DICOM Processing

What problem does it solve?

This Skill simplifies the complex task of programmatically working with DICOM medical imaging files, enabling efficient data manipulation and analysis.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Read/Write DICOM: Easily load, modify, and save DICOM datasets using pydicom.
• Metadata Handling: Access, extract, and manipulate DICOM tags and their values.
• Pixel Data Operations: Work with image pixel data, including windowing and conversion.
• Transfer Syntax Management: Handle compressed and uncompressed DICOM data.
• Use Case: Automatically extract patient names and study dates from a directory of DICOM files, or convert DICOM images to PNG for easier viewing.

Quick Start

Use the DICOM Processing skill to read the DICOM file 'patient_001.dcm' and print the patient's name and study date.