Overview
Modify existing or create new DICOM file according given XML presentation and store result as ACR/NEMA-2 dump (option: -a) or DICOM Part 10 file (option: -d). If neither option -a nor -d is specified, inclusion of Part 10 File Meta Information depends, if the input DICOM file or the XML presentation already includes File Meta Information attributes (0002,eeee). Either option -i <dcmfile> or-x [<xmlfile>] (or both) must be specified.
Usage
xml2dcm [-geEuUVh] [-a|-d] [-t <tsuid>] [-i <dcmfile>] [-x [<xmlfile>] -d <basedir>] -o <dcmfile>
Options
-o <dcmfile> Generated DICOM file or ACR/NEMA-2 dump
-U,--undefseqlen Encode all sequences with undefined length. Mutual
exclusive with option -E.
-d,--dicom Store result as DICOM Part 10 File. Mutual exclusive
with option -a
-a,--acrnema2 Store result as ACR/NEMA 2 dump. Mutual exclusive
with option -d
-u,--undefitemlen Encode all sequence items with undefined length.
Mutual exclusive with option -e.
-e,--explitemlen Encode sequence items with explicit length. At
default, non-empty sequence items are encoded with
undefined length.
-E,--explseqlen Encode sequences with explicit length. At default,
non-empty sequences are encoded with undefined length.
-V,--version print the version information and exit
-g,--grlen Include (gggg,0000) Group Length attributes.By
default, optional Group Length attributes are excluded.
-h,--help print this message
-i <dcmfile> Update attributes in specified DICOM file instead
generating new one.
-t <tsuid> Store result with specified Transfer Syntax.
-x <xmlfile> XML input, used to update or generate new DICOM
file.Without <xmlfile>, read from standard input.
Example
xml2dcm -x in.xml -o out.dcm
Convert XML presentation in.xml to DICOM file out.dcm
xml2dcm -d -t 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99 -i in.dcm -o out.dcm
Load DICOM object from file in.dcm and store it as DICOM (Part 10) file encoded with Deflated Explicit VR Little Endian Transfer Syntax.