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Class VRDictionary

General purpose class for working with VRs. It contains methods to convert ASCII string abbreviations into VR type, the reverse, and a few more useful methods when working with VR enums.

Inheritance
System.Object
VRDictionary
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ToString()
Namespace:EvilDICOM.Core.Dictionaries
Assembly:EvilDICOM.dll
Syntax
public class VRDictionary

Methods

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GetAbbreviationFromType(IDICOMElement)

Finds the VR enum from a specific DICOM element.

Declaration
public static string GetAbbreviationFromType(IDICOMElement el)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IDICOMElement el

the DICOM element
Returns
Type Description
System.String

the VR abbreviation
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GetAbbreviationFromType(Type)

Finds the VR enum from a specific DICOM element.

Declaration
public static string GetAbbreviationFromType(Type t)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type t
Returns
Type Description
System.String

the VR abbreviation
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GetAbbreviationFromVR(VR)

Creates the DICOM two letter abbreviation from a VR type.

Declaration
public static string GetAbbreviationFromVR(VR vr)
Parameters
Type Name Description
VR vr

the VR type
Returns
Type Description
System.String

the DICOM two letter abbreviation
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GetDataTypeFromVR(VR)

Declaration
public static Type GetDataTypeFromVR(VR vr)
Parameters
Type Name Description
VR vr
Returns
Type Description
System.Type
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GetEncodingFromVR(VR)

Determines the encoding, meaning how many bytes to write the VR and length parameters, from a VR type. Options are explicit long (8 bytes), explicit short (4 bytes), or implicit (4 bytes). In Evil DICOM, the null VR is used to represent an unknown VR (before dictionary lookup) that is implicitly encoded.

Declaration
public static VREncoding GetEncodingFromVR(VR vr)
Parameters
Type Name Description
VR vr

the VR type
Returns
Type Description
VREncoding

the encoding method for this type
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GetVRFromAbbreviation(String)

Finds the VR type from an DICOM two letter abbreviation.

Declaration
public static VR GetVRFromAbbreviation(string vrAbbreviation)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String vrAbbreviation

an DICOM two letter abbreviation
Returns
Type Description
VR

the VR type
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GetVRFromType(IDICOMElement)

Finds the VR enum from a specific DICOM element.

Declaration
public static VR GetVRFromType(IDICOMElement el)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IDICOMElement el

the DICOM element
Returns
Type Description
VR

the VR type
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GetVRFromType(Type)

Finds the VR enum from a specific DICOM element type.

Declaration
public static VR GetVRFromType(Type t)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type t
Returns
Type Description
VR

the VR type