# HG changeset patch # User Sebastien Jodogne # Date 1619625724 -7200 # Node ID 566f0af3e4ed0e3d13fa263d16e96f823a4cfa23 # Parent 55a93745e87444b44ab484e2bd2a713d9fa90d13 dicom-sr diff -r 55a93745e874 -r 566f0af3e4ed Sphinx/source/faq/supported-images.rst --- a/Sphinx/source/faq/supported-images.rst Wed Apr 28 16:16:33 2021 +0200 +++ b/Sphinx/source/faq/supported-images.rst Wed Apr 28 18:02:04 2021 +0200 @@ -10,13 +10,19 @@ ` can be set to `true` if interfacing with modalities that are producing non-standard SOP classes. -Orthanc Explorer can **display the raw DICOM tags** of any such DICOM -file (including notably DICOM-SR structured reports). +Orthanc Explorer can also **display the raw DICOM tags** of any such +DICOM file. -However, the core engine of Orthanc is not able to **render all of the -DICOM files as PNG images**. An image that Orthanc cannot decode is -displayed as "Unsupported" by clicking on the "Preview" buttons of -Orthanc Explorer. Currently, the core engine of Orthanc can decode: +For instance, **DICOM-SR and DICOM-RT** instances are supported by +Orthanc, i.e. such file can be received/stored/retransmitted with +Orthanc. However, if you need to analyze/create such files, you will +have to resort on another specialized tool. + +As far as pixel data is concerned, the core engine of Orthanc is **not +able to render all of the DICOM instances as PNG images**. An image +that Orthanc cannot decode is displayed as "Unsupported" by clicking +on the "Preview" buttons of Orthanc Explorer. Currently, the core +engine of Orthanc can decode: * uncompressed (raw) DICOM files, * JPEG DICOM files, and @@ -25,7 +31,8 @@ The supported photometric interpretations are: * RGB, -* Grayscale2. +* Grayscale2, +* YUV if dealing with JPEG derivatives. The Orthanc core supports from 8bpp to 16bpp depth, with integer values. Multiframe (notably cine), uncompressed DICOM instances can