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#include "l_bitmap.h"
L_LTDIC_API L_UINT16 L_DicomRemoveImageRefFromLayer(hDS, pGraphicAnnSQItem, pszImageSOPInstance)
| HDICOMDS hDS; | /* a DICOM handle */ | 
| pDICOMELEMENT pGraphicAnnSQItem; | /* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */ | 
| L_TCHAR* pszImageSOPInstance; | /* Referenced image SOP instance UID */ | 
Removes a referenced image from the "Referenced Image Sequence" in the specified "Graphic Annotation Sequence" item.
| Parameter | Description | 
| hDS | A DICOM handle. | 
| pGraphicAnnSQItem | Pointer to an item element under the "Graphic Annotation Sequence" (0008,1115) in the "Graphic Annotation Module". | 
| pszImageSOPInstance | SOP instance UID of the image to be removed. | 
Returns
| DICOM_SUCCESS | The function was successful. | 
| >0 | An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes. | 
Comments
This function removes a referenced image from the "Referenced Image Sequence" (0008,1140) in the specified "Graphic Annotation Sequence" (0070,0001) item.
Required DLLs and Libraries
| For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application | 
Win32, x64, Linux.
See Also
| Functions: | L_DicomAddLayerImageRef, L_DicomGetLayerImageRefCount, L_DicomRemoveAllImageRefsFromLayer, L_DicomRemoveAllImageRefFromAllLayers, L_DicomGetLayerImageRefElement | 
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Example
L_INT DicomRemoveImageRefFromLayerExample(HDICOMDS hPresStateDS)
{
   pDICOMELEMENT pGraphicAnnSQItem = L_DicomFindFirstGraphicAnnSQItem(hPresStateDS);
   L_TCHAR* pszSOPInstanceUID = L_DicomGetPresStateImageRefSOPInstance(  hPresStateDS,
                                                                        L_DicomFindFirstPresStateRefSeriesItem(hPresStateDS),0);
   if (pszSOPInstanceUID == NULL)
      return DICOM_ERROR_NULL_PTR;
   L_UINT16 nRet = L_DicomRemoveImageRefFromLayer (hPresStateDS,
                                                   pGraphicAnnSQItem, 
                                                   pszSOPInstanceUID);
   if (nRet == DICOM_SUCCESS)
   {
      MessageBox( NULL, 
                  TEXT("Referenced Image has been removed successfully from the Graphic Annotation Sequence item."), 
                  TEXT("Note"), 
                  MB_OK);
   }
   return nRet;
}