# pydicom.encaps.itemize_fragment

`pydicom.encaps.``itemize_fragment`(fragment)

  Return an itemised fragment.

  New in version 1.2.

  Parameters: | fragment (bytes) – The fragment to itemise.
  Returns: | The itemised fragment.
  Return type: | bytes

  Notes

  - The encoding of the item shall be in Little Endian.
  - Each fragment is encapsulated as a DICOM Item with tag (FFFE,E000), then a 4 byte length.