pydicom.filereader.read_dicomdir¶
- pydicom.filereader.read_dicomdir(filename: str | bytes | PathLike = 'DICOMDIR') DicomDir [source]¶
Read a DICOMDIR file and return a
DicomDir
.This is a wrapper around
dcmread()
which gives a default file name.Deprecated since version 2.1:
read_dicomdir()
is deprecated and will be removed in v3.0. Usedcmread()
instead.- Parameters:
filename (str, optional) – Full path and name to DICOMDIR file to open
- Return type:
- Raises:
InvalidDicomError – Raised if filename is not a DICOMDIR file.