pydicom.datadict.dictionary_description

pydicom.datadict.dictionary_description(tag)

Return the description of the element corresponding to tag.

Only performs the lookup for official DICOM elements.

Parameters:tag (int) – The tag for the element whose description is being retrieved.
Returns:The description of the corresponding element.
Return type:str
Raises:KeyError – If the tag is not present in the DICOM data dictionary.