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Summary

Implements issue #16 by adding a CsaHeader.from_dicom() convenience method for extracting CSA headers directly from DICOM datasets without requiring knowledge of exact DICOM tag numbers.

Features

  • Automatic CSA header location: Uses DICOM private tag protocol to find CSA headers
  • Dual header support: Supports both 'image' and 'series' CSA header types
  • User-friendly API: Case-insensitive csa_type parameter, returns None gracefully when headers not present
  • Type-safe: Proper type hints using Literal['image', 'series'] for IDE autocomplete
  • Well-documented: Comprehensive docstring with examples and nibabel attribution

Implementation Details

Core Changes

  • Added CsaHeader.from_dicom(dcm_data, csa_type='image') classmethod
  • Added CsaHeader.CSA_TAGS class constant mapping header types to DICOM tags
  • Added CsaHeader._extract_csa_bytes() private helper method
  • Implementation inspired by nibabel's get_csa_header() function

Testing

  • Created comprehensive test suite: tests/test_dicom_integration.py
  • 19 new tests covering all functionality
  • Overall coverage: 96% (maintained >95% target)
  • header.py coverage: 99%

Documentation

  • Updated README.md with:
    • Quickstart examples using from_dicom()
    • New "Related Projects" section acknowledging nibabel and PyDICOM
    • Enhanced "Integration with NiBabel" section
  • Updated CHANGELOG.md with feature announcement and acknowledgments
  • Added comprehensive docstring with usage examples

Build Configuration

  • Added pydicom>=2.2.0 to lint environment for proper type checking

Usage Example

import pydicom
from csa_header import CsaHeader

# Load DICOM file
dcm = pydicom.dcmread('siemens_scan.dcm')

# Extract CSA headers easily (new method!)
csa_image = CsaHeader.from_dicom(dcm, 'image')
csa_series = CsaHeader.from_dicom(dcm, 'series')

if csa_series:
    csa_dict = csa_series.read()
    print(f"Found {len(csa_dict)} CSA tags")

Quality Metrics

  • Tests: 200 passed, 4 skipped
  • Coverage: 96% overall
  • Linting: All checks passed (ruff, black)
  • Type checking: All checks passed (mypy)

Attribution

Breaking Changes

None - this is a new feature that doesn't affect existing functionality.

Closes

Closes #16


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Implement direct DICOM integration for CSA header extraction. The new
from_dicom() class method automatically locates and extracts CSA headers
from DICOM datasets without requiring users to know exact DICOM tag numbers.

Features:
- Automatic CSA header location using DICOM private tag protocol
- Support for both 'image' and 'series' CSA header types
- Case-insensitive csa_type parameter
- Returns None gracefully when CSA headers not present
- Comprehensive test coverage (19 new tests, 96% overall coverage)

Implementation inspired by nibabel's get_csa_header() function, adapted
to csa_header's API design and coding standards.

Changes:
- Added CsaHeader.from_dicom() classmethod to csa_header/header.py
- Added CsaHeader.CSA_TAGS class constant mapping header types to tags
- Added CsaHeader._extract_csa_bytes() private helper method
- Created comprehensive test suite in tests/test_dicom_integration.py
- Updated README.md with usage examples and Related Projects section
- Updated CHANGELOG.md with feature announcement and acknowledgments
- Added pydicom to lint environment for proper type checking

Documentation:
- Updated Quickstart section with from_dicom() examples
- Added Related Projects section acknowledging nibabel and PyDICOM
- Enhanced Integration with NiBabel section
- Comprehensive docstring with examples and nibabel attribution

Suggested-by: Matthew Brett <matthew.brett@gmail.com>
Closes #16

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@ZviBaratz ZviBaratz self-assigned this Nov 2, 2025
@ZviBaratz ZviBaratz added the enhancement New feature or request label Nov 2, 2025
@ZviBaratz ZviBaratz force-pushed the 16-utility-to-fetch-csa-headers-from-dicom branch from 6240f2d to 88a2952 Compare November 2, 2025 13:39
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