debian man page for dcfile

Query: dcfile

OS: debian

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DCFILE(1)					      DICOM PS3 - Describe DICOM file content						 DCFILE(1)

NAME
dcfile - ACR/NEMA DICOM PS3 ... DICOM PS3 - Describe DICOM file content
SYNOPSIS
dcfile [ -b|brief ] [ -filename ]
DESCRIPTION
dcfile reads the named dicom or acr-nema input file and describes the encoding method of the file, ie. what transfer syntax is in use, and whether or not a Part 10 style meta-information header is present.
OPTIONS
The description goes to standard error. The basic input switches are described in dcintro(1). Options specific to this program are: -b|brief Display a single line brief summary. -filename Show the name of the file supplied in the arguments; a hyphen will be reported if no filename was supplied.
ENVIRONMENT
EXAMPLES
% dcfile dicomdir. Meta: UID 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 Meta: Description "Explicit VR Little Endian" Meta: ByteOrder Little Meta: VR Explicit Meta: Encapsulated No Data: UID 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 Data: Description "Explicit VR Little Endian" Data: ByteOrder Little Data: VR Explicit Data: Encapsulated No % dcfile expmeta.dc3 Meta: UID 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 Meta: Description "Explicit VR Little Endian" Meta: ByteOrder Little Meta: VR Explicit Meta: Encapsulated No Data: UID 1.2.840.10008.1.2 Data: Description "Implicit VR Little Endian" Data: ByteOrder Little Data: VR Implicit Data: Encapsulated No % dcfile NM.1 Data: UID 1.2.840.10008.1.2 Data: Description "Implicit VR Little Endian" Data: ByteOrder Little Data: VR Implicit Data: Encapsulated No % dcfile test.spi Data: ByteOrder Big Data: VR Implicit Data: Encapsulated No % dcfile -b evrlewm.dcm DICOM file, with metaheader, Explicit VR Little Endian % dcfile -b evrlenom.dcm DICOM file, no metaheader, Explicit VR Little Endian
FILES
SEE ALSO
file(1), dcdump(1), dcintro(1)
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 1993-2010. David A. Clunie DBA PixelMed Publishing. All rights reserved.
BUGS
DICOM PS3 6 March 2007 DCFILE(1)
Related Man Pages
dcfile(1) - debian
dcsort(1) - debian
dctopnm(1) - debian
gdcminfo(1) - debian
gdcmtar(1) - debian
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