DCMTK Version 3.7.0 OFFIS DICOM Toolkit

README file

    DCMTK

    This DICOM toolkit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation and
    installation instructions for a set of software libraries and applications
    implementing part of the DICOM/MEDICOM Standard.

    DCMTK contains the following sub-packages, each in its own sub-directory:

        config   - configuration utilities for DCMTK
        dcmapps  - a collection of cross-module command line tools
        dcmdata  - a data encoding/decoding library and utility apps
        dcmect   - a library for working with Enhanced CT objects
        dcmfg    - a library for working with functional groups
        dcmimage - adds support for color images to dcmimgle
        dcmimgle - an image processing library and utility apps
        dcmiod   - a library for working with information objects and modules
        dcmjpeg  - a compression/decompression library and utility apps
        dcmjpls  - a compression/decompression library and utility apps
        dcmnet   - a networking library and utility apps
        dcmpmap  - a library for working with parametric map objects
        dcmpstat - a presentation state library and utility apps
        dcmqrdb  - an image database server
        dcmrt    - a radiation therapy library and utility apps
        dcmseg   - a library for working with segmentation objects
        dcmsign  - a digital signature library and utility apps
        dcmsr    - a structured reporting library and utility apps
        dcmtls   - security extensions for the network library
        dcmtract - a library for working with tractography results
        dcmwlm   - a modality worklist database server
        oficonv  - a character set conversion library
        oflog    - a logging library based on log4cplus
        ofstd    - a library of general purpose classes

    Each sub-directory (except config) contains further sub-directories for
    application source code (apps), library source code (libsrc), library
    include files (include), configuration data (etc), documentation (docs),
    sample and support data (data) as well as test programs (tests).

    To build and install the DCMTK package, see the INSTALL file.  For copyright
    information, see the COPYRIGHT file.  For information about the history of
    this software, see the HISTORY file.  For answers to frequently asked
    questions, please consult the FAQ:

            https://forum.dcmtk.org/faq/

    In addition to the API documentation, there is also a Wiki system where
    further information (e.g. HOWTOs) can be found:

            https://support.dcmtk.org/wiki/

    If you find bugs or other problems with this software, we would appreciate
    hearing about them.  Please send electronic mail to:

            bugs@dcmtk.org

    Please try to describe the problem in detail and, if possible, give a suggested
    fix.  For more details on how to contribute, see the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

    For general questions on how to compile, install or use the toolkit, we
    recommend the public discussion forum at:

            https://forum.dcmtk.org/

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