Yesterday, I committed an initial version of a new command line tool to the public git repository of the DCMTK. Its name is “dcmrecv”. It is a “Simple Storage Service Class Provider”. This new tool, together with its underlying C++ class DcmStorageSCP is characterized by the following main features: Continue reading
Today, I added support for the final text version of Correction Item CP-1261 (Other Double 64 Bit Floating Point Value Representation) to the DCMTK, i.e. the dcmdata module now fully supports the new value representation (VR) “Other Double String” (OD) in the same manner as the other 27 previously introduced VRs. Continue reading
Today, I added initial support for the final text version of Supplement 157 (Multi-frame Converted Legacy Images) to the DCMTK, i.e. I updated the tags definition in the data dictionary and the list of SOP Classes. Continue reading
When I wrote the article on “Enhanced character set support in DCMTK“, I mentioned in the last sentence that this was only a first step. Now, after a year and a half, it’s time to describe what has been done since then. Continue reading
Sometimes, we are asked whether support for a new DICOM service, IOD or some other feature can be added to the DCMTK and how an item on our to-do list gets higher priority.
Here is a list of answers to the question “How are new features added to the DCMTK?”: Continue reading
