imaging-data-commons

SUMMARY

What it does

This skill enables querying and downloading public cancer imaging data from the NCI Imaging Data Commons (IDC). It supports metadata discovery, cohort building, DICOM file downloads, visualization URL generation, license and citation checks, and access to radiology (CT, MR, PET) and pathology (slide microscopy) datasets. The skill provides multiple access paths: a local Python package (idc-index), a hosted REST API, a hosted MCP server, direct cloud storage (GCS/S3), DICOMweb, and BigQuery (the latter two may require GCP authentication). No authentication is required for the primary data access paths. The skill includes detailed guidance on data model, index tables, SQL patterns, and best practices for reproducible use.