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*\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"DICOM Manipulation with Python: Reading, Modifying, and Writing Files\"<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faa52e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2faa52e\" 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Python has several libraries for working with DICOM files, including pydicom and dicom. Here&#8217;s an example of reading, modifying, and writing a DICOM file using pydicom.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>First, we need to install the pydicom library. You can do this using pip:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263a742 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"263a742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c29854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"0c29854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>pip install pydicom<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4afa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a4afa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now let&#8217;s read a DICOM file:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b2e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"59b2e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>import pydicom\r\n\r\n# Load the DICOM file\r\nds = pydicom.dcmread('image.dcm')\r\n\r\n# Print some information about the image\r\nprint('Patient Name:', ds.PatientName)\r\nprint('Modality:', ds.Modality)\r\nprint('Image Size:', ds.Rows, 'x', ds.Columns)<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd52a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd52a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next, let&#8217;s modify the DICOM file. For example, we can add a new tag to the dataset:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6635dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"d6635dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp># Add a new tag to the dataset\r\nds.add_new('ContrastBolusAgentSequence', '')\r\n\r\n# Set the value of the new tag\r\nds.ContrastBolusAgentSequence[0].AgentName = 'Gadolinium'\r\n\r\n# Print the value of the new tag\r\nprint('Contrast Agent:', ds.ContrastBolusAgentSequence[0].AgentName)<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087f1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087f1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, let&#8217;s write the modified DICOM file to disk:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c2499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"13c2499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp># Write the modified dataset to a new file\r\nds.save_as('new_image.dcm')<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note that the\u00a0<code>save_as()<\/code>\u00a0method will create a new file with the specified name. If you want to overwrite the original file, you can use the\u00a0<code>save()<\/code>\u00a0method instead.<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s the complete example code:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a7440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"68a7440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>import pydicom\r\n\r\n# Load the DICOM file\r\nds = pydicom.dcmread('image.dcm')\r\n\r\n# Print some information about the image\r\nprint('Patient Name:', ds.PatientName)\r\nprint('Modality:', ds.Modality)\r\nprint('Image Size:', ds.Rows, 'x', ds.Columns)\r\n\r\n# Add a new tag to the dataset\r\nds.add_new('ContrastBolusAgentSequence', '')\r\n\r\n# Set the value of the new tag\r\nds.ContrastBolusAgentSequence[0].AgentName = 'Gadolinium'\r\n\r\n# Print the value of the new tag\r\nprint('Contrast Agent:', ds.ContrastBolusAgentSequence[0].AgentName)\r\n\r\n# Write the modified dataset to a new file\r\nds.save_as('new_image.dcm')<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf8484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf8484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After reading a DICOM file, this code updates its dataset by creating new tags with specific values, setting their tags&#8217; properties appropriately, and writing out its new filename to save changes made during processing. Feel free to customize this code according to your own specifications; for further guidance see the Python DICOM documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e701a0 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e701a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1117f828\" data-id=\"1117f828\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611368b5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"611368b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There may be several potential stumbling blocks when using Python to manipulate DICOM files, with one of the more prevalent being:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-633daad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"633daad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f02b232\" data-id=\"6f02b232\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ccd89f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"40ccd89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/py_5747615.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-74\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/py_5747615.png 256w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/py_5747615-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Issues With File Formats:<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">DICOM files may be encoded differently and their format itself can be complex, creating difficulties when trying to read or write DICOM files due to compatibility issues between various encoding techniques and transfer syntaxes used by different files.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d43185 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"59d43185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/online-privacy_2471653-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-78\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/online-privacy_2471653-1.png 256w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/online-privacy_2471653-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Protecting Personal Information<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">DICOM files contain vital personal information on patients, such as names and birthdays as well as medical history records. When dealing with DICOM files it is vitally important that these details are secured and confidentially stored for safekeeping.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6268be06\" data-id=\"6268be06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f151e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f151e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/binary-code-close-up-design3d-rendering-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/binary-code-close-up-design3d-rendering-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/binary-code-close-up-design3d-rendering-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/binary-code-close-up-design3d-rendering-1-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" style=\"width:100%;height:68.22%;max-width:900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eed27fe\" data-id=\"4eed27fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238ec8c4 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"238ec8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/file_627374.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/file_627374.png 256w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/file_627374-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Modifying a DICOM file puts its integrity at stake<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">thus it should be approached with care and caution. A change to an essential tag might render the picture unreadable or useless for medical use and must therefore be made without haste or mistakes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2015638b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2015638b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/acceleration_7666610.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-77\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/acceleration_7666610.png 256w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/acceleration_7666610-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Efficiency: <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Processing large DICOM files can be time consuming and taxing on system resources; when processing huge datasets or trying to process DICOM images in real-time this can quickly become an issue.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57d48713 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"57d48713\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33a6005\" data-id=\"33a6005\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca439d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ca439d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-rendering-abstract-blocks-code-that-are-virtual-space-camera-inside-computer-code-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-rendering-abstract-blocks-code-that-are-virtual-space-camera-inside-computer-code-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-rendering-abstract-blocks-code-that-are-virtual-space-camera-inside-computer-code-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pydicom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-rendering-abstract-blocks-code-that-are-virtual-space-camera-inside-computer-code-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43522556 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"43522556\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-779729c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"779729c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-710af6ff\" data-id=\"710af6ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43177c30 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43177c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Python provides several libraries capable of opening and manipulating DICOM files; two such examples include pydicom and PyDICOM. Their functionality, performance, compatibility, and specifications may differ; so be sure to select one compatible with the DICOM files your app uses.<\/p><p><br \/>Assuring you understand Python&#8217;s recommended practices for handling DICOM files can help avoid these complications, including:<\/p><p>Before opening or writing to DICOM files, always validate them to make sure they contain all required data and contain accurate entries. A reliable library should also help manage DICOM files effectively.<\/p><p><br \/>Maintaining data integrity when making modifications to DICOM files within a controlled and safe environment. mes Ensuring patient information remains private and secured while adhering to all relevant privacy legislations.<br \/>Reaching peak code performance for DICOM image processing or processing massive datasets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4099297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4099297\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e18\" data-id=\"1dd1e18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd2eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd2eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Copyright.<a href=\"https:\/\/pydicom.org\/\">PYDICOM<\/a>. All Rights Reserved<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;DICOM Manipulation with Python: Reading, Modifying, and Writing Files&#8221; DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a standard for handling, storing, and transmitting medical imaging information. Python has several libraries for working with DICOM files, including pydicom and dicom. 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