dbdicom.patient

dbdicom.patient(in_database: Database | None = None, **kwargs) → Patient

Create an empty DICOM patient record.

Parameters:

• in_database (Database, optional) – If provided, the patient is created in this database. Defaults to None.

• kwargs – Any valid DICOM (tag, value) pair to set properties of the new patient

Returns:

DICOM patient with defaults for all attributes.

Return type:

Study

See also

database() study() series()

Example

Create an empty patient in memory:

>>> patient = db.patient()
>>> patient.print()
---------- PATIENT -------------
Patient New Patient
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Note since no patient object is provided, a default database is created automatically.

>>> patient.database().print()
---------- DATABASE --------------
Location:  In memory
    Patient New Patient
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