diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index 30db3dc..7ce05d5 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -11526,8 +11526,8 @@ packages:
   timestamp: 1743831815399
 - pypi: .
   name: readii
-  version: 1.35.0
-  sha256: eff962617ba21b93e479d92ea470a4b8b382baa0e219bd88f63ea450d08cd1fa
+  version: 1.35.1
+  sha256: 7d1324341e6851d5c3913b06391c09681cb871ac7a47c662138400e2bf99a715
   requires_dist:
   - simpleitk>=2.3.1
   - matplotlib>=3.9.2,<4
diff --git a/src/readii/utils/__init__.py b/src/readii/utils/__init__.py
index 116ace5..32f3260 100644
--- a/src/readii/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/src/readii/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from .logging_config import logger
+from .dataset_config import get_full_data_name
 
 __all__ = [
     'logger',
+    'get_full_data_name'
 ]
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diff --git a/src/readii/utils/dataset_config.py b/src/readii/utils/dataset_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8752bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/readii/utils/dataset_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, Union
+
+from readii.io.loaders import loadImageDatasetConfig
+from readii.utils import logger
+
+def get_full_data_name(config: Union[Dict | Path]):
+    """Combine DATA_SOURCE and DATASET_NAME config variables into a single string."""
+    
+    match type(config):
+        case Path():
+            dataset_config = loadImageDatasetConfig(config.stem, config.parent)
+        case Dict():
+            dataset_config = config
+        case _:
+            message = "Error getting full data name: config must be of type Path or Dict."
+            logger.debug(message)
+            raise TypeError(message) 
+
+    try:
+        data_source = dataset_config['DATA_SOURCE']
+        dataset_name = dataset_config['DATASET_NAME']
+        return f"{data_source}_{dataset_name}"
+    except KeyError as e:
+        message = f"Missing required key in dataset configuration: {e}"
+        logger.error(message)
+        raise ValueError(message) from e
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