www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~chris.rorden/dicom.htm

THIS VIEWER [zDICOM] IS FAIRLY SOPHISTICATED.
eDICOM (basic viewer)  IS A MUCH SIMPLER VIEWER

zDICOM:  DICOM reader
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Freeware
version 1.0 rev1 - Aug 01, 1998 [wolfgang.krug@sdm.de]
Copyright (c) 1998, Wolfgang Krug;
version 1.0 rev2 - Chris Rorden (chris.rorden@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk)
 
version 1.0 rev1 - 1 October 1999 WK
version 1.0 rev2 - 27 October 1999 CR
version 1.0 rev4 - 5 November 1999 CR
version 1.0 rev4 - 16 November 1999 CR
version 1.0 rev5 - 29 November 1999 CR - GE genesis format
      stripped down version - pixelgraphic shareware library not required

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CONTENTS
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1. Target platforms
2. Description
3. Installation
4. Read this
5. Known bugs & problems
6. More informations
7. Contact

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1. Target platforms
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Delphi 2.0
Delphi 3.0
Delphi 4.0
Delphi 5.0

2. Description
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This DICOM reader shows how to read and display
DICOM medical images.

Chris Rorden would be very interested to hear of any
improvements you have added to the source.

3. Installation
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Unlike the advanced ezDICOM, you need do NOT need 
any shareware components for this project. It should compile
with any version of Delphi greater than or equal to 2. With simple
modification the program should also compile with Delphi 1
(contact Chris Rorden for more details).

4. Read this
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WARNING! THE CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND!
USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK - YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE THIS CODE MAY CAUSE - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

5. Known bugs & problems
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You can only display some of the DICOM images. 
There are many different DICOM dialects.
However, the reader should tell you why it cannot view files.
Current limitations:
 - Does not read encapsulated files
 - The 12-bit and big-endian conversion is largely untested

6. More information
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This software is FREEWARE. 

For more information at DICOM go to:
 www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~chris.rorden/dicom.htm 


7. Contact
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E-mail:     krug@sdm.de
            chris.rorden@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
Web: www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~chris.rorden/


