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pydicom · k-dense-ai | DecimalAI

Scienceby k-dense-ai

pydicom

Use pydicom to read, inspect, write, transform, and safely preflight local DICOM datasets and pixel data. Applies to DICOM metadata, transfer syntaxes, compression plugins, frames, private elements, JSON, and bounded de-identification review.

Never made a case worseMaintained

SkillScore

SkillScore100/100

Test results 100

Safety

3/3 safety checks passed

Code scan
Intent
Content

What it changes

52%100%of test cases passed +48 pts

Without skill12 of 23

With skill23 of 23

11 fixed12 passed either way0 still failing0 broke

Measured on gemini-3.6-flash9/8/2026v2 · latest is v3

This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.

Track record

Agent runs: 0; All time

See one task, with and without the skill

One test taskWhat is the CLI command to convert frame 0 of a DICOM image located at `authorized/scan.dcm` into a standalone PNG image file named `output.png` using the repository's helper utilities?

Without the skillMissed

With the skillPassed

Same model, same task. Answers are capped and redacted.

Use this skill

Your agent runs on

Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. No account needed.

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom
claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

Add the skill

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

print("Added. Start Claude Code with the command below.")

Start Claude Code with it

claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"

Type these in a Claude Code session. No account or API key. It writes the skill and any files it bundles, and asks first when its safety rating isn't Passed.

Add the DecimalAI plugin, once

/plugin marketplace add decimal-labs/decimalai-claude-plugins
/plugin install decimalai@decimalai

Install this skill

/decimalai:install k-dense-ai-pydicom

The plugin needs python3 and curl on your machine.

No Python or account. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

Save it into your project

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.claude/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Claude Code docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

import asyncio

from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

async def main():
    question = "Hello!"
    async with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
        async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
            print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import asyncio

from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

async def main():
    question = "Hello!"
    async with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
        async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
            print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions, query

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}", max_turns=6)

async def main():
    async for message in query(prompt="Hello!", options=options):
        print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Claude Agent SDK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    name=support.name,
    instructions=support.instructions,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],             # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    name=support.name,
    instructions=support.instructions,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],             # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(name="support", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

OpenAI Agents docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

import json

from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config

client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                   "required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    # run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
    while True:
        reply = client.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-5.4-mini",
            messages=messages,
            tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools],  # your tools, then load_skill
        ).choices[0].message
        messages.append(reply)
        if not reply.tool_calls:
            break
        for call in reply.tool_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
            messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
                "role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
                "content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
                else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
            })
print(reply.content)

# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import json

from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config

client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                   "required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    # run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
    while True:
        reply = client.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-5.4-mini",
            messages=messages,
            tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools],  # your tools, then load_skill
        ).choices[0].message
        messages.append(reply)
        if not reply.tool_calls:
            break
        for call in reply.tool_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
            messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
                "role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
                "content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
                else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
            })
print(reply.content)

# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.4-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
    ],
).choices[0].message

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

OpenAI SDK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
        model="claude-haiku-5-5",
        max_tokens=4096,
        system=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*run.tools],    # your tools, then load_skill
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
    ).until_done()

Install

pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
        model="claude-haiku-5-5",
        max_tokens=4096,
        system=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*run.tools],    # your tools, then load_skill
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
    ).until_done()

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-haiku-5-5",
    max_tokens=4096,
    system=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Anthropic docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config

client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                               "required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
        system_instruction=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params],  # your functions, then load_skill
    )
    contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
    while True:
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
        )
        if not response.function_calls:
            break
        contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
        parts = []
        for call in response.function_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
            # A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
            # raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
            parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
                "name": call.name, "id": call.id,
                "response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
                             else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
            }})
        contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)

Install

pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config

client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                               "required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
        system_instruction=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params],  # your functions, then load_skill
    )
    contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
    while True:
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
        )
        if not response.function_calls:
            break
        contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
        parts = []
        for call in response.function_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
            # A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
            # raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
            parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
                "name": call.name, "id": call.id,
                "response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
                             else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
            }})
        contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from google import genai
from google.genai import types

client = genai.Client()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    contents="Hello!",
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"),
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Gemini API docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = create_agent(
    "openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
    tools=[],                         # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
    middleware=[support.middleware],  # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

Install

pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = create_agent(
    "openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
    tools=[],                         # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
    middleware=[support.middleware],  # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_agent("openai:gpt-5.4-mini", tools=[], system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

LangChain docs

CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                               # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(),      # the installed folder
    tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(),  # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                               # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(),      # the installed folder
    tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(),  # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

No DecimalAI package. CrewAI's own loader reads the folder, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                         # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=[Path(".agents/skills")],
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

CrewAI docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[adk]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",          # ADK needs a Python identifier
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=support.instruction,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],           # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])

Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

Install

pip install "decimalai[adk]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",          # ADK needs a Python identifier
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=support.instruction,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],           # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])

Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=lambda context: f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Google ADK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-4o-mini",
    name=support.name,
    tools=[],                 # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
    capabilities=[support],   # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.

Install

pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-4o-mini",
    name=support.name,
    tools=[],                 # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
    capabilities=[support],   # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o-mini", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Pydantic AI docs

Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Deep Agents docs

Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

import asyncio

from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills

agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import asyncio

from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills

agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from agent_framework import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Microsoft Agent Framework docs

Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

Add it to your agent

from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell

agent = Agent(
    model=model,                # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
    system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
    tools=[file_editor, shell],
    plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")

Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-pydicom")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell

agent = Agent(
    model=model,                # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
    system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
    tools=[file_editor, shell],
    plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")

Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent("Hello!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Strands docs

Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-pydicom

No Python or account. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.

Save it into your project

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Cursor and other editors docs

Fetch the file and give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.

Get the file

curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-pydicom/SKILL.md

Read the summary as JSON

curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-pydicom.json

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 12 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Other setups docs

You don't need a DecimalAI account.

Version: v3 (v2 tested 9/8/2026)
Source: k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills ↗
License: MIT

Manage it in DecimalAI

Saved prompts and skills, pinned versions, and traces of this skill in your runs. DecimalAI does not run your agent.

Claude Code reads files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.

On Claude Agent SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On OpenAI Agents: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On OpenAI SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On Anthropic: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On Gemini API: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On LangChain: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On CrewAI: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(crewai=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.

On Google ADK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On Pydantic AI: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

On Deep Agents: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(langchain=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.

On Microsoft Agent Framework: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.

On Strands: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.

Editors read files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.

Anywhere else: record a use with decimalai.log_skill_activation() inside a trace.

Use this skill

SKILL.md

pydicom

Use pydicom for DICOM dataset I/O and pixel processing. Version 3.0.2 is the current stable release reviewed here. It fixes CVE-2026-32711, a crafted DICOMDIR path-traversal issue. pydicom 3.0.2 declares Python >=3.10; its bundled DICOM dictionary is 2024c; the current DICOM Standard reviewed here is 2026d. No PACS, DIMSE, DICOMweb endpoint, or authenticated service is exercised by this local-file skill.

Mandatory safety boundary

Work only with local data that the user is authorized to access.
DICOM metadata, file names, private elements, overlays, structured content, and pixels may contain protected health information (PHI).
Never print Dataset, export full metadata/JSON, or log element values by default. Use a documented allowlist and aggregate output.
pydicom is a general DICOM framework, not a diagnostic viewer. Pixel output, validation, conversion, and plugin availability are not diagnostic claims.
De-identification is profile-, purpose-, recipient-, jurisdiction-, and threat-context-specific. It requires privacy/DICOM expert verification.
Never claim that a tag-removal script is DICOM PS3.15, HIPAA, GDPR, or other compliance. Preserve originals and audit derived outputs.
Treat deterministic pseudonymization keys and UID maps as re-identification secrets: use least privilege and encrypted/managed secret storage, never commit, sync, log, or share them with derivatives, and define backup, rotation, revocation, and destruction procedures. A leaked key invalidates the intended separation; rotation also changes deterministic mappings.
Set explicit input-file, file-count, frame-count, decoded-byte, and output limits before parsing untrusted or unusually large datasets.

Installation

Create or activate an isolated environment, then install the reviewed release (the pixel-stack pins below require Python 3.12+ because of NumPy):

uv pip install "pydicom==3.0.2"

Uncompressed pixel arrays and image rendering:

uv pip install "pydicom==3.0.2" "numpy==2.5.3" "Pillow==12.3.0"

Install only the transfer-syntax plugins required by the deployment:

# JPEG/JPEG-LS, JPEG 2000/HTJ2K, and faster RLE through pylibjpeg
uv pip install "numpy==2.5.3" "pylibjpeg==2.1.0" \
  "pylibjpeg-libjpeg==2.4.0" "pylibjpeg-openjpeg==2.6.0" \
  "pylibjpeg-rle==2.2.0"

# JPEG-LS encoder/decoder
uv pip install "numpy==2.5.3" "pyjpegls==1.5.1"

# Alternative decoder with platform-specific wheels
uv pip install "python-gdcm==3.2.6"

Plugin licenses and wheels differ by package/platform; review them before deployment. Pillow has documented decoding limitations and pydicom cautions that plugin output must be independently checked.

Native codec wheels widen the supply-chain and memory-safety boundary. For a controlled deployment, resolve these exact pins on a trusted build host, lock and verify wheel hashes/provenance, mirror approved artifacts internally, scan them, and install with hash enforcement rather than resolving from the public index at runtime.

Choose the workflow

Need an aggregate overview: run scripts/extract_metadata.py.
Need bounded technical checks: run scripts/dicom_inventory.py.
Need codec deployment preflight: run scripts/transfer_syntax_inspector.py.
Need frame/memory planning: run scripts/pixel_frame_planner.py.
Need one non-diagnostic rendered frame: run scripts/dicom_to_image.py.
Need a pseudonymized derivative: read the de-identification section, create a site-reviewed action profile, then run scripts/anonymize_dicom.py and scripts/deidentification_audit.py.
Need to check a sensitive UID map: run scripts/uid_mapping_validator.py.

Read datasets safely

dcmread() returns a FileDataset, a Dataset subclass with File Format state such as file_meta, preamble, and original encoding.

from pathlib import Path
import pydicom

path = Path("authorized/input.dcm")
ds = pydicom.dcmread(
    path,
    stop_before_pixels=True,
    specific_tags=[
        "SOPClassUID",
        "Modality",
        "Rows",
        "Columns",
        "NumberOfFrames",
    ],
)

technical = {
    "sop_class": ds.get("SOPClassUID"),
    "modality": ds.get("Modality"),
    "rows": ds.get("Rows"),
    "columns": ds.get("Columns"),
}

Use:

stop_before_pixels=True for metadata-only work.
specific_tags=[...] for a minimum allowlist.
defer_size="1 MiB" when a later write must preserve large values.
force=False (default). force=True only bypasses the File Format header check; it does not prove the bytes are valid DICOM.

Do not call print(ds), repr(ds), or iterate values into logs on clinical data.

Dataset, DataElement, and sequences

Access standard elements by keyword and check for absence:

modality = ds.get("Modality", "UNSPECIFIED")
if "ReferencedImageSequence" in ds:
    for item in ds.ReferencedImageSequence:
        referenced_class = item.get("ReferencedSOPClassUID")

Tag access, such as ds[0x0010, 0x0010], returns a DataElement; its .value is separate. Sequence behaves like a list of nested Dataset items. Privacy actions must recurse through every sequence item, not only the top level.

When creating a file, use FileMetaDataset for group 0002, keep dataset and file-meta SOP UIDs consistent, set a Transfer Syntax UID, and write in enforced File Format:

from pydicom import dcmwrite
from pydicom.dataset import FileDataset, FileMetaDataset
from pydicom.uid import CTImageStorage, ExplicitVRLittleEndian, generate_uid

meta = FileMetaDataset()
meta.MediaStorageSOPClassUID = CTImageStorage
meta.MediaStorageSOPInstanceUID = generate_uid()
meta.TransferSyntaxUID = ExplicitVRLittleEndian

ds = FileDataset(None, {}, file_meta=meta, preamble=b"\0" * 128)
ds.SOPClassUID = meta.MediaStorageSOPClassUID
ds.SOPInstanceUID = meta.MediaStorageSOPInstanceUID
# Add all attributes required by the selected IOD before writing.
dcmwrite("new.dcm", ds, enforce_file_format=True, overwrite=False)

write_like_original is deprecated in pydicom 3.0; use enforce_file_format. A successful write is not full PS3.3 IOD conformance.

UIDs and transfer syntax

The File Meta Information Transfer Syntax UID controls dataset encoding and pixel compression:

ts = ds.file_meta.TransferSyntaxUID
summary = {
    "uid": str(ts),
    "name": ts.name,
    "compressed": ts.is_compressed,
    "implicit_vr": ts.is_implicit_VR,
    "little_endian": ts.is_little_endian,
}

pydicom 3.0 chooses write encoding from the Transfer Syntax UID before legacy dataset flags. Do not replace structural UIDs (Transfer Syntax, SOP Class, or coding-scheme UIDs) during pseudonymization. Instance/reference UID replacement must be one-to-one and consistent across the complete declared scope.

Read references/transfer_syntaxes.md before compression, decompression, or encapsulation.

Pixel data and frames

The stable pydicom.pixels API supports path-based, frame-specific decoding:

from pydicom.pixels import pixel_array

# Reads only the selected frame where the source permits it.
frame = pixel_array("authorized/image.dcm", index=0, raw=False)

Shape semantics:

grayscale single frame: (rows, columns)
grayscale multi-frame: (frames, rows, columns)
color single frame: (rows, columns, samples)
color multi-frame: (frames, rows, columns, samples)

raw=False converts YBR_FULL/YBR_FULL_422 to RGB; codec-specific JPEG 2000 processing may also produce RGB. It is not a universal YBR converter; raw=True retains the decoded color space after mandatory minimal processing. Use iter_pixels(path, indices=[...]) for bounded multi-frame iteration.

For grayscale display, apply transforms in this order:

from pydicom.pixels import apply_modality_lut, apply_voi_lut

modality_values = apply_modality_lut(frame, ds)
display_values = apply_voi_lut(modality_values, ds, index=0)

Modality LUT/rescale and VOI/windowing change display/value semantics. Apply a declared Presentation LUT after VOI; avoid double inversion. Without one, MONOCHROME1 requires reversed display polarity. Palette Color requires apply_color_lut(). Presentation states and ICC behavior may require a validated viewer. Never use per-frame min/max normalization for quantitative analysis.

For enhanced multi-frame objects, inspect Shared/Per-Frame Functional Groups for the selected frame before applying rescale or VOI transforms. The Pixel Value Transformation and Frame VOI macros may carry frame-specific parameters; top-level tags alone can be insufficient. Confirm the output units and relevant real-world-value mapping before describing decoded values as quantitative measurements. Do not assume a decoded array is already in Hounsfield units or that every frame uses the same transform. The bundled renderer rejects functional-group objects, Real World Value Mapping, unsupported photometric interpretations, and incomplete rescale pairs instead of silently using top-level-only transforms. Its min/max PNG/TIFF is a preview, not calibrated output, a spatially calibrated export, or a presentation-state viewer.

Compression, decompression, and encapsulation

Accessing pixel_array decodes as needed but does not change the dataset.
Dataset.decompress() changes Pixel Data in place, sets Explicit VR Little Endian, updates image metadata, and generates a new SOP Instance UID by default.
Dataset.compress(uid) changes Pixel Data and Transfer Syntax in place and generates a new SOP Instance UID by default.
pydicom 3.0 built-in/found encoders cover RLE Lossless, JPEG-LS, and JPEG 2000 combinations documented in the stable plugin matrix.
Each compressed frame is separately encoded and then encapsulated. Use encapsulate() or encapsulate_extended() for externally encoded frames.
Read frames with current pydicom.encaps.generate_frames() or get_frame(); legacy encapsulation generator names are deprecated for pydicom 4.

Always inspect capabilities first, limit decoded bytes/frames, and verify pixel correctness independently. Lossy compression acceptability is outside pydicom and the DICOM encoding specification.

DICOM JSON and private elements

Dataset.to_json(), to_json_dict(), and Dataset.from_json() implement the DICOM JSON Model, but pydicom documents JSON support as beta. Full JSON may inline binary data and expose every identifier and pixel payload. Do not emit it as a metadata report. A BulkDataURI handler introduces separate storage, authorization, and retrieval obligations.

Private elements are not standardized and may contain PHI:

# Recursive removal, but not sufficient de-identification by itself.
ds.remove_private_tags()

Retain private elements only under an explicit reviewed safe-private policy. Read references/common_tags.md for tag access, privacy classes, and standard pointers.

De-identification workflow

DICOM PS3.15 Annex E explicitly states that confidentiality profiles do not guarantee removal of all identifying information and do not replace a complete de-identification process.

Define purpose, recipients, linkage needs, regulations, threat model, and acceptable re-identification risk.
Select the Basic Application Level Confidentiality Profile and needed options (pixel, recognizable visual features, graphics, structured content, descriptors, temporal information, patient characteristics, devices, institutions, UIDs, and safe private data).
Preserve source objects unchanged in controlled storage.
Apply every action recursively, including nested sequences.
Replace instance/reference UIDs consistently across the complete scope; preserve structural UIDs.
Decide date/time handling explicitly. A fixed shift can preserve intervals but partial dates, time zones, standalone times, leap days, longitudinal linkage, and external events require reviewed policy.
Inspect pixels, overlays, graphics, structured content, and recognizable visual features. Do not infer clean pixels from missing metadata or set BurnedInAnnotation=NO without verification.
Rebuild File Meta Information and preamble to prevent leakage.
Run technical validation and a de-identification audit, then perform expert verification and documented risk review.

The bundled script intentionally sets PatientIdentityRemoved to NO because it cannot establish successful de-identification.

Helper CLIs

Run helper commands from skills/pydicom/ (or use the full script path); --root must contain all inputs/outputs and output parent directories must already exist. All --help paths are dependency-free. The tools perform no network access and emit no DICOM values beyond narrow technical allowlists.

Bundled content consists of the two linked references and documented helper scripts; synthetic tests live in the repository-level tests/pydicom/ suite. The pydicom runtime dependency is installed from the pinned PyPI release. Path-based snippets are illustrative until supplied with authorized local files; CLI tests use only generated synthetic data.

# Redacted aggregate metadata
python scripts/extract_metadata.py authorized/ --recursive

# Metadata-only technical inventory
python scripts/dicom_inventory.py authorized/ --recursive

# Installed codec/plugin capabilities
python scripts/transfer_syntax_inspector.py --input authorized/image.dcm

# Frame shape, byte, and transform plan
python scripts/pixel_frame_planner.py authorized/image.dcm --frames 0,2-4

# One non-diagnostic frame
python scripts/dicom_to_image.py authorized/image.dcm frame.png \
  --acknowledge-pixel-phi

# Create a secret key, then a scoped pseudonymized derivative plus audit
python scripts/anonymize_dicom.py --generate-uid-key project.key
python scripts/anonymize_dicom.py authorized/in.dcm derived/out.dcm \
  --uid-key-file project.key --uid-scope export-v1 \
  --audit-report derived/out.audit.json

# Audit candidate metadata; no pixel decompression
python scripts/deidentification_audit.py derived/out.dcm

# Validate an explicitly requested sensitive UID mapping
python scripts/uid_mapping_validator.py derived/uid-map.json \
  --uid-key-file project.key --uid-scope export-v1

The generated raw key file is a controlled-local convenience and is created with owner-only permissions. For production, materialize key bytes from an approved secret manager into a locked ephemeral file, restrict access to the de-identification service, and securely remove it afterward. Store any optional UID map separately from derivatives; it directly links original and replacement identifiers.

pydicom 3.0 migration notes

read_file() and write_file() were removed; use dcmread() and dcmwrite().
write_like_original is deprecated; use enforce_file_format.
pydicom.pixel_data_handlers is deprecated for removal in v4; use pydicom.pixels.
Dataset.pixel_array uses the new pixels backend by default and converts YCbCr to RGB when possible.
JPEGLossless now means UID 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.57; JPEGLosslessSV1 is .70.
Dataset.is_little_endian and is_implicit_VR are deprecated for v4.

Verification scope

Synthetic local fixtures exercise native decoding, signed pixels, rescale/VOI, presentation polarity, JSON, writer/UID consistency, encapsulation, and lossless RLE/JPEG-LS/JPEG 2000 round-trips. The transfer-syntax reference records the reproduced GDCM signed JPEG-LS decompression limitation. Plugin availability is separate from codestream validation; JPEG/HTJ2K, lossy encoding and clinical image fidelity are not established by these checks. Memory limits are metadata estimates, not process-level bounds on native codecs or deflated dataset inflation.

Sources (verified 2026-10-01)

pydicom 3.0.2 on PyPI — released 2026-03-19; Python >=3.10.
pydicom releases — 3.0.2 and CVE-2026-32711 details.
Stable release notes
Stable installation guide
Dataset basics
Stable pixel tutorial
Stable pixel plugins
Stable compression tutorial
Stable DICOM JSON tutorial
Stable private-element guide
Current DICOM Standard
DICOM PS3.3, PS3.5, PS3.6, and PS3.15

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Kassis, T., Agarwal, V., He, Y., Patel, D., & Brueckner, A. M. (2026). Scientific Agent Skills: A Library of Procedural Knowledge for Research Agents. arXiv:2609.00065. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.00065

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