LabelType: doBitmap

We have to admit the term “Bitmap” is a bit confusing for most people. It is actually a DICOM term for “map of bits”, not the common Bitmap graph. What you have for label type Bitmap is a collection of dots, positions of which are specified in the Points property of that label object:

LabelType: Formatted

The LabelType “Formatted” in .NET version of DicomObjects provides a very useful way to access the value of any DicomImage property. For property which has a shortcut name, you can just put the name of the property within a pair of square brackets. You can also specify the “Group” and “Element” of any particular attribute. The code shows how to use the formatted label.

Label Alignment

This article describes different ways a DicomLabel object can be aligned inside a DicomViewer control using its properties in .NET and COM version of DicomObjects.