import type { DatasetSpec } from '../schema/types.js';
export type DescribeOptions = {
    keepTags?: string[];
    sizeTolerance?: number;
    preserveUids?: boolean;
    uidSalt?: string;
    keepPrivateTags?: boolean;
    captureTree?: boolean;
};
export type DescribeResult = {
    spec: DatasetSpec;
    stats: {
        dicomFiles: number;
        skipped: number;
        unknownModality: number;
        nonDicomFiles: number;
        privateBinarySkipped: number;
    };
};
type RawDictElement = {
    vr?: string;
    Value?: unknown[];
};
export type ParsedFile = {
    record: Record<string, unknown>;
    rawDict: Record<string, RawDictElement>;
};
export declare function readHeaderOnly(path: string): ParsedFile | null;
export declare function tagValuesEqual(a: unknown, b: unknown): boolean;
export declare function describeDirectory(dir: string, options?: DescribeOptions): DescribeResult;
export {};