# Importing imaging data with AWS HealthImaging
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Importing is the process of moving your medical imaging data from an Amazon S3 input bucket to an AWS HealthImaging [data store](getting-started-concepts.md#concept-data-store). During import, AWS HealthImaging performs a [pixel data verification check](pixel-data-verification.md) before transforming your DICOM P10 files into [image sets](getting-started-concepts.md#concept-image-set) comprised of [metadata](getting-started-concepts.md#concept-metadata) and [image frames](getting-started-concepts.md#concept-image-frame) (pixel data).

**Important**  
HealthImaging import jobs process DICOM instance binaries (`.dcm` files) and transform them into image sets. Use HealthImaging [cloud native actions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/healthimaging/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html) (APIs) to manage data stores and image sets. Use HealthImaging's [representation of DICOMweb services](using-dicomweb.md) to return DICOMweb responses.

The following topics describe how to import your medical imaging data into an HealthImaging data store using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, and AWS SDKs.

**Topics**
+ [Understanding import jobs](understanding-import-jobs.md)
+ [Starting an import job](start-dicom-import-job.md)
+ [Getting import job properties](get-dicom-import-job.md)
+ [Listing import jobs](list-dicom-import-jobs.md)