DICOM @ OFFIS

Group 2 tags are so-called meta-header and always encoded in Explicit VR Little Endian transfer syntax. All other main dataset should be encoded in either Explicit or Implicit VR.

Is it legal for tags ecoded in Explicit and Implicit VR to coexist in file meta data? Are group 2 tags always encoded in Explicit VR?

We are going to support Germany and Franch in our DICOM application which has been developed in English. Given Study/Series/images UIDs it is not big problem to organize the studies. But DCM file header tags have string values which may be a mix of English and Germany. Does anyone has similar experi...

Actually, the DICOM standard states: "The User-Data Sub-Items may be present in any order within the User-Information Item. No significance should be placed on the order of User-Data Sub-Items within the User Information Item. Sending applications should be aware that some older applications mi...

Some applications as SCP ONLY accept the user info sub-items in ascending order. Does the updated DICOM specs require that?