ANNOUNCEMENT Version 3.5.0 of the OFFIS DCMTK (DICOM ToolKit) software is now available for public release. This release includes the following main changes over the previous version (Version 3.4.2): - The DICOM data dictionary has been re-worked based on the latest supplements and correction proposals, as usual. - A new module DCMIMAGE has been added that enhances the DCMIMGLE module with color capabilities (all uncompressed color models). - The new command line tool "dcm2pnm" converts a DICOM image to the general- purpose PGM/PPM format. Unlike "dcmp2pgm", it does not support presentation states, instead it handles color, overlays, multiframe and allows to rotate/flip/scale images upon conversion. - A new module DCMSIGN has been added that implements experimental support for DICOM Digital Signatures in conformance with Supplement 41. WARNING: This module currently implements working draft 09 of DICOM Supplement 41. Digital signatures generated with this version will be incompatible with the final text of Supplement 41! - A new module DCMSR has been added that implements high-level support for DICOM Structured Reporting (Basic Text SR, Enhanced SR, Comprehensive SR). Sample applications that convert SR documents into plain text, HTML and XML respectively, are provided. - Implemented a global flag in the DCMNET module and command line option to disable reverse DNS hostname lookup when accepting associations. - Many bug fixes and minor improvements as usual - See the dcmtk/CHANGES file for more details. Many people have contributed to this new release of DCMTK, appearing here in alphabetical order. Thank you very much for your support! Andreas Barth Harald Breitner Bernd Kuemmerlen David Lappen Gilles Mevel Sebastian Meyer Joerg Weimer OFFIS staff who have worked on this release are: Marco Eichelberg Joerg Riesmeier The DCMTK software can be downloaded via: http://www.offis.de/projekte/dicom/ Kuratorium OFFIS e.V., Oldenburg, Germany, 2001-06-14