Description

Connects to Orthanc DICOM servers to enable hierarchical querying of medical imaging data. Supports searching for patients by name, ID, or birth date, retrieving imaging studies, accessing series within studies, and querying individual DICOM objects. Includes PDF text extraction from encapsulated DICOM reports for radiology automation workflows.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/adiking117/orthanc-mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file to enable this MCP server:

Config file location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Config file location: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Config file location: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orthanc-dicom": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/server.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}