# GetPortionCSAHeader.py

    ############################################################################
    #
    #  Program: GDCM (Grassroots DICOM). A DICOM library
    #  Module:  $URL$
    #
    #  Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Mathieu Malaterre
    #  All rights reserved.
    #  See Copyright.txt or http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/Copyright.html for details.
    #
    #     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
    #     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    #     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notice for more information.
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    ############################################################################

    """
    Usage:

     python GetPortionCSAHeader.py input.dcm

    Footnote:
      SIEMENS is not publishing any information on the CSA header. So any info extracted
      is at your own risk.
    """

    import sys
    import gdcm

    if __name__ == "__main__":

      file = sys.argv[1]

      r = gdcm.Reader()
      r.SetFileName( file )
      if not r.Read():
        sys.exit(1)

      ds = r.GetFile().GetDataSet()
      csa_t1 = gdcm.CSAHeader()
      csa_t2 = gdcm.CSAHeader()
      #print csa
      t1 = csa_t1.GetCSAImageHeaderInfoTag();
      print t1
      t2 = csa_t2.GetCSASeriesHeaderInfoTag();
      print t2
      # Let's do it for t1:
      if ds.FindDataElement( t1 ):
        csa_t1.LoadFromDataElement( ds.GetDataElement( t1 ) )
        print csa_t1

      # Now let's pretend we are only interested in B_value and DiffusionGradientDirection entries:
      bvalues = csa_t1.GetCSAElementByName( "B_value" ) # WARNING: it is case sensitive !
      print bvalues

      diffgraddir = csa_t1.GetCSAElementByName( "DiffusionGradientDirection" ) # WARNING: it is case sensitive !
      print diffgraddir

      # repeat for t2 if you like it:
      if ds.FindDataElement( t2 ):
        csa_t2.LoadFromDataElement( ds.GetDataElement( t2 ) )
        # print csa_t2

      gdt = csa_t2.GetCSAElementByName( "GradientDelayTime" )
      print gdt

      bv = gdt.GetByteValue();
      #print bv
      str = bv.GetPointer()
      print str.split("\\")