var file = DicomFile.Open(@"test.dcm");             // Alt 1
var file = await DicomFile.OpenAsync(@"test.dcm");  // Alt 2

var patientid = file.Dataset.Get<string>(DicomTag.PatientID);

file.Dataset.AddOrUpdate(DicomTag.PatientName, "DOE^JOHN");

// creates a new instance of DicomFile
var newFile = file.Clone(DicomTransferSyntax.JPEGProcess14SV1);

file.Save(@"output.dcm");             // Alt 1
await file.SaveAsync(@"output.dcm");  // Alt 2

var image = new DicomImage(@"test.dcm");
image.RenderImage().AsBitmap().Save(@"test.jpg");                     // Windows Forms
image.RenderImage().AsUIImage().AsJPEG().Save(@"test.jpg", true);     // iOS

var client = new DicomClient("127.0.0.1", 12345, false, "SCU", "ANY-SCP");
await client.AddRequestAsync(new DicomCStoreRequest(@"test.dcm"));
await client.SendAsync();

var server = new DicomServer<DicomCEchoProvider>(12345);

var client = new DicomClient("127.0.0.1", 12345, false, "SCU", "ANY-SCP");
client.NegotiateAsyncOps();
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    await client.AddRequestAsync(new DicomCEchoRequest());
await client.SendAsync();

var cfind = DicomCFindRequest.CreateStudyQuery(patientId: "12345");
cfind.OnResponseReceived = (DicomCFindRequest rq, DicomCFindResponse rp) => {
	Console.WriteLine("Study UID: {0}", rp.Dataset.Get<string>(DicomTag.StudyInstanceUID));
};

var client = new DicomClient("127.0.0.1", 11112, false, "SCU-AE", "SCP-AE");
await client.AddRequestAsync(cfind);
await client.SendAsync();

var cmove = new DicomCMoveRequest("DEST-AE", studyInstanceUid);

var client = new DicomClient("127.0.0.1", 11112, false, "SCU-AE", "SCP-AE");
await client.AddRequestAsync(cmove);
await client.SendAsync(); 

// It is better to increase 'associationLingerTimeoutInMs' default is 50 ms, which may not be
// be sufficient
var dicomClient = new Dicom.Network.Client.DicomClient("127.0.0.1", 12345, false, "SCU-AE", "SCP-AE",
DicomClientDefaults.DefaultAssociationRequestTimeoutInMs, DicomClientDefaults.DefaultAssociationReleaseTimeoutInMs,5000);
var txnUid = DicomUIDGenerator.GenerateDerivedFromUUID().UID;
var nActionDicomDataSet = new DicomDataset
{
    { DicomTag.TransactionUID,  txnUid }
};
var dicomRefSopSequence = new DicomSequence(DicomTag.ReferencedSOPSequence);
var seqItem = new DicomDataset()
{
    { DicomTag.ReferencedSOPClassUID, "1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1" },
    { DicomTag.ReferencedSOPInstanceUID, "1.3.46.670589.30.2273540226.4.54" }
};
dicomRefSopSequence.Items.Add(seqItem);
nActionDicomDataSet.Add(dicomRefSopSequence);
var nActionRequest = new DicomNActionRequest(DicomUID.StorageCommitmentPushModelSOPClass,
                DicomUID.StorageCommitmentPushModelSOPInstance, 1)
{
    Dataset = nActionDicomDataSet,
    OnResponseReceived = (DicomNActionRequest request, DicomNActionResponse response) => 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("NActionResponseHandler, response status:{0}", response.Status);
    },
};
await dicomClient.AddRequestAsync(nActionRequest);
dicomClient.OnNEventReportRequest = OnNEventReportRequest;
await dicomClient.SendAsync();

private static Task<DicomNEventReportResponse> OnNEventReportRequest(DicomNEventReportRequest request)
{
    var refSopSequence = request.Dataset.GetSequence(DicomTag.ReferencedSOPSequence);
    foreach(var item in refSopSequence.Items)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("SOP Class UID: {0}", item.GetString(DicomTag.ReferencedSOPClassUID));
        Console.WriteLine("SOP Instance UID: {0}", item.GetString(DicomTag.ReferencedSOPInstanceUID));
    }
    return Task.FromResult(new DicomNEventReportResponse(request, DicomStatus.Success));
}