dcmpsmk(1)

NAME

dcmpsmk - Create DICOM grayscale softcopy presentation state

SYNOPSIS

dcmpsmk [options] dcmfile-in dcmfile-out

DESCRIPTION

The dcmpsmk utility reads a DICOM image file and creates a grayscale softcopy presentation state object according to Supplement 33. The presentation state object is written back to file. A number of command line options allow to specify how certain constructs that might be present in the image file should be referenced or activated in the presentation state. The newly created presentation state references the source image and contains values that should allow for a 'reasonable' display of the image when rendered under control of the presentation state.

PARAMETERS

dcmfile-in DICOM image file to be read

dcmfile-out DICOM presentation state file to be created

OPTIONS

general options: -h --help
print this help text and exit; --version
print version information and exit; -v --verbose
verbose mode, print processing details; -d --debug
debug mode, print debug information
input options: input file format:

+f --read-file
read file format or data set (default)

+fo --read-file-only

read file format only

-f --read-dataset

read data set without file meta information
input transfer syntax:: -t= --read-xfer-auto
use TS recognition (default); -td --read-xfer-detect
ignore TS specified in the file meta header; -te --read-xfer-little
read with explicit VR little endian TS; -tb --read-xfer-big
read with explicit VR big endian TS; -ti --read-xfer-implicit
read with implicit VR little endian TS
processing options: VOI transform handling:

+Vl --voi-lut
use first VOI LUT if present (default)

+Vw --voi-window

use first window center/width if present

-V --voi-ignore

ignore VOI LUT and window center/width
curve handling:: +c --curve-activate
activate curve data if present (default); -c --curve-ignore
ignore curve data
overlay handling:: +oc --overlay-copy
copy overlays if not embedded, activate otherwise (default); +oa --overlay-activate
activate overlays; -o --overlay-ignore
ignore overlays
shutter handling:: +s --shutter-activate
use shutter if present in image (default); -s --shutter-ignore
ignore shutter
presentation LUT shape handling:: +p --plut-activate
use presentation LUT shape if present (default); -p --plut-ignore
ignore presentation LUT shape
layering:: +l1 --layer-single
all curves and overlays are in one layer; +l2 --layer-double
one layer for curves, one for overlays (default); +ls --layer-separate
separate layers for each curve and overlay
location of referenced image:: -lx --location-none
image reference without location (default); -ln --location-network [a]etitle: string
image located at application entity a; -lm --location-media [f]ilesetID, fileset[UID]: string
image located on storage medium
output options: output transfer syntax:

+t= --write-xfer-same
write with same TS as image file (default)
+te --write-xfer-little: write with explicit VR little endian TS
+tb --write-xfer-big: write with explicit VR big endian TS
+ti --write-xfer-implicit: write with implicit VR little endian TS

COMMAND LINE

All command line tools use the following notation for parameters: square brackets enclose optional values (0-1), three trailing dots indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both means 0 to n values.

Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+' or '-' sign, respectively. Usually, order and position of command line options are arbitrary (i.e. they can appear anywhere). However, if options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used. This behaviour conforms to the standard evaluation rules of common Unix shells.

In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename (e.g. @command.txt). Such a command argument is replaced by the content of the corresponding text file (multiple whitespaces are treated as a single separator) prior to any further evaluation. Please note that a command file cannot contain another command file. This simple but effective approach allows to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file share/data/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT

The dcmpsmk utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. By default, i.e. if the DCMDICTPATH environment variable is not set, the file <PREFIX>/lib/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows).

The default behaviour should be preferred and the DCMDICTPATH environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are required. The DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same format as the Unix shell PATH variable in that a colon (':') separates entries. The data dictionary code will attempt to load each file specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded.

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