DICOM MCP Server for Medical Imaging Systems

Core Capabilities

dicom-mcp provides tools to:

• 🔍 Query Metadata: Search for patients, studies, series, and instances using various criteria.
• 📄 Read DICOM Reports (PDF): Retrieve DICOM instances containing encapsulated PDFs and extract the text content.
• ➡️ Send DICOM Images: Send series or studies to other DICOM destinations.
• ⚙️ Utilities: Manage connections and understand query options.

Quick Start# Installation

Install using uv or pip:

uv tool install dicom-mcp

Or by cloning the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ChristianHinge/dicom-mcp
cd dicom-mcp\n\n# Create and activate virtual environment
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate\n\n# Install with test dependencies
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
```\n\n### Configuration
`dicom-mcp` requires a YAML configuration file defining DICOM nodes and calling AE titles.

### MCP Integration
Add to your client configuration.

## Tools Overview
`dicom-mcp` provides four categories of tools for interaction with DICOM servers.