pydicom.filereader.read_partial

pydicom.filereader.read_partial(fileobj, stop_when=None, defer_size=None, force=False, specific_tags=None)

Parse a DICOM file until a condition is met.

Parameters:
  • fileobj (a file-like object) – Note that the file will not close when the function returns.
  • stop_when – Stop condition. See read_dataset() for more info.
  • defer_size (int, str, None, optional) – See dcmread() for parameter info.
  • force (bool) – See dcmread() for parameter info.
  • specific_tags (list or None) – See dcmread() for parameter info.

Notes

Use dcmread() unless you need to stop on some condition other than reaching pixel data.

Returns:The read dataset.
Return type:dataset.FileDataset or dicomdir.DicomDir

See also

dcmread()
More generic file reading function.