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diff --git a/gdcmPython/testSuite.py b/gdcmPython/testSuite.py
index d6c4dd2c..8dcc6007 100644
--- a/gdcmPython/testSuite.py
+++ b/gdcmPython/testSuite.py
@@ -1,530 +1,572 @@
 import unittest
 import os
-
-# Where all the test images are
-TestFileDir =  os.path.join("..", "Data")
-
-### Defaulting the path to the dictionaries
-# WARNING: this needs to be done before importation of gdcm !
-# FIXME: this needs to be put in a wrapper of the swig generated
-#			shadow classes (say Pygdcm.py?)
-try:
-	os.environ["GDCM_DICT_PATH"]
-except KeyError:
-	os.environ["GDCM_DICT_PATH"] = os.path.join("..", "Dicts/")
-
-### When not properly installed (like in a cvs hierachy) try
-#   to handle properly the import of gdcm
-try:
-	import gdcm
-except ImportError:
-	import sys, os
-	PreInstallPath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..")
-	sys.path.append(PreInstallPath)
-	try:
-		import gdcm
-	except ImportError,e:
-		raise ImportError, "gdcm extension module not found"
-		sys.exit()
+from gdcmPython import *
+if os.name == 'posix':
+   from libvtkgdcmPython import *
+else:
+   from vtkgdcmPython import *
 
 class gdcmTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-	# The files whose name starts with a modality (e.g. CR-MONO1-10-chest.dcm)
-	# come from Sebastien Barre's Dicom2 highly recommendable site
-	# http://www.barre.nom.fr/medical/samples/index.html
-	BarreFiles = [
-		####################################
-		# CR modality examples:
-		####################################
-		["CR-MONO1-10-chest.dcm",
-			[ ["Modality", "CR"],
-			  #"Transfer Syntax UID" is absent.
-			  ["Rows", "440"],
-			  ["Columns", "440"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "10"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "9"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "FUJI PHOTO FILM CO. LTD."],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "9000"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:776 Length:387200"] ] ],
-		####################################
-		# CT modality examples:
-		####################################
-		["CT-MONO2-16-brain.dcm",
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Explicit VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Picker International, Inc."],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "PQ5000"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1680 Length:524288"] ] ],
-		["CT-MONO2-16-ort.dcm",
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "HiSpeed CT/i"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1674 Length:524288"] ] ],
-		["CT-MONO2-16-ankle.dcm",
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit, little
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "GENESIS_ZEUS"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1148 Length:524288"] ] ],
-		["CT-MONO2-8-abdo.dcm",
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit, little
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "FUJI"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:796 Length:262144"] ] ],
-		["CT-MONO2-12-lomb-an2.acr2",
-			[ ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  #"Transfer Syntax UID" and "Photometric Interpretation" are absent.
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1230 Length:524288"] ] ],
-		["CT-MONO2-16-chest.dcm",
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"], # jpeg...
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "400"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1638 Length:143498"] ] ],
-		####################################
-		### MR modality examples:
-		####################################
-		["MR-MONO2-12-angio-an1.acr1",
-			[ ["Recognition Code", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  #"Transfer Syntax UID" and "Photometric Interpretation" are absent.
-			  ["Rows", "256"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "12"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips"],
-			  # Note: 256*256*12/8 = 98304
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:650 Length:98304"] ] ],
-		["MR-MONO2-12-an2.acr2",
-			[ ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "256"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "MAGNETOM VISION"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1866 Length:131072"] ] ],
-		["MR-MONO2-16-head.dcm",
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"], # Imp VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "256"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "GENESIS_SIGNA"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1804 Length:131072"] ] ],
-		# MR-MONO2-12-shoulder example is present in the Jpeg section.
-		# MR-MONO2-16-knee is not present in the test suite since it is too
-		#    closely related to MR-MONO2-16-head.dcm to be of interest.
-		####################################
-		# OT modality examples:
-		####################################
-		# OT-MONO2-8-hip is not present in the test suite since it is too
-		#    closely related to OT-MONO2-8-a7 to be of interest.
-		["OT-PAL-8-face.dcm",
-			# Interest: has a color palette
-			[#"Transfer Syntax UID", and "Manufacturer" are absent.
-			  ["Modality", "OT"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "PALETTE COLOR"],
-			  ["Rows", "480"],
-			  ["Columns", "640"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1654 Length:307200"] ] ],
-		# OT-MONO2-8-colon is not present in the test suite since it is too
-		#    closely related to OT-MONO2-8-a7 to be of interest.
-		["OT-MONO2-8-a7.dcm",
-			[#"Transfer Syntax UID" is absent.
-			  ["Modality", "OT"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:438 Length:262144"] ] ],
-		####################################
-		# US (Ultra Sound) modality examples:
-		####################################
-		["US-RGB-8-esopecho.dcm",
-			# Interest: RGB image
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Exp VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "US"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "RGB"],
-			  ["Rows", "120"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Acme Products"],
-			# FIXME: 92160 / (120*256) = 3 bytes per pixel NOT 1. Maybe
-			# it has something to do with [Samples Per Pixel] = [3] ???
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:904 Length:92160"] ] ],
-		["US-RGB-8-epicard.dcm",
-			# Interest: Big endian transfert syntax
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.2"],  # Big endian
-			  ["Modality", "US"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "RGB"],
-			  ["Rows", "480"],
-			  ["Columns", "640"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "G.E. Medical Systems"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "LOGIQ 700"],
-			# FIXME: 921600/(480*640) = 3 bytes per pixel NOT 1. Maybe
-			# it has something to do with [Samples Per Pixel] = [3] ???
-			  ["Implementation Version Name", "OFFIS-DCMTK-311"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1012 Length:921600"] ] ],
-	]
+   # The files whose name starts with a modality (e.g. CR-MONO1-10-chest.dcm)
+   # come from Sebastien Barre's Dicom2 highly recommendable site
+   # http://www.barre.nom.fr/medical/samples/index.html
+   BarreFiles = [
+      ####################################
+      # CT modality examples:
+      ####################################
+      ["CT-MONO2-16-ort.dcm",
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit VR, LE
+           ["Modality", "CT"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "16"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "15"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "HiSpeed CT/i"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1674 Length:524288 x(80000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["CT-MONO2-16-ankle.dcm",
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit, little
+           ["Modality", "CT"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "16"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "15"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "GENESIS_ZEUS"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1148 Length:524288 x(80000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["CT-MONO2-8-abdo.dcm",
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit, little
+           ["Modality", "CT"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "FUJI"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:796 Length:262144 x(40000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["CT-MONO2-12-lomb-an2.acr",
+         [ ["Modality", "CT"],
+           #"Transfer Syntax UID" and "Photometric Interpretation" are absent.
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1230 Length:524288 x(80000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["CT-MONO2-16-chest.dcm",
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"], # jpeg...
+           ["Modality", "CT"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "400"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "16"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "15"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1638 Length:143498 x(2308a)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ####################################
+      ### MR modality examples:
+      ####################################
+      ["MR-MONO2-12-angio-an1.acr",
+         [ ["Recognition Code (RET)", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           #"Transfer Syntax UID" and "Photometric Interpretation" are absent.
+           ["Rows", "256"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "12"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips"],
+           # Note: 256*256*12/8 = 98304
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:650 Length:98304 x(18000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["MR-MONO2-12-an2.acr",
+         [ ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "256"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "MAGNETOM VISION"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1866 Length:131072 x(20000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["MR-MONO2-16-head.dcm",
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"], # Imp VR, LE
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "256"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "16"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "15"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "1"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "GENESIS_SIGNA"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1804 Length:131072 x(20000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      # MR-MONO2-12-shoulder example is present in the Jpeg section.
+      # MR-MONO2-16-knee is not present in the test suite since it is too
+      #    closely related to MR-MONO2-16-head.dcm to be of interest.
+      ####################################
+      # OT modality examples:
+      ####################################
+      # OT-MONO2-8-hip is not present in the test suite since it is too
+      #    closely related to OT-MONO2-8-a7 to be of interest.
+      ["OT-PAL-8-face.dcm",
+         # Interest: has a color palette
+         [#"Transfer Syntax UID", and "Manufacturer" are absent.
+           ["Modality", "OT"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "PALETTE COLOR"],
+           ["Rows", "480"],
+           ["Columns", "640"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1654 Length:307200 x(4b000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      # OT-MONO2-8-colon is not present in the test suite since it is too
+      #    closely related to OT-MONO2-8-a7 to be of interest.
+      ["OT-MONO2-8-a7.dcm",
+         [#"Transfer Syntax UID" is absent.
+           ["Modality", "OT"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:438 Length:262144 x(40000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ####################################
+      # US (Ultra Sound) modality examples:
+      ####################################
+      ["US-RGB-8-esopecho.dcm",
+         # Interest: RGB image
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Exp VR, LE
+           ["Modality", "US"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "RGB"],
+           ["Rows", "120"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Acme Products"],
+         # FIXME: 92160 / (120*256) = 3 bytes per pixel NOT 1. Maybe
+         # it has something to do with [Samples Per Pixel] = [3] ???
+         # You said it, puffy (tu l'as dit, bouffi, in french language)
+         # RGB is 3 bytes per pixel
+         # + Planar configuration (0028,0006) = 0 --> Pixels RGB       
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:904 Length:92160 x(16800)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["US-RGB-8-epicard.dcm",
+         # Interest: Big endian transfert syntax
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.2"],  # Big endian
+         # But ... group 0000 is LE .
+           ["Modality", "US"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "RGB"],
+           ["Rows", "480"],
+           ["Columns", "640"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "G.E. Medical Systems"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "LOGIQ 700"],
+         # + Planar configuration (0028,0006) = 1 --> Plane R, Plane G, Plane B  
+           ["Implementation Version Name", "OFFIS-DCMTK-311"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1012 Length:921600 x(e1000)"]
+			  ] ],
+   ]
+
+   MultiFrameFiles = [
+   # The number of images is contained in the "Number of Frames" element
+      ["MR-MONO2-8-16x-heart.dcm",
+         # Interest: multi-frame
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"], # ExpVR, LE
+           ["Number of Frames", "16"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "256"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips"],
+           # Note: 256*256*16=1048576 (16 is the number of Frames) 
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:920 Length:1048576 x(100000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["NM-MONO2-16-13x-heart.dcm",
+         # Interest: NM modality, multi-frame
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"], # ExpVR, LE
+           ["Number of Frames", "13"],
+           ["Modality", "NM"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "64"],
+           ["Columns", "64"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "16"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "15"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "ACME Products"],
+           # Note: 64*64*13*2=106496
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1234 Length:106496 x(1a000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["US-MONO2-8-8x-execho.dcm",
+         # Interest: multi-frame
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"], # ExpVR, LE
+           ["Number of Frames", "8"],
+           ["Modality", "US"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "120"],
+           ["Columns", "128"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Acme Products"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:976 Length:122880 x(1e000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["US-PAL-8-10x-echo.dcm",
+         # Interest: RLE (Run Length Encoded) compression, multiframe
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.5"], # RLE
+           ["Number of Frames", "10"],
+           ["Modality", "US"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "PALETTE COLOR"],
+           ["Rows", "430"],
+           ["Columns", "600"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "ACME Products"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:2428 Length:481182 x(7579e)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["XA-MONO2-8-12x-catheter.dcm",
+         # Interest: XA modality, multi-frame
+         [ #["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"], # jpeg
+           ["Number of Frames", "12"],  # 12 images
+           ["Modality", "XA"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Acme Products"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1006 Length:920072 x(e0a08)"]
+			  ] ],
+   ]
 
-	MultiFrameFiles = [
-	# The number of images is contained in the "Number of Frames" element
-		["MR-MONO2-8-16x-heart.dcm",
-			# Interest: multi-frame
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"], # ExpVR, LE
-			  ["Number of Frames", "16"],
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "256"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips"],
-			  # Note: 256*256*16=1048576 (16 is the number of Frames) 
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:920 Length:1048576"] ] ],
-		["NM-MONO2-16-13x-heart.dcm",
-			# Interest: NM modality, multi-frame
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"], # ExpVR, LE
-			  ["Number of Frames", "13"],
-			  ["Modality", "NM"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "64"],
-			  ["Columns", "64"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "ACME Products"],
-			  # Note: 64*64*13*2=106496
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1234 Length:106496"] ] ],
-		["US-MONO2-8-8x-execho.dcm",
-			# Interest: multi-frame
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"], # ExpVR, LE
-			  ["Number of Frames", "8"],
-			  ["Modality", "US"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "120"],
-			  ["Columns", "128"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Acme Products"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:976 Length:122880"] ] ],
-		["US-PAL-8-10x-echo.dcm",
-			# Interest: RLE (Run Length Encoded) compression, multiframe
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.5"], # RLE
-			  ["Number of Frames", "10"],
-			  ["Modality", "US"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "PALETTE COLOR"],
-			  ["Rows", "430"],
-			  ["Columns", "600"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "ACME Products"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:2428 Length:481182"] ] ],
-		["XA-MONO2-8-12x-catheter.dcm",
-			# Interest: XA modality, multi-frame
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"], # jpeg
-			  ["Number of Frames", "12"],  # 12 images
-			  ["Modality", "XA"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Acme Products"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1006 Length:920072"] ] ],
-	]
+   GdcmFiles = [
+      ["gdcm-MR-SIEMENS-16-1.acr",
+         # Interest: good old Acr-Nema Version 1, see also Oddities below
+         [ ["Recognition Code (RET)", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Rows", "256"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "GBS III"],
+         # FIXME: this image looks padded at the end. The length of the file
+         # is 140288. Notice that, 256*256*2 + 1024 = 131072 + 1024 = 132096
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:8192 Length:132096 x(20400)"],
+           # Oddities: "Study ID" and "Series Number" are empty
+           ["Study ID", ""],
+           ["Series Number", ""] ] ],
+           # Oddities: "Study" and "Serie Instance UID" are not present
+      ["gdcm-MR-SIEMENS-16-2.acr",
+         # Interest: Acr-Nema Version 2
+         [ ["Recognition Code (RET)", "ACR-NEMA 2.0"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "MAGNETOM VISION"],
+           ["Study Instance UID",
+            "1.3.12.2.1107.5.2.4.7630.20000918174641000"],
+           ["Study ID", "1"],
+           ["Series Instance UID",
+            "1.3.12.2.1107.5.2.4.7630.20000918175714000007"],
+           ["Series Number", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:6052 Length:524288 x(80000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["gdcm-US-ALOKA-16.dcm",
+         # Interest: - possesses 3 LUTS: a Green (checked), a Red and BLue.
+         #           - announced as implicit VR, but really explicit VR.
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit VR, LE
+           ["Modality", "US"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "PALETTE COLOR"],
+           ["Segmented Green Palette Color Lookup Table Data",
+            "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:89576 Length:113784 x(1bc78)"],
+           ["Rows", "480"],
+           ["Columns", "640"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "16"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "15"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "ALOKA CO., LTD."],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "SSD-4000"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:258740 Length:614400 x(96000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["gdcm-MR-PHILIPS-16.dcm",
+         # Interest: - possesses a sequence
+         #           - dicom file, with a recognition code of ACR-NEMA1
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit VR, LE
+           ["Recognition Code (RET)", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "256"],
+           ["Columns", "256"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Gyroscan Intera"],
+           ["Sequence Variant", "OTHER"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:6584 Length:131072 x(20000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["gdcm-MR-PHILIPS-16-Multi-Seq.dcm",
+         # Interest: - possesses many sequences in group 0x0029
+         #           - Big sequence 28808 bytes at (0x0029, 0x263d)
+         #           - dicom file, with a recognition code of ACR-NEMA1
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],
+           ["Recognition Code (RET)", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "128"],
+           ["Columns", "128"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Gyroscan Intera"],
+           ["Sequence Variant", "OTHER"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:35846 Length:32768 x(8000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["gdcm-MR-PHILIPS-16-NonRectPix.dcm",
+         # Interest: - pixels are non rectangular
+         #           - private elements are in explicit VR (which is normal)
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Explicit VR, LE
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "64"],
+           ["Columns", "160"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Gyroscan Intera"],
+           ["Pixel Spacing", "0.487416\\0.194966"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:5010 Length:20480 x(5000)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["gdcm-CR-DCMTK-16-NonSamplePerPix.dcm",
+         # Interest: - Misses the "Samples Per Pixel" element which prevents
+         #             e-film from reading it.
+         #           - Misses the Manufacturer related info
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Explicit VR, LE
+           ["Modality", "CR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "750"],
+           ["Columns", "750"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "8"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
+           ["High Bit", "7"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Implementation Version Name", "OFFIS_DCMTK_341"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:740 Length:562500 x(89544)"]
+			  ] ],
+   ]
 
-	GdcmFiles = [
-		["gdcm-MR-SIEMENS-16.acr1",
-			# Interest: good old Acr-Nema Version 1, see also Oddities below
-			[ ["Recognition Code", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Rows", "256"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "GBS III"],
-			# FIXME: this image looks padded at the end. The length of the file
-			# is 140288. Notice that, 256*256*2 + 1024 = 131072 + 1024 = 132096
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:8192 Length:132096"],
-			  # Oddities: "Study ID" and "Series Number" are empty
-			  ["Study ID", ""],
-			  ["Series Number", ""] ] ],
-			  # Oddities: "Study" and "Serie Instance UID" are not present
-		["gdcm-MR-SIEMENS-16.acr2",
-			# Interest: Acr-Nema Version 2
-			[ ["Recognition Code", "ACR-NEMA 2.0"],
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "MAGNETOM VISION"],
-			  ["Study Instance UID",
-			   "1.3.12.2.1107.5.2.4.7630.20000918174641000"],
-			  ["Study ID", "1"],
-			  ["Series Instance UID",
-			   "1.3.12.2.1107.5.2.4.7630.20000918175714000007"],
-			  ["Series Number", "7"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:6052 Length:524288"] ] ],
-		["gdcm-US-ALOKA-16.dcm",
-			# Interest: - possesses 3 LUTS: a Green (checked), a Red and BLue.
-			#           - announced as implicit VR, but really explicit VR.
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "US"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "PALETTE COLOR"],
-			  ["Segmented Green Palette Color LUT Data",
-			   "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:89576 Length:113784"],
-			  ["Rows", "480"],
-			  ["Columns", "640"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "16"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "15"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "ALOKA CO., LTD."],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "SSD-4000"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:258740 Length:614400"] ] ],
-		["gdcm-MR-PHILIPS-16.dcm",
-			# Interest: - possesses a sequence
-			#           - dicom file, with a recognition code of ACR-NEMA1
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2"],  # Implicit VR, LE
-			  ["Recognition Code", "ACR-NEMA 1.0"],
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "256"],
-			  ["Columns", "256"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "Gyroscan Intera"],
-			  ["Sequence Variant", "OTHER"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:6584 Length:131072"] ] ],
-		["gdcm-MR-PHILIPS-16-NonRectPix.dcm",
-			# Interest: - pixels are non rectangular
-			#           - private elements are in explicit VR (which is normal)
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Explicit VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "64"],
-			  ["Columns", "160"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "Gyroscan Intera"],
-			  ["Pixel Spacing", "0.487416\\0.194966"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:5010 Length:20480"] ] ],
-		["gdcm-CR-DCMTK-16-NonSamplePerPix.dcm",
-			# Interest: - Misses the "Samples Per Pixel" element which prevents
-		   #             e-film from reading it.
-			#           - Misses the Manufacturer related info
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1"],  # Explicit VR, LE
-			  ["Modality", "CR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "750"],
-			  ["Columns", "750"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "8"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "8"],
-			  ["High Bit", "7"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Implementation Version Name", "OFFIS_DCMTK_341"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:740 Length:562500"] ] ],
-	]
+   GdcmJpegFiles = [
+      ["gdcm-JPEG-Extended.dcm",
+         # Interest: Jpeg compression [Extended (2,4)]
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51"],
+           ["Modality", "CT"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Volume Zoom"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:2946 Length:192218 x(2eeda)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["MR-MONO2-12-shoulder.dcm",
+         # Interest: Jpeg compression [Lossless, non-hierar. (14)]
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.57"],
+           ["Modality", "MR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "1024"],
+           ["Columns", "1024"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Gyroscan NT"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1580 Length:718948 x(af864)"]
+			  ] ],
+      ["gdcm-JPEG-LossLess3a.dcm",
+         # Interest: - Jpeg compression [Lossless, hierar., first-order
+         #             pred. 14, Select. Val. 1]
+         #           - contains a sequence [circa (0008,2112)]
+         #           - contains additional data after the pixels ???
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"],
+           ["Modality", "CT"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "512"],
+           ["Columns", "512"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "12"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "11"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Volume Zoom"] ] ],
+         # FIXME: the pixel data looks like corrupted. As stated by "od -A d -c"
+         #   0002528     à 177 020 \0  O  B \0 \0   ÿ  ÿ   ÿ   ÿ  þ  ÿ \0  à
+         #   0002544    \0  \0  \0 \0  þ  ÿ \0  à 202  ? 003  \0  ÿ  Ø  ÿ  Ã
+         # which we interpret as follows:
+         #   - 2528: (à 177, 020 \0) = (0x7fe0, 0x0010) i.e. Pixel Data tag,
+         #   - 2532: OB i.e. encapsulated encoded Pixel Data,
+         #   - 2534: Two bytes reserved,
+         #   - 2536: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ = 0xffffffff i.e. data element length is undefined.
+         #   - 2540: (þ ÿ, \0 à) = (0xfffe, 0xe000) i.e. basic offset table
+         #           item tag
+         #   - 2544: \0 \0 \0 \0 i.e. offset table as length zero, i.e. no
+         #           item value for offset table.
+         #   - 2548: (þ ÿ, \0 à) = (0xfffe, 0xe000) i.e. item tag of first
+         #           fragment of (encoded) pixel data.
+         #   - 2552: 202 ? 003 \0 = 212866 bytes i.e. length of first fragment
+         #           of (encoded) pixel data.
+         # and so the next item tag should be found at the 2556+212866 th
+         # octet i.e. at address 215422. But, as stated by od, we find:
+         #   0215408   E   u Ö 026   Î   É 7 ¬ Ã ¸ ó ¿ ÿ Ù \f °
+         #   0215424   ¶ 016 P   Ñ 002 016
+         # and (\f °, ¶ 016) is NOT an OB item TAG which is required to be
+         # present (at least there should be a sequence delimiter), refer to
+         # PS 3.5-2001 page 50.
+	 #
+	 # That's right :
+	 # at 9ec : ItemTag : fffe,e000
+         # at 9f0 : Basic Offset Table Item Lentgh (??) 0 x(00000000)
+         # at 9f4 : ItemTag : fffe,e000
+         #         at 9f8 : fragment length 212866 x(00033f82)
+         # at 3497e : ItemTag  b00c,0eb6 (should be fffe,e000 or fffe,e0dd):
+ 
+      ["gdcm-JPEG-LossLessThoravision.dcm",
+         # Interest: - Jpeg compression [Lossless, hierar., first-order
+         #             pred. 14, Select. Val. 1]
+         #           - encoding is sligthly different from LossLess3a.dcm ???
+         [ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"],
+           ["Modality", "CR"],
+           ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
+           ["Rows", "2076"],
+           ["Columns", "1876"],
+           ["Bits Stored", "15"],
+           ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
+           ["High Bit", "14"],
+           ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
+           ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
+           ["Manufacturer's Model Name", "Cassette Holder Type 9840 500 35201"],
+           ["Pixel Data", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:3144 Length:4795668 x(492d14)"]
+			  ] ],
+   ]
 
-	GdcmJpegFiles = [
-		["gdcm-JPEG-Extended.dcm",
-			# Interest: Jpeg compression [Extended (2,4)]
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51"],
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "Volume Zoom"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:2946 Length:192218"] ] ],
-		["MR-MONO2-12-shoulder.dcm",
-			# Interest: Jpeg compression [Lossless, non-hierar. (14)]
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.57"],
-			  ["Modality", "MR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "1024"],
-			  ["Columns", "1024"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "Gyroscan NT"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:1580 Length:718948"] ] ],
-		["gdcm-JPEG-LossLess3a.dcm",
-			# Interest: - Jpeg compression [Lossless, hierar., first-order
-			#             pred. 14, Select. Val. 1]
-			#           - contains a sequence [circa (0008,2112)]
-			#           - contains additional data after the pixels ???
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"],
-			  ["Modality", "CT"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "512"],
-			  ["Columns", "512"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "12"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "11"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "SIEMENS"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "Volume Zoom"] ] ],
-			# FIXME: the pixel data looks like corrupted. As stated by "od -A d -c"
-			#   0002528     à 177 020 \0  O  B \0 \0   ÿ  ÿ   ÿ   ÿ  þ  ÿ \0  à
-			#   0002544    \0  \0  \0 \0  þ  ÿ \0  à 202  ? 003  \0  ÿ  Ø  ÿ  Ã
-			# which we interpret as follows:
-			#   - 2528: (à 177, 020 \0) = (0x7fe0, 0x0010) i.e. Pixel Data tag,
-			#   - 2532: OB i.e. encapsulated encoded Pixel Data,
-			#   - 2534: Two bytes reserved,
-			#   - 2536: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ = 0xffffffff i.e. data element length is undefined.
-			#   - 2540: (þ ÿ, \0 à) = (0xfffe, 0xe000) i.e. basic offset table
-			#           item tag
-			#   - 2544: \0 \0 \0 \0 i.e. offset table as length zero, i.e. no
-			#           item value for offset table.
-			#   - 2548: (þ ÿ, \0 à) = (0xfffe, 0xe000) i.e. item tag of first
-			#           fragment of (encoded) pixel data.
-			#   - 2552: 202 ? 003 \0 = 212866 bytes i.e. length of first fragment
-			#           of (encoded) pixel data.
-			# and so the next item tag should be found at the 2556+212866 th
-			# octet i.e. at address 215422. But, as stated by od, we find:
-			#   0215408   E   u Ö 026   Î   É 7 ¬ Ã ¸ ó ¿ ÿ Ù \f °
-			#   0215424   ¶ 016 P   Ñ 002 016
-			# and (\f °, ¶ 016) is NOT an OB item TAG which is required to be
-			# present (at least there should be a sequence delimiter), refer to
-			# PS 3.5-2001 page 50. 
-		["gdcm-JPEG-LossLess3b.dcm",
-			# Interest: - Jpeg compression [Lossless, hierar., first-order
-			#             pred. 14, Select. Val. 1]
-			#           - encoding is sligthly different from LossLess3a.dcm ???
-			[ ["Transfer Syntax UID", "1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70"],
-			  ["Modality", "CR"],
-			  ["Photometric Interpretation", "MONOCHROME2"],
-			  ["Rows", "2076"],
-			  ["Columns", "1876"],
-			  ["Bits Stored", "15"],
-			  ["Bits Allocated", "16"],
-			  ["High Bit", "14"],
-			  ["Pixel Representation", "0"],
-			  ["Manufacturer", "Philips Medical Systems"],
-			  ["Manufacturer Model Name", "Cassette Holder Type 9840 500 35201"],
-			  ["7fe0|0010", "gdcm::NotLoaded. Address:3144 Length:4795668"] ] ],
-	]
+   def _BaseTest(self, FileSet):
+      for entry in FileSet:
+         fileName = os.path.join(GDCM_TEST_DATA_PATH, entry[0])
+         reader = gdcmHeader(fileName)
+         assert reader.IsReadable(),\
+                "File '%s' is not readable by gdcmHeader" % fileName
 
-	def _BaseTest(self, FileSet):
-		for entry in FileSet:
-			fileName = os.path.join(TestFileDir, entry[0])
-			toRead = gdcm.gdcmHeader(fileName)
-			toRead.LoadElements()
-			valDict = toRead.GetPubElVal()
-			for subEntry in entry[1]:
-				element = subEntry[0]
-				value   = subEntry[1]
-				self.assertEqual(valDict[element], value, 
-				                 ("Wrong %s for file %s (got %s, shoud be %s)"
-				                   % (element,fileName, valDict[element], value)) )
+         valDict = reader.GetEntry()
+         for subEntry in entry[1]:
+            element = subEntry[0]
+            value   = subEntry[1]
+            self.assertEqual(valDict[element], value,
+                             ("Wrong %s for file %s (got %s, shoud be %s)"
+                             % (element,fileName, valDict[element], value)) )
 
-	def testBarre(self):
-		gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.BarreFiles)
+   def testBarre(self):
+      gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.BarreFiles)
 
-	def testMultiFram(self):
-		gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.MultiFrameFiles)
+   def testMultiFram(self):
+      gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.MultiFrameFiles)
 
-	def testFiles(self):
-		gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.GdcmFiles)
+   def testFiles(self):
+      gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.GdcmFiles)
 
-	def testJpeg(self):
-		gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.GdcmJpegFiles)
+   def testJpeg(self):
+      gdcmTestCase._BaseTest(self, gdcmTestCase.GdcmJpegFiles)
 
+   def ZOBtestWrite(self):
+      import md5
+      SourceFileName = os.path.join(GDCM_TEST_DATA_PATH,
+                                    'gdcm-MR-PHILIPS-16-Multi-Seq.dcm')
+      Source = gdcmFile(SourceFileName);
+      Source.GetImageData()
+      TargetFileName = "junk"
+      Target = Source.WriteDcmImplVR(TargetFileName)
+#       Sign = 'a1e2abdc2f6abedd86b93c8b88db5203' # new signature (found on Win)
+      Sign = '849e722e004d3bb37b87ab6006509b8f' # new signature without field strip
+      ComputeSign = md5.new(open(TargetFileName).read()).hexdigest()
+      self.assertEqual(ComputeSign, Sign,
+          ("Wrong signature for file %s (got %s, shoud be %s)"
+           % (SourceFileName, ComputeSign, Sign)) )
+      os.unlink(TargetFileName)
+      
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	unittest.main()
+   if not GDCM_TEST_DATA_PATH:
+      print "GDCM_TEST_DATA_PATH (internal variable) is not setup properly."
+      print "   This test suite requires that some Dicom reference files be "
+      print "   installed."
+      print "   For further details on installation of gdcmData, please"
+      print "   refer to the developper's section of page "
+      print "       http://www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/Public/Gdcm"
+      print ""
+      print "gdcmData directory (used in the test suite) must be placed in"
+      print "the gdcm directory. The gdcm tree must be :"
+      print "   gdcm"
+      print "    |____Dicts"
+      print "    |____Doc"
+      print "    |____gdcmData      (not in gdcm by default)"
+      print "    |____gdcmPython"
+      print "    |____Test"
+   else:
+      unittest.main()