pydicom.datadict.get_entry

pydicom.datadict.get_entry(tag)

Return an entry from the DICOM dictionary as a tuple.

If the tag is not in the main DICOM dictionary, then the repeating group dictionary will also be checked.

Parameters:tag (int) – The tag for the element whose entry is to be retrieved. Only entries in the official DICOM dictionary will be checked, not entries in the private dictionary.
Returns:The (VR, VM, name, is_retired, keyword) from the DICOM dictionary.
Return type:tuple of str
Raises:KeyError – If the tag is not present in the DICOM data dictionary.

See also

get_private_entry()
Return an entry from the private dictionary.