pfdcm

Most simply, pfdcm provides a REST-type interface to querying a PACS as well as managing DICOM data received from a PACS.

Python Virtual Environment

On Ubuntu, install the Python virtual environment creator

sudo apt install virtualenv

Then, create a directory for your virtual environments e.g.:

mkdir ~/python-envs

You might want to add to your .bashrc file these two lines:

export WORKON_HOME=~/python-envs
source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh

Then you can source your .bashrc and create a new Python3 virtual environment:

source .bashrc
mkvirtualenv --python=python3 python_env

To activate or “enter” the virtual env:

workon python_env

To deactivate virtual env:

deactivate

Using the fnndsc/ubuntu-python3 dock

We provide a slim docker image with python3 based off Ubuntu. If you want to play inside this dock and install pman manually, do

docker pull fnndsc/ubuntu-python3

This docker has an entry point python3. To enter the dock at a different entry and install your own stuff:

docker run -ti --entrypoint /bin/bash fnndsc/ubuntu-python3

Now,

apt update && \
apt install -y libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev librtmp-dev && \
pip install pfdcm

If you do the above, remember to commit your changes to the docker image otherwise they’ll be lost when you remove the dock instance!

 docker commit <container-ID> local/ubuntu-python3-pfdcm

where ``<container-ID>`` is the ID of the above container.

Using the fnndsc/pfdcm dock

The easiest option however, is to just use the fnndsc/pfdcm dock.

docker pull fnndsc/pfdcm

and then run

docker run --name pfdcm -v /home:/Users --rm -ti fnndsc/pfdcm --forever --httpResponse

pfdcm usage

For pfdcm detailed information, see the pfdcm wiki page.