dicom_encode_pn.m
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dicom_encode_pn.m
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			function PN_chars = dicom_encode_pn(PN_struct)
			%DICOM_ENCODE_PN Turn a structure of name info into a formatted string.

			% Copyright 1993-2006 The MathWorks, Inc.

			% Empty values and undecorated PN strings should fall through.
			if ((~isstruct(PN_struct)) \|\| (isempty(PN_struct)))
			PN_chars = PN_struct;
			return
			else
			PN_chars = '';
			end

			% Encode a decorated PN struct.
			for p = 1:numel(PN_struct)

			% Add each of the components to the output string.
			if (isfield(PN_struct, 'FamilyName'))
			PN_chars = [PN_chars PN_struct.FamilyName '^'];
			else
			PN_chars = [PN_chars '^'];
			end

			if (isfield(PN_struct, 'GivenName'))
			PN_chars = [PN_chars PN_struct.GivenName '^'];
			else
			PN_chars = [PN_chars '^'];
			end

			if (isfield(PN_struct, 'MiddleName'))
			PN_chars = [PN_chars PN_struct.MiddleName '^'];
			else
			PN_chars = [PN_chars '^'];
			end

			if (isfield(PN_struct, 'NamePrefix'))
			PN_chars = [PN_chars PN_struct.NamePrefix '^'];
			else
			PN_chars = [PN_chars '^'];
			end

			if (isfield(PN_struct, 'NameSuffix'))
			PN_chars = [PN_chars PN_struct.NameSuffix '^'];
			else
			PN_chars = [PN_chars '^'];
			end

			% Remove extraneous '^' separators.
			while ((~isempty(PN_chars)) && (PN_chars(end) == '^'))
			PN_chars(end) = '';
			end

			% Separate multiple values.
			PN_chars = [PN_chars '\'];

			end

			% Remove extra value delimiter '\'.
			PN_chars(end) = '';