pydicom documentation

Getting Started

If you’re new to pydicom then start here:

• Installation | Introduction to pydicom | What Python types do I use for each VR

• Basics: Read, access, modify, write

• Intermediate: Compressing Pixel Data | Waveform decoding and encoding | DICOM File-sets and DICOMDIR

User Guide

The main documentation. This contains an in-depth description of all core elements of pydicom and how to use them.

Examples

A set of examples illustrating the use of the different core elements. It complements the User Guide.

API Reference

The API Reference provides technical documentation for the pydicom API’s functions, variables and classes.