# pydicom documentation

## Getting Started

If you’re new to pydicom then start here:

- Installation | Introduction to pydicom | What Python types do I use for each VR

- Basics: Read, access, modify, write

- Intermediate: Compressing Pixel Data | Waveform decoding and encoding | DICOM File-sets and DICOMDIR

## User Guide

The main documentation. This contains an in-depth description of all core elements of pydicom and how to use them.

## Examples

A set of examples illustrating the use of the different core elements. It complements the User Guide.

## API Reference

The API Reference provides technical documentation for the pydicom API’s functions, variables and classes.