Enhanced DICOM Generator

This tool generates high-quality sample DICOM studies with realistic patient demographics, institution metadata, and consistent references for various modalities. It supports features to simulate clinical environments for testing and development purposes.

Updated Features

• Improved Study Generation: Create multiple studies with interlinked series and instances.
• Expanded Modality Support: Includes CT, MR, US, CR, and new modalities as needed.
• Realistic Metadata: Utilize generated patient demographics, institution details, and physician information.
• Modality-Specific Configurations: Tailor configurations for modality-specific needs.
• UID Management: Consistent and reproducible DICOM UIDs across instances.

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• DCMTK toolkit installed and available in PATH

Installation

System Requirements for DCMTK

Linux:

sudo apt-get install dcmtk

macOS:

brew install dcmtk

Windows: Download DCMTK from the official website and add it to your system PATH.

Install from PyPI

pip install dicom-maker

Install from Source

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dicom-maker.git
   cd dicom-maker

2. Install the package:

   pip install .

   Install in development mode:

   pip install -e .

Usage

Command Line Interface

Run the following command to generate DICOM studies:

dicom-maker --output-dir ./dicom-data --modality CT --body-part CHEST --num-studies 1 --num-series 3 --num-instances 5

Usage as a Python Module

You can import the package and use it as part of your Python code:

from make_dicom.dicom_maker import generate_dicom_data
from argparse import Namespace

# Define arguments
args = Namespace(
    output_dir="./dicom-data",
    modality="CT",
    body_part="CHEST",
    num_studies=1,
    num_series=3,
    num_instances=5
)

# Generate DICOM datasets
generate_dicom_data(args)

Accepted Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
--output-dir	Directory where generated DICOM files go	./dicom-data
--modality	Modality for the DICOM files (e.g., CT, MR)	CT
--body-part	Body part being examined	CHEST
--num-studies	Number of studies to generate	1
--num-series	Number of series per study	1
--num-instances	Number of instances per series	1

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Examples

Generate Multiple Studies

Generate 2 CT studies of the chest, each having 3 series and 10 instances:

dicom-maker --output-dir ./chest-ct-studies --modality CT --body-part CHEST --num-studies 2 --num-series 3 --num-instances 10

Generate a Brain MR Study

Generate a single MR study of the brain with 5 series (e.g., T1, T2, FLAIR, etc.):

dicom-maker --output-dir ./brain-mr-study --modality MR --body-part BRAIN --num-series 5

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License

This project is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for additional details.