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*Currently worked on by: Kris Thielemans
*Currently worked on by: Kris Thielemans


=== What is the aim of this package? ===
== What is the aim of this package? ==
Digital communications in medicine (DICOM) is an information standard. Originally created for image transfer, the standard now deals with an large range of medical data. See http://medical.nema.org/ for more info.
Digital communications in medicine (DICOM) is an information standard. Originally created for image transfer, the standard now deals with an large range of medical data. See http://medical.nema.org/ for more info.


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the dicom functions in the Matlab Image Processing Toolbox. In Octave they are separate: most image package users will not use dicom, and its dependency might be considered troublesome.
the dicom functions in the Matlab Image Processing Toolbox. In Octave they are separate: most image package users will not use dicom, and its dependency might be considered troublesome.


===Supporting library===
==Supporting library==
[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/gdcm/index.php?title=Main_Page GCDM]. You can usually get this via your package manager, e.g. on Ubuntu
[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/gdcm/index.php?title=Main_Page GCDM]. You can usually get this via your package manager, e.g. on Ubuntu


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  mingw32-make all
  mingw32-make all


===Features===
==Features==
All of these still need work, but they exist, and are usable to some extent.
All of these still need work, but they exist, and are usable to some extent.
*dicomdict (load different dict - file follows same format as Matlab's)
*dicomdict (load different dict - file follows same format as Matlab's)
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*dicomread (load pixel data, 2D or 3D int types. Does not yield colormaps, yet.)
*dicomread (load pixel data, 2D or 3D int types. Does not yield colormaps, yet.)


===Todo===
==Todo==


*dicomanon
*dicomanon
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*isdicom
*isdicom


===Questions===
==Questions==
I don't have a Matlab license available. I would like to make this package compatible with the dicom functions in Matlab's image processing toolbox, as far as possible.
I don't have a Matlab license available. I would like to make this package compatible with the dicom functions in Matlab's image processing toolbox, as far as possible.


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