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