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qie.parseDICOMBytes

Signature: qie.parseDICOMBytes(bytes)

Returns: DICOM Message dicomMessage - the associated DICOM message object

Parse the bytes as a DICOM message and return the associated DICOM message object.

Note

The return value CAN NEVER be assigned to the bound-in message object; it should be assigned to a locally declared variable.

Parameters

Type Name Description Default
byte[] bytes raw DICOM bytes

Example

// Parse raw DICOM file bytes into a DICOM message
var dicomFileBytes = qie.readFile("/tmp/lady.dcm");
var dicomMessage = qie.parseDICOMBytes(dicomFileBytes); // DICOM Message

// Access a DICOM node (e.g., Patient Name: 0010,0010)
var patientName = dicomMessage.getNode("/0010,0010"); // Jane Doe