v0.23.0

Dependencies

• Highdicom now depends upon pydicom > 3.0.1. #301
• Highdicom now requires python > 3.10. This was necessitated by a similar move from pydicom. #301
• Remove references to numpy.float_ to allow working with numpy>2

Tooling/Repo

• We have adopted the contributor covenant. #271
• Various style improvements #286 #287 #289 #290 #291 #292
• We have moved to pyproject.toml metadata. #293
• Improve automated checks to enforce repo review rules #296

Features

• Further checks on graphic data for SRs #276
• Additional checks for microscopy bulk annotation coordinate types #281
• Further improvements in segmentation creation efficiency #285
• Allow creation of pyramid segmentations with floating point arrays, or with multiple segments #297
• Add options allowing to infer the subject context from an image #298
• Use pydicom 3 features to enable additional transfer syntaxes in compression.
• Add methods to get a list of images used as evidence within an SR #303
• Add a further_source_images option to the segmentation constructor #304

Fixes

• Minor fixes for microscopy bulk annotation graphic data #278
• Remove the JP2 wrapper from JPEG 2000 encoding

Docs

• Added a gitflow section to the developer guide. #272