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"""
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Write DICOM data
================
This example shows how to write a DICOM file from scratch using pydicom. This
example does not produce a DICOM standards compliant file as written, you will
have to change UIDs to valid values and add all required DICOM data elements.
"""
# authors : Guillaume Lemaitre <g.lemaitre58@gmail.com>
# license : MIT
import datetime
import os
import tempfile
import pydicom
from pydicom.dataset import FileDataset, FileMetaDataset
from pydicom.uid import UID
# Create some temporary filenames
suffix = '.dcm'
filename_little_endian = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=suffix).name
filename_big_endian = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=suffix).name
print("Setting file meta information...")
# Populate required values for file meta information
file_meta = FileMetaDataset()
file_meta.MediaStorageSOPClassUID = UID('1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2')
file_meta.MediaStorageSOPInstanceUID = UID("1.2.3")
file_meta.ImplementationClassUID = UID("1.2.3.4")
print("Setting dataset values...")
# Create the FileDataset instance (initially no data elements, but file_meta
# supplied)
ds = FileDataset(filename_little_endian, {},
file_meta=file_meta, preamble=b"\0" * 128)
# Add the data elements -- not trying to set all required here. Check DICOM
# standard
ds.PatientName = "Test^Firstname"
ds.PatientID = "123456"
# Set the transfer syntax
ds.is_little_endian = True
ds.is_implicit_VR = True
# Set creation date/time
dt = datetime.datetime.now()
ds.ContentDate = dt.strftime('%Y%m%d')
timeStr = dt.strftime('%H%M%S.%f') # long format with micro seconds
ds.ContentTime = timeStr
print("Writing test file", filename_little_endian)
ds.save_as(filename_little_endian)
print("File saved.")
# Write as a different transfer syntax XXX shouldn't need this but pydicom
# 0.9.5 bug not recognizing transfer syntax
ds.file_meta.TransferSyntaxUID = pydicom.uid.ExplicitVRBigEndian
ds.is_little_endian = False
ds.is_implicit_VR = False
print("Writing test file as Big Endian Explicit VR", filename_big_endian)
ds.save_as(filename_big_endian)
# reopen the data just for checking
for filename in (filename_little_endian, filename_big_endian):
print('Load file {} ...'.format(filename))
ds = pydicom.dcmread(filename)
print(ds)
# remove the created file
print('Remove file {} ...'.format(filename))
os.remove(filename)
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