dicom_name_lookup.m
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dicom_name_lookup.m
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			function name = dicom_name_lookup(groupStr, elementStr, dictionary)
			%DICOM_NAME_LOOKUP Get an attribute's from the DICOM data dictionary.
			% NAME = DICOM_NAME_LOOKUP(GROUP, ELEMENT, DICTIONARY) returns the NAME
			% of the DICOM attribute with the GROUP and ELEMENT specified as strings.
			%
			% The purpose of this function is to avoid hardcoding mutable attribute
			% names into access and modification functions.
			%
			% Example:
			% dicom_name_lookup('7fe0','0010', dictionary) returns 'PixelData'
			% (provided that its name is PixelData in the data dictionary).
			%
			% See also DICOM_DICT_LOOKUP, DICOM_GET_DICTIONARY.

			% Copyright 1993-2010 The MathWorks, Inc.
			%

			attr = dicom_dict_lookup(groupStr, elementStr, dictionary);

			if (isempty(attr))
			name = '';
			else
			name = attr.Name;
			end