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OHIF no longer displays DICOM overlay planes (group 60xx). Since dcmjs 0.50,
naturalizeDataset names 60xx tags by keyword (OverlayData, OverlayRows, OverlayOrigin, ...)
instead of keeping the hex tag as the key. The overlayPlaneModule handler in
platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.ts reads only hex keys such as
instance['60003000']. After #5806 moved OHIF from dcmjs 0.49.4 to 0.52.0, it returns
{ overlays: [] } for every image. ImageOverlayViewerTool gets that empty list and never
fetches the overlay bulk data.

Some CT scanners store their protocol page as a Secondary Capture image with all-zero pixel data
and the text only in overlay 6000. OHIF now shows those images all black.

I found no open issue for this.

Changes & Results

  • MetadataProvider.ts: the overlay handler reads each attribute from the hex key first and, for
    group 6000 only, falls back to the dcmjs keyword when the hex key is missing. Datasets
    naturalized by dcmjs < 0.50 go through the hex-key path as before.
  • MetadataProvider.test.ts: two tests for the overlay plane module. One uses keyword keys as
    dcmjs 0.52.0 produces them (OverlayData as a { BulkDataURI } object). The other uses hex
    keys for groups 6000 and 6002 as dcmjs 0.49.4 produces them.

dcmjs gives all 60xx groups the same keywords. For an image with several overlay groups, each
keyword keeps the value of the last group that has it, so OHIF can show only one overlay. Fixing
that belongs in dcmjs.

Overlays returned by overlayPlaneModule for synthetic DICOM JSON naturalized with the real dcmjs
sources:

dcmjs overlay groups in the dataset before after
0.52.0 6000 none 6000
0.52.0 6000 + 6002 none one, with 6002 values
0.49.4 6000 6000 6000
0.49.4 6000 + 6002 6000, 6002 6000, 6002

Testing

Unit test, from the repo root: pnpm exec jest --ci platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.test.ts.

In the viewer: open an image that has an overlay in group 6000 with (6000,3000) Overlay Data, from
a DICOMweb data source with bulkDataURI.enabled (the default). The basic mode enables
ImageOverlayViewer, which should draw the overlay on the image. On master it draws nothing.

What I ran, on Windows 11 with Node 24.21.0 and pnpm 11.5.2 (the packageManager version, through
corepack), after pnpm install --frozen-lockfile:

  • pnpm exec jest --ci platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.test.ts --verbose passes:
    Tests: 8 passed, 8 total (the 6 existing tests and the 2 new ones).
  • The same test file against master's MetadataProvider.ts (only that file checked out from
    master) fails with Tests: 1 failed, 7 passed, 8 total. The failing test is
    reads an overlay that dcmjs named by keyword (Expected length: 1, Received length: 0).
    reads overlays that dcmjs kept under their tag passes on master too.
  • pnpm --filter @ohif/core run test:unit:ci, the command CI runs: Test Suites: 43 passed, 43 total,
    Tests: 489 passed, 489 total. Master gives 43 suites and 487 tests, so the only difference is
    the 2 new tests.
  • pnpm exec prettier --check on the two changed files: All matched files use Prettier code style!.
    pnpm exec eslint on them: 0 errors and one warning that the test file is ignored, because
    eslint.config.mjs ignores **/*.test.* (same on master).
  • pnpm run lint:compiler:ci and pnpm run compiler:coverage:ci pass with the same counts as
    master.
  • CI has no type check. tsc 5.5.4, with a scratch tsconfig that extends the repo's
    tsconfig.json and includes only the two changed files, reports no errors in
    MetadataProvider.ts. In the test file it reports only the missing jest globals (describe,
    it, expect), which master reports for the existing tests in that file as well.

I also naturalized the synthetic datasets with the dcmjs 0.52.0 and 0.49.4 sources to check that
the test fixtures have the shape dcmjs produces.

I checked the viewer in a browser with synthetic data. I built master and a local branch with this
change using pnpm run build, and served each platform/app/dist from 127.0.0.1 next to a small
DICOMweb mock, with the same app config for both. The local branch also contains the separate
bulkDataURI.transform (#6319) and X-Ray Radiation Dose SR (#6320) fixes, because the mock returns absolute
BulkDataURIs on http://internal-pacs.invalid:8080, the app config's bulkDataURI.transform maps
them to the mock, and only the transform fix applies that mapping. The browser was headless Microsoft Edge
154.0.4258.37 on a fresh profile, with host resolution blocked for everything except 127.0.0.1.
The test image is a 512x512 Secondary Capture with all-zero pixel data and overlay 6000 (type G,
origin 1\1, 1 bit allocated). Its (6000,3000) is a BulkDataURI to a bitmap with a frame and the
text "SYNTHETIC / PROTOCOL / OVERLAY 6000".

  • Master: The image stays black and the viewport has no overlay image. The viewer requests
    frames/1 and never requests bulkdata/60003000, so the transform bug plays no part here.
  • With this change: The viewer requests GET .../bulkdata/60003000 from the mock (200, 32876 bytes),
    and ImageOverlayViewer draws the frame and the text over the black image. The console shows no
    errors.

On a deployment of 3.14.0-beta.37 with dcm4chee-arc-light 5.35.1, the same group-6000 keyword
fallback applied as a runtime patch to the bundle makes such a protocol image show its text, and
the viewer fetches .../bulkdata/60003000. That server also needed its BulkDataURIs rewritten to
https, which is the separate bulkDataURI.transform fix in #6319.

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  • OS: Windows 11 (25H2)
  • Node version: 24.21.0 (pnpm 11.5.2)
  • Browser: Microsoft Edge 154.0.4258.37, headless, production build (see Testing)

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Overlay metadata lookup now supports hexadecimal-tag keys and dcmjs keyword keys. Hexadecimal tags take precedence, and keyword fallback applies only to overlay group 6000. Tests cover keyword-named metadata and multiple tagged overlays.

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Overlay metadata lookup

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Tag-first lookup and keyword fallback
platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.ts, platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.test.ts
Overlay data and properties use group-specific hexadecimal tags first. For group 6000, lookup falls back to dcmjs keyword keys. Tests check parsed overlay fields for keyword-named metadata and multiple tagged overlays.

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platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.ts (1)

304-306: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Guard OverlayOrigin against a missing value.

Line 328 reads OverlayOrigin.length without a null check. This is not new. The keyword fallback now reaches this line in more cases. A keyword-keyed instance that has OverlayData but no OverlayOrigin throws a TypeError. The throw aborts the whole overlayPlaneModule lookup. Overlay Origin (0020,0050) is Type 1 in the DICOM standard, so this is unlikely in conforming data. Use a default of [1, 1] if you want to be lenient.

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Review comment at @platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.ts around lines
304 - 306:
Guard the `OverlayOrigin` value retrieved by `getValue` before its `.length`
access in the `overlayPlaneModule` lookup, using `[1, 1]` when it is missing so
the lookup does not throw.
platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.test.ts (1)

111-159: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add precedence and group-isolation assertions.

The current fixtures test each representation separately. Add one fixture with different values under 60003000 and OverlayData, and assert that the hex-tag value is returned. Also add keyword fields alongside group-6002 tags and assert that group 6002 uses only its hex-tag values.

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Review comment at @platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.test.ts around
lines 111 - 159:
Extend the overlay tests in the “the overlay plane module” describe block with a
fixture that provides conflicting values for 60003000 and OverlayData, and
assert that the hex-tag value is returned. Add keyword overlay fields alongside
group-6002 tags and assert that the group-6002 overlay uses only its hex-tag
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Review comments at @platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.test.ts:
- Around line 111-159: Extend the overlay tests in the “the overlay plane
module” describe block with a fixture that provides conflicting values for
60003000 and OverlayData, and assert that the hex-tag value is returned. Add
keyword overlay fields alongside group-6002 tags and assert that the group-6002
overlay uses only its hex-tag values.

Review comments at @platform/core/src/classes/MetadataProvider.ts:
- Around line 304-306: Guard the `OverlayOrigin` value retrieved by `getValue`
before its `.length` access in the `overlayPlaneModule` lookup, using `[1, 1]`
when it is missing so the lookup does not throw.

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Since dcmjs 0.50, naturalizeDataset names group 60xx tags by keyword
(OverlayData, OverlayRows, ...) instead of keeping the hex tag as the
key. The overlayPlaneModule handler in MetadataProvider reads only hex
keys such as '60003000'. With dcmjs 0.52.0 (bumped in OHIF#5806) it returns
no overlays, and ImageOverlayViewer never loads the overlay bits. Some
CT scanners store their protocol page as a Secondary Capture image with
zero pixel data and the text in overlay 6000; OHIF now shows it black.

Read the keyword when the hex key is missing. dcmjs gives every overlay
group the same keywords, so the handler reads them as group 6000 only.
The hex-key path used with dcmjs < 0.50 is unchanged.
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