--- a/Core/DicomParsing/ParsedDicomFile.h	Wed May 06 08:40:48 2020 +0200
+++ b/Core/DicomParsing/ParsedDicomFile.h	Wed May 20 16:42:44 2020 +0200
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
 
     bool EmbedContentInternal(const std::string& dataUriScheme);
 
+    ParsedDicomFile(DcmFileFormat* dicom);  // This takes ownership (no clone)
+
   public:
     ParsedDicomFile(bool createIdentifiers);  // Create a minimal DICOM instance
 
@@ -114,12 +116,20 @@
 
     ParsedDicomFile(const std::string& content);
 
-    ParsedDicomFile(DcmDataset& dicom);
+    ParsedDicomFile(DcmDataset& dicom);  // This clones the DCMTK object
+
+    ParsedDicomFile(DcmFileFormat& dicom);  // This clones the DCMTK object
 
-    ParsedDicomFile(DcmFileFormat& dicom);
+    static ParsedDicomFile* AcquireDcmtkObject(DcmFileFormat* dicom)  // No clone here
+    {
+      return new ParsedDicomFile(dicom);
+    }
 
     DcmFileFormat& GetDcmtkObject() const;
 
+    // The "ParsedDicomFile" object cannot be used after calling this method
+    DcmFileFormat* ReleaseDcmtkObject();
+
     ParsedDicomFile* Clone(bool keepSopInstanceUid);
 
 #if ORTHANC_ENABLE_CIVETWEB == 1 || ORTHANC_ENABLE_MONGOOSE == 1