User Manual

DCM ANONYMIZER 2.1.1

A DVTk based tool

Document version 1.1

May 12 ,2007
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction ................................................................... 3
1.1 Revision History ................................................................................................. 3
1.2 General................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 System Requirements.......................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 Operating system ........................................................................................ 3
1.3.2 Software requirements ................................................................................ 4
2 Software installation...................................................... 5
2.1 Installation of Microsoft .NET Framework R 1.1............................................... 5
2.2 Installation of the DCM Anonymizer software. ................................................. 5
3 Anonymization.............................................................. 6
3.1 Types of anonymization :.................................................................................... 6
3.2 Table of attributes to be anonymized :................................................................ 6
4 Anonymization by User Interface ................................. 8
4.1 Anonymize a File...................................................................................................... 8
4.2 Anonymize a Directory.......................................................................................... 10
5 Anonymization by Command Line Version................ 13
5.1 Anonymize a file and directory via basic anonymization...................................... 14
5.2 Anonymize a file and directory via complete anonymization ............................... 14

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1 Introduction
1.1 Revision History
Version Date Description
1.7.1 May 12 , 2007 First version of this document, describing the
functionality of version 2.1.1.

1.2 General
DCM Anonymizer is a GUI based application used to anonymize the Clinical
data It is targeted toward creating a special purpose, de-identified version of an already-
existing Data Set. It is not intended to replace the original SOP Instance from which the
de-identified SOP Instance is created, nor is it intended to act as the primary
representation of clinical Data Sets in image archives. The de-identified SOP Instances
are useful, for example, in creating teaching or research files, where the identity of the
patient should be protected, but still be accessible to authorized personnel.

An Application may claim conformance to the Basic Application Level Confidentiality

Profile as a deidentifier if it protects all Attributes that might be used by unauthorized
entities to identify the patient.

This application has the capability to:

 Anonymize the DCM File by a windows application.
 Anonymize the DCM Files in a mentioned directory a windows application
 Display the results of a anonymized files in a compare table , showing the
changes.
 Display the overview of the anonymized files in a directory and provide
links for the individual anonymized files.
 Anonymize DCM File and directory using a command line utility

1.3 System Requirements

1.3.1 Operating system

The following operating systems are supported:
- Windows NT 4 SP6a
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows XP Professional

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1.3.2 Software requirements

The DCM Analyzer tool requires the installation of the software packages:

- Microsoft .NET framework 1.1

Both packages are included in the installer package of DCM Anonymizer.

See: http://www.dvtk.org for new versions and features.

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2 Software installation
The software installation procedure of the DCM Anonymizer tool consists of the
following steps:

- installation of the Microsoft .NET Framework R1.1

- installation of the DCM Anonymizer tool .
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All the steps of the installation process will be controlled by the DCM Anonymizer
installer package. During the installation process, the installer will check if the Microsoft
.NET Framework R1.1 is already installed on the system. If present, this step of the
installation process is be skipped.
Important: before starting with the DCM Anonymizer tool installation, remove any
previous installed version of the DCM Anonymizer tool.
Use windows “Add or Remove Programs” to remove the program.

2.1 Installation of Microsoft .NET Framework R 1.1

Download or copy the file DCM Anonymizer.zip to a temp directory on the PC.
Double click (left mouse button) on the DCM Anonymizer.zip and extract the file DCM
Anonymizer.exe to the temp directory.
Start the installation procedure by double clicking with the left mouse button on the file
DCM Anonymizer.exe.
In the window “ Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 setup” select “ I agree” to accept the
license agreement. Press “install” to start the installation process. At the end of the
installation procedure press “OK”
The Microsoft .NET Framework R1.1 software is installed.

2.2 Installation of the DCM Anonymizer software.

After the .NET Framework software is installed, the installer package continues with the
installation of the DCM Anonymizer software.
Follow the instruction in the installer window and accept the license agreement.
After the button “install” is pressed, the installation will start. At the end, press the
“Finish “ button. The DCM Anonymizer package is installed.

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In windows “All programs” there is an entry created “DVTK”. When selecting DVTK, a
submenu with all installed DVTK applications will be opened. From this submenu the
DCM Anonymizer tool can be started.

3 Anonymization

3.1 Types of anonymization :

Basic Anonymization : Anonymizing a file or Directory by de-identifying basic

attributes (as defined by testers or users)

Complete Anonymization: Anonymizing a file or Directory by de-identifying

complete attributes as defined by Dicom Standard.
Anonymize the Various attributes, which are required to anonymize to maintain the
Confidentiality.

3.2 Table of attributes to be anonymized :

The Table Below Mentions the Attributes which needs to be de-identified for basic
Anonymization .

The following attributes are anonymized:

Attribute Name Tag DICO Default value

M VR
Accession Number (0008,0050) SH Generate new
Institution Name (0008,0080) LO Make Empty
Institution Address (0008,0081) ST Make Empty
Referring Physician’s Name (0008,0090) PN Make Empty
Referring Physician’s Address (0008,0092) ST Make Empty
Referring Physician’s Telephone (0008,0094) SH Make Empty
Numbers
Station Name (0008,1010) SH Make Empty
Institutional Department Name (0008,1040) LO Make Empty
Physician(s) of Record (0008,1048) PN Make Empty
Performing Physicians’ Name (0008,1050) PN Make Empty
Name of Physician(s) Reading Study (0008,1060) PN Make Empty
Operators Name (0008,1070) PN Make Empty
Admitting Diagnoses Description (0008,1080) LO Make Empty
Patient’s Name (0010,0010) PN Generate New
Patient ID (0010,0020) LO Generate New
Patient’s Birth Time (0010,0032) TM Generate New

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Patient’s Sex (0010,0040) CS Make Sex “Other” (O)
Other Patient Ids (0010,1000) LO Make Empty
Other Patient Names (0010,1001) PN Make Empty
Patient’s Age (0010,1010) AS Make Empty
Patient’s Size (0010,1020) DS Make Empty
Patient’s Weight (0010,1030) DS Make Empty
Medical Record Locator (0010,1090) LO Make Empty
Ethnic Group (0010,2160) SH Make Empty
Occupation (0010,2180) SH Make Empty
Additional Patient’s History (0010,21B0) LT Make Empty
Patient Comments (0010,4000) LT Make Empty
Device Serial Number (0018,1000) LO Make Empty
Request Attributes Sequence (0040,0275) SQ Make Empty
Storage Media File-set UID (0088,0140) UI Make Empty

The additional attributes that are anonymized by doing complete

anonymization as defined by DICOM.

Attribute Name Tag DICO MIP Default value

M VR
Instance Creator UID (0008,0014) UI Make Empty
SOP Instance UID (0008,0018) UI Generate new (Repair
Job for the old
references)
Study Description (0008,1030) LO Make Empty
Series Description (0008,103E) LO Make Empty
Referenced SOP Instance UID (0008,1155) UI Repair with the newly
generated
SOPInstanceUID
within the Scope of the
Job.
Derivation Description (0008,2111) ST Make Empty
Patient’s Birth Date (0010,0030) DA Generate New
Protocol Name (0018,1030) LO Make Empty
Study Instance UID (0020,000D) UI Generate
Series Instance UID (0020,000E) UI Generate (Repair Job
for the old references)
Study ID (0020,0010) SH Make Empty
Frame of Reference UID (0020,0052) UI Repair
Synchronization Frame of Reference UID (0020,0200) UI Repair
Image Comments (0020,4000) LT Make Empty
UID (0040,A124) UI Ignore
Content Sequence (0040,A730) SQ Ignore
Referenced Frame of Reference UID (3006,0024) UI Ignore
Related Frame of Reference UID (3006,00C2) UI Ignore

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There is an option provided in the UI and Cmd versions to select whether basic or
complete anonymization.
In the UI the user can choose to do one of the anonymizations by selecting a radio button.

4 Anonymization by User Interface

4.1 Anonymize a File

The UI has a “menu” bar, with an option of File.

Inside File there is an option of “Anonymize a File”

Once the user clicks it , the File Dialog for the to be anonymized is Opened.

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In a similar way a File Dialog for the save is opened.

One user provides both the information.
The results are shown in the form a table with the comparison between the anonymized
File and the original File.

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4.2 Anonymize a Directory

In this feature the user is asked to select a directory , and the result is all the Dcm files
present in it are anonymized and saved in the same directory.

The UI has a “menu” bar, with an option of File.

Inside File there is an option of “Anonymize a directory”

Once the user clicks it , the File Dialog for the to be anonymized is Opened.

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Once the user selects the directory a screen is shown giving an indication that
anonymization has started.

Once the Anonymization is completed the user can see an overview of the results.

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For the details of the specific image user can click on the link of that particular image.

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On each Indivual result File an option of Home is provided to return to the main page.

Other menu options are the :

About us : It tell about the version Number of the product.
User Guide : it is a link to the user manual.

Exit Button : It closes the application.

5 Anonymization by Command Line Version

Command Line version has the same features as UI , except the results are not displayed
in the same way.
In this the Anonymized files are overwritten .

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Usage:
AnonymizerCmd -h
Provides the Help File.
AnonymizerCmd -anonymize
<InputFileName or Input Directory>
or
AnonymizerCmd -completeanonymize
<InputFileName or Input Directory>";

5.1 Anonymize a file and directory via basic anonymization

To do a basic anonymization of a File or directory the user has to use the option of
“anonymize”

5.2 Anonymize a file and directory via complete anonymization

To do a complete anonymization of a File or directory the user has to use the option of
“completeanonymize”

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