xml2dsr

Langue: en

Version: 263620 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 1 (Commandes utilisateur)

NAME

xml2dsr - Convert DICOM SR file and data set to XML

SYNOPSIS

 
 xml2dsr [options] xmlfile-in dsrfile-out
 

DESCRIPTION

The xml2dsr utility converts the contents of an XML (Extensible Markup Language) document to DICOM Structured Reporting (SR) format (file format or raw data set). The XML Schema dsr2xml.xsd does not yet follow any standard format. However, the xml2dsr application might be enhanced in this aspect in the future (e. g. by supporting HL7/CDA - Clinical Document Architecture).

An appropriate XML file can be created using the dsr2xml tool (option +Xn recommended to add XML namespace declaration to the root element).

PARAMETERS

 
 xmlfile-in   XML input filename to be converted (stdin: "-")
 
 dsrfile-out  DICOM SR 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
 

input options

 
 encoding:
 
   +Ee  --template-envelope
          template element encloses content items
 

processing options

 
 validation:
 
   +Vs  --validate-schema
          validate XML document against Schema
          (not with --template-envelope)
 
   +Vn  --check-namespace
          check XML namespace in document root
 

output options

 
 output file format:
 
   +F   --write-file
          write file format (default)
 
   -F   --write-dataset
          write data set without file meta information
 
 output transfer syntax:
 
   +t=  --write-xfer-same
          write with same TS as input (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
 
   +td  --write-xfer-deflated
          write with deflated expl. VR little endian TS
 
 post-1993 value representations:
 
   +u   --enable-new-vr
          enable support for new VRs (UN/UT) (default)
 
   -u   --disable-new-vr
          disable support for new VRs, convert to OB
 
 group length encoding:
 
   +g=  --group-length-recalc
          recalculate group lengths if present (default)
 
   +g   --group-length-create
          always write with group length elements
 
   -g   --group-length-remove
          always write without group length elements
 
 length encoding in sequences and items:
 
   +e   --length-explicit
          write with explicit lengths (default)
 
   -e   --length-undefined
          write with undefined lengths
 
 data set trailing padding (not with --write-dataset):
 
   -p=  --padding-retain
          do not change padding (default if not --write-dataset)
 
   -p   --padding-off
          no padding (implicit if --write-dataset)
 
   +p   --padding-create  [f]ile-pad [i]tem-pad: integer
          align file on multiple of f bytes
          and items on multiple of i bytes
 

NOTES

DICOM Conformance

The xml2dsr utility supports the following SOP Classes (according to DICOM 2004 and Supplement 94):
 
 BasicTextSR                 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11
 EnhancedSR                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22
 ComprehensiveSR             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33
 ProcedureLog                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40
 MammographyCADSR            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50
 KeyObjectSelectionDocument  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59
 ChestCADSR                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65
 XRayRadiationDoseSR         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.67
 

Please note that currently only mandatory and some optional attributes are supported.

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 xml2dsr 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.

FILES

lib/dsr2xml.xsd - XML Schema file

SEE ALSO

dsr2xml(1)

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