R: The DicomMetadata class

DicomMetadata-class {tractor.base} | R Documentation

## The DicomMetadata class

### Description

This class represents DICOM metadata, which typically contains detailed information about the scan parameters and subject.

### Fields

`source`

  String naming the source file

`tags`

  Data frame of tag information

`tagOffset`

  Starting offset for tags in the file

`dataOffset`

  Starting offset for pixel data in the file

`dataLength`

  Pixel data length

`explicitTypes`

  Logical value indicating whether explicit types are used in the file

`endian`

  String naming the endianness of the file

`asciiFields`

  Character vector containing the contents of the ASCII header, if requested and present in the file.

`transferSyntax`

  Transfer syntax string, if specified in the file; otherwise the empty string.

### Methods

`getAsciiFields(regex = NULL)`

  Retrieve the value of one or more fields in the ASCII header. Returns NA if no fields match

`getTagValue(group, element)`

  Retrieve the value of a given tag, using an appropriate R type. Returns NA if the tag is missing

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