DICOM Extension

Published 2022-10-06

Subject to changes and corrections.

Version 10.0.0 (Build 7) (Released 2011-09-18)

• Resolved issue with images having incorrect instance UID. (B1001)

Version 10.0.0 (Build 6) (Released 2011-12-06)

• Corrected problem when a date was not specified for an image when DICOM information was first associated with it. (B627)
• Corrected a problem where the incorrect series date was being displayed in the Edit information dialog. (B627)
• Corrected problem where it was ignoring data entered into the Series time/date on the Edit information dialog. (B627)
• Added lead tool files to the extension upgrader. (B606)

Version 10.0.0 (Build 5) (Released 2011-08-12)

• Better handling for DICOM images that are marked MONOCHROME2 but are incorrectly labeled “INVERSE” in the Presentation LUT tag. (B613)

Version 10.0.0 (Build 4) (Released 2011-06-06)

• Fixed issue so each image in a layout will recieve unique instance ID to allow images to be forwarded individually. (F895)

Version 10.0.0 (Build 3) (Released 2011-03-16)

• Now remembers previous settings/selections for future use. (F452)(F739)
• Supports printing custom text, found within the “Annotations” tag (F524)

Version 1.0 (Build 75) (Released 2008-11-13)

• Added ability to print customized data and formats on printouts.

Version 1.0 (Build 74) (Released 2008-08-01)

• Addition of J2K compression support.

Version 1.0 (Build 73) (Released 2007-10-09)

• Made additions to interpret the best acquisition and content dates to use on images captured from certain imaging extensions and then converted to CR when being submitted to a DICOM server.

Version 1.0 (Build 71) (Released 2007-07-05)

• Made corrections for imaging extensions that mix and match CR modalities with different SOP Class UIDs.

Version 1.0 (Build 70) (Released 2007-07-05)

• Made changes to better handle when the user enables the “map dental modalities to CR” option and does not provide a SOP class mapping. Now it automatically maps SOP classes even if the user did not enter a SOP class mapping.

Version 1.0 (Build 69) (Released 2007-07-03)

• Further changes made to allow fixing of already set image pixel spacing strings if they are too long.

Version 1.0 (Build 68) (Released 2007-07-02)

• Made changes to allow fixing of already set image pixel spacing strings if they are too long.
• Change the SOP Instance UID referenced when converting from PX, IO and DX modalities to CR.

Version 1.0 (Build 66) (Released 2007-03-28)

• Made modifications to ensure that the imaging pixel spacing is set.

Version 1.0 (Build 65) (Released 2007-02-26)

• Corrected where image slice thinkness is correctly rounded to prevent too long of decimal values being saved in the DICOM object.

Version 1.0 (Build 64) (Released 2007-02-23)

• Added new options for allowing the carving up of mutiframed DICOM images.

Version 1.0 (Build 63) (Released 2007-02-19)

• Support for mapping dental modalities to other modalities (i.e. CT cone beam to CR modality).
• Corrected some problems with printing certain types of images.

Version 1.0 (Build 62) (Released 2006-09-25)

• Corrected creation of DICOMDIRs.

Version 1.0 (Build 61) (Released 2006-05-22)

• Added new options for use with the imaging converter.

Version 1.0 (Build 60) (Released 2006-05-22)

• Change “Modality Mapping” settings to more appropriate “SOP Class Mapping”.
• Added option to permit automatic changing of dental modality (PX, DX, IO) to more general CR when submitting images to a server.
• Added options to automatically select an image SOP Class if it does not exist.

Version 1.0 (Build 59) (Released 2006-05-22)

• Modified new functions to provide even more flexibility to calling convensions.

Version 1.0 (Build 58) (Released 2006-05-22)

• Added new functions for allowing additional information extraction out of DICOM objects and files.

Version 1.0 (Build 57) (Released 2006-03-17)

• Corrected worklist information where an accession number was specified but could be associated with multiple Study Instance UIDs if the Study Instance UID was not also specified.
• New tree control integrated into the various dialogs and screens.
• Buttons added to auto-generate UIDs when manually creating worklist information.
• Processing messages improved on various DICOM communication status dialogs.

Version 1.0 (Build 54) (Released 2005-12-07)

• Restricted the display of binary data in the “view external dicom image” dialog when the DICOM file contains an “icon image sequence”.
• Corrected problem where extension took the image from the Icon Image Sequence instead of the main image in a DICOM file.

Version 1.0 (Build 52) (Released 2005-11-02)

• Added new option (under communication options) that indicates if the user can submit images that do not have DICOM information associated with them. When disabled, it significantly reduces the number of dialogs the user is prompted with when submitting multiple images to just a single initial dialog.

Version 1.0 (Build 51) (Released 2005-06-16)

• Added functionality to ensure Accession numbers and Study ID numbers are different. In unassigned by a worklist or the user, the Accession number is of the form “AYYYYMMDDHHMM” and the Study ID number is of the form “SYYYYMMDDHHMM” where “YYYYMMDDHHMM” is the current system date and time.

Version 1.0 (Build 49) (Released 2005-05-18)

• Added options for manually adding tags and values.
• Added options for manually deleting tags.
• Added options for quickly setting the anatomic structures of an image.

Version 1.0 (Build 48) (Released 2005-04-21)

• Added new facility information options for exporting images. This feature requires XV v3.9 b55 or higher.

Version 1.0 (Build 47) (Released 2005-04-07)

• Corrected issue with creating and saving more than one DICOM print server.

Version 1.0 (Build 46) (Released 2005-02-01)

• Changed the overriding of a modality based on an image class.

Version 1.0 (Build 45) (Released 2005-01-26)

• Added additional options and further control of printed text in images.

Version 1.0 (Build 44) (Released 2005-01-20)

• Renenabled the “minimal worklist information” options.

Version 1.0 (Build 42) (Released 2005-01-14)

• Added Apteryx’s new base DICOM UID.

Version 1.0 (Build 41) (Released 2005-01-10)

• Added font selection for printed text.

Version 1.0 (Build 40) (Released 2004-12-31)

• Added options to allow manual addition of patient information to a printout.

Version 1.0 (Build 39) (Released 2004-12-06)

• Added options to permit printing of patient information on a DICOM printer in an annotation box.

Version 1.0 (Build 38) (Released 2004-11-15)

• Corrections made to Affected SOP Instance UIDs when storing images.
• Mandatory fields filled in with default values if not already specified when storing images.

Version 1.0 (Build 37) (Released 2004-10-19)

• Changes made to support a wider range of Kodak printers.
• Changed the default options to be compliant with a wider range of printers.

Version 1.0 (Build 35) (Released 2004-10-13)

• Changes made to support a wider range of Kodak printers.

Version 1.0 (Build 34) (Released 2004-10-12)

• Added new options that permit the removal of all but the most basic fields from a worklist query.

Version 1.0 (Build 32) (Released 2004-09-29)

• Patient information is not passed to a DICOM printer when printing an image.

Version 1.0 (Build 31) (Released 2004-09-29)

• Changed film size 8INx11IN to 8INx10IN.
• Added ability to prevent certain print parameters from being specified to a print server.

Version 1.0 (Build 30) (Released 2004-09-29)

• Changes made to UID generation to remove all leading zeros.

Version 1.0 (Build 29) (Released 2004-09-28)

• Improved printing capabilities and printer support.

Version 1.0 (Build 28) (Released 2004-09-27)

• Owner ID removed from print specifications.

Version 1.0 (Build 27) (Released 2004-09-23)

• WIDE range of changes to the extension; too many to list.
• New printing mechanisms implemented when printing directly to DICOM printers.

Version 1.0 (Build 12) (Released 2004-01-21)

• Correction made to address memory leak when importing images.
• Additional functions added to enhance functionality of various applications that utilize this extension.

Version 1.0 (Build 9) (Released 2003-12-10)

• NOTE! Beta testing release. Used for testing the new print features.
• Maintenance release: Window’s font is now used for various controls in the interface; extended character sets now available for a wider range of supported languages; new more efficient versions of interface controls added.
• Beta! DICOM print options added.
• Beta! DICOM print queue query options added.

Version 1.0 (Build 8) (Released 2003-11-19)

• Added extended capabilities for retrieve additional fields when doing a worklist query.
• Server type specification as a Data or Worklist server added.
• Patient ID specification added when doing a Patient Query/Retrieve.