NAME
	read ACR_NEMA - read ACR-NEMA SPI file into	an AVS field 

SUMMARY
	Name		read ACR_NEMA
	Type		Input
	Inputs		NONE
	Outputs		field 2D 2-space 1-vector uniform short
	Parameters 	Name			Type 		Default 
				ACR-NEMA file	browser

DESCRIPTION
	The read ACR-NEMA module reads ACR-NEMA SPI data files and converts 
	them into AVS field format. SPI is a standard based on the old ACR/NEMA
	standard used by Siemens and Philips. SPI make use of ACR/NEMA data
	elements nd groups. SPI store the integer in little endian format 
	(Least Significant before Most Significant).


INPUTS

PARAMETERS
	ACR-NEMA file 
		A file browser widget for specifing the input file

OUTPUTS
	Data Field (field 2D 2-space 1-vector uniform short)

EXAMPLE NETWORKS
				read ACR-NEMA
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DATE:
        May. 12, 1995

AUTHOR:
	Andrea Marchetti
	Istituto di Elaborazione dell'Informazione del CNR
	Via S. Maria, 46 - 56100 Pisa
	Ph. +39 50 593420  Fax +39 50 593503  
	e-mail andrea@www-sei.iei.pi.cnr.it
	www    http://www-sei.iei.pi.cnr.it/~andrea/home.html