+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmHeader
+ * \brief This predicate, based on hopefully reasonable heuristics,
+ * decides whether or not the current gdcmParser was properly parsed
+ * and contains the mandatory information for being considered as
+ * a well formed and usable Dicom/Acr File.
+ * @return true when gdcmParser is the one of a reasonable Dicom/Acr file,
+ * false otherwise.
+ */
+bool gdcmHeader::IsReadable(void)
+{
+ if(!gdcmParser::IsReadable())
+ return(false);
+
+ std::string res = GetEntryByNumber(0x0028, 0x0005);
+ if ( res != GDCM_UNFOUND && atoi(res.c_str()) > 4 )
+ return false; // Image Dimensions
+
+ if ( !GetHeaderEntryByNumber(0x0028, 0x0100) )
+ return false; // "Bits Allocated"
+ if ( !GetHeaderEntryByNumber(0x0028, 0x0101) )
+ return false; // "Bits Stored"
+ if ( !GetHeaderEntryByNumber(0x0028, 0x0102) )
+ return false; // "High Bit"
+ if ( !GetHeaderEntryByNumber(0x0028, 0x0103) )
+ return false; // "Pixel Representation"
+ return true;
+}
+