Anonymize(DicomDataSet) Method

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public virtual void Anonymize( 
   DicomDataSet dataset
)

'Declaration

Public Overloads Overridable Sub Anonymize( _
   ByVal dataset As DicomDataSet _
)

'Usage

Dim instance As Anonymizer
Dim dataset As DicomDataSet
 
instance.Anonymize(dataset)

public:
virtual void Anonymize( 
   DicomDataSet^ dataset
)

Parameters

dataset: The dataset to anonymize.

This example anonymize a dataset using the DICOM Anonymization basic profile.

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Imports Leadtools.Dicom.Common.Anonymization
Imports Leadtools.Dicom

<TestMethod()> _
Public Sub AnonymizationSample()
   Dim anonymizer As New Anonymizer()
   Dim dicomFileNameIn As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE3.dcm")
   AddHandler anonymizer.Progress, AddressOf anonymizer_Progress
   AddHandler anonymizer.BeforeTagAnonymization, AddressOf anonymizer_BeforeTagAnonymization
   Using source As New DicomDataSet()
      Dim oldPatientId As String = String.Empty

      source.Load(dicomFileNameIn, DicomDataSetLoadFlags.None)
      oldPatientId = source.GetValue(Of String)(DicomTag.PatientID, String.Empty)
      anonymizer.Anonymize(source)

      '
          ' The values should not be equal because the anonymizer has provided another patient ID using the DICOM Anonymization basic profile.
      ' By default the following macro is provided for patient id: ${random_string}
      '
      Debug.Assert(oldPatientId <> source.GetValue(Of String)(DicomTag.PatientID, String.Empty))
   End Using
End Sub

Private Sub anonymizer_BeforeTagAnonymization(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As BeforeTagAnonymizationEventArgs)
   Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Tag: {0}, Current Value: {1}, New Value: {0} ", e.Element.Tag, e.CurrentValue, e.NewValue))
End Sub

Private Sub anonymizer_Progress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ProgressEventArgs)
   Console.WriteLine("Progress: " + e.Progress.ToString())
End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

using Leadtools.Dicom.Common.Anonymization;
using Leadtools.Dicom;

[TestMethod]
public void AnonymizationSample()
{
   Anonymizer anonymizer = new Anonymizer();
   string dicomFileNameIn = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE3.dcm");
   anonymizer.Progress += new EventHandler<ProgressEventArgs>(anonymizer_Progress);
   anonymizer.BeforeTagAnonymization += new EventHandler<BeforeTagAnonymizationEventArgs>(anonymizer_BeforeTagAnonymization);
   using (DicomDataSet source = new DicomDataSet())
   {
      string oldPatientId = string.Empty;

      source.Load(dicomFileNameIn, DicomDataSetLoadFlags.None);
      oldPatientId = source.GetValue<string>(DicomTag.PatientID, string.Empty);
      anonymizer.Anonymize(source);

      //
      // The values should not be equal because the anonymizer has provided another patient ID using the DICOM Anonymization basic profile.
      // By default the following macro is provided for patient id: ${random_string}
      //

      Debug.Assert(oldPatientId != source.GetValue<string>(DicomTag.PatientID, string.Empty));
   }
}

void anonymizer_BeforeTagAnonymization(object sender, BeforeTagAnonymizationEventArgs e)
{
   Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Tag: {0}, Current Value: {1}, New Value: {0} ",e.Element.Tag, e.CurrentValue, e.NewValue));
}

void anonymizer_Progress(object sender, ProgressEventArgs e)
{
   Console.WriteLine("Progress: " + e.Progress.ToString());
}

static class LEAD_VARS
{
public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}

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Reference

Anonymizer Class
Anonymizer Members
Overload List