IDLffDICOM::GetParent

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The IDLffDICOM::GetParent function method is used to find the parent references of a set of elements in a DICOM sequence.

Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLffDICOM::]GetParent(ReferenceList)

Return Value

Returns the parent references of a set of elements in a DICOM sequence. It takes as an argument an array of references that represent DICOM elements. If no members of the ReferenceList are members of a sequence, a -1 is returned, and for each member of the ReferenceList which is not a member of a sequence, a -1 is returned.

Arguments

ReferenceList

An array of references to DICOM elements that are known to be members of a DICOM sequence.

Keywords

None

Examples

obj = OBJ_NEW('IDLffDICOM') 
read = obj->Read(DIALOG_PICKFILE(FILTER = '*')) 
 
; Get the reference to the Referenced Study Sequence 
; element, if it exists: 
ref = obj->GetReference('0008'x, '1110'x) 
PRINT, ref 
PRINT, obj->GetDescription(REFERENCE = ref) 
 
; Get and print the parent sequence, if it exists. 
; This should result in a -1 since this element is not 
; a member of a sequence: 
parent = obj->GetParent(ref) 
PRINT, parent 
PRINT, obj->GetDescription(REFERENCE=parent) 
 
; Get the children of the Referenced Study Sequence 
; element, if it exists: 
refs = obj->GetChildren(ref[0]) 
PRINT, refs 
PRINT, obj->GetDescription(REFERENCE = refs) 
OBJ_DESTROY, obj 

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