Name: moC74494 Date: 06/02/98


sun.awt.image.ImageFormatException:
   Unsupported JPEG data precision 12
at sun.awt.image.JPEGImageDecoder.produceImage()

- many medical images (e.g., CT) are 12-bit.
JPEG allows 12-bit compression, e.g.
Processes 4-5, DCT Transform, Huffman or Arithmetic
Coding, 12 bits accepted
or Processes 14-15 and 28-29, DPCM Transform,
2-16 bits accepted.
from ISO/IS-10918-2 (JPEG Part 2)
(Review ID: 26021)
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