MED_DCM_DS_exists

This function determines whether an image has a Data Set associated with it.

Declaration:

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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI MED_DCM_DS_exists( const HIGEAR hIGear, LPBOOL lpExists );

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
hIGear	const HIGEAR	A HIGEAR handle to an image.
lpExists	LPBOOL	A far pointer that returns a BOOL. If it returns TRUE, a Data Set exists for the image; if it returns FALSE, a Data Set does not exist for the image.

Return Value:

Returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during the function call.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

This function does not process image pixels.

Remarks:

Supply it with the HIGEAR handle to the image you want to check, and lpExists will return whether or not this image has a Data Set. See Working With DICOM Data Structures section for more information.