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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)

DCIODVFY(1)						DICOM PS3 - Validate DICOM objects					       DCIODVFY(1)

NAME

       dciodvfy - ACR/NEMA DICOM PS3 ... DICOM PS3 - Validate DICOM objects

SYNOPSIS

       dciodvfy [ -profile profilename ] [ -describe ] [ -dump ] [ -v|verbose ] [ -filename ]

DESCRIPTION

       dciodvfy  reads	the  named  dicom  file and describes the type of information object (SOP class instance) contained therein, validating it
       against the standard and checking for required modules and attributes, and appropriate representation and values of attributes.

OPTIONS

       The description and verbose output go to standard error.

       Binary attributes are written in hexadecimal with a preceding "0x". Numeric string attributes are written in decimal. Attribute values  are
       displayed in hexadecimal or string format as determined by the value representation.

       The basic input switches are described in dcintro(1). Options specific to this program are:

       -profile profilename
	      Validate not against the standard but the IOD matching the named profile.

       -describe
	      Describe the contents of the object without getting too verbose.

       -dump
	      Dump  the attribute list; differs from dcdump in that the list is decorated with whether or not the attribute is used in the IOD and
	      what information entity the attribute belongs to based on the IOD.

       -verbose
	      Display byte offset from file start and message start, in hexadecimal, and dump contents while reading and once read.

       -filename
	      Show the name of the file supplied in the arguments; a hyphen will be reported if no filename was supplied.

ENVIRONMENT


EXAMPLES


       % dciodvfy test.dc3
       Warning - Value dubious for this VR - (0x0008,0x0090) ...
		   Retired Person Name form
       MRImage
       Error - Missing attribute Type 1 Required ...
		 Element=<FileMetaInformationVersion> Module=...

       % dciodvfy -describe test.dc3
       Warning - Value dubious for this VR - (0x0008,0x0090) ...
		   Retired Person Name form
       MRImage
       Error - Missing attribute Type 1 Required ...
		 Element=<FileMetaInformationVersion> Module=...
	       CompositeIOD <MRImage>
	       Module <FileMetaInformation>
	...
		       (0x0002,0x0010) UI Transfer Syntax UID ...
       ...
	       Module <Patient>
		       (0x0010,0x0010) PN Patient's Name ...
       ...

FILES


SEE ALSO

       dcentvfy(1), dcdump(1), dcfile(1), dcintro(1)

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 1993-2010. David A. Clunie DBA PixelMed Publishing. All rights reserved.

BUGS

DICOM PS3							 28 September 2008						       DCIODVFY(1)