DICOM File Comments

Note: This topic is for the Medical Imaging only.

When reading or updating DICOM file comments, you must specify the comment type using one of the following constants.

For a loop counter:

Value Meaning

CMNT_LAST Last defined number for comments. To get all comments, you can use the comment type constant as a loop counter. The first constant is 0 and the last is CMNT_LAST.

For DICOM comments:

Value Meaning

CMNT_SZPATIENTNAME Patient name.

CMNT_SZPATIENTID Patient ID.

CMNT_SZPATIENTBIRTHDATE Patient birth date.

CMNT_SZPATIENTSEX Patient sex.

CMNT_SZSTUDYINSTANCE Study instance ID.

CMNT_SZSTUDYDATE Study date.

CMNT_SZSTUDYTIME Study time.

CMNT_SZSTUDYREFERRINGPHYSICIAN Referring physician.

CMNT_SZSERIESMODALITY Series modality. This comment determines the type of DICOM file read, or the type of DICOM file to save. It is a NULL terminated string consisting of two bytes. For a list of possible values, refer to Modalities. If you set the comment to anything other than a value listed in Modalities, the DICOM filter will ignore the comment and write "OT" instead.

CMNT_SZSERIESID Series ID.

CMNT_SZSERIESNUMBER Series number.