+/*
+ * When more than one filename is specified (i.e. we expect loading
+ * a stack or volume) we need to check that the corresponding images/volumes
+ * to be loaded are coherent i.e. to make sure:
+ * - they all share the same X dimensions
+ * - they all share the same Y dimensions
+ * - they all share the same ImageType ( 8 bit signed, or unsigned...)
+ *
+ * Eventually, we emit a warning when all the files do NOT share the
+ * Z dimension, since we can still build a stack but the
+ * files are not coherent in Z, which is probably a source a trouble...
+ * When files are not readable (either the file cannot be opened or
+ * because gdcm cannot parse it), they are flagged as "GDCM_UNREADABLE".
+ * This method returns the total number of planar images to be loaded
+ * (i.e. an image represents one plane, but a volume represents many planes)
+ */
+/**
+ * Test the coherent informations of the file with the reference informations
+ * used as image caracteristics. The tested informations are :
+ * - they all share the same X dimensions
+ * - they all share the same Y dimensions
+ * - they all share the same Z dimensions
+ * - they all share the same number of components
+ * - they all share the same ImageType ( 8 bit signed, or unsigned...)
+ *
+ * \return True if the file match, False otherwise
+ */
+bool vtkGdcmReader::TestFileInformation(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::File *file)
+{
+ int numColumns = file->GetXSize();
+ int numLines = file->GetYSize();
+ int numPlanes = file->GetZSize();
+ int numComponents;
+ unsigned int pixelSize = file->GetPixelSize();
+
+ if( file->HasLUT() && this->AllowLookupTable )
+ numComponents = file->GetNumberOfScalarComponentsRaw();
+ else
+ numComponents = file->GetNumberOfScalarComponents(); //rgb or mono
+
+ if( numColumns != this->NumColumns )
+ {
+ vtkErrorMacro(<< "File X value doesn't match with the previous ones: "
+ << file->GetFileName().c_str()
+ << ". Found " << numColumns << ", must be "
+ << this->NumColumns);
+ return false;
+ }
+ if( numLines != this->NumLines )
+ {
+ vtkErrorMacro(<< "File Y value doesn't match with the previous ones: "
+ << file->GetFileName().c_str()
+ << ". Found " << numLines << ", must be "
+ << this->NumLines);
+ return false;
+ }
+ if( numPlanes != this->NumPlanes )
+ {
+ vtkErrorMacro(<< "File Z value doesn't match with the previous ones: "
+ << file->GetFileName().c_str()
+ << ". Found " << numPlanes << ", must be "
+ << this->NumPlanes);
+ return false;
+ }
+ if( numComponents != this->NumComponents )
+ {
+ vtkErrorMacro(<< "File Components count doesn't match with the previous ones: "
+ << file->GetFileName().c_str()
+ << ". Found " << numComponents << ", must be "
+ << this->NumComponents);
+ return false;
+ }
+ if( pixelSize != this->PixelSize )