LDicomDS::RemoveType3EmptyElements

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_BOOL LDicomDS::RemoveType3EmptyElements()

Deletes type 3 empty elements from the dataset.

Returns

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

See Also
Functions: LDicomDS::DeleteElement, LDicomDS::ResetDS, LDicomDS::GetFirstElement, LDicomDS::GetLastElement, LDicomDS::GetPrevElement, LDicomDS::GetNextElement, LDicomDS::GetRootElement, LDicomDS::GetParentElement, LDicomDS::GetChildElement, LDicomDS::FindFirstElement, LDicomDS::FindLastElement, LDicomDS::FindPrevElement, LDicomDS::FindNextElement, LDicomDS::FindModule, LDicomDS::FindIndexModule, LDicomDS::InsertElement, LDicomDS::InsertModule
Topics: Working with Data Sets
How to Disable the Automatic Loading of the default DICOM IOD Table

Example

This example removes empty Type 3 elements from the Data Set.

L_INT LDicomDS_RemoveType3EmptyElementsExample() 
{ 
   LDicomDS*      pDS; 
   pDS = new LDicomDS(NULL); 
   pDS->InitDS( CLASS_CT_IMAGE_STORAGE, 0); 
   pDS->RemoveType3EmptyElements(); 
   delete pDS; 
   return DICOM_SUCCESS; 
}

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