Description
pydicom is an agent skill for reading, inspecting, writing, transforming and preflight-checking local DICOM datasets and pixel data with the pydicom Python library. It covers DICOM metadata, transfer syntaxes and compression plugins. The skill reviews version 3.0.2, the current stable release, which fixes CVE-2026-32711, a crafted DICOMDIR path-traversal issue. The package declares Python 3.10 or newer, and its bundled DICOM dictionary is from 2024c, while the current DICOM Standard reviewed is 2026d. The skill is for local files only. No PACS, DIMSE, DICOMweb endpoint or authenticated service is exercised by it. It has a mandatory safety boundary, so before you process clinical images you need to confirm that you are authorised and that the data is de-identified. Medical images can carry names, identifiers and dates in their tags and file names. Use it when you need to read DICOM metadata, check a dataset before analysis, convert transfer syntaxes or extract pixel data from local files. It is part of the k-dense-ai scientific agent skills repository on GitHub, which has about 49,600 stars. The listing shows it as free, and it has about 1,800 installs.…
Highlights
- Reads and writes local DICOM files
- Metadata and transfer syntax handling
- Compression plugins for pixel data
- Preflight checks before analysis
- Pinned to pydicom 3.0.2
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pydicom FAQ
What does pydicom handle?
Local DICOM datasets and pixel data, including metadata, transfer syntaxes and compression plugins.
Does it connect to hospital systems?
No. The skill says it exercises no PACS, DIMSE, DICOMweb endpoint or authenticated service.
Which version fixes a security issue?
pydicom 3.0.2 fixes CVE-2026-32711, a crafted DICOMDIR path-traversal issue.
What must I confirm before processing images?
Authorisation and de-identification, under the mandatory safety boundary in the skill.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills --skill pydicom.
Is it checked for security?
Its security audits show passes from Gen Agent Trust Hub, Socket and Snyk.
What are the best pydicom alternatives?
Popular alternatives to pydicom include imaging-data-commons, data-scraper-agent and django-celery. See all pydicom alternatives