diff --git a/monai/utils/medical_image_converter.py b/monai/utils/medical_image_converter.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+# Copyright 2020 MONAI Consortium
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import argparse
+import numpy as np
+import SimpleITK as Sitk
+
+ALLOWED_SRC_FORMATS = ['.nii', '.nii.gz', '.mhd', '.mha', '.dcm']
+ALLOWED_DST_FORMATS = ['.nii', '.nii.gz', '.mhd', '.mha']
+
+
+def standardize_ext(ext):
+    if not ext.startswith('.'):
+        ext = '.' + ext
+
+    return ext
+
+
+def contain_dicom(path):
+    items = os.listdir(path)
+    for item in items:
+        if item.lower().endswith('.dcm'):
+            return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def get_dicom_dir_list(source_dir):
+    dicom_dir_list = []
+
+    # Generate a list of folders that contains dicom files, start with the root folder
+    if contain_dicom(source_dir):
+        dicom_dir_list.append(source_dir)
+
+    # Go into the subfolders to find dicom files
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source_dir, topdown=False):
+
+        for name in dirs:
+            full_dir = os.path.join(root, name)
+            if contain_dicom(full_dir):
+                dicom_dir_list.append(full_dir)
+
+    return dicom_dir_list
+
+
+def get_image_file_list(source_dir, ext):
+    image_file_list = []
+
+    # Go into the subfolders to find dicom files
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source_dir, topdown=False):
+
+        for name in files:
+            if name.endswith(ext):
+                full_path = os.path.join(root, name)
+                image_file_list.append(full_path)
+
+    return image_file_list
+
+
+def resample_image(img, tgt_res):
+    # Compute resampling factor, new size and resample using SimpleITK
+    factor = np.asarray(img.GetSpacing()) / tgt_res
+    new_size = np.asarray(img.GetSize() * factor, dtype=int)
+    resampler.SetReferenceImage(img)
+    resampler.SetOutputSpacing(tgt_res)
+    resampler.SetSize(new_size.tolist())
+    return resampler.Execute(img)    
+
+
+def customized_rounding(val, first_decimal_digit=None, rounding_precision=3):
+    """Customize rounding operation
+
+    Args:
+        val: a positive floating number
+        first_decimal_digit: first non-zero decimal digit in consideration, if val is greater than zero,
+            first_decimal_digit is equal to zero (first digit above decimal point)
+        rounding_precision: available digits in consideration after first_decimal_digit
+            (including first_decimal_digit)
+
+    Returns:
+        A floating number after customized rounding
+    """
+    assert (val >= 0), "[error] input resolution has to be greater than zero!"
+
+    if first_decimal_digit is None:
+        if val >= 1.0:
+            first_decimal_digit = 0
+        else:
+            first_decimal_digit_temp = -1
+            val_temp = val
+            while val_temp * 10.0 < 1.0:
+                first_decimal_digit_temp -= 1
+                val_temp *= 10.0
+            first_decimal_digit = first_decimal_digit_temp
+    elif first_decimal_digit > 0:
+        first_decimal_digit = 0
+
+    if first_decimal_digit == 0:
+        new_val = np.round(val, rounding_precision - 1)
+    else:
+        new_val = np.round(val, abs(first_decimal_digit - rounding_precision + 1))
+
+    return new_val
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser('Convert medical image formats with option to resample image. \
+    Supported input formats: .dcm, .nii, .nii.gz, .mha, .mhd. \
+    Supported output formats: .nii, .nii.gz, .mha, .mhd')
+    parser.add_argument('--dir', '-d', required=True,
+                        help='Directory of dicom files to be converted')
+    parser.add_argument('--res', '-r', nargs='+', type=float,
+                        help='Target resolution. If not provided, dicom resolution will be preserved. '
+                             'If only one value is provided, target resolution will be isotrophic.')
+    parser.add_argument('--src_ext', '-s', default='.nii',
+                        help='Input file format, can be .dcm, .nii, .nii.gz, .mha, .mhd')
+    parser.add_argument('--dst_ext', '-e', default='.nii',
+                        help='Output file format, can be .nii, .nii.gz, .mha, .mhd')
+    parser.add_argument('--output', '-o', default='.',
+                        help='Output directory')
+    parser.add_argument('--force', '-f', action='store_true',
+                        help='Option to force overwriting exsting files')
+    parser.add_argument('--label', '-l', action='store_true',
+                        help='flag indicating converting label data (nearest neighbor interpolator will be used)')
+    parser.add_argument('--first_decimal', '-n', type=int, default=None,
+                        help='number to indicate the first decimal digit')
+    parser.add_argument('--precision', '-p', type=int, default=3,
+                        help='number to indicate the rounding precision')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    target_res = args.res
+    src_dir = args.dir
+    dst_dir = args.output
+    src_ext = standardize_ext(args.src_ext)
+    dst_ext = standardize_ext(args.dst_ext)
+    convert_label = args.label
+    force_write = args.force
+    first_decimal_digit = args.first_decimal
+    rounding_precision = args.precision
+
+    # Check if extension is supported
+    if src_ext.lower() not in ALLOWED_SRC_FORMATS:
+        raise ValueError('Unsupported output extension: {}'.format(src_ext))
+    if dst_ext.lower() not in ALLOWED_DST_FORMATS:
+        raise ValueError('Unsupported output extension: {}'.format(dst_ext))
+
+    # Create data list, image reader, writer and resampler
+    if src_ext == '.dcm':
+        data_list = get_dicom_dir_list(src_dir)
+        reader = Sitk.ImageSeriesReader()
+    else:
+        data_list = get_image_file_list(src_dir, src_ext)
+        reader = Sitk.ImageFileReader()
+    writer = Sitk.ImageFileWriter()
+
+    if target_res is not None:
+        if len(target_res) == 1:
+            target_res *= 3
+        resampler = Sitk.ResampleImageFilter()
+        if convert_label:
+            resampler.SetInterpolator(Sitk.sitkNearestNeighbor)
+
+    # Load dicom series in every folder
+    skip_exist = False
+    N = len(data_list)
+    for i, data_path in enumerate(data_list):
+
+        # Output file is named by the folder name containing the dicom files. Folder structure is preserved.
+        rel_path = os.path.relpath(data_path, src_dir)
+        if rel_path[-len(src_ext):] == src_ext:
+            rel_path = rel_path[0:-len(src_ext)]  # remove src_ext if file ends with provided src_ext
+        output_path = os.path.join(dst_dir, rel_path + dst_ext)
+        output_dir = os.path.dirname(output_path)
+
+        # If the file already exists, check the force and skip options, and ask the user what to do.
+        if os.path.isfile(output_path):
+            if skip_exist:
+                continue
+
+            if not force_write:
+                while True:
+                    print('{} already exists!'.format(output_path))
+                    overwrite = input('Overwrite? (Y)es, (N)o, (A)lways overwrite, (S)kip all: ')
+                    overwrite = overwrite.lower()
+                    if overwrite in ['y', 'n', 'a', 's']:
+                        break
+
+                if overwrite == 'a':
+                    force_write = True
+                elif overwrite == 's':
+                    skip_exist = True
+                    continue
+                elif overwrite == 'n':
+                    continue
+
+        # Get dicom file names, sorted based on slice location
+        if src_ext.endswith('.dcm'):
+            print('Converting dicom series {} of {} in {}'.format(i + 1, N, os.path.relpath(data_path, src_dir)))
+            dicom_names = reader.GetGDCMSeriesFileNames(data_path, useSeriesDetails=True)
+            reader.SetFileNames(dicom_names)
+        else:
+            print('Converting image {} of {}: {}'.format(i + 1, N, os.path.relpath(data_path, src_dir)))
+            reader.SetFileName(data_path)
+
+        try:
+            image = reader.Execute()
+
+            if target_res is not None:
+                if len(image.GetSize()) > 3:  # time series
+                    n_timepoints = image.GetSize()[-1]
+                    resampled_timepoints = []
+                    for n in range(n_timepoints):
+                        if n_timepoints == 1:
+                            _img = image
+                        else:
+                            _img = Sitk.Extract(image, image.GetSize()[:3] + (0,), [0, 0, 0, n])
+
+                        spacing = _img.GetSpacing()
+                        # solution 1
+                        # new_spacing = [np.float16(item) for item in spacing]
+                        # new_spacing = [np.float64(item) for item in new_spacing]
+                        # solution 2
+                        new_spacing = [customized_rounding(item, first_decimal_digit=first_decimal_digit,
+                                                           rounding_precision=rounding_precision) for item in spacing]
+                        _img.SetSpacing(new_spacing)
+
+                        _img = resample_image(_img, target_res)
+                        resampled_timepoints.append(_img)
+                    # join resampled timepoints back together
+                    join = Sitk.JoinSeriesImageFilter()
+                    image = join.Execute(resampled_timepoints)
+                else:  # single time
+
+                    spacing = image.GetSpacing()
+                    # solution 1
+                    # new_spacing = [np.float16(item) for item in spacing]
+                    # new_spacing = [np.float64(item) for item in new_spacing]
+                    # solution 2
+                    new_spacing = [customized_rounding(item, first_decimal_digit=first_decimal_digit,
+                                                       rounding_precision=rounding_precision) for item in spacing]
+                    image.SetSpacing(new_spacing)
+
+                    image = resample_image(image, target_res)
+
+            if not os.path.isdir(output_dir):
+                os.makedirs(output_dir)
+            writer.SetFileName(output_path)
+            writer.Execute(image)
+        except RuntimeError:
+            print("Failed to convert image file: {}. Skipped!".format(data_path))
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8325300968..4959052d8c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ coverage
 nibabel
 parameterized
 tensorboard
+SimpleITK