With MODALIZER-SDK this is very simple. Here's the C# code:
img.LoadFile(dcmfile.Text);
img.SaveBitmap(0, bmpFile.Text);
dcmfile and bmpFile in this example are text boxes.
SaveBitmap first parameter is the frame number (0 based index) as a DICOM file may have many frames in it.
The DCXIMG class takes care of all conversions and decoding of the image if the pixel data in the DICOM file is compressed.
That's it on this subject. Comments and questions are most welcome.