pypacs

Prerequisites

Install system packages

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y dcmtk

Install Python dependencies

Installing python dependencies using a virtual environment is recommended.

# create a virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv/
# activate the virtual environment
source venv/bin/activate
# install the dependencies via pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

Main functions

• verify_connectivity: verify dicom node/AE connectivity. see pypacs/scripts/check_connectivity.py for usage example.
• get_metadata: get metadata. see pypacs/scripts/query_and_save.py for usage example.
• move_files: send copies of dicom files to another PACS. see pypacs/scripts/copy_and_send.py for usage example.

Usage Examples

See the examples/ folder for usage examples.

Make sure the PACS system you want to interact with is running before running the examples. To start DCM4CHEE on bioeng100, see Starting DCM4CHEE on bioeng100.

Note that if you want to download the files from the PACS on bioeng100 to a receiver node (e.g. on local machine), You need to add the receiver node/pacs to the node list in the PACS on bioeng100. See the header comment in download_files.py for more details.

Starting DCM4CHEE on bioeng100

1. Connect to UOA network/VPN
2. Log into bioeng100. ssh breast@bioeng100
3. Start DCM4CHEE. sh /home/breast/pacs/bin/run.sh
4. The DCM4CHEE web interface will then be accessible via URL http://bioeng100.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz:8080/dcm4chee-web/