+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmHeader
+ * \brief This predicate, based on hopefully reasonnable heuristics,
+ * decides whether or not the current gdcmHeader was properly parsed
+ * and contains the mandatory information for being considered as
+ * a well formed and usable image.
+ * @return true when gdcmHeader is the one of a reasonable Dicom file,
+ * false otherwise.
+ */
+bool gdcmHeader::IsReadable(void) {
+ if ( GetElValByName("Image Dimensions") != "gdcm::Unfound"
+ && atoi(GetElValByName("Image Dimensions").c_str()) > 4 ) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ if ( GetElValByName("Bits Allocated") == "gdcm::Unfound" )
+ return false;
+ if ( GetElValByName("Bits Stored") == "gdcm::Unfound" )
+ return false;
+ if ( GetElValByName("High Bit") == "gdcm::Unfound" )
+ return false;
+ if ( GetElValByName("Pixel Representation") == "gdcm::Unfound" )
+ return false;
+ return true;
+}
+
+