Read and Write Standard Graphics Files

Image Types in the Toolbox

Image types determine how MATLAB^® interprets data matrix elements as pixel intensity values. The toolbox supports binary, indexed, grayscale, and truecolor image types.

• Read Image Data into the Workspace
• Read Multiple Images from a Single Graphics File
• Read and Write 1-Bit Binary Images
• Write Image Data to File in Graphics Format
• Determine Storage Class of Output Files

Get Information About Graphics Files

You can read the metadata contained in graphics files of supported formats. Some metadata is present in all files, and other metadata depends on the file format.

Work with DICOM and Other Medical Files

DICOM Support in the Image Processing Toolbox

The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard facilitates access to image data and files across medical imaging equipment.

• Read Metadata from DICOM Files
• Read Image Data from DICOM Files
• Remove Confidential Information from a DICOM File
• Write Image Data to DICOM Files

Create New DICOM Series

When writing a modified image to a DICOM file, you can make the modified image the start of a new series.

Explicit Versus Implicit VR Attributes

DICOM infers a two-letter value representation (VR) of an attribute unless a VR is specified.

Mayo Analyze 7.5 Files

Analyze 7.5 is a file format, developed by the Mayo Clinic, for storing MRI data.

Interfile Files

Interfile is a file format that was developed for the exchange of nuclear medicine image data.