ConvertLEADAnnObjToDicomAnnObjs method (ILEADDicomDS)

ConvertLEADAnnObjToDicomAnnObjs method (ILEADDicomDS Interface)

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Syntax	short ConvertLEADAnnObjToDicomAnnObjs(long hLEADAnnObject, long lFlags);
Overview	Refer to Working with DICOM Annotations

Remarks

The ConvertLEADAnnObjToDicomAnnObjs method converts a LEAD annotation object to one or more DICOM graphic and/or text annotation objects.

The OnConvertLEADAnnObjToDicomAnnObj event will be fired for each DICOM annotation object resulted from the conversion. Based on the parameter bGraphicObject of the event, which indicates the type (graphic or text) of the resulted DICOM object, the attributes of the resulted object can be obtained by accessing the properties specified either by the GraphicObjectAttributes property or by the TextObjectAttributes property. During the handling of the event, the EndConversion method can be used to stop the conversion process.

If a "Graphic Annotation Sequence" (0070,0001) Item (in the "Graphic Annotation Module") is specified by the CurrentElement property when the method is called, the method will automatically add the resulted DICOM annotation objects to the Data Set. If the resulted object is a graphic one, a corresponding Item will be added to the "Graphic Object Sequence" (0070,0009) under the "Graphic Annotation Sequence" Item. Similarly, if the resulted object is a text one, a corresponding Item will be added to the "Text Object Sequence" (0070,0008) under the "Graphic Annotation Sequence" Item. Set the CurrentElement property to 0 when calling the method if you don’t want the resulted objects to be added to the Data Set.

Currently, a subset of the LEADTOOLS annotation objects can be converted (mapped) into DICOM annotation objects; this includes:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Line objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Rectangle objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ellipse objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Poly-line objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Polygon objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Pointer objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Freehand objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Text objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Protractor objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Point objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Curve objects (interpolated lines)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Curve Closed objects

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Text Pointer objects

Elements:	OnConvertLEADAnnObjToDicomAnnObj event, EndConversion method, GraphicObjectAttributes property, TextObjectAttributes property, ConvertDicomAnnObjToLEADAnnObj method
Topics:	ILEADDicomDS Interface, IDicomGraphicObjectAttributes Interface, IDicomTextObjectAttributes Interface
	Dicom Annotations: Converting Between LEADTOOLS Annotations and DICOM Annotations