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Sixth DCMTK snapshot version 3.6.1

Yesterday, on 2012-02-22 (what a date!) , a new development snapshot of the DCMTK has been made available. This is the sixth snapshot after the official release of version 3.6.0. Again, a couple of minor issues have been fixed that … Continue reading

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Building DCMTK as shared libraries

Originally, the predecessor of the DCMTK started as one of the first two prototype implementations of the DICOM network services, an image server that was called “European CTN” (Central Test Node). At that time, there were no plans for a … Continue reading

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Fifth DCMTK snapshot version 3.6.1

Today, a new development snapshot of the DCMTK has been made available. This is the fifth snapshot after the official release of version 3.6.0. As it is true for all snapshots since then, a couple of minor issues have been … Continue reading

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Enhanced character set support in DCMTK

When the DCMTK module “dcmdata“, which is used for managing DICOM data structures and files, was designed in the mid of the 90s, there was already a distinct class for DICOM data elements that are affected by the attribute Specific … Continue reading

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Sending DICOM files more easily

Today, an initial version of a new command line tool has been made available as part of the latest development version of the DCMTK. Its name is “dcmsend”. It is a “Simple Storage Service Class User”. This new tool, together … Continue reading

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