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pdf2dcm

NAME

pdf2dcm - Convert PDF file to DICOM

SYNOPSIS

 
 pdf2dcm [options] pdffile-in dcmfile-out
 

DESCRIPTION

The pdf2dcm utility reads a PDF file (pdffile-in), converts it to a DICOM Encapsulated PDF Storage SOP instance and stores the converted data to an output file (dcmfile-out).

PARAMETERS

 
 pdffile-in   PDF input filename to be converted
 
 dcmfile-out  DICOM output filename
 

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
 

DICOM document options

 
 burned-in annotation:
 
   +an   --annotation-yes
           PDF contains patient identifying data (default)
 
   -an   --annotation-no
           PDF does not contain patient identifying data
 
 document title:
 
   +t    --title  [t]itle : string (default: empty)
           document title
 
   +cn   --concept-name  [CSD], [CV], [CM]: string (default: empty)
           document title as concept name code sequence
           with coding scheme designator CSD, code value CV
           and code meaning CM
 
 patient data:
 
   +pn   --patient-name  [n]ame : string
           patient's name in DICOM PN syntax
 
   +pi   --patient-id  [i]d : string
           patient identifier
 
   +pb   --patient-birthdate  [d]ate : string (YYYYMMDD)
           patient's birth date
 
   +ps   --patient-sex  [s]ex : string (M, F or O)
           patient's sex
 
 study and series:
 
   +sg   --generate
           generate new study and series UIDs (default)
 
   +st   --study-from   [f]ilename : string
           read patient/study data from DICOM file
 
   +se   --series-from  [f]ilename : string
           read patient/study/series data from DICOM file
 
 instance number:
 
   +i1   --instance-one
           use instance number 1 (default, not with +se)
 
   +ii   --instance-inc
           increment instance number (only with +se)
 
   +is   --instance-set [i]nstance number : int
           use instance number i
 

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 pdf2dcm 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.

COPYRIGHT

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