dicom_ocr - consider flipping images left/right
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Description
Consider whether it's worth flipping images left-right to allow OCR to pick up text which is backwards as a result of an X-ray film being scanned from behind.
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Research direction
Start by locating the dicom_ocr entry point and reading how scanned images are passed to OCR. Determine whether detecting or trying a left-right flip is appropriate for backwards X-ray text, and define a reproducible OCR check for both normal and flipped input before deciding what completion means.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- computer-vision
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100