pydicom.datadict.dictionary_is_retired

pydicom.datadict.dictionary_is_retired(tag)

Return True if the element corresponding to tag is retired.

Only performs the lookup for official DICOM elements.

Parameters:tag (int) – The tag for the element whose retirement status is being checked.
Returns:True if the element’s retirement status is ‘Retired’, False otherwise.
Return type:bool
Raises:KeyError – If the tag is not present in the DICOM data dictionary.