L_DicomRemoveType3EmptyElements

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API L_BOOL L_DicomRemoveType3EmptyElements(hDS)

Deletes type 3 empty elements from the dataset.

Parameters

HDICOMDS hDS

A DICOM handle.

Returns

Value	Meaning
TRUE	If the function was able to traverse the dataset and maybe removed some items.
FALSE	If there was a problem identifying the dataset IOD class, or if the IOD class was unknown.

Comments

You can remove empty items to save space and minimize the dataset size before sending it.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTDIC
For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application

Platforms

Win32, x64, Linux.

Functions

L_DicomDeleteElement
L_DicomResetDS
L_DicomGetFirstElement
L_DicomGetLastElement
L_DicomGetPrevElement
L_DicomGetNextElement
L_DicomGetRootElement
L_DicomGetParentElement
L_DicomGetChildElement
L_DicomFindFirstElement
L_DicomFindLastElement
L_DicomFindPrevElement
L_DicomFindNextElement
L_DicomFindModule
L_DicomFindIndexModule
L_DicomInsertElement
L_DicomInsertModule

Topics

Working with Data Sets
Data Sets: Inserting and Deleting Data Set Members

Example

This example removes empty Type 3 elements from the Data Set

L_INT DicomRemoveType3EmptyElementsExample(L_VOID) 
{ 
   HDICOMDS      hDS; 
 
   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL); 
 
   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_CT_IMAGE_STORAGE, 0);  
 
   L_DicomRemoveType3EmptyElements(hDS); 
 
   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS); 
   return DICOM_SUCCESS; 
}