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RemovePrivateTags.py
1 ############################################################################
2 #
3 # Program: GDCM (Grassroots DICOM). A DICOM library
4 #
5 # Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Mathieu Malaterre
6 # All rights reserved.
7 # See Copyright.txt or http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/Copyright.html for details.
8 #
9 # This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
10 # the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
11 # PURPOSE. See the above copyright notice for more information.
12 #
13 ############################################################################
14
15 """
16 Usage:
17
18 python RemovePrivateTags.py input.dcm output.dcm
19 """
20
21 import sys
22 import gdcm
23
24
25 if __name__ == "__main__":
26
27 file1 = sys.argv[1]
28 file2 = sys.argv[2]
29
30 # Instanciate the reader.
31 r = gdcm.Reader()
32 r.SetFileName( file1 )
33 if not r.Read():
34 sys.exit(1)
35
36 # Remove private tags
37 ano = gdcm.Anonymizer()
38 ano.SetFile( r.GetFile() )
39 if not ano.RemovePrivateTags():
40 sys.exit(1)
41
42 # Write DICOM file
43 w = gdcm.Writer()
44 w.SetFile( ano.GetFile() )
45 #w.CheckFileMetaInformationOff() # Do not attempt to check meta header
46 w.SetFileName( file2 )
47 if not w.Write():
48 sys.exit(1)
49
50 # It is usually a good idea to exit the script with an error, as gdcm does not remove partial (incorrect) DICOM file
51 # (application level)