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DICOM medical image export

DICOM medical image export

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DICOM medical image export

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To export files to DICOM format

1.Choose Export... from the 'File' menu.
2.Set up the Page number range of the pages you want to export, see Selecting page ranges.
3.To avoid a new file overwriting an existing file with the same name, tick Do not overwrite files: see Overwriting files.
4.Choose DICOM images as the 'Format'.
A File name and path are supplied.
oA \ terminates the filename if 'Build a DICOM directory' option has been selected.
oIf 'Build a DICOM directory' option has not been selected, the file name will be given extension .DCM.
•You may use the Browse button to set up a new path.
5.Click DICOM options... to set up DICOM-specific configuration options: see DICOM export options.
6.Tick the Force monochrome checkbox if required, see also Image import/export options.
7.Click OK.

 Notes

A DCM 'image' file not only contains an image but also data pertaining to the image, see DICOM Element Tags.

Sets of DICOM files are commonly shipped together in a self-contained 'directory': see DICOM export options.