pdf2dcm 0.1.1

A PDF to Dicom Converter

pdf2dcm

PDF to DICOM Converter

A python package for PDF to Encapsulated DCM and PDF to DICOM RGB converter

SETUP

The python package is available for use on PyPI. It can be setup simply via pip

pip install pdf2dcm

To the check the setup, simply check the version number of the pdf2dcm package by

python -c 'import pdf2dcm; print(pdf2dcm.__version__)'

PDF to Encapsulated DCM

Usage

from pdf2dcm import Pdf2EncapsDCM

converter = Pdf2EncapsDCM()
converted_dcm = converter.run(path_pdf='tests/test_data/test_file.pdf', path_template_dcm='tests/test_data/CT_small.dcm', suffix =".dcm")
print(converted_dcm)
# tests/test_data/test_file'

Parameters converter.run:

• path_pdf (str): path of the pdf that needs to be encapsulated
• path_template_dcm (str, optional): path to template for getting the repersonalisation of data.
• suffix (str, optional): suffix of the dicom files. Defaults to ".dcm".

Returns:

• Path: path of the stored encapsulated dcm

Notes

• The name of the output dicom is same as the name of the input pdf
• If no template is provided no repersonalisation takes place
• It is possible to produce dicoms without a suffix by simply passing suffix="" to the converter.run()

Repersonalisation

It is the process of copying over data regarding the identity of the encapsualted pdf from a template dicom. Currently, the fileds that are repersonalised are-

• PatientName
• PatientID
• PatientSex
• StudyInstanceUID
• SeriesInstanceUID
• SOPInstanceUID