DicomObjects.NET.8.48 Documentation
DicomObjects Namespace / DicomDataSet Class / SimplifyOverlays Method
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    SimplifyOverlays Method
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    Decompress the data, and move any overlays which are encoded with the pixel data (a method deprecated in DICOM many years ago) to stand-along overlay data in 60xx,3000.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
 

    Public Sub SimplifyOverlays() 
    public void SimplifyOverlays()
    Example
    DicomDataSet overlayDs = new DicomDataSet("Overlay_Dataset.dcm");
                    
var overlayData = overlayDs[Keyword.OverlayData].Value; // null
overlayDs.SimplifyOverlays();
overlayData = overlayDs[Keyword.OverlayData]?.Value; // pixel data is encoded
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: .NET CLR 4.8 or higher

    See Also

    Reference

    DicomDataSet Class
    DicomDataSet Members

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