Google Healthcare DICOM Deidentification

This script handles uploading DICOM files to Google Healthcare's API and subsequently deidentifying the uploaded data. DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a standard for storing and transmitting medical images.

Getting Started

To run this project, you will need to have the Go programming language installed on your system. You can download Go from the official website: https://golang.org/dl/

After that, you can clone this repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Mik3y-F/dicom-scripts.git

Setting Up Environment Variables

The script requires several environment variables to be set:

GCP_PROJECT: Your Google Cloud Project ID.
GCLOUD_PROJECT_LOCATION: The location of your Google Cloud Project.
GCLOUD_PROJECT_DATASET_ID: The ID of your dataset within your Google Cloud Project.
SOURCE_DICOM_STORE: The name of the DICOM store that holds the original DICOM instances.
DESTINATION_DICOM_STORE: The name of the DICOM store where the deidentified DICOM instances will be placed.

You can set these variables in your shell, or you can use a .env file if you prefer.

Running the Script

To run this script, navigate to the directory containing the script and execute the following commands:

go get -u ./...

go run main.go

Understanding the Script

This script has three primary functions:

NewGoogleDicomAPI(): Initializes a new instance of Google's Healthcare DICOM API.
CreateDicomInstance(): Uploads a DICOM file from a specified path to the source DICOM store in Google Cloud.
DeidentifyDicomStore(): Deidentifies the DICOM instances in the source DICOM store and moves them to the destination DICOM store.

How it works

At the moment. The path to the DICOM to be anonymized is hardcoded ie. main.go:180 This will be improved over time.

License

This project is is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for the full license text.