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.