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NAME

6       Image::ExifTool::DICOM - Read DICOM and ACR-NEMA medical images
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SYNOPSIS

9       This module is used by Image::ExifTool
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DESCRIPTION

12       This module contains routines required by Image::ExifTool to extract
13       meta information from DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in
14       Medicine) DCM and ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National
15       Electrical Manufacturer's Association) ACR medical images.
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NOTES

18       Images compressed using the DICOM deflated transfer syntax will be
19       decoded if Compress::Zlib is installed.
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21       No translation of special characters sets is done.
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AUTHOR

24       Copyright 2003-2011, Phil Harvey (phil at owl.phy.queensu.ca)
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26       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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REFERENCES

30       <http://medical.nema.org/>
31       <http://www.sph.sc.edu/comd/rorden/dicom.html>
32       <http://www.dclunie.com/>
33       <http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/interoperability/dicom/docs/2258357r3.pdf>
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SEE ALSO

36       "DICOM Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, Image::ExifTool(3pm)
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