#How to edit dicomdir file series#

When inserting tag paths consisting of multiple nodes (i.e.

For 'item-no', also a wildcard character '*' can be used selecting all items in surrounding sequence (see section WILDCARDS below). The '*' denotes that you can repeat sequence statements to access deeper levels in DICOM files (see EXAMPLES section). A tag can either be specified directly as (0010,0010) or through the corresponding dictionary name 'PatientName'. 'element' defines the target tag to work on. 'item-no' describes the item number to be accessed (counting from zero). Where 'sequence' is a sequence tag like (0008,1111) or a dictionary name for a tag. The (pseudo-formalized) syntax is *element Using option -u lets dcmodify saving all VR=UN attributes as OB.ĭcmodify is able to work with so-called tag paths to access tags in sequences. Also, specifying the -iun option, it is possible to force dcmodify to leave UN values untouched. Please insert these tags into the dictionary to avoid this behavior.

#How to edit dicomdir file series#

If dcmodify doesn't know the tag it should insert, then the tag's VR is set to UN and the value provided on command line is interpreted as being a series of hexadecimal numbers (like they are provided for VR=OB). Usually, an error message is printed but generally the user should take care of the right VR usage. Please note that dcmodify does not check whether a given value matches its value representation (VR). In case multiple modifications have to be performed, dcmodify does the modifications in the same order as they appear on the command line. In addition to tag modifications, dcmodify makes available some input options - forcing dcmodify to handle its input files as the user specifies - and output options to control the output format of the resulting files.

Metaheader information and the tag's VR can not be modified directly by dcmodify at this time. Sequences and tags with a value multiplicity > 1 are also supported. SYNOPSIS dcmodify dcmfile-in.ĭcmodify is a tool that allows one to modify, insert and delete tags and items in DICOM files.