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Pydicom is a Python toolkit for reading, writing, and manipulating DICOM medical imaging files, helping teams extract pixel data, manage metadata, anonymize records, convert to standard formats, and integrate with PACS workflows in healthcare research and radiology applications.

A comprehensive Python library for handling DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) files. Use this skill for reading, writing, and manipulating complex medical images such as CT, MRI, and X-ray. Features include metadata extraction, pixel data manipulation, image anonymization (PHI removal), multi-format conversion, and processing multi-slice volumes, making it essential for medical data analysis and PACS integration.

Utilize the idc-index Python package to access and query massive public datasets from the NCI Imaging Data Commons (IDC). This skill allows users to search, download, and visualize large-scale radiology (CT, MR, PET) and pathology (slide) images. It is essential for AI model training, medical research, and complex medical data analysis.

This skill provides comprehensive tools and methodologies for working with the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) standard. It is essential for organizing, validating, querying, and converting complex multi-modal neuroscience and biomedical datasets (including MRI, EEG, MEG, PET, etc.). Use this when setting up BIDS-compliant directory structures, ensuring data integrity before publication, or converting raw DICOM scans into standardized formats.