dcmtk ☆

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Description:
OFFIS DICOM toolkit command-line utilities

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 3.7.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: dicom medical-imaging healthcare pacs radiology command-line

Install: brew install dcmtk

About:
DCMTK is a comprehensive collection of command-line utilities and libraries for processing, storing, and transmitting DICOM medical images. It provides essential tools for healthcare IT professionals to manage DICOM data workflows, including image archival, network communication, and data conversion. The toolkit is widely used in medical imaging research and production environments for its robustness and standards compliance.

Key Features:

Complete DICOM command-line utilities for image and data manipulation
Network communication support for DICOM protocols (C-STORE, C-FIND, etc.)
Comprehensive library for developing custom DICOM applications
Support for various image formats and compression schemes
Cross-platform compatibility with extensive documentation

Use Cases:

Medical imaging system integration and PACS administration
Research data processing and DICOM anonymization
Healthcare application development and testing
Medical image format conversion and quality control

Alternatives:

GDCM – Grassroots DICOM is another open-source toolkit, but DCMTK offers more mature command-line utilities
pydicom – Python library for DICOM, while DCMTK provides system-level command-line tools and C++ libraries

License: BSD-3-Clause

Dependencies: jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, openssl@3

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 15, 2025 1:49pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	cbb86895
Nov 5, 2025 6:43am		1	VERSION_BUMP	e590e7dd