FileMetaInfo Property

Description:

Gets the DICOM File Meta Information Header structure. This structure is implemented as an IGMedElemList Object; however, FileMetaInfo is a much simpler object than DataSet, which is also implemented as a IGMedElemList Object. FileMetaInfo can not contain any SQ data elements, so all of its Data Elements are located at the top level. Also, FileMetaInfo can only contain Data Elements that have tag group number equal to 0002.

If the IGMedPage Object does not have a FileMetaInfo structure attached, accessing this property will raise an error.

Use IGMedPage.IsDICOMStructurePresent Method to check for presence of the FileMetaInfo. Use IGMedPage.AddDICOMStructure Method and IGMedPage.RemoveDICOMStructure Method to add or remove FileMetaInfo to (from) IGMedPage Object.

FileMetaInfo object does not include the Preamble, because it is not formed as a Data Element. Preamble is a separate member of IGMedPage Object.

Property Type:

Read-only property

Return Type:

IGMedElemList Object

Default Value: N/A

Valid Values: N/A

Bits Per Pixel:

N/A

Sample:

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