Orthanc anonymize dcm file, is there a way to directly convert dcm file without generate an anonymized file first

Question

From the official web site of Orthanc, we may find that the way Orthanc anonymize the file:

curl http://localhost:8042/instances/6e67da51-d119d6ae-c5667437-87b9a8a5-0f07c49f/anonymize -X POST -d '{}' > Anonymized.dcm

So this step will create a anonymized dcm file.

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My problem:

Let's say on my hard disk is a dcm file, I need to do anonymize on it, base on the Orthanc official web site work flow, what I need to do is:

1. Upload the dcm file to Orthanc
2. Create a new anonymized dcm file
3. Upload the new dcm file and delete the old dcm file from Orthanc

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My question:

Is there a way to directly convert the dcm file into anonymized format in Orthanc?

Answer 1

Yes, as explained in the Orthanc Book, if you anonymize the parent patient, study or series, the resulting anonymized resource will be stored in Orthanc. If you want to anonymize a single instance then upload it, you can contribute to the Orthanc project by creating a dedicated plugin.