# Element Value Decoding (`pydicom.values`)

Element value decoding.

`convert_AE_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'AE' value.
`convert_ATvalue`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'AT' value.
`convert_DA_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'DA' value.
`convert_DS_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'DS' value.
`convert_DT_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'DT' value.
`convert_IS_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'IS' value.
`convert_numbers`(byte_string, ...) | Return a decoded numerical VR value.
`convert_OBvalue`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return encoded 'OB' value as `bytes`.
`convert_OWvalue`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return the encoded 'OW' value as `bytes`.
`convert_PN`(byte_string[, encodings]) | Return a decoded 'PN' value.
`convert_single_string`(byte_string[, encodings]) | Return decoded text, ignoring backslashes and trailing spaces.
`convert_SQ`(byte_string, is_implicit_VR, ...) | Return a decoded 'SQ' value.
`convert_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded string VR value.
`convert_tag`(byte_string, is_little_endian[, ...]) | Return a decoded `BaseTag` from the encoded byte_string.
`convert_text`(byte_string[, encodings]) | Return a decoded text VR value, ignoring backslashes.
`convert_TM_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'TM' value.
`convert_UI`(byte_string, is_little_endian[, ...]) | Return a decoded 'UI' value.
`convert_UN`(byte_string, is_little_endian[, ...]) | Return the encoded 'UN' value as `bytes`.
`convert_UR_string`(byte_string, is_little_endian) | Return a decoded 'UR' value.
`convert_value`(VR, raw_data_element[, encodings]) | Return the element value decoded using the appropriate decoder.