Version 0.4.0 release of medio, install with:

pip install -U medio

https://pypi.org/project/medio/0.4.0/

General updates:

• Upgrade to ITK version 5.1.2+, including support for the latest ITK 5.2.
• Support for Python 3.9. The supported Python versions are now: 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9.

medio.read_img:

• Reorientations with Pydicom backend. Use Pydicom backend with: backend='pydicom' (or equivalently 'pdcm').
  If you know that you have dicom data, you are encouraged to use Pydicom backend, as it is usually much faster
  than the default ITK backend.
  Reorientations are possible with the standard desired_ornt parameter, which can be 'LPI' for example.
• New coord_sys optional argument in read_img for stable metadata coordinate system (coord_sys='itk' by default).
  The desired_ornt parameter and the returned metadata will be interpreted in the provided coordinate system.
  coord_sys is either 'itk', 'nib', or None - in which the coord_sys will be determined by the backend.
• New series optional argument for selecting a specific dicom series out of a directory with multiple dicom series,
  both ITK and Pydicom backends.
  series is either a series instance UID (str), or an int between 0 and n-1, where n is the number of series in the directory.
  If series is None (default), a detailed error message is presented with a suggestion on how to use the series argument.
• Taking care of a nonconventional planar configuration with Pydicom backend (relevant for channeled images, RGB for instance).

medio.save_dir:

• Set uniform study and series timestamps across the saved slices for improved support in MicroDicom viewer.
• Add patient position tag (empty) to support dicompyler viewer.
• New exist_ok optional argument (exist_ok=False by default). If True and the directory is not empty, an error will not be raised