Transcoding DICOM file

Transcoding DICOM file

DICOM files use various Transfer Syntaxes, which define how image data is encoded. To ensure compatibility across different systems, you may need to transcode (convert) a DICOM file from one transfer syntax to another. Aspose.Medical provides a simple API to transcode DICOM files efficiently.

To transcode a DICOM file, please follow the steps below:

1. Load an existing DICOM file.
2. To transcode the DICOM file to another format, use the Aspose.Medical.Dicom.DicomFile.Transcode() method.
3. Save the transcoded file for further use.

// Load existing file
Aspose.Medical.Dicom.DicomFile dcm = DicomFile.Open("input.dcm");

// Transcode the loaded file to Jpeg 2000 Lossy Transfer Syntax.
Aspose.Medical.Dicom.DicomFile transcodedDcm = dcm.Transcode(Aspose.Medical.Dicom.TransferSyntax.Jpeg2000Lossy);

// Save the transcoded file
transcodedDcm.Save("output.dcm");

Transcoding to JPEG XL

Aspose.Medical supports the JPEG XL transfer syntaxes. Encoding is available for:

• JpegXLLossless - lossless JPEG XL (1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.110).
• JpegXL - lossy or lossless JPEG XL (1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.112); lossy mode uses XYB at distance 1.0.

JpegXLJpegRecompression (1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.111) can be decoded but not yet encoded, so it cannot be used as a transcoding target.

// Load existing file
Aspose.Medical.Dicom.DicomFile dcm = DicomFile.Open("input.dcm");

// Transcode the loaded file to JPEG XL Lossless Transfer Syntax.
Aspose.Medical.Dicom.DicomFile transcodedDcm = dcm.Transcode(Aspose.Medical.Dicom.TransferSyntax.JpegXLLossless);

// Save the transcoded file
transcodedDcm.Save("output.dcm");