function [ dicomImage,dicomInfo,map,alpha,overlays ] = loadDicom(imageName)

%LoadDICOM Summary of this function goes here

%   Simple script that loads a dicom image and provides the header 

%   information in one function call

%   param imageName

%             imageName should be a string that contains the path to the 

%             dicom image, include the file extension also (*.dcm)

%   return dicomInfo

%            Returns dicom image headers information

%   return dicomImage

%            Returns the actual dicom image to be used

%   

%   [X, MAP, ALPHA, OVERLAYS] = DICOMREAD(...) also returns any overlays

%   from the DICOM file.  Each overlay is a 1-bit black and white image

%   with the same height and width as X.  If multiple overlays are present

%   in the file, OVERLAYS is a 4-D multiframe image.  If no overlays are in

%   the file, OVERLAYS is empty.

%

%Path to an example image:

%\\ailab03\LIDC\LIDC_FULL\LIDC-IDRI\exctract\crops\1.dcm

%PFS 2:38 6/25/2013

%Try/Catch block for file validation

%WHEN YOU READ IN A FILE YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK IT, BRO

try

    %Gather the information on the dicom file and read it

    dicomInfo = dicominfo(imageName);

    [dicomImage,map,alpha, overlays] = dicomread(dicomInfo);

catch ME

    %If the file is not a dicom file, then print out the warning

    warning(ME.message);

    rethrow(ME);

end

end