Extract individual frames from embedded multiframe DICOM — no scripting, no manual splitting
Multiframe DICOM files pack dozens or even hundreds of image frames into a single container. CT volumes, MRI sequences, ultrasound cine loops, and nuclear medicine studies are commonly stored this way. When a downstream system, analysis pipeline, or colleague expects one-image-per-file DICOM, you’re stuck — most conversion tools either ignore the extra frames or don’t offer DICOM as an output format at all. The usual alternatives are writing Python scripts with pydicom, wrestling with dcmtk command-line utilities, or paying for specialized medical imaging software.
A recent customer request summed up the problem: