User Guide

Get started

• What is DICOM?
• Installation
• pydicom quick start

Datasets and elements

• Dataset, DataElement and Tag
  • Dataset
  • Sequences
  • DataElement
  • Tag
• Private Data Elements
  • Displaying private elements
  • Adding private elements
  • Removing all private elements
  • Adding new elements to the DICOM dictionaries
• Creating new datasets
  • Using codify
  • Writing a file from scratch

Pixel Data

• Working with Pixel Data
  • Dataset.pixel_array
  • Color space
  • Palette Color
  • Modality LUT or Rescale Operation
  • VOI LUT or Windowing Operation
• Handling of compressed pixel data
  • Prerequisites
  • Supported Transfer Syntaxes
  • Usage
• Compressing Pixel Data
  • Compressing using pydicom
  • Compressing using third-party packages
• Viewing Images
  • Using pydicom with matplotlib

Overlays and waveforms

• Working with Overlay Data
  • Dataset.overlay_array()
• Working with Waveform Data
  • Dataset.waveform_array()

Extras

• Element VRs and Python types
• Glossary
• Best Practices
• Contributing to pydicom
• FAQ