pydicom.filereader.read_partial¶
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pydicom.filereader.
read_partial
(fileobj, stop_when=None, defer_size=None, force=False, specific_tags=None)¶ Parse a DICOM file until a condition is met.
Parameters: - fileobj (a file-like object) – Note that the file will not close when the function returns.
- stop_when – Stop condition. See
read_dataset()
for more info. - defer_size (int, str, None, optional) – See
dcmread()
for parameter info. - force (bool) – See
dcmread()
for parameter info. - specific_tags (list or None) – See
dcmread()
for parameter info.
Notes
Use
dcmread()
unless you need to stop on some condition other than reaching pixel data.Returns: The read dataset. Return type: dataset.FileDataset or dicomdir.DicomDir See also
dcmread()
- More generic file reading function.