gistfile1.py

"""
The following can be pasted into the python console to examine the headers
of all the dicom objects in the database
"""

import DICOMLib

parent = qt.QWidget()
layout = qt.QVBoxLayout()
parent.setLayout(layout)

slider = ctk.ctkSliderWidget()

header = DICOMLib.DICOMHeaderWidget(parent)

layout.addWidget(slider)
layout.addWidget(header.widget)
parent.show()

db = slicer.dicomDatabase
files = []
for patient in db.patients():
  for study in db.studiesForPatient(patient):
    for series in db.seriesForStudy(study):
      for file in db.filesForSeries(series):
        files.append(file)

slider.decimals = 0
slider.maximum = len(files)-1
callback = lambda v: header.setHeader(files[int(v)])
slider.connect('valueChanged(double)',callback)

# dcmdump + textBrowser option
textBrowser = qt.QTextBrowser()
layout.addWidget(textBrowser)

callback = lambda v: textBrowser.setText(str(DICOMLib.DICOMCommand('dcmdump', [files[int(v)]] ).start()))
slider.connect('valueChanged(double)',callback)

Just paste this into the python interpreter and it will let you look at all the headers in your database. Use the raw text link (click on the icon on the top right that looks like <> next to the little chain link icon.)