Santesoft

medical imaging software

Convert images (jpeg, tiff, bitmap, png) to DICOM


Select the command "FileBatchConvert Images To DICOM", from program's menu. You can create one DICOM file per image, or one DICOM file per folder. By default the program creates simple uncompressed, Little Endian, explicit VR, DICOM files, but you can use a template to describe the desired form of new DICOM files. The DICOM template, is actually a simple file in form of DICOM header, which contains DICOM attributes (fields/tags) with or without its values. Create a new DICOM template, and add the attributes you wish to exist in created DICOM files. You can add values in those attributes which are constant from file to file, like Institution Name and Address. If you add attributes and values like "Rows" and "Columns" or "Transfer Syntax UID", the program will create the new files according these values, e.g. you can create RLE compressed DICOM files by adding the attribute 0002,0010 and value1.2.840.10008.1.2.5, or you can create JPEG compressed DICOM files by adding the attribute 0002,0010 and value 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.50.



Browse button
Use this button to select the directory, which contains the image files.
Select button
Use this button to select the DICOM template (optional).
Options
Select one of the "file per folder" and "file per file" option, and the input file type of images.
Include Subdirectories checkbox
Check this checkbox to force the program to anonymize also the header of the files within the sub-directories of the selected folder.
Convert button
Press this button to start the procedure.
Close button
Closes this dialog box.
Help button
Displays this help topic.


Create a new DICOM template
From menu, use the command "EditDICOM templatesCreate New".This command allows you to create a new DICOM template. A dialog box is appeared and allows you to insert, remove, or modify DICOM attributes and if it is desired, their values.

On the top of the dialog there is the Content tab control that allows you to select the group of information you want to see (all, patient information, study information, physician information or image details).

  • To modify a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Edit Tag button to modify the field. You can also double click on field?s row. The proper dialog box appears that allows you to input the value of the field.
  • To delete the value of a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Delete Value button to delete the field?s value. You can select more than one field by pressing and holding down the <Control> or <Shift> keys of the keyboard.
  • To delete a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Delete Tag button to delete the field. You can select more than one field by pressing and holding down the <Control> or <Shift> keys of the keyboard.
  • To insert a new field: Press the Insert Tag button and insert a new field. You can type the Tag's Group and Element or you can select them from a list. After insertion the proper dialog box appears, and it allows you to input the value of the new field.
  • To insert or modify a sequence (Value Representation = SQ): The program allows you to process a sequence as any other type of field. When you insert or select for editing a sequence the proper dialog box is appeared, and allows you to edit the sequence.
  • OK button: Accepts the header?s modifications, and closes this dialog box.
  • Cancel button: Closes this dialog box without recording any changes.
  • Help button: Displays a help topic.

Create a DICOM template from active file
From menu, use the command "EditDICOM templatesCreate From Active File". This command allows you to to create a new DICOM template, from active file's header. A dialog box is appeared and allows you to insert, remove, or modify DICOM attributes and if it is desired, their values.

On the top of the dialog there is the Content tab control that allows you to select the group of information you want to see (all, patient information, study information, physician information or image details).

  • To modify a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Edit Tag button to modify the field. You can also double click on field's row. The proper dialog box appears that allows you to input the value of the field.
  • To delete the value of a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Delete Value button to delete the field?s value. You can select more than one field by pressing and holding down the <Control> or <Shift> keys of the keyboard.
  • To delete a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Delete Tag button to delete the field. You can select more than one field by pressing and holding down the <Control> or <Shift> keys of the keyboard.
  • To insert a new field: Press the Insert Tag button and insert a new field. You can type the Tag's Group and Element or you can select them from a list. After insertion the proper dialog box appears, and it allows you to input the value of the new field.
  • To insert or modify a sequence (Value Representation = SQ): The program allows you to process a sequence as any other type of field. When you insert or select for editing a sequence the proper dialog box is appeared, and allows you to edit the sequence.
  • OK button: Accepts the header?s modifications, and closes this dialog box.
  • Cancel button: Closes this dialog box without recording any changes.
  • Help button: Displays a help topic.

Edit a DICOM template
From menu, use the command "EditDICOM templatesEdit Template". This command allows you to edit an existing DICOM template. A dialog box is appeared and allows you to insert/modify/remove DICOM attributes and if it is desired, their values.

On the top of the dialog there is the Content tab control that allows you to select the group of information you want to see (all, patient information, study information, physician information or image details).

  • To modify a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Edit Tag button to modify the field. You can also double click on field's row. The proper dialog box appears that allows you to input the value of the field.
  • To delete the value of a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Delete Value button to delete the field?s value. You can select more than one field by pressing and holding down the <Control> or <Shift> keys of the keyboard.
  • To delete a field: Select the field's row from the field list and press the Delete Tag button to delete the field. You can select more than one field by pressing and holding down the <Control> or <Shift> keys of the keyboard.
  • To insert a new field: Press the Insert Tag button and insert a new field. You can type the Tag's Group and Element or you can select them from a list. After insertion the proper dialog box appears, and it allows you to input the value of the new field.
  • To insert or modify a sequence (Value Representation = SQ): The program allows you to process a sequence as any other type of field. When you insert or select for editing a sequence the proper dialog box is appeared, and allows you to edit the sequence.
  • OK button: Accepts the header?s modifications, and closes this dialog box.
  • Cancel button: Closes this dialog box without recording any changes.
  • Help button: Displays a help topic.

Remove a DICOM template
From menu, use the command "EditDICOM TemplatesRemove Template". This command allows you to remove from hard disk, out of use DICOM templates.