IDL Reference Guide: File Format Object Classes

IDLffDICOM::Read

The IDLffDICOM::Read function method opens and reads from the specified disk file, places the information into the DICOM object, then closes the file.

Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLffDICOM::]Read(Filename [, ENDIAN={1 | 2 | 3 | 4}])

Return Value

Return a 1 if successful and 0 otherwise.

Arguments

Filename

A scalar string argument containing the full path and filename of a DICOM Part 10 file to open and read into memory.

Keywords

ENDIAN

Set this keyword to configure the endian format when reading a DICOM file.

Examples

; Create a DICOM object and read a DICOM file:  
obj = OBJ_NEW('IDLffDICOM')  
var = obj->Read(DIALOG_PICKFILE(FILTER = '*'))  
OBJ_DESTROY, obj