Saving DICOM Headers

Posted by Michael Pinkert on May 21, 2014; 6:55pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Saving-DICOM-Headers-tp5007833.html

I'm trying to manipulate a series of DICOM files for a registration project, but I have not been able to save the files with the header they came with.  This eliminates the pixel spacing information, which is necessary to perform the registration.

I have installed the Tudor tools in order to manipulate files, but I have not been able to utilize the header from either end of the process.  I can access the header from the Tudor DICOM manager, but if I open the file series the resulting picture in ImageJ does not have a header or any of the associated spacing information.

I have also tried opening the file series with the Bio-Formats Importer.  This successfully retains the header and applies the spacing information while I am manipulating it in ImageJ, but if I save the files to a DICOM they no longer have the header information as part of them.

I have seen several mentions that the Tudor system is supposed to retain and easily manipulate header data, but I have not been able to figure out how it does so.  

I do not have access to a hospital PACS system, if that is part of the solution.  

Does anyone know a plugin or a correct methodology so that I can manipulate the files without losing the header information?

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