[Dcmlib] 16 bits and FileHelper::GetImageData

[Jean-Pierre ROUX]

At 17:17 -0500 20/04/06, Andres Barrera wrote:
>Hello list,
>
>  I just got gdcm and started to run some tests, so please excuse my 
>ignorance...
>
> Why does FileHelper::GetImageData() return a uint8_t*?

uint8_t* is just for protyping.
(Actually, it should be 'void *', because GetImageData() may only 
return one data type)
Fell free to cast it, in uint16_t*, it doesn't lead to any pb.
HTH

Jean-Pierre Roux


> How can I get a uint16_t* for images using 12+ bits resolution? I 
>am trying to process the data in my own structures that uses 
>"unsigned short*"
.
>
> Thanks
>
>             Andres
>
>
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