Convert Video files to DICOM

[Sam Reyes]

Greetings,

I'm sure this is a newbie question, but how do I convert an MPEG-2 file to a DICOM file that can be uploaded to ORTHANC?

I have read the FAQ and realize that ORTHANC does not support playing video files.  I just want to use it as a database to store videos from laryngeal videostroboscopies.

I've read that there is a dicomizer for PNG files.  Is there something similar for video files?

FWIW I can also convert the MPEG-2 files to uncompressed AVI or H.264/MPEG4 if that makes the process any easier.

Best,

---sam

[Rana Asim Wajid]

Take a look here >>> http://forums.dcm4che.org/jiveforums/thread.jspa?threadID=1167

[Thibault Nélis]

Hello,

On Thu, 2018-07-26 at 13:59 -0700, Sam Reyes wrote:
> I'm sure this is a newbie question, but how do I convert an MPEG-2
> file to a DICOM file that can be uploaded to ORTHANC?
> I have read the FAQ and realize that ORTHANC does not support playing
> video files. I just want to use it as a database to store videos
> from laryngeal videostroboscopies.
> I've read that there is a dicomizer for PNG files. Is there
> something similar for video files?

Some links to relevant resources (gathered about a year ago):

RESOURCES

http://www.roniza.com/product_updates/converting-mpeg-to-dicom-with-rzdcx-2-0-4-2/

http://dicomiseasy.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-short-one-on-mpeg-to-dicom.html
http://dicomiseasy.blogspot.com/2014/09/video-to-dicom-and-back.html
http://stackoverflow.com/q/28698888

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.protocols.dicom/JU-fdVgReV8/jG_4hazIWc4J

http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/chtml/part05/sect_8.2.7.html
http://www.chameleon-software.de/en/beispielvideos.php

TRANSFER SYNTAXES
MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.100
MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.101
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.1 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.102
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible High Profile / Level
4.1 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.103
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Thibault Nélis <t...@osimis.io>
Osimis

[meht...@gmail.com]

Hi! 
I know this is an old thread, but some of the resources aren't available anymore. 

Anyone able to achieve this conversion from Video to DICOM? 
I'm trying to do the same using Python, but unable to do so.
Can anyone give some hints on achieving this?

Thanks!

[Sébastien Jodogne]

Hello,

There is a link on the "Contributing" page in the Orthanc Book:

https://book.orthanc-server.com/contributing.html

Summarizing, here is the best source related to this conversion task (this post includes multiple links to other resources):

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28698888/creating-h-264-avc-dicom-file-with-dcmtk/28737338#28737338

HTH,

Sébastien-