Automatic recognition of the Private Dict to be used seems hopeless.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: gdcm::SerieHelper / UID / set of rules
+Date: 2005 Aug 30
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+ gdcm::SerieHelper now offer a mechanism to add rules to sub select image
+as we iterate over them within a subdirectory structure. But what if UID was too
+restrictive ? Therefore UID subselection become only a good default rule, which
+should ideally be removed when user need a specific task.
+Comments:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Add testing of valid dictionary
+Date: 2005 Aug 29
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+It is potentially possible that user modifies the dictionary that gdcm provides
+and this is also possible that the dictionary generated from pdf is buggy
+(see 2001,xx5F. VR = SQ, VM = 1-n, from
+www.medical.philips.com/main/company/connectivity/assets/docs/dicomcs/mr91.pdf)
+Therefore gdcm should check for any typo, and report it (if possible)
+Comments:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Add kwsys as a subdir somewhere in gdcm
+Date: 2004 Oct 8
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+ kwsys is a lightweight library developped by kitware, used in project like
+ITK, VTK, CMake and ParaView. It runs and compile on almost any plateform with c++
+compiler. And it provide a cross plateform approach to any kind of system call
+(executing a process, killing a process, realpath, filename/directory management ...)
+Comments:
+ * jpr : what does 'kwsys' stand for?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Extent reading support
+Date: 2004 Oct 8
+Attributed: Mathieu
+Details:
+Comments: All ITK/VTK readers support selecting extent. gdcm should support
+selecting extent before being inserted into ITK
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: gdcmDicomDir and SQItem creation
+Date: 2004 Nov 16
+Attributed:
+Details: DicomDir creates some SQItem (by new). Then, it creates
+ the corresponding DicomDirPatient, etc. using the content of the SQItem
+ (the content is composed with some DocEntry's that can't be destroyed).
+ So, if the SQItem is deleted, then it's content is deleted to. But the
+ DicomDirPatient, etc. use the content of the SQItem. Then, the SQItem can't
+ be deleted, and when have memory leaks
+Comments :
+ * JPR : Fixed
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: [BUG] Better handling of unfound Dicom dictionary.
+ When gdcm doesn't find the Dicom dictionary (because it's
+ path to the directory of dictionary is uncorrect, either
+ because the install relative layout was broken after file moves
+ or because the environnement variable GDCM_DICT_PATH is
+ unpropely set), gdcm will:
+ 1/ print a warning
+ 2/ throw an exception (that is internaly UNcatched by gdcm)
+ that in most cases provoques the caller application to
+ exit uncleanly (uncatched excpetions in fine call abort() ).
+ Additionaly on Win32 the warning print isn't displayed because
+ exiting occurs prior to cerr or cout is flushed properly.
+Date: 2004 Oct 15
+Attributed:
+Details: fixes (from dirty to clean)
+ 1/ force Win32 to flush it's buffer so at least the user gets some
+ reason why it's application exited (when called in command
+ environement). Note: it looks like the "cerr << flush" fails. Sigh.
+ 2/ within gdcm catch the exception, display a decent warning, and
+ return to caller.
+ 3/ see the comment below on how to enhance the API and fix things
+ really cleanly.
+Comments: ENH proposal:
+ The caller migth not be aware of the path to the dictionaries
+ on invocation of gdcm (think this path is set by the Interface
+ because the caller wants to skip the default gdcm dictionary in order
+ to provide his own ones e.g. another language based one).
+ Hence, gdcm should postpone the parsing of the default dictionary
+ instead of doing it on library entry.
+ This would enable two things:
+ - It would give a chance to the caller to set the path to
+ the dictionaries he whishes to use, through a call to
+ newly created DictSet::SetDictionaryPath( string ).
+ - It would avoid the burden of using the GDCM_DICT_PATH
+ environnement variable and enable GDCM CONTROL FROM WITHIN
+ THE API. Optionaly, if the caller didn't use the API to
+ provide his prefered path, gdcm could still default to
+ GDCM_DICT_PATH...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: vtk/vtkGdcmReader doesn't positionate the normal to the image
+Date: 2004 Oct 1
+Attributed:
+Details: vtkGdcmReader::CheckFileCoherence() sets the DataOrigin[i]
+ but doesn't set the plane (image seen in 3D) normal (is it
+ possible any how). This plane normal could be extracted from
+ the "orientation" info of the gdcmHeader ( refer to
+ grep "Orientation" Dicts/dicomV3.dic).
+ Problem exhibiting this defect: cine loop on a stack of images
+ whose Origin is correct, but whose normal is not set will
+ plainly suck !
+Comments:
+ * vtkGdcmReader inherits from vtkImageReader which aggregates
+ a vtkTranform. vtkGdcmReader could store (when the user requires
+ it, see below) the origin/normal taken from the Dicom Header
+ within this vtkTransform (looks like a natural place to store
+ this spacial information).
+ * Both settings of the origin and/OR the normal of the plane (image)
+ should be an option defined with a flag (On/Off) in the
+ vtkGdcmReader...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: test the private dictionary part.
+Date: 2004 Sep 24
+Attributed:
+Details:
+Comments:
+ * Frog: where can we obtain such a private/dictionary and the corresponding
+ Dicom file ? Any examples on-line ?
+ * jpr : some are in gdcm/Dicts (built from pdf documents found on constructors'
+ www sites.
+ When we check them against existing images, we see the are uncomplete
+ and unaccurate ...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: generate methods based on VM.
+Date: 2004 Jul 30
+Attributed:
+Details:
+ * cmake should parse le DICOM dictionary to generate methods like
+ gdcm???::SetImagePosition(int, int)
+ {
+ //generated content do not edit
+ ...
+ }
+ gdcm???::SetImageNumber(int)
+ {
+ //generated content do not edit
+ ...
+ }
+Comments:
+ * Regrain: a dicom dictionary entry name is NOT UNIQUE [this means
+ two tags=(group, element) can share the same name].
+ What should the wrapper do in such a case !?
+ * Frog: what does VM stand for ?
+ * VM = Value Multiplicity
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Add information on supported imagers (constructor/model)
+Date: 2004 9 7
+Attributed:
+Details: in order to promote gdcm make a list (on the web pages)
+ of images successfully parsed based on a constructor/model ordering
+Comments:
+ * frog: gdcmData only lists pathological images. How to collect
+ the ones gdcm works smoothly with (hopefully gdcmData is a small
+ subset of what we would like).
+ * jpr : gdcmData contains images that caus*ed* us some troubles.
+ the aim of gdcm is to read *all* the images, from *all* the
+ constructors and *all* the models.
+ Better we do a 'gdcm Dicom Hall of Shame' with bugged header images,
+ explaining *why* the header is bugged.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description: Add a GetVersion() global function.
+Date: 2003 july 7
+Attributed:
+Details: This is to be used for version assertion with gdcmPython
+Comments: Done (August 2005)
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* vtk/vtkGdcmHeader.cxx: if speed becomes a concern some changes can
+ be made at the cost of memory consumption (refer to header of
+ vtk/vtkGdcmHeader.cxx)
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------