]> Creatis software - creaBruker.git/blobdiff - lib/src1/bruker2dicom.cxx
Remove useless stuff
[creaBruker.git] / lib / src1 / bruker2dicom.cxx
index 737131192fa455e3b24bcd6484f30d1331931bd0..e241166e05359b664b760a5c7a0d6b6ddb05c6a7 100644 (file)
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 #include "bruker2dicom.h"
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include "brukerexception.h"
 
 #ifndef PATH_MAX // If not defined yet : do it 
-       #define PATH_MAX 2048
+   #define PATH_MAX 2048
 #endif 
 
-
-
 bool Bruker2Dicom::Execute()
 {
-   // ----- Check input values -----
+   // ----- Check input directory name -----
 
    bool bigEndian = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::IsCurrentProcessorBigEndian();
+
    //if ( ! GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList::IsDirectory(InputDirName) )
    if ( ! boost::filesystem::is_directory(InputDirName) )
    {
@@ -26,114 +25,243 @@ bool Bruker2Dicom::Execute()
          std::cout << "OK : [" << InputDirName << "] is a Directory." << std::endl;
    }
 
+   // ----- Check output directory name -----
+
    std::string strDirNameOut(OutputDirName); 
    bool res=CreateDirectory(strDirNameOut);
    if (!res) {
       std::cout << "[" << OutputDirName << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
-      exit (0);
+      //exit (0);
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Output directory creation failure "));
    }
 
-   std::string strDirNamein(InputDirName);
-   GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(strDirNamein, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
-   std::string strDirNameout(OutputDirName);   
-
-/*   
-   if (listonly)
-   {
-      std::cout << "------------List of found files ------------" << std::endl;
-      dirList.Print();
-      std::cout << std::endl;
-      return 1;
-   }
-*/
-
 //
 // e.g : at level 0, in : B67d1.Bp1
 //
 //           1  2  3  4  5  6  AdjStatePerStudy  subject
 //
 
+   std::string strDirNamein(InputDirName);
+
+/* */
+   GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(strDirNamein, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
+
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType fileNames;
    fileNames = dirList.GetFilenames();
-   bool canOpen;
-   std::string outputFileName;
 
-  // BrukerDataSet br_subject;
-   std::string subject;
-   subject = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetPath(*(fileNames.begin()))+
-             GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
-             "subject";
-   if (verbose)
-        std::cout << " Subject : [" <<  subject << "]" << std::endl;
-   canOpen =br_subject.LoadFile(subject);
+   std::string path = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetPath(*(fileNames.begin()));
 
-   if (!canOpen)
+   std::string subject =  path +
+                          GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
+                          "subject";
+
+    std::string acqp = path +
+                       GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
+                       "acqp";
+
+    if ( boost::filesystem::is_regular(subject) )
+       subjectFound = true;
+    else
+       subjectFound = false; // user passed only a 'serie', not a 'study 
+
+    if ( boost::filesystem::is_regular(acqp) )
+       acqpFound= true;
+    else
+       acqpFound = false; // user passed a 'non study' directory; Hope it's a 'set of studies' directory!
+
+   int type;
+   if  (subjectFound )  type = 1; // user passed a 'study
+   else if  (acqpFound) type = 2; // user passed a 'serie' 
+   else                 type = 3; // user passed a 'non study' directory; Hope it's a 'set of studies' directory!
+ /* */
+
+   // 1 : if subjectFound                       : user passed a Single Study Directory
+   // 2 : if NOT subjectFound and acqpFound     : user passed a Serie Directory
+   // 3 : if NOT subjectFound and NOT acqpFound : user passed a 'non Study Directory' (Hope it's a set of Single Study Directories)
+
+   //int type = CheckUserDirectory(InputDirName);
+   switch (type)
    {
-      std::cout << "Hopeless! no 'subject' found" << std::endl;
-      exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !     
-   }
-   else
-   { 
-      br_subject.FillMap(); 
+      case 1: {   
+         bool canOpen = br_subject.LoadFile(subject);
+         if (!canOpen)
+         {
+            std::cout << "Hopeless! 'subject' found / cannot be open" << std::endl;
+            throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! 'subject' found in root input directory / cannot be open"));
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            br_subject.FillMap();
+
+            // get info for 'Study Description'  
+            BrukerFieldData b_name=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_name_string");
+            subject_name = b_name.GetStringValue()[0];
+            strPatientName = subject_name;
+            cleanString(subject_name);
+            DealWithSingleStudyDirectory (fileNames);
+        }
+         break;
+      }
+
+      case 2: {
+         subject_name = "defaultPatName";
+        strPatientName = subject_name;
+         DealWithSingleStudyDirectory (fileNames);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case 3: {
+         std::cout << " User passed a 'non study' directory; Hope it's a *non recursive* 'set of studies' directory! (recursive not yet dealt with)" << std::endl;
+        DealWithMultiStudyDirectory (fileNames);
+        break;
+      }
    }
-   //br_subject.PrintSelf();
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithMultiStudyDirectory (GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &dirNames)
+{
+   GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType::iterator it;
+
+   for (it = dirNames.begin();
+         it != dirNames.end();
+       ++it)
+   {
+      if ( boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
+      {
+         subjectFound = false;
+         if (verbose)
+            std::cout << "in 'DealWithMultiStudyDirectory' [" << *it << "] is a directory" << std::endl;
+
+         GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(*it, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
+         GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType fileNames;
+         fileNames = dirList.GetFilenames();
 
-  // get info for 'Study Description'
+         std::string path = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetPath(*(fileNames.begin()));
+         std::string subject =  path +
+                                GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
+                                "subject";
+         if (! boost::filesystem::is_regular(subject) )
+         {
+           std::cout << "no [" << subject << "] file found" << std::endl;
+           continue;
+         }
+
+         bool canOpen = br_subject.LoadFile(subject);
+         if (!canOpen)
+         {
+            std::cout << "Hopeless! 'subject' found / cannot be open" << std::endl;
+            throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! 'subject' found in root input directory / cannot be open"));
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            br_subject.FillMap();
+           subjectFound = true; // Hope so! (full checking needed!)
+
+            BrukerFieldData b_name=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_name_string");
+            subject_name = b_name.GetStringValue()[0];
+            strPatientName = subject_name;
+            cleanString(subject_name);  
+            DealWithSingleStudyDirectory(fileNames);
+        }  
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         if (verbose)
+            std::cout << "[" << *it << "] is NOT a directory; skipped!" << std::endl; 
+      }   
+   } 
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithSingleStudyDirectory (GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames)
+{
+     bool res;  
+    // creation directory : 'nom du patient'
+    std::string tempStringPatDir(OutputDirName);
+    tempStringPatDir = tempStringPatDir + GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR + subject_name;
+
+    res=CreateDirectory(tempStringPatDir);
+    if (!res) {
+       std::cout << "[" << tempStringPatDir << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
+       throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Patient directory creation failure "));
+    }
+
+    if (subjectFound)
+    {
+       BrukerFieldData b_entry=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_entry");
+       subject_entry = b_entry.GetStringValue()[0];
+       //cleanString(subject_entry);
+       subject_entry = subject_entry.substr(11, subject_entry.size()-11);
   
- /*
-         BrukerFieldData b_protocol_location=br_acqp.GetFieldData("ACQ_protocol_location");
-         acqp_protocol_location = b_protocol_location.GetStringValue()[0];
-         cleanString(acqp_protocol_location);
-*/
-         BrukerFieldData b_name=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_name_string");
-         std::string subject_name = b_name.GetStringValue()[0];
-        strPatientName = subject_name;
-         cleanString(subject_name);
-        
-         BrukerFieldData b_entry=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_entry");
-         std::string subject_entry = b_entry.GetStringValue()[0];
-         //cleanString(subject_entry);
-        subject_entry = subject_entry.substr(11, subject_entry.size()-11);
-        
-         BrukerFieldData b_position=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_position");
-         std::string subject_position = b_position.GetStringValue()[0];
-         //cleanString(subject_position);
-        subject_position = subject_position.substr(9, subject_position.size()-9);
-                        
-         BrukerFieldData b_date=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_date");
-         std::string subject_date = b_date.GetStringValue()[0];
-        strStudyTimeDate = subject_date;
-         cleanString(subject_date);
-        
-         BrukerFieldData b_study_name=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_study_name");
-         std::string subject_study_name = b_study_name.GetStringValue()[0];
-        subject_study_name = subject_study_name.substr(1, subject_study_name.size()-2);         
-         cleanString(subject_date);
-        
-   strStudyDescr = subject_name + "." + subject_study_name + "." + subject_entry + "." + subject_position + "." + subject_date;
-                
+       BrukerFieldData b_position=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_position");
+       subject_position = b_position.GetStringValue()[0];
+       //cleanString(subject_position);
+       subject_position = subject_position.substr(9, subject_position.size()-9);
+       BrukerFieldData b_date=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_date");
+       subject_date = b_date.GetStringValue()[0];
+       strStudyTimeDate = subject_date;
+       cleanString(subject_date);
+       BrukerFieldData b_study_name=br_subject.GetFieldData("SUBJECT_study_name");
+       subject_study_name = b_study_name.GetStringValue()[0];
+       subject_study_name = subject_study_name.substr(1, subject_study_name.size()-2);
+       cleanString(subject_study_name);
+   }
+   else  // Desperate trick when file 'subject' is missing
+   {
+      subject_entry      = "HeadFirst";            // Why not?
+      subject_position   = "Supine";               // Why not?
+      strStudyTimeDate   = "06_06_06_6_June_1666"; // Why not?
+      subject_date       = "6_June_1666";          // Why not?
+      subject_study_name = "defStudyName";         // Why not? 
+   }
+    // subject_name is already in 'Patient Name' 
+    strStudyDescr = /*subject_name + "." + */ subject_study_name + "." + subject_entry + "." + subject_position + "." + subject_date;
+
+    // creation directory : 'nom de la Study'
+
+    std::string tempStringStudyDir(OutputDirName);
+    tempStringStudyDir = tempStringPatDir + GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR + strStudyDescr;
+
+    res=CreateDirectory(tempStringStudyDir);
+    if (!res) {
+       std::cout << "[" << tempStringStudyDir << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
+       throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Study directory creation failure "));
+    }    
+
    char outputDirName[(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];
 
-   strStudyUID =  GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::CreateUniqueUID();
-   
+   strStudyUID    = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::CreateUniqueUID();
+   serieNumber    = 0;
+   instanceNumber = 0;
+
    // -----------------------------------------------------
    // Iterate to ALL the objets(files/directories) found in the input directory
    // (this is level ZERO)
    // each Directory (name : 1, 2, 3, ...) will be a Dicom Serie
    // -----------------------------------------------------
-           
+
+   /// \TODO better use directory iterator, from boost! // JPR
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType::iterator it;
 
    for (it = fileNames.begin();
          it != fileNames.end();
        ++it)
    {
-      if ( !boost::filesystem::is_regular(*it) ) // check twice !
       if ( boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
       { 
          if (verbose)
             std::cout << "[" << *it << "] is a directory" << std::endl;
 
+        //if((*it) == "AdjResult")  // avoid trouble with new version 'AdjResult' directory
+        if(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it) == "AdjResult")
+           continue;
+
          //BrukerDataSet br_acqp;
          std::string strAcqp;
          strAcqp = (*it) +
@@ -143,6 +271,7 @@ bool Bruker2Dicom::Execute()
          br_acqp.LoadFile(strAcqp);
          br_acqp.FillMap();
 
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap " << std::endl;
          std::string acqp_scan_name;
          std::string acqp_method;
          std::string acqp_protocol_location; 
@@ -150,56 +279,57 @@ bool Bruker2Dicom::Execute()
          BrukerFieldData b_protocol_location=br_acqp.GetFieldData("ACQ_protocol_location");
          acqp_protocol_location = b_protocol_location.GetStringValue()[0];
          cleanString(acqp_protocol_location);
-    
+
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 1" << std::endl;    
          BrukerFieldData b_scan_name=br_acqp.GetFieldData("ACQ_scan_name");
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 11" << std::endl;        
          acqp_scan_name = b_scan_name.GetStringValue()[0];
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 12 [" << acqp_scan_name << "]" << std::endl;     
          cleanString(acqp_scan_name);
-  
-         BrukerFieldData b_method=br_acqp.GetFieldData("ACQ_method"); 
-         acqp_method = b_method.GetStringValue()[0]; 
-         cleanString(acqp_method);
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 2" << std::endl;  
+         BrukerFieldData b_method=br_acqp.GetFieldData("ACQ_method");
+        b_method.PrintSelf();
+         acqp_method = b_method.GetStringValue()[0];
 
+         cleanString(acqp_method);
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 3" << std::endl;
          BrukerFieldData b_list_size = br_acqp.GetFieldData("ACQ_O1_list_size");
-         b_list_size.PrintSelf(); //JP
-         nbSlices =  b_list_size.GetIntValue()[0];
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 4" << std::endl;        
+        //b_list_size.PrintSelf(); //JP
 
+         nbSlices =  b_list_size.GetIntValue()[0];
+//std::cout << "out of br_acqp.FillMap 5" << std::endl;
          strSerieDescr = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it)
-                         + "." + acqp_protocol_location
+                       /*  + "." + acqp_protocol_location */ // always the same (in each acquisition)
                          + "." + acqp_scan_name
                          + "." + acqp_method.c_str();
 
-         sprintf(outputDirName, "%s%c%s", OutputDirName.c_str(), 
+         sprintf(outputDirName, "%s%c%s", tempStringStudyDir.c_str(),      //OutputDirName.c_str(), 
                           GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,
                           strSerieDescr.c_str() );
-                         
-         std::cout << " ================================================================================\n"
-                  << " === [" << GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it) << "] -> [" << strSerieDescr << "]\n"
-                   << " ================================================================================"
-                   << std::endl;
 
-/*                       
          std::cout << " ================================================================================\n"
-                  << " ========================= [" << GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it).c_str()
-                   << acqp_protocol_location.c_str()
-                   << acqp_scan_name.c_str()
-                   << acqp_method.c_str()
-                   << "]\n"
+                   << " === [" << GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it) << "] -> [" << strSerieDescr << "]\n"
                    << " ================================================================================"
                    << std::endl;
-*/
+        std::string strOutputDirName(outputDirName);
         if (verbose)
-           printf ("outputDirName [%s]\n", outputDirName);   
-
-        DealWithNiveau1(*it, outputDirName);
+           printf ("outputDirName [%s]\n", outputDirName);
+        try {
+           DealWithNiveau1(*it, strOutputDirName);
+       }
+       catch (BrukerHopelessException &e)
+       {
+        std::cout << "And Exception was thrown in DealWithNiveau1 (" << e.what() << ") " << std::endl;
+        continue;
+       }
       }
    } // end of : for (GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType::iterator it
 }
 
-
 // =====================================================================
 
-void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string currentOutputDirName) {
+void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string &level1Directory, std::string &currentOutputDirName) {
 //
 // e.g. : at level 1, in B67d1.Bp1/6
 //
@@ -209,7 +339,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
 
    if (!res) {
       std::cout << "[" << currentOutputDirName << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
-      exit (0);
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Level 1 output directory creation failure "));    
+     // exit (0);
    }
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(level1Directory, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType fileNames;
@@ -227,7 +358,7 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
       //if ( ! boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
       {
          if (verbose)
-            std::cout << "--- [" << *it << "] is a file" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "--- [" << *it << "] is a file." << std::endl;
       }  
    }
 
@@ -238,7 +369,6 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
         it != fileNames.end();
       ++it)
    {
-      if ( !boost::filesystem::is_regular(*it) ) // check twice !  
       if ( boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
       {
          // will be always "pdata" ...
@@ -258,6 +388,7 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
          sprintf(outputDirName, "%s%c%s", currentOutputDirName.c_str(),
                                           GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,
                                           GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it).c_str());
+         std::string strOutputDirName(outputDirName);
          //br1.PrintSelf();
 
           std::string strMethod;
@@ -277,8 +408,11 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
              canOpen = br_method.LoadFile(strMethod);
              if (!canOpen)
              {
-                std::cout << "Hopeless! neither 'method' nor 'imnd' found" << std::endl;
-                exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !
+                std::cout << "Hopeless! neither 'method' nor 'imnd' found in ["
+                         << level1Directory  << "]; we skip it!" << std::endl;
+               continue;
+                //throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! neither 'method' nor 'imnd' found "));           
+                //exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !
              }
           }
           if (verbose)
@@ -286,7 +420,7 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
           br_method.FillMap();
 
           /* a recuperer :
-             ##$PVM_Fov (dimension)
+             ##$PVM_Fov (dimension)  // ou plutot RECO_fov !
           */
   /*
           dans method (pour perfusion  seulement?) :
@@ -295,16 +429,23 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau1(std::string level1Directory, std::string curr
           ##$PVM_NSPacks=2
           ##$PVM_SPackArrNSlices=( 2 )
           7 1  
-  */    
-         DealWithNiveau2(*it,outputDirName );
+  */
+         try {
+            DealWithNiveau2(*it, strOutputDirName);
+        }
+        catch (BrukerHopelessException &e)
+        {
+           std::cout << "And Exception was thrown in DealWithNiveau2 (" << e.what() << ") " << std::endl;
+           continue;
+        }
       }
    }
 }
 
 // =====================================================================
 
-void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau2(std::string level2Directory, std::string currentOutputDirName) {
-  
+void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau2(std::string &level2Directory, std::string &currentOutputDirName) {
+
 // e.g. : at level 2 in B67d1.Bp1/6/pdata
 //
 // acqp  fid  imnd  pdata  pulseprogram  spnam0  spnam1
@@ -314,9 +455,10 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau2(std::string level2Directory, std::string curr
 
    if (!res) {
       std::cout << "[" << currentOutputDirName << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
-      exit (0);
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Level2 output directory creation failure"));       
+      //exit (0);
    }
-  
+
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(level2Directory, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
 
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType fileNames;
@@ -335,25 +477,22 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau2(std::string level2Directory, std::string curr
         it != fileNames.end();
       ++it)
    {
-      if ( !boost::filesystem::is_regular(*it) ) 
-      //if ( ! boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
+      if ( ! boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
       { 
-         std::cout << "--- --- [" << *it << "] is a file" << std::endl;
+         std::cout << "--- --- [" << *it << "] is a file.." << std::endl;
       }
-      
    }
-  
+
    for (it = fileNames.begin();
          it != fileNames.end();
        ++it)
    {
-      if ( !boost::filesystem::is_regular(*it) ) // check twice !
       if ( boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
       { 
   
          if (verbose)
             std::cout << "--- --- [" << *it << "] is a directory" << std::endl;
+
         // sprintf(outputDirName, "%s%c%s", currentOutputDirName.c_str(), 
         //                          GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,
         //                                GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it).c_str() );
@@ -388,18 +527,32 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau2(std::string level2Directory, std::string curr
                                           GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,
                                           GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName(*it).c_str(),
              str_isa_func_name.c_str());
-          } 
-          DealWithNiveau3(*it, outputDirName);
+          }
+         std::string strOutputDirName(outputDirName);
+         try {
+             DealWithNiveau3(*it, strOutputDirName);
+         }
+         catch (BrukerHopelessException &e)
+         {
+            std::cout << "And Exception was thrown in DealWithNiveau3 (" << e.what() << "); " 
+                      << " We skip [" << level2Directory << "]" << std::endl;
+            continue;
+         }
+         catch (BrukerInitException &e)
+         {
+            std::cout << "And Init Exception was thrown in DealWithNiveau3 (" << e.what() << "); " 
+                      << " We skip [" << level2Directory << "]" << std::endl;
+            continue;
+         }          
       }
    }
 }
 
-
 //
 // =====================================================================
 //
 
-void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string currentOutputDirName){
+void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string &level3Directory, std::string &currentOutputDirName){
 
 //
 // e.g. at level 3, in
@@ -413,7 +566,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
    if (!res)
    {
       std::cout << "[" << currentOutputDirName << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
-      exit (0);
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Level3 output directory creation failure"));
+      //exit (0);
    }
 
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(level3Directory, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
@@ -422,6 +576,7 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
    fileNames = dirList.GetFilenames();
 
    char original2dseqName       [(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];
+   char original2dseqName_XXX   [(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];   
    char currentOutputMhdDirName [(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];
 
    char outputMhdFileName       [(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];
@@ -431,33 +586,35 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
 
    char copyFile[PATH_MAX + PATH_MAX + 5]; // Should be enough!
    bool canOpen;
+
    //-------------- try d3proc;
    char char_d3proc[(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];
 
    sprintf(char_d3proc,"%s%c%s", level3Directory.c_str(), GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,"d3proc" );     
-   
+
    if (verbose)
-      std::cout << "--- => [" << char_d3proc << "]" << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "d3proc: --- => [" << char_d3proc << "]" << std::endl;
    std::string str_d3proc(char_d3proc);       
    canOpen = br_d3proc.LoadFile(str_d3proc);
 
    if (!canOpen)
    {
       std::cout << "Hopeless! no 'd3proc' found" << std::endl;
-      exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception ! 
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! no 'd3proc' found"));
+      //exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception ! 
    }
 
    canOpen = br_d3proc.FillMap();
    if (!canOpen)
    {
       std::cout << "Hopeless! FillMap failed on 'd3proc'" << std::endl;
-      exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !     
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! FillMap failed on 'd3proc'"));      
+      //exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !     
    }
+
    //-------------- end try d3proc;
-    
+
+
  // -------------------try reco
 
    char char_reco[(unsigned int) PATH_MAX+2];
@@ -467,8 +624,9 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
     //             GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
     //             "d3proc";
    if (verbose)
-      std::cout << "--- => [" << char_reco << "]" << std::endl;
-   std::string str_reco(char_reco);       
+      std::cout << "reco: --- => [" << char_reco << "]" << std::endl;
+
+   std::string str_reco(char_reco);
    canOpen = br_reco.LoadFile(str_reco);
 
    if (!canOpen) // we try in directory ../1
@@ -478,80 +636,143 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
       std::string lastDirName = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetPath(level3Directory);
       //lastDirName = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetPath(lastDirName);
       sprintf(char_reco,"%s%c1%c%s", lastDirName.c_str(), GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR,"reco" );
-      str_reco=char_reco;
+      //str_reco=char_reco;
       canOpen = br_reco.LoadFile(str_reco);
       if (!canOpen)
       {
-         std::cout << "Hopeless! cannot find 'reco' in [" << str_reco << "]"  << std::endl;
-         exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !    
+         std::cout << "Hopeless! cannot find 'reco' in [" << str_reco << "]"  << std::endl;     
+         throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! cannot find 'reco'"));  
+         //exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !    
       }
+   } else {
+      if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "[" << str_reco << "] successfully Loaded " << std::endl;
    }
 
    canOpen = br_reco.FillMap();
    if (!canOpen)
    {
       std::cout << "Hopeless! FillMap failed on [" << str_reco << "]" << std::endl;
-      exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !     
-   }
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! FillMap failed on 'reco'"));  
+      //exit(0);  /// \TODO throw an exception !
+   } else {
+      if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "[" << str_reco << "] successfully Mapped" << std::endl;
+   }   
+
    //std::cout << "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" << std::cout;
    // br_reco.PrintSelf();
    // std::cout << "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" << std::cout;
-       
    // -------------------end try reco
 
 
    BrukerFieldData bX = br_d3proc.GetFieldData("IM_SIX");
    int NX = bX.GetIntValue()[0];
 
-   std::cout << "IM_SIX " << NX << std::endl;
+   if (verbose)
+      std::cout << "IM_SIX " << NX << std::endl;
    BrukerFieldData bY=br_d3proc.GetFieldData("IM_SIY"); 
    int NY = bY.GetIntValue()[0];
 
-   std::cout << "IM_SIY " << NY << std::endl;
+   if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "IM_SIY " << NY << std::endl;
    /// \todo : check if there are actually 3 dimensions or only 2
-  
+
    BrukerFieldData bZ= br_d3proc.GetFieldData("IM_SIZ");
    int nbFrames = bZ.GetIntValue()[0]; 
-   std::cout << "IM_SIZ " << nbFrames << std::endl;
+   if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "IM_SIZ " << nbFrames << std::endl;
 
         // WARNING DATTYPE is, either in {ip_short, ip_int, ip_char, ...}, or in {1, 2, 3, ...}
+
    BrukerFieldData bDPT = br_d3proc.GetFieldData("DATTYPE");
+
    std::string mhdDataPixelType;
    int pixelSize;
    getImhDataType(bDPT, mhdDataPixelType, pixelSize);
+
+
+ /*
+
+ // See mail Denis : 
+ // En regle generale il vaut mieux que l'on passe par RECO_* 
+ // pour extraire les parametres de l'image
+ //
+
    BrukerFieldData fov = br_method.GetFieldData("PVM_Fov");
    double fovX = fov.GetDoubleValue()[0];
    double fovY = fov.GetDoubleValue()[1];
    if (verbose)
       std::cout << "FOV (ds method) " << fovX << " " << fovY << std::endl;
 
+   BrukerFieldData spatResol = br_method.GetFieldData("PVM_SpatResol");
+   double spatResolX = spatResol.GetDoubleValue()[0];
+   double spatResolY = spatResol.GetDoubleValue()[1];
+   if (verbose)
+      std::cout << "SpatResol (ds method) " << spatResolX << " " << spatResolY << std::endl;
+     
+*/
+
+/* ------  */
+// Better we use 'get' accessors from BrukerImage class, as Denis wrote them
+
+   BrukerFieldData fov = br_reco.GetFieldData("RECO_fov");
+   double fovX = fov.GetDoubleValue()[0];
+   double fovY = fov.GetDoubleValue()[1];
+   if (verbose)
+      std::cout << "FOV (ds reco) " << fovX << " " << fovY << std::endl;
+
+   BrukerFieldData size = br_reco.GetFieldData("RECO_size");
+   double sizeX = size.GetDoubleValue()[0];
+   double sizeY = size.GetDoubleValue()[1];
+
+   if (verbose)
+      std::cout << "SIZE (ds reco) " << sizeX << " " << sizeY << std::endl;
+
+   double spatResolX = fovX / sizeX;
+   double spatResolY = fovY / sizeY;
+
+   if (verbose)
+      std::cout << "spatResol (ds reco : fov/size) " << spatResolX << " " << spatResolY << std::endl;
+
+/* ------  */
+
    /// \TODO probabely a more sophisticated accessor will be necessary :
-   ///  (cf : non contiguous slices, overlapping, slice thickness, space between clices, etc)
+   ///  (cf : non contiguous slices, overlapping, slice thickness, space between slices, etc)
+
    BrukerFieldData bsliceDistance = br_method.GetFieldData("PVM_SPackArrSliceDistance");
    double sliceDistance = bsliceDistance.GetDoubleValue()[0];
 
+   if (verbose)
+      std::cout << "SPackArrSliceDistance (ds method) " << sliceDistance << std::endl;   
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
    if (mhd)
    {
       sprintf(currentOutputMhdDirName, "%s%c%s", currentOutputDirName.c_str(),
                                GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR, "MhdFiles");
-      res = CreateDirectory( currentOutputMhdDirName );
+
+      std::string strCurrentOutputMhdDirName(currentOutputMhdDirName);
+      res = CreateDirectory( strCurrentOutputMhdDirName );
       if (!res) {
          std::cout << "[" << currentOutputDirName << "] Directory creation failure " << std::endl;
-         exit (0);
+        throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless!FillMap failed on 'reco'"));  
+         //exit (0);
       } 
 
       if (verbose)
          std::cout << "Directory creation [" <<  currentOutputDirName << "]" << std::endl;
    }  // end if mhd
 
-   std::cout << "nbFrames " << nbFrames << std::endl;
-   std::cout << "nbSlices " << nbSlices << std::endl;
+   if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "nbFrames " << nbFrames << std::endl;
+   if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "nbSlices " << nbSlices << std::endl;
    int k;
    int nbInstants = nbFrames/nbSlices;
-   std::cout << "nbInstants (deduced )" << nbInstants << std::endl;    
+   if (verbose)
+         std::cout << "nbInstants (deduced)" << nbInstants << std::endl;    
    int instantNb;
    int sliceNb; 
    FILE *fp;  // for MHD files
@@ -566,22 +787,43 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
    fp = fopen(original2dseqName, "rb");
    if (!fp) 
    {
-      std::cout << "Cannot open [" << original2dseqName << "] for reading" << std::endl;
-      exit (0);
+      // try 2dseq_Angio2D ?!?
+
+      sprintf( original2dseqName_XXX, "%s%s", original2dseqName, "_Angio2D");
+      fp = fopen(original2dseqName_XXX, "rb");
+      if (!fp)
+      {
+         std::cout << "Cannot open [" << original2dseqName << "] nor [" <<  original2dseqName_XXX << "] for reading" << std::endl;
+         fclose(fp);    
+         throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Cannot open '2dseq'"));
+         //exit (0);
+      }
    }
-   
+
    unsigned char *buffer_2dseq = new unsigned char[NX*NY*pixelSize*nbSlices*nbInstants];   
    ///\ TODO : find a safer way to be sure to read everything!
    size_t lgr = fread(buffer_2dseq, 1, NX*NY*pixelSize*nbSlices*nbInstants, fp);
 
    // This one will be important!
    // ---------------------------
-   imageSet = CreateImageSet ( );
-   
+   try {
+      imageSet = CreateImageSet ( );
+   }
+   catch (BrukerInitException& e)
+   {
+      if (verbose)
+         std::cout <<  "an Init Exception was thrown in CreateImageSet ( ); " << e.what() 
+                   <<  "catched in DealWithNiveau3" << std::endl;
+      //return;
+      throw (e);
+   }
+
+   serieNumber++;
    strSerieUID =  GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::CreateUniqueUID();
    if (nbInstants==1) // creer un seul fichier .mhd  pour toutes les Slices! (images natives)
    {
-       std::cout << "Single instant : do not split" << std::endl;
+       if (verbose)
+          std::cout << "Single instant : do not split" << std::endl;
        if (mhd)
        {
              sprintf(outputMhdFileName, "%s%cMhdData_All_the_Slices.mhd", currentOutputMhdDirName,
@@ -590,7 +832,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
              if (!fp)
              {
                 std::cout << "Cannot open [" << outputMhdFileName << "] for writting" << std::endl;
-                exit(0);
+               throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Cannot open  mhd file for writting"));
+                //exit(0);
              }
              else
              {
@@ -600,7 +843,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                fprintf(fp, "BinaryDataByteOrderMSB = False\n" );
                fprintf(fp, "DimSize = %d %d %d\n", NX, NY, nbSlices );
                fprintf(fp, "HeaderSize = %d\n", 0);
-               fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance );
+               //fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance );
+               fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n", spatResolX, spatResolY, sliceDistance );
                fprintf(fp, "Position = 0 0 %d\n", 0 );
                fprintf(fp, "Offset = 0 0 0\n" );
                fprintf(fp, "CenterOfRotation = 0 0 0\n" );
@@ -615,52 +859,54 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
              if (!fp)
              {
                 std::cout << "Cannot open [" << output2dseqSliceFileName << "] for writting" << std::endl;
+               throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Cannot open 2dseq file for writting"));             
              }
              else
              {
                 fwrite( buffer_2dseq, NX*NY*pixelSize, nbSlices, fp);     
              }
              fclose(fp);
+             serieNumber ++;
              strSerieUID =  GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::CreateUniqueUID();
        }  // end if mhd
        if (dicom)
        {
              sprintf(output2dseqSliceFileName, "%s%c2dseq_All_the_Slices.dcm", 
                                        currentOutputDirName.c_str(), GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR);
-              
+
             /* ----------- Write Dicom Image  ---------------*/
              MakeDicomImage(buffer_2dseq,
                NX,
                NY,
                nbFrames,
                pixelSize,
-               fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance,
+               //fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance,
+              spatResolX, spatResolY, sliceDistance,
                output2dseqSliceFileName,
-               strPatientName,
+               subject_name,
                day,
                strStudyUID,
                strSerieUID,
-              strStudyDescr,
+               strStudyDescr,
                strSerieDescr,
-              strStudyTimeDate,
+               strStudyTimeDate,
                0,// index frame number
                GDCM_NAME_SPACE::UNMODIFIED_PIXELS_IMAGE
              );
        }  // end if dicom
    }  // end if nbInstants = 1
-   
+
    else  // more than ONE instant
    {
           // Interleaved !
           // it's (slice1,slide2, ...)t1 ; (slice1,slide2, ...)t2 ; ...
-
          unsigned char *pixelsForCurrentSlice = new unsigned char[NX*NY*pixelSize*nbInstants];
 
          k = 0;
          for (sliceNb=0; sliceNb<nbSlices; sliceNb++)
          {
-           if (mhd)
-           {
+            if (mhd)
+            {
                sprintf(outputMhdFileName, "%s%cMhdData_%03d.mhd", currentOutputMhdDirName, 
                                         GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR, k  );
                if (verbose)
@@ -669,7 +915,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                if (!fp)
                {
                    std::cout << "Cannot open [" << outputMhdFileName << "] for writting" << std::endl;
-                   exit(0);
+                  throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Cannot open  mhd file for writting"));
+                   //exit(0);
                }
                else
                {
@@ -682,8 +929,9 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                    fprintf(fp, "BinaryDataByteOrderMSB = False\n" );    
                    fprintf(fp, "DimSize = %d %d %d\n", NX, NY, nbInstants);  
                    fprintf(fp, "HeaderSize = %d\n", 0); 
-                   fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",fovX/NY, fovY/NY, 1.0 ); // slice distance : no meaning for temporal serie
-                   fprintf(fp, "Position = 0 0 %d\n", sliceNb );  
+                   //fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",fovX/NY, fovY/NY, 1.0 ); // 
+                   fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",spatResolX, spatResolY, 1.0 ); //slice distance : no meaning for temporal serie
+                  fprintf(fp, "Position = 0 0 %d\n", sliceNb );  
                    fprintf(fp, "Offset = 0 0 0\n" );  
                    fprintf(fp, "CenterOfRotation = 0 0 0\n" );
                    fprintf(fp, "ElementNumberOfChannels = 1\n" );  
@@ -698,7 +946,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                if (!fp)
                {     
                    std::cout << "Cannot open [" << output2dseqSliceFileName << "] for writting" << std::endl;
-                   exit (0);
+                  throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Hopeless! Cannot open 2dseqSliceFile file for writting"));            
+                   //exit (0);
                }
                int frameSize = NX*NY*pixelSize;
                for (instantNb=0; instantNb<nbInstants; instantNb++)
@@ -709,13 +958,14 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                             1, fp);
                }
                fclose(fp);
+
 // std::cout << "end writting[" << output2dseqSliceFileName << "]" << std::endl;
             }  // end if mhd
-           
-           if (dicom)
-           {
+   
+            if (dicom)
+            {
                // desperate try !
-              /* 
+             /* 
                sprintf(output2dseqSliceFileName, "%sdummy_buffer", 
                                                  currentOutputDirName.c_str(), GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR);
                fp=fopen(output2dseqSliceFileName, "wb");
@@ -733,23 +983,23 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                             1, fp);
                }
                fclose(fp);
-              
+
                fp=fopen(output2dseqSliceFileName, "rb");
                if (!fp)
                {     
                    std::cout << "Cannot open [" << output2dseqSliceFileName << "] for reading" << std::endl;
                    exit (0);
-               }              
+               }       
                fread( pixelsForCurrentSlice,
                             frameSize*nbInstants,
                             1, fp);
                fclose(fp);
               // end of desperate try !
-              */
+              */
 
                /* ----------- Write Dicom Image  ---------------*/
-              
-              int frameSize = NX*NY*pixelSize;
+
+               int frameSize = NX*NY*pixelSize;
                for (instantNb=0; instantNb<nbInstants; instantNb++)
                {
                   memcpy(pixelsForCurrentSlice + frameSize*instantNb, buffer_2dseq +(nbSlices*instantNb + sliceNb)*frameSize, frameSize);
@@ -765,22 +1015,23 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
                   NY,
                   nbInstants,
                   pixelSize,
-                  fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance,
+                 spatResolX, spatResolY, sliceDistance,
+                  //fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance,
                   output2dseqSliceFileName,
-                  strPatientName,
+                  subject_name,
                   day,
                   strStudyUID,
                   strSerieUID,
-                 strStudyDescr,
+                  strStudyDescr,
                   strSerieDescr,
-                 strStudyTimeDate,
+                  strStudyTimeDate,
                   sliceNb*nbInstants,
                   GDCM_NAME_SPACE::UNMODIFIED_PIXELS_IMAGE
                );
                if (verbose)
                   std::cout << "--- Output DCM file [" << output2dseqSliceFileName << "]" << std::endl;      
 
-           } // en if dicom
+           } // en if dicom
 
         k++;
         }
@@ -788,34 +1039,36 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::DealWithNiveau3(std::string level3Directory, std::string curr
      }  // end nbInstants == 1
    delete [] buffer_2dseq;
 /**/
-  
+
+
    // -----------------------------------------------------
    //  deal with MatLab-generated Carto file.
    // -----------------------------------------------------
-   
-   dealWithCarto(fileNames,  NX,  NY,  nbSlices, fovX, fovY, sliceDistance,
+
+   dealWithCarto(fileNames,  NX,  NY,  nbSlices, /*fovX, fovY,*/ spatResolX, spatResolY, sliceDistance,
                    copyFile, currentOutputDirName, outputMhdFileName, output2dseqCartoName);
 }
 
-
 // ===========================================================================================
 
 void Bruker2Dicom::dealWithCarto(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames, int NX, int NY, int nbSlices, 
-                                 double fovX, double fovY, double sliceDistance,
+                                 /*double fovX, double fovY, */
+                                double spatResolX, double spatResolY, double sliceDistance,
                                  char *copyFile, std::string &currentOutputDirName, 
-                                char *outputMhdFileName, char *output2dseqCartoName)
+                                 char *outputMhdFileName, char *output2dseqCartoName)
 {
    // -----------------------------------------------------
    //  deal with MatLab-generated Carto file.
    // -----------------------------------------------------
-   
-   char *code[] ={ "ADC", "adc", "TTP", "ttp", "PEAK", "peak" , ""};  // add more carto file name identifiers if necessary; end with ""
-   int icode; 
+
+   const char *code[] = { "ADC", "adc", "TTP", "ttp", "PEAK", "peak", "" };  // add more carto file name identifiers if necessary; end with ""
+   const char *separator[] =  { "_", ".", "-", "" }; //  add more, if necessary, to ckeck for 2dseq.ADC, 2dseq_ADC, 2dseq-ADC, etc; end with ""
+   int icode;
+   int iseparator; 
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType::iterator it;
    char file_name_ident[500];
    FILE *fp;
-      
+
    // Iterate to ALL the objets(files/directories) found in the input directory    
    for (it = fileNames.begin();
         it != fileNames.end();
@@ -825,41 +1078,46 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::dealWithCarto(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames, int NX
       //if ( ! boost::filesystem::is_directory(*it) )
       {         
          if (verbose)
-            std::cout << "--- [" << *it << "] is a file" << std::endl;
-
-         icode = 0;
+            std::cout << "--- [" << *it << "] is a file..." << std::endl;
 
+         icode      = 0;
          while (code[icode][0] != 0)
+         { 
+        iseparator = 0;       
+        while (separator[iseparator][0] != 0)
          {
-            sprintf(file_name_ident, "2dseq_%s",code[icode]); // e.g  "2dseq_ADC"
+            sprintf(file_name_ident, "2dseq%s%s",separator[iseparator],code[icode]); // e.g  "2dseq_ADC"
+           //if (verbose)
+           //   std::cout << "check name ["<<(*it) << "] for string [" << file_name_ident << "]" << std::endl;
             std::string::size_type loc = (*it).rfind(file_name_ident); 
 
             if ( loc != std::string::npos )
             {
+
        ///\ TODO : find a safer way to be sure to read everything!
               unsigned char *buffer_carto = new unsigned char[NX*NY*sizeof(double)*nbSlices];
               fp = fopen ( (*it).c_str(), "rb");
               if (!fp){
                  std::cout << "Cannot open [" << *it << "] for reading" << std::endl;
-
+                 throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Level 1 Unable to open 'carto' file "));
                }
                fread(buffer_carto, NX*NY*sizeof(double), nbSlices, fp);
 
+                    // ?!?  sprintf(copyFile, "cp %s %s%c%s", (*it).c_str() ,
                std::cout << "Deal with Carto file :[" <<*it << "], computed length : "
                          << NX*NY*sizeof(double)*nbSlices << std::endl;
-                  std::string lastFileName = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName((*it).c_str());
+               std::string lastFileName = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName((*it).c_str());
                if (mhd)
-              {
+               {
                   // Copy the data file in the new directory
                   sprintf(copyFile, "cp %s %s%c%s", (*it).c_str() ,
                             currentOutputDirName.c_str(),GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR, lastFileName.c_str()); 
                   system(copyFile);
                   sprintf(outputMhdFileName, "%s%c%s%s",
-                                       currentOutputDirName.c_str(),GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR, lastFileName.c_str(), ".mhd" );
+                                         currentOutputDirName.c_str(),GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR, lastFileName.c_str(), ".mhd" );
                   if (verbose)
                     std::cout << "--- Output Carto MHD file [" << outputMhdFileName << "]" << std::endl;
+
                   FILE *fp;
                   fp=fopen(outputMhdFileName, "w");
                   if (!fp)
@@ -873,9 +1131,8 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::dealWithCarto(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames, int NX
                      fprintf(fp, "BinaryData = True \n" );
                      fprintf(fp, "BinaryDataByteOrderMSB = False\n" );
                      fprintf(fp, "DimSize = %d %d %d\n", NX, NY, nbSlices);
-                     fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance );
                      fprintf(fp, "HeaderSize = %d\n", 0 );
-                     fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance );
+                     fprintf(fp, "ElementSpacing = %lf %lf %lf\n",spatResolX, spatResolY, sliceDistance );
                      fprintf(fp, "Position = 0 0 0\n" );
                      fprintf(fp, "Offset = 0 0 0\n" );
                      fprintf(fp, "CenterOfRotation = 0 0 0\n" );
@@ -886,17 +1143,17 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::dealWithCarto(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames, int NX
                      fclose(fp);
                   }
                   if (verbose)
-                    std::cout << "--- end write Carto MHD file [" << outputMhdFileName << "]" << std::endl;
+                     std::cout << "--- end write Carto MHD file [" << outputMhdFileName << "]" << std::endl;
                }  // end if mhd
 
             // ----------- Write Dicom Image  ---------------
 
                if (dicom)
-              {
+               {
                   sprintf(output2dseqCartoName, "%s%c%s%s",
                                        currentOutputDirName.c_str(),GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR, lastFileName.c_str(), ".dcm" );
                   if (verbose)
-                    std::cout << "--- end create name output2dseqCartoName file [" << output2dseqCartoName << "]" << std::endl;
+                     std::cout << "--- end create name output2dseqCartoName file [" << output2dseqCartoName << "]" << std::endl;
 
                   strSerieUID =  GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::CreateUniqueUID(); //New SerieUID for each carto.
                   std::string strNewSerieDescr(strSerieDescr+ "_" +GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetName((*it).c_str()));
@@ -905,15 +1162,16 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::dealWithCarto(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames, int NX
                      NY,
                      nbSlices,
                      8, // pixelSize
-                     fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance,
+                     //fovX/NY, fovY/NY, sliceDistance,
+                     spatResolX, spatResolY, sliceDistance,
                      output2dseqCartoName,
-                     strPatientName,
+                     subject_name,
                      day,
                      strStudyUID,
                      strSerieUID,
-                    strStudyDescr,
+                     strStudyDescr,
                      strNewSerieDescr,
-                    strStudyTimeDate,
+                     strStudyTimeDate,
                      0,
                      GDCM_NAME_SPACE::CREATED_IMAGE
                   );
@@ -921,30 +1179,67 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::dealWithCarto(GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType &fileNames, int NX
 
                delete [] buffer_carto;
                if (verbose) 
-                    std::cout << "--- End writing Carto DICOM file [" << output2dseqCartoName << "]" << std::endl;
+                  std::cout << "--- End writing Carto DICOM file [" << output2dseqCartoName << "]" << std::endl;
                break; // don't check for more ident on same file name!
 
-           }
-            icode++;
-         } 
-      }
-   } // end iterate on files
-}
+            }  // end deal with _ADC, -adc, etc
+          iseparator ++;
+          }  // end iterate speparators
+          icode++;
+          } // end iterate code
+      } // end boost::filesystem::is_regular(*it)
+   } // end iterate on all objects (files, dir, etc)
+} // end method
+
+// ==========================================================================================================
 
+int Bruker2Dicom::CheckUserDirectory(std::string &userDirName)
+{
+   GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirList dirList(userDirName, false, true); // DON'T get recursively the list of files
+     
+   GDCM_NAME_SPACE::DirListType fileNames;
+   fileNames = dirList.GetFilenames();
+
+   std::string path = GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::GetPath(*(fileNames.begin()));
+
+   std::string subject =  path +
+                          GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
+                          "subject";
+
+    std::string acqp = path +
+                       GDCM_NAME_SPACE::GDCM_FILESEPARATOR +
+                       "acqp";
+
+    if ( boost::filesystem::is_regular(subject) )
+       subjectFound = true; // user passed a 'study
+    else
+       subjectFound = false; // user didnt' pass a 'study 
+
+    if ( boost::filesystem::is_regular(acqp) )
+       acqpFound= true; // user passes a 'serie', not a 'study' 
+    else
+       acqpFound = false; // user passed a 'non study' directory; Hope it's a 'set of studies' directory!
+   
+   int type;    
+   if  (subjectFound )  type = 1; // user passed a 'study
+   else if  (acqpFound) type = 2; // user passed a 'serie' 
+   else                 type = 3; // user passed a 'non study' directory; Hope it's a 'set of studies' directory!
+
+   return type;   
+}
 
 // ==========================================================================================================
-  
-bool Bruker2Dicom::CreateDirectory(std::string OutputDirName)
+
+bool Bruker2Dicom::CreateDirectory(std::string &OutputDirName)
 {
    std::string systemCommand;
    
    if (verbose)
       std::cout << "Check for output directory :[" << OutputDirName << "]."
-                <<std::endl;           
+                <<std::endl;
    if ( ! boost::filesystem::is_directory(OutputDirName) )    // dirout not found
    {
-      std::string strDirNameout(OutputDirName);        // to please gcc 4
-      systemCommand = "mkdir " + strDirNameout;        // create it!
+      systemCommand = "mkdir " + OutputDirName;        // create it!      
       if (verbose)
          std::cout << systemCommand << std::endl;
       system (systemCommand.c_str());
@@ -952,8 +1247,8 @@ bool Bruker2Dicom::CreateDirectory(std::string OutputDirName)
       {
          if (verbose) 
             std::cout << "KO : not a dir : [" << OutputDirName << "] (creation failure ?)" << std::endl;
-         return 0;
-         /// \todo : THROW AN EXCEPTION
+         //return 0;
+        throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Level 1 output directory creation failure "));
       }
       else
       {
@@ -964,14 +1259,11 @@ bool Bruker2Dicom::CreateDirectory(std::string OutputDirName)
    else
    {
        if (verbose)
-          std::cout << "Output Directory [" << OutputDirName << "] already exists; Used as is." << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Output Directory [" << OutputDirName << "] already exists; Used as is." << std::endl;
    }
-   
    return 1;
-
 }
 
-
 // ===========================================================================================
 
 /// \TODO move cleanString to 'crea' ?
@@ -996,17 +1288,15 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::cleanString(std::string &s)
    GDCM_NAME_SPACE::Util::ReplaceSpecChar(s, repChar);
 }
 
-
-
 // ===========================================================================================
 
-
 void Bruker2Dicom::getImhDataType(BrukerFieldData &bDPT, std::string &mhdDataPixelType, int &pixelSize)
 { 
    if(bDPT.GetDataType() == "string")
    {         
          std::string brukerDataPixelType = bDPT.GetStringValue()[0];
-         std::cout << "DATTYPE " << brukerDataPixelType << std::endl;          
+        if (verbose)
+            std::cout << "DATTYPE " << brukerDataPixelType << std::endl;          
          //std::string brukerDataPixelType = br_d3proc.GetFieldData("DATTYPE").GetStringValue()[0];
          
          if (brukerDataPixelType ==  "ip_short") {
@@ -1043,13 +1333,14 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::getImhDataType(BrukerFieldData &bDPT, std::string &mhdDataPix
     else
     {
          int brukerDataPixelType = bDPT.GetIntValue()[0];
-         std::cout << "DATTYPE " << brukerDataPixelType << std::endl;          
+         if (verbose)
+           std::cout << "DATTYPE " << brukerDataPixelType << std::endl;          
          //std::string brukerDataPixelType = br_d3proc.GetFieldData("DATTYPE").GetStringValue()[0];
  
 // Cross your fingers !!!
 
 // pb : found values : 2, 3, 5
-         
+
          if (brukerDataPixelType ==  2) {
             mhdDataPixelType = "MET_USHORT";
             pixelSize = 2;
@@ -1073,38 +1364,44 @@ std::vector<BrukerImage> Bruker2Dicom::CreateImageSet ( )
          br_acqp.SetLoopStructure();
          std::vector<int> tempVect                      = br_acqp.GetLoopStructure() ;
          std::map<std::string, BrukerFieldData> map     = br_acqp.GetBrukerHeaderMap();
+        
          bool result                                    = br_acqp.ObjectVaryingProperties.init(map,tempVect);
 
+         if (result == false)
+        {
+           throw ( BrukerInitException  ("ObjectVaryingProperties.init() failure in Bruker2Dicom::CreateImageSet()") );
+        }
+
          br_acqp.SetImageLoopStructure();
          br_acqp.SetBrukerImageList();
          std::vector<std::vector<int> > brukerImageList = br_acqp.GetBrukerImageList();
 
          BrukerImage image(br_acqp,br_reco);
          image.Init(br_acqp,br_reco,1); 
+
          for(int i=0;i<brukerImageList.size();i++)
          {
             image.Init(br_acqp,br_reco,i);    
             imageSet.push_back(image);
          }
+
  // Just for checking
  /*
+
          std::vector<std::vector <double> > imageOrientation;
          std::vector <double> imagePosition; 
          for(int i=0;i<brukerImageList.size();i++)
          {
            // fread(buffer_2dseq, NX*NY*pixelSize*nbSlices*nbInstants, 1, fp);   
-   
+
            imagePosition = imageSet[i].getTranslationVectorRPS2XYZ();
            std::cout << "Position " << imagePosition[0] << " " 
                      << imagePosition[1] << " "  << imagePosition[2] ;
            imageOrientation =  imageSet[i].getRotationMatrixRPS2XYZ();
            std::cout << "\t  Orientation " ;
            for(int i1=0; i1<3;i1++)for(int i2=0; i2<3;i2++)
-              std::cout << imageOrientation[i1][i2] << " ";
-       
+              std::cout << imageOrientation[i1][i2] << " ";CreateImageSet
+
            //std::cout << "\t  Abs Time " << imageSet[i].getAbsoluteTimePosition();
            std::cout << "\t  Relat Time " << imageSet[i].getRelativeTimePosition();
 
@@ -1117,7 +1414,6 @@ std::vector<BrukerImage> Bruker2Dicom::CreateImageSet ( )
    return imageSet;
 }
 
-
 // ===========================================================================================
 
 void Bruker2Dicom::MakeDicomImage(unsigned char *tabPixels, 
@@ -1133,9 +1429,9 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::MakeDicomImage(unsigned char *tabPixels,
               std::string &serieUID,
               std::string &studyDescr,
               std::string &serieDescr,
-             std::string &strStudyTimeDate,
+              std::string &strStudyTimeDate,
               int imgNum,
-              GDCM_NAME_SPACE::ImageContentType contentType 
+              GDCM_NAME_SPACE::ImageContentType contentType
       )
 {  
    std::ostringstream str;
@@ -1184,20 +1480,32 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::MakeDicomImage(unsigned char *tabPixels,
  //   0018 0050 DS 1 Slice Thickness 
    str.str("");    
    str << sliceDistance;
-   file->InsertEntryString(str.str(),0x0018,0x0050, "DS");     
+   file->InsertEntryString(str.str(),0x0018,0x0050, "DS"); 
+   
+//    0020 0011 IS 1 Series Number
+   str.str("");    
+   str << serieNumber;
+   file->InsertEntryString(str.str(),0x0020,0x0011, "IS");
+      
+//    0020|0013 [IS]  [Instance Number] 
+   instanceNumber++;
+   str.str("");    
+   str << instanceNumber;
+   file->InsertEntryString(str.str(),0x0020,0x0013, "IS");
      
   // 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 : Enhanced MR Image Storage
  //  file->InsertEntryString("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1" , 0x0002, 0x0002, "UI");  // [Media Storage SOP Class UID]
   // file->InsertEntryString("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1" , 0x0008, 0x0016, "UI");  // [SOP Class UID]
 
-
 // OK : MR is NOT multiframe, but I want just a quick an dirty solution
+
 // 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4         MR Image Storage
    file->InsertEntryString("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4" , 0x0002, 0x0002, "UI");  // [Media Storage SOP Class UID]
    file->InsertEntryString("1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4" , 0x0008, 0x0016, "UI");  // [SOP Class UID]     
 
   // if (strlen(patientName) != 0)
    file->InsertEntryString(patientName.c_str(),0x0010,0x0010, "PN"); // Patient's Name
+   file->InsertEntryString(patientName.c_str(),0x0010,0x0020, "LO"); // Patient's ID
 
    file->InsertEntryString(studyUID, 0x0020, 0x000d, "UI");
    file->InsertEntryString(serieUID, 0x0020, 0x000e, "UI");
@@ -1207,10 +1515,10 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::MakeDicomImage(unsigned char *tabPixels,
 
 /// \TODO split into 2 strings!
    file->InsertEntryString(strStudyTimeDate.substr(10,11).c_str(),0x0008,0x0020, "DA");
-   file->InsertEntryString(strStudyTimeDate.substr(1,8).c_str(),0x0008,0x0030, "TM");
+   file->InsertEntryString(strStudyTimeDate.substr(1,8).c_str(),  0x0008,0x0030, "TM");
 
-   file->InsertEntryString(studyDescr,0x0008,0x1030, "LO");  // Study Description  
-   file->InsertEntryString(serieDescr,0x0008,0x103e, "LO");  // Series Description 
+   file->InsertEntryString(studyDescr, 0x0008,0x1030, "LO");  // Study Description  
+   file->InsertEntryString(serieDescr, 0x0008,0x103e, "LO");  // Series Description 
 
 //0008|0060 [CS] [Modality] 
    file->InsertEntryString("MR",0x0008,0x0060, "CS");
@@ -1219,7 +1527,7 @@ void Bruker2Dicom::MakeDicomImage(unsigned char *tabPixels,
    char charImageOrientation[256];
 
 /*
-std::cout << "try charImageOrientation  " << 
+std::cout << "charImageOrientation  " << 
                               imageSet[imgNum].getRotationMatrixRPS2XYZ()[0][0] << " " <<
                               imageSet[imgNum].getRotationMatrixRPS2XYZ()[0][1] << " " <<
                               imageSet[imgNum].getRotationMatrixRPS2XYZ()[0][2] << " " <<
@@ -1237,7 +1545,6 @@ std::cout << "try charImageOrientation  " <<
     
    file->InsertEntryString(charImageOrientation,0x0020,0x0037, "DS");
 
-
 // 0020 0032 DS 3 Image Position (Patient) 
 
    char charImagePosition[256];   
@@ -1247,8 +1554,6 @@ std::cout << "try charImageOrientation  " <<
                              imageSet[imgNum].getTranslationVectorRPS2XYZ()[2]);
   
    file->InsertEntryString(charImagePosition,0x0020,0x0032, "DS");  //0020 0032 DS 3 Image Position (Patient) 
-         
-
 
 // 0020 0x1041 DS 1 Slice Location 
 //        sprintf(charImagePosition,"%f",float(imgNum));
@@ -1277,15 +1582,16 @@ std::cout << "try charImageOrientation  " <<
    fileH->SetImageData((uint8_t *)tabPixels, X*Y*nbFrames*pixelSize);
    fileH->SetWriteModeToRaw(); 
    fileH->SetWriteTypeToDcmExplVR();
-   if( !fileH->Write(dcmImageName))
+   if( !fileH->Write(dcmImageName)) {
       std::cout << "Failed for [" << dcmImageName << "]\n"
-                << "           File is unwrittable" << std::endl;
-
-   if (verbose)
-      file->Print();
+                << "           File is unwrittable" << std::endl;              
+      file->Delete();
+      fileH->Delete();                 
+      throw ( BrukerHopelessException ("Level 1 Unable to write Dicom file "));
+   }
+   //if (verbose)
+   //   file->Print();
 
    file->Delete();
    fileH->Delete();  
 }
-
-