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Version: v0.0.3

Function: lookup()

lookup(tagOrKeyword): DictionaryEntry | undefined

Look up a DICOM attribute by tag ("00100010") or keyword ("PatientName").

Hex tag input is normalized to uppercase; keyword input is case-sensitive. Returns undefined for unknown tags, unknown keywords, malformed input, or tags from repeating-group families (those resolve via the family entry's repeatingGroup flag - see DictionaryEntry).

Parameters​

tagOrKeyword​

string

Returns​

DictionaryEntry | undefined

Example​

import { Dictionary } from "@cosyte/dicom";
  const a = Dictionary.lookup("00100010");        // by tag
  const b = Dictionary.lookup("PatientName");     // by keyword (DICT-04)
  const c = Dictionary.lookup("not-real");        // undefined (D-10 no-throw)