v0.0.3

Release: Add DicomTextExtractor and Utility Scripts 🚀

📦 New Features

• DicomTextExtractor Java Tool:

  • A robust utility to extract text from DICOM files.
  • Supports:
    • Decompression of DICOM files with advanced formats.
    • OCR (Optical Character Recognition) using Tesseract.
    • Metadata inspection and logging for debugging.
    • Graceful handling of blank or non-image DICOM files.

• Utility Scripts:

  • Python Scripts:
    • Quick DICOM metadata inspection.
    • Batch processing of DICOM files to detect pixel data or perform decompression.
  • Shell Scripts:
    • Automate DICOM file decompression using tools like dcmdjpeg.
    • Streamlined setup for dependencies like OpenCV and Tesseract.

🔧 Enhancements

• Added detailed logging for DICOM metadata, pixel data properties, and image processing steps.
• Improved error handling for unsupported compression formats and missing pixel data.

📚 Documentation

• Detailed README updates for setting up DicomTextExtractor and its dependencies.
• Usage examples for the utility scripts in Python and Shell.

✅ How to Get Started

• Clone the repository and follow the setup instructions in the README.
• Use the utility scripts to inspect, decompress, or process DICOM files as needed.

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This release provides a complete toolkit for processing DICOM files with enhanced flexibility and robustness. 🛠️

v0.0.2

Release v0.0.2

What's New

• BioFormatsDemo.java: Now successfully reads and extracts metadata from OME-TIFF files using Bio-Formats.
• DCM4CHE_Demo.java: Continues to work flawlessly for reading and displaying DICOM metadata.

Known Issues

• TesseractDemo.java: Previously functional but now encountering runtime issues. There appears to be a conflict between Bio-Formats imports and libraries previously required for Tesseract OCR. Further investigation is needed to resolve the compatibility issue.

Update:

Confirmed: The OME dependency does interfere with the running of TesseractDemo.java

v0.0.1

Release v0.0.1

What's New

• TesseractDemo.java: Successfully demonstrates OCR functionality using Tess4J. Extracts text from images seamlessly.
• DCM4CHE_Demo.java: Reads and displays metadata from DICOM files using DCM4CHE.

Known Issues

• BioFormatsDemo.java: Currently not functioning as intended. Metadata extraction for OME-TIFF files requires further debugging and adjustments.