# \#gdcmio

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## [Parallelize itk::ImageSeriesReader (ITK 4.12)](https://discourse.itk.org/t/parallelize-itk-imageseriesreader-itk-4-12/1745)

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**Author:** [@svg](https://discourse.itk.org/u/svg)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/parallelize-itk-imageseriesreader-itk-4-12/1745 "2019-04-17T13:46:48Z")

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Hi I am currently working on a project that imports multiple DICOM files in one sitting. this results in some rather lengthy read times. My problem is that I have been unsuccessful in using multiple threads for reading …

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## [\[SOLVED\] GDCMIO without image data element](https://discourse.itk.org/t/solved-gdcmio-without-image-data-element/1512)

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**Author:** [@Gordian](https://discourse.itk.org/u/Gordian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/solved-gdcmio-without-image-data-element/1512 "2019-01-10T13:56:34Z")

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Hello just a short question for reassurance: Does the gdcmIO can write a dicom without an actual image (e.g. for an RTStruct)? The documentation states: “ImageIO class for reading and writing DICOM V3.0 and ACR/NEMA 1&…