dataSetToJS.js

var dicomParser = (function (dicomParser) {
    "use strict";

    if (dicomParser === undefined) {
        dicomParser = {};
    }

    /**
     * converts an explicit dataSet to a javascript object
     * @param dataSet
     * @param options
     */
    dicomParser.explicitDataSetToJS = function (dataSet, options) {

        if(dataSet === undefined) {
            throw 'dicomParser.explicitDataSetToJS: missing required parameter dataSet';
        }

        options = options || {
            omitPrivateAttibutes: true, // true if private elements should be omitted
            maxElementLength : 128      // maximum element length to try and convert to string format
        };

        var result = {};

        for(var tag in dataSet.elements) {

            var element = dataSet.elements[tag];

            // skip this element if it a private element and our options specify that we should
            if(options.omitPrivateAttibutes === true && dicomParser.isPrivateTag(tag))
            {
                continue;
            }

            if(element.items) {
                // handle sequences
                var sequenceItems = [];
                for(var i=0; i < element.items.length; i++) {
                    sequenceItems.push(dicomParser.explicitDataSetToJS(element.items[i].dataSet, options));
                }
                result[tag] = sequenceItems;
            } else {
                if(element.length < options.maxElementLength) {
                    result[tag] = dicomParser.explicitElementToString(dataSet, element);
                    if (result[tag] === undefined){
                        result[tag] = {
                            dataOffset: element.dataOffset,
                            length : element.length
                        };
                    }
                }
            }

        }

        return result;
    };


    return dicomParser;
}(dicomParser));