Dicom Toolkit - images.dicom.decodeUID

: uidinfo = images.dicom.decodeUID(uid)

Look up information about a uid string

Inputs

uid - dicom uid string.

Outputs

uidinfo - a structure with fields of Value, Name and Type.

Additional fields may be present in the case of a Transfer Syntax type uid.

Examples

 > info = images.dicom.decodeUID("1.2.840.10008.1.1");
 info =
  scalar structure containing the fields:
    Value = 1.2.840.10008.1.1
    Name = Verification SOP Class
    Type = SOP Class