message.changeTransferSyntax¶

Signature: message.changeTransferSyntax(transferSyntax)

Returns: void

Transcodes the DICOM object to the new transferSyntax.

Note

Transcoding to a new transfer syntax can be an expensive operation. Compressing or decompressing a DICOM, requires opencv_java. Please refer to the KB for adding opencv_java.

Parameters¶

Type	Name	Description	Default
String	transferSyntax	the transfer syntax to convert to

Example¶

// Example: Transcode a DICOM file to a different transfer syntax.

// assumes `message` is a DICOM message model object

// Change transfer syntax to Explicit VR Little Endian
message.changeTransferSyntax(
    "1.2.840.10008.1.2.1" // ExplicitVRLittleEndian
);