The DICOM XML Converter filter transforms a DICOM message into an XML message format and vice versa. Using this filter allows easy access to DICOM message content, to modify it or map it to another message format such as HL7.
DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a standard designed to allow medical image files to be transferred, stored and viewed on different makes of computers. A single DICOM message contains both a header (which stores information about the patient's name, the type of scan, image dimensions, etc), as well as all of the image data (which can contain information in three dimensions). Refer to the DICOM Standard for details.
This filter uses the Native DICOM Model for its XML format.
To apply an XML stylesheet to the output XML, you can employ the XSLT Stylesheet filter.
As of Rhapsody 6.5, the DICOM to XML / XML to DICOM and DICOM JPEG Extraction filters have been discontinued and replaced by the DICOM XML Converter and DICOM JPEG Converter filters, respectively, that are supported on both 32-bit and 64-bit engines. If you want to use an RLC that contains the discontinued filters, you must replace them with their supported counterparts. Users should contact Rhapsody Support to assist with the migration.
Configuration Properties
| Property | Description |
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| Maximum Concurrency | The maximum level of concurrency for this filter. A setting of 0 (zero) means unlimited. Limiting the level of concurrency limits memory usage. Refer to Maximum Concurrency for details. |
| Transform Mode | Determines whether the filter is operating as a DICOM to XML converter or an XML to DICOM converter:
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| Include Image Data | Whether to include image data in the output XML message:
This property is only available if Transform Mode is set to |