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Convert DICOM File(s) or Series to NIfTI-1 Format

Source: R/convert.R
dicom_to_nifti.Rd

Converts a single DICOM file, vector of DICOM files, directory of DICOM slices, or "dicom_series" object into a standard NIfTI-1 (.nii or .nii.gz) volumetric file. Uses RNifti when installed or a built-in native NIfTI-1 binary writer with zero external dependencies.

Usage

dicom_to_nifti(path, out_path = NULL)

Arguments

path

Path to a DICOM file, directory, vector of files, or a "dicom_series" object.

out_path

Output .nii (or .nii.gz) path. If NULL, creates a temporary .nii file.

Value

Invisibly returns out_path.

Examples

dcm_file <- system.file("extdata", "example.dcm", package = "dicomtk")
nii_file <- dicom_to_nifti(dcm_file)
file.exists(nii_file)
#> [1] TRUE