How create a DICOM image from byte (DCMTK) - c++

Question

I want to use the DCMTK 3.6.1 library in an existing project that can create DICOM image. I want to use this library because I want to make the compression of the DICOM images. In a new solution (Visual Studio 2013/C++) Following the example in the DCMTK official documentation, I have this code, that works properly.
using namespace std;
int main()
{
DJEncoderRegistration::registerCodecs();
DcmFileFormat fileformat;
/**** MONO FILE ******/
if (fileformat.loadFile("Files/test.dcm").good())
{
DcmDataset *dataset = fileformat.getDataset();
DcmItem *metaInfo = fileformat.getMetaInfo();
DJ_RPLossless params; // codec parameters, we use the defaults
// this causes the lossless JPEG version of the dataset
//to be created EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1
dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1, &params);
// check if everything went well
if (dataset->canWriteXfer(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1))
{
// force the meta-header UIDs to be re-generated when storing the file
// since the UIDs in the data set may have changed
delete metaInfo->remove(DCM_MediaStorageSOPClassUID);
delete metaInfo->remove(DCM_MediaStorageSOPInstanceUID);
metaInfo->putAndInsertString(DCM_ImplementationVersionName, "New Implementation Version Name");
//delete metaInfo->remove(DCM_ImplementationVersionName);
//dataset->remove(DCM_ImplementationVersionName);
// store in lossless JPEG format
fileformat.saveFile("Files/carrellata_esami_compresso.dcm", EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1);
}
}
DJEncoderRegistration::cleanup();
return 0;
}
Now I want to use the same code in an existing C++ application where
if (infoDicom.arrayImgDicom.GetSize() != 0) //Things of existing previous code
{
//I have added here the registration
DJEncoderRegistration::registerCodecs(); // register JPEG codecs
DcmFileFormat fileformat;
DcmDataset *dataset = fileformat.getDataset();
DJ_RPLossless params;
dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_Rows, infoDicom.rows);
dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_Columns, infoDicom.columns,);
dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_BitsStored, infoDicom.m_bitstor);
dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_HighBit, infoDicom.highbit);
dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_PixelRepresentation, infoDicom.pixelrapresentation);
dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_RescaleIntercept, infoDicom.rescaleintercept);
dataset->putAndInsertString(DCM_PhotometricInterpretation,"MONOCHROME2");
dataset->putAndInsertString(DCM_PixelSpacing, "0.086\\0.086");
dataset->putAndInsertString(DCM_ImagerPixelSpacing, "0.096\\0.096");
BYTE* pData = new BYTE[sizeBuffer];
LPBYTE pSorg;
for (int nf=0; nf<iNumberFrames; nf++)
{
//this contains all the PixelData and I put it into the dataset
pSorg = (BYTE*)infoDicom.arrayImgDicom.GetAt(nf);
dataset->putAndInsertUint8Array(DCM_PixelData, pSorg, sizeBuffer);
dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1, &params);
//and I put it in my data set
//but this IF return false so che canWriteXfer fails...
if (dataset->canWriteXfer(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1))
{
dataset->remove(DCM_MediaStorageSOPClassUID);
dataset->remove(DCM_MediaStorageSOPInstanceUID);
}
//the saveFile fails too, and the error is "Pixel
//rappresentation non found" but I have set the Pixel rep with
//dataset->putAndInsertUint16(DCM_PixelRepresentation, infoDicom.pixelrapresentation);
OFCondition status = fileformat.saveFile("test1.dcm", EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1);
DJEncoderRegistration::cleanup();
if (status.bad())
{
int error = 0; //only for test
}
thefile.Write(pSorg, sizeBuffer); //previous code
}
Actually I made test with image that have on one frame, so the for cycle is done only one time. I don't understand why if I choose dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_LittleEndianImplicit, &params); or dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_LittleEndianEXplicit, &params); works perfectly but not when I choose dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1, &params);
If I use the same image in the first application, I can compress the image without problems...
EDIT: I think the main problem to solve is the status = dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1, &rp_lossless) that return "Tag not found". How can I know wich tag is missed?
EDIT2: As suggest in the DCMTK forum I have added the tag about the Bits Allocated and now works for few images, but non for all. For some images I have again "Tag not found": how can I know wich one of tags is missing? As a rule it's better insert all the tags?

Answer 1

I solve the problem adding the tags DCM_BitsAllocated and DCM_PlanarConfiguration. This are the tags that are missed. I hope that is useful for someone.

Answer 2

At least you should call the function chooseRepresentation, after you have applied the data.
**dataset->putAndInsertUint8Array(DCM_PixelData, pSorg, sizeBuffer);**
dataset->chooseRepresentation(EXS_JPEGProcess14SV1, &params);