DICOM medical image export

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To export files to DICOM format

1.	Choose Export... from the 'File' menu or press Ctrl E keys.

2.	Set up the Page number range of the pages you want to export, see Selecting page ranges.

3.	To avoid a new file overwriting an existing file with the same name, tick Do not overwrite files: see Overwriting files.

4.	Choose DICOM images as the 'Format'. A File name and path are supplied.

o	A \ terminates the filename if 'Build a DICOM directory' option has been selected.

o	If 'Build a DICOM directory' option has not been selected, the file name will be given extension .DCM.

•	You may use the Browse button to set up a new path.

To make 'DICOM images' format the default, click Save format.

5.	Click DICOM options... to set up DICOM-specific configuration options: see DICOM export options.

6.	Tick the Force monochrome check-box if required, see also Image import/export options.

7.	Tick Run the associated program after creating the file if you would like EscapeE to open the file immediately using your preferred program: see Associated programs. The default associated program is EscapeE.

Click OK.

A DCM 'image' file not only contains an image but also data pertaining to the image, see DICOM Element Tags.

Sets of DICOM files are commonly shipped together in a self-contained 'directory': see DICOM export options.

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