Welcome to MedCheck! Roadmap, How to Contribute, and FAQs

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Welcome to MedCheck!

Thank you for your interest in MedCheck - an open-source, AI-powered medical imaging analysis toolkit.

What is MedCheck?

MedCheck analyzes MRI scans using local ML models and frontier Vision-LLMs (Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.5 Flash) to generate professional radiology-style reports with annotated images.

Key features:

• Fetch DICOM data from radiology portals or local files
• Local anomaly detection with ResNet18 (no API key needed)
• Vision-LLM structured analysis with clinical context
• PDF/HTML/JSON reports with annotated images
• Docker-ready: docker run and go
• YAML workflow engine for custom pipelines

Roadmap (v0.2.0)

Feature	Status	Issue
Hip anatomy template	Open	#10
Ankle anatomy template	Open	#11
Wrist anatomy template	Open	#12
Orthanc DICOM provider	Open	#13
Google Cloud Healthcare provider	Open	#14
DICOMweb/OHIF provider	Open	#15
i18n (French, Spanish)	Open	#16
Test coverage 60% to 80%	Open	#17
Local LLaVA-Med model	Open	#18

How to Contribute

1. Pick an issue - Look for good first issue or help wanted labels
2. Read the guide - CONTRIBUTING.md
3. Set up dev environment:

git clone https://github.com/Liohtml/MedCheck.git
cd MedCheck
uv sync --all-extras
uv run pre-commit install
uv run pytest

4. Submit a PR - We review within 48 hours

Types of Contributions We Need

• Medical professionals: Review and improve anatomy prompt templates
• ML engineers: Add new models, improve anomaly detection
• Backend devs: New data providers (Orthanc, DICOMweb, cloud)
• Frontend devs: Improve the Web UI
• Translators: Help us support more languages
• Everyone: Bug reports, docs, test coverage

FAQs

Q: Is MedCheck a medical device?
A: No. MedCheck is a research and educational tool. All results must be verified by a qualified radiologist.

Q: Do I need an API key?
A: For Vision-LLM analysis, yes (Claude, GPT, or Gemini). The local ML analysis works without any API key.

Q: Can I use my own DICOM files?
A: Yes! Point MedCheck at any folder of DICOM files or a ZIP archive.

Q: What MRI types are supported?
A: Currently knee, shoulder, and spine. We are actively adding more - see issues above.

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