{
  "id": 65537,
  "title": "How to convert DCM data to PNG format",
  "url": "/competitions/rsna-pneumonia-detection-challenge/discussion/65537",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-09-12T01:14:29.597964700Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 4,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Is it necessary to convert data in DCM format to PNG format? How to convert DCM data to PNG format?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "386010",
      "postDate": "09/12/2018 01:14:29",
      "content": "<p>Is it necessary to convert data in DCM format to PNG format? How to convert DCM data to PNG format?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is it necessary to convert data in DCM format to PNG format? How to convert DCM data to PNG format?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "386013",
      "postDate": "09/12/2018 01:17:43",
      "content": "<p>Hi Liumao! \nthe Kernels have methods to read dicom images.  you can read them and load into arrays. the python library used is called pydicom. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Liumao! \nthe Kernels have methods to read dicom images.  you can read them and load into arrays. the python library used is called pydicom.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "386233",
      "postDate": "09/12/2018 12:47:06",
      "content": "<p>Thank you Mehul Sampat, I know the pydicom. I wonder if I need to convert the DCM format to PNG format.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you Mehul Sampat, I know the pydicom. I wonder if I need to convert the DCM format to PNG format.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "386745",
      "postDate": "09/13/2018 13:46:50",
      "content": "<p>Yes you can convert them. Use PyPNG, a python package. I am trying keras-retinanet and converted my images to jpegs, not pngs, but both will work. You don't necessarily need to though unless you are using a package like keras-retinanet which needs image files, not DCM files.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes you can convert them. Use PyPNG, a python package. I am trying keras-retinanet and converted my images to jpegs, not pngs, but both will work. You don't necessarily need to though unless you are using a package like keras-retinanet which needs image files, not DCM files.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "390277",
      "postDate": "09/20/2018 00:41:45",
      "content": "<p>ok, very thank you </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "ok, very thank you",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 386013,
      "author_name": "mpsampat",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/12/2018 01:17:43",
      "content": "<p>Hi Liumao! \nthe Kernels have methods to read dicom images.  you can read them and load into arrays. the python library used is called pydicom. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 386233,
          "author_name": "liumao",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/12/2018 12:47:06",
          "content": "<p>Thank you Mehul Sampat, I know the pydicom. I wonder if I need to convert the DCM format to PNG format.</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        },
        {
          "id": 386745,
          "author_name": "arpandhatt",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/13/2018 13:46:50",
          "content": "<p>Yes you can convert them. Use PyPNG, a python package. I am trying keras-retinanet and converted my images to jpegs, not pngs, but both will work. You don't necessarily need to though unless you are using a package like keras-retinanet which needs image files, not DCM files.</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        },
        {
          "id": 390277,
          "author_name": "liumao",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/20/2018 00:41:45",
          "content": "<p>ok, very thank you </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "386010": "Is it necessary to convert data in DCM format to PNG format? How to convert DCM data to PNG format?",
    "386013": "Hi Liumao! \nthe Kernels have methods to read dicom images.  you can read them and load into arrays. the python library used is called pydicom.",
    "386233": "Thank you Mehul Sampat, I know the pydicom. I wonder if I need to convert the DCM format to PNG format.",
    "386745": "Yes you can convert them. Use PyPNG, a python package. I am trying keras-retinanet and converted my images to jpegs, not pngs, but both will work. You don't necessarily need to though unless you are using a package like keras-retinanet which needs image files, not DCM files.",
    "390277": "ok, very thank you"
  },
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}