Convertion: JPG TO DICOM, DICOM Still capture

If you want to create a proper DICOM file, you should use the LEADTOOLS DICOM engine (API, Class lib, VCL or COM) depending on your choice of compiler. The conversion using multimedia or raster engine will not create a valid DICOM unless you are using Direct Show DICOM Writer filter.

You need to do following to insert an image or image list that is loaded into LEADTOOLS raster object into a new DICOM file:

1. Initialize the DICOM dataset by calling InitDS or loading a existing template dataset.
2. Use FindFirstElement method to locate Pixel Data element to inset the image under.
3. Copy the bitmap or bitmap list from raster object to ILEADDicomDS object. You can do this by assigning ILEADDicomDS’s Bitmap or BitmapList property the bitmap or bitmap list of ILEADRaster object.

       LEADDICOM1.Bitmap = LEADRasterView1.Raster.Bitmap

LEADDICOM1.BitmapList= LEADRasterView1.Raster.BitmapList

1. Call SetBitmapValue or SetBitmapListValue to insert the bitmap(s) into the DICOM dataset.
2. Free the Bitmap or BitmapList by setting it to 0.
3. You can now populate all the required DICOM tags (Type 1) following the IOD class requirement of DICOM standard for the modality type.
4. You should remove all the optional empty elements from the dataset.
5. Please make sure insert unique UIDs for Study, Series and Instances.
6. Now you can save the file as DICOM with SaveDS call.

To get the information about how many frames in a DICOM file, you can call GetBitmapCount or GetImageInformation method of ILEADDicomDS. Please note that you have to the dataset loaded into ILEADDicomDS object.

 

Here is a sample of how to insert an image and create DICOM in VB:

 

LEADDICOM1.EnableMethodErrors = False
   
    'move to the root element
    LEADDICOM1.MoveFirstElement False
    LEADDICOM1.MoveRootElement
    
    'insert a new element for the Bitmap Value
    nRet = LEADDICOM1.FindFirstElement (TAG_PIXEL_DATA, TURE)
    nRet = LEADDICOM1.DeleteElement()
    nRet = LEADDICOM1.InsertElement (False, TAG_PIXEL_DATA, VR_OW, False, 0)
    
    'load an image
    IO.Load LEADRasterView1.Raster, "d:\lead14\dist\images\image1.cmp", 0, 1, 1

    
    'insert the image into the element
    LEADDICOM1.Bitmap = LEADRasterView1.Raster.Bitmap

I tried this example (in conjunction with some examples from the help file) to create a simple converter for jpeg files. This is the C# code:

            LEADDicomDSClass ds = new LEADDicomDSClass();
            LEADRasterIOClass IO = new LEADRasterIOClass();
            LEADRasterView view = new LEADRasterView();

            ds.InitDS((int)LTDICLib.DicomClassConstants.DICOM_CLASS_CR_IMAGE_STORAGE, (
                short)LTDICLib.DicomDataSetFlags.DS_EXPLICIT_VR +
                (short)LTDICLib.DicomDataSetFlags.DS_METAHEADER_ABSENT +
                (short)LTDICLib.DicomDataSetFlags.DS_BIG_ENDIAN);
            ds.EnableMethodErrors = false;

            //move to the root element
            ds.MoveFirstElement(false);
            ds.MoveRootElement();
           
            ds.FindFirstElement((int)DicomDataSetTagConstants9.TAG_PIXEL_DATA, true);
            ds.DeleteElement();
            ds.InsertElement(false, (int)DicomDataSetTagConstants9.TAG_PIXEL_DATA, (short)LTDICLib.DicomVRCodeConstants.VR_OB, false, 0);
           
            IO.Load(view.Raster, "E:\\workspace\\132_22.jpg", 0, 1, 1);
           
            ds.Bitmap = view.Raster.Bitmap;
            ds.SetBitmapValue((int)DicomImageCompressionConstants.DICOM_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_NONE,
                (int)DicomImagePhotometricConstants.DICOM_IMAGE_PHOTOMETRIC_MONOCHROME1, 0, 0, 0);
            ds.SaveDS("E:\\tmp.dcm",0);



Unfortunately, I get some errors on executing, which say that I use an
invalid bitmap handle ("LEAD Error: Invalid bitmap handle"), so I fear
I have some problems loading the image... any ideas?

This error indicates that the bitmap you are trying to process is empry.  On which line do you get this error?

ds.SetBitmapValue((int)DicomImageCompressionConstants.DICOM_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_NONE,
                (int)DicomImagePhotometricConstants.DICOM_IMAGE_PHOTOMETRIC_MONOCHROME1, 0, 0, 0);

So it's after I hand over the bitmap handle from my raster view to the ds. The Bitmap-File itself works, I tried it with your AxLEADRasterView example which I found in another thread. I'm creating a console application, so I cannot use the Active X Controls, I fear.

I put your code fragment in a project and it worked.  Please post the project you are testing with so that I can try it over here.

Here you go :)

Are you using the trial or full version of LEADTOOLS?  If you are
using the full version, then you have to call UnlockSupport to unlock
the Medical features.  Your project didn't work as is, but when I added the call to UnlockSupport it worked.

I'm using the full version of v14. Where do I find this method?

It's in LEADDicomKernelClass.  Create an instance of this class and call the method before calling an DICOM-related methods.


Also, the way you are creating the LEAD objects will cause you problems
when you deploy your application.  Use the LEADRasterFactory class's CreateObject method to create the LEAD objects.