DicomObjects.Net8 consists of an inter-related, but independent, set of .NET8 compatible "Objects" that enable developers to quickly and easily add DICOM functionality to their products without needing to understand or program the intricacies of the DICOM standard. This help file provides full reference to those objects and also some introductory guidance.
Almost any aspect of DICOM image/data manipulation can be performed using DicomObjects, including:
The main Components of DicomObjects are:
All classes for RESTful DICOM Web Client and Server implmentations.
An object that provides storage, query/retrieve and normalised facilities as a service class provider (SCP). Events are raised in response to incoming operations.
An object that handles the query/retrieve parts of the DICOM standard as a service class user (SCU).
Used for reading, writting, parsing, imporint and exportring DICOM objects
Used for sending DICOM print requests to DICOM Printer SCP
Used for certain global operations, including logging and setting global behaviour.
A DicomAssociation Object represents a DICOM association, and may either be created automatically in response to an incoming query request, or explicitly by the client program. Methods of this object are used to send data, images, and verification requests.
A DicomException Object represents the errors that occur within DicomObjects which is wrapped and thrown as a manageable exception in the user code with descriptive error messages.
Other classes and collections are created and used by the above, and some may also be created directly. They are:
| Object Description | Single Item | Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Generic SOP instance, used for results of DICOM queries or as a sub-element of a Sequence | DicomDataSet Class | DicomDataSetCollection Class |
| Attribute (Data Element) of a DicomDataSet | DicomAttribute Class | |
| DICOM Presentation context | DicomContext Class | DicomContextCollection Class |
| Licencing Information and Control | DicomLicence Class |