-h --help print this help text and exit

--version print version information and exit

-v --verbose verbose mode, print processing details

-vv --very-verbose print more processing details

-d --debug debug mode, print debug information

-c --config [f]ilename: string (default: dcmqrscp.cfg) use specific configuration file

# This option allows a specific configuration file to be # specified. By default, the configuration file in the current # working directory with the name "dcmqrscp.cfg" will be used # (i.e. the file ./dcmqrscp.cfg). It is an error if a valid # configuration file is not available. See the documentation # on configuration for more information (ctnconf.txt and the # example configuration file dcmqrscp.cfg).

-s --single-process single process mode

# This option instructs dcmqrscp to run in single process mode. # Normally, dcmqrscp will spawn a new copy of itself to handle # each association. This option will prevent such copies being # spawned and is particularly useful when running within a # debugger.

association negotiation:

--require-find reject all MOVE/GET presentation contexts for which no corresponding FIND context is proposed

# This option causes dcmqrscp to enforce a restriction about # FIND and MOVE presentation contexts. The RSNA'93 demonstration # required that a CTN refuse to accept a presentation context for # a MOVE if a FIND presentation context is not also requested. # This option enforces this restriction.

--no-parallel-store reject multiple simultaneous STORE presentation contexts for one application entity title

# This option causes dcmqrscp to refuse storage presentations # contexts for AE Titles if another association has already # sucessfully negotiated storage presentation contexts for the # AE Title. This option should only be needed for debugging # since the dcmqrscp database back-end sequentialises access via # file-locking.

--disable-get disable C-GET support

--allow-shutdown allow external shutdown via a private SOP class

checking identifier validity:

-XF --check-find check C-FIND identifier validity

# This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to perform checks # on the Query Identifiers for a C-FIND command. With this option, # dcmqrscp will reject any queries which do not conform to the very # strict DICOM rules for Query Identifiers.

--no-check-find do not check C-FIND identif. validity (default)

-XM --check-move check C-MOVE identifier validity

# This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to perform checks # on the Query Identifiers for a C-MOVE command. With this option, # dcmqrscp will reject any queries which do not conform to the very # strict DICOM rules for Query Identifiers.

--no-check-move do not check C-MOVE identif. validity (default)

restriction of move targets:

--move-unrestricted do not restrict move destination (default)

-ZA --move-aetitle restrict move dest. to requesting AE title

-ZH --move-host restrict move destination to requesting host

-ZV --move-vendor restrict move destination to requesting vendor

restriction of query/retrieve models:

-QP --no-patient-root do not support Patient Root Q/R models

-QS --no-study-root do not support Study Root Q/R models

-QO --no-patient-study do not support Patient/Study Only Q/R models

preferred network transfer syntaxes (incoming associations):

+x= --prefer-uncompr prefer explicit VR local byte order (default)

+xe --prefer-little prefer explicit VR little endian TS

+xb --prefer-big prefer explicit VR big endian TS

+xs --prefer-lossless prefer default JPEG lossless TS

+xy --prefer-jpeg8 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data

+xx --prefer-jpeg12 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data

+xr --prefer-rle prefer RLE lossless TS

+xv --prefer-j2k-lossless prefer JPEG 2000 lossless TS

+xw --prefer-j2k-lossy prefer JPEG 2000 lossy TS

+xd --prefer-deflated prefer deflated expl. VR little endian TS

+xi --implicit accept implicit VR little endian TS only

proposed transmission transfer syntaxes (outgoing associations):

-x= --propose-uncompr propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR with local byte ordering first (default)

-xe --propose-little propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR little endian first

-xb --propose-big propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR big endian first

-xs --propose-lossless propose default JPEG lossless TS

-xy --propose-jpeg8 propose default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data

-xx --propose-jpeg12 propose default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data

-xv --propose-j2k-lossless propose default JPEG 2000 lossless TS

-xw --propose-j2k-lossy propose default JPEG 2000 lossy TS

-xr --propose-rle propose RLE lossless TS

-xd --propose-deflated propose deflated expl. VR little endian TS

-xi --propose-implicit propose implicit VR little endian TS only

network host access control (tcp wrapper) options:

-ac --access-full accept connections from any host (default)

+ac --access-control enforce host access control rules

other network options:

-to --timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for connection requests

-ta --acse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: 30) timeout for ACSE messages

-td --dimse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for DIMSE messages

-pdu --max-pdu [n]umber of bytes: integer [4096..131072] set max receive pdu to n bytes (default: 16384)

-dhl --disable-host-lookup disable hostname lookup

--refuse refuse association

--reject reject association if no implement. class UID

--ignore ignore store data, receive but do not store

# This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to ignore # all images received by the Storage Service Class. All images # will be received from the network but not stored to disk nor # recorded in database.

-up --uid-padding silently correct space-padded UIDs

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

# This option disables generation of new VRs (UN/UT) when writing # DICOM encoded data to a file to the network. This option can be # used to force compatibility with applications which do not support # these value representations.

bit preserving mode:

-B --normal allow implicit format conversions (default)

+B --bit-preserving write data exactly as read

output file format:

+F --write-file write file format (default)

-F --write-dataset write data set without file meta information

output transfer syntax: (not with --bit-preserving or compressed transmission)

+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

group length encoding (not with --bit-preserving):

+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 (not with --bit-preserving):

+e --length-explicit write with explicit lengths (default)

-e --length-undefined write with undefined lengths

data set trailing padding (not with --write-dataset or --bit-preserving):

-p --padding-off no padding (default)

+p --padding-create [f]ile-pad [i]tem-pad: integer align file on multiple of f bytes and items on multiple of i bytes

dcmqrscp waits for another application to connect at the presentation address (port number) specified in its configuration file (or overridden by a command line option). When another application connects, dcmqrscp expects it to be a DICOM application and to use calling and called AE Titles specified in dcmqrscp's configuration file. dcmqrscp will accept associations with Presentation Contexts for SOP Classes of the Verification Service Class, Storage Service Class and Query/Retreive Service Class. Associations will be rejected or Presentation Contexts will be refused if the peer application does not have appropriate access rights as specified by dcmqrscp configuration file.

dcmqrscp will receive images on Presentation Contexts of the Storage Service Class, write them to a configurable storage area associated with the class AE title, extract attributes from these images and store them in a database. dcmqrscp will receive query requests and generate query responses on Presentation Contexts of the Query/Retrieve Service class. dcmqrscp will receive retrieve requests and generate retrieve responses on Presentation Contexts of the Query/Retrieve Service class. dcmqrscp will also process C-CANCEL messages to interrupt query/retrieve operations.

Under normal operations dcmqrscp will never exit, it keeps on waiting for new associations until killed.

The dcmqrscp application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCU:

VerificationSOPClass 1.2.840.10008.1.1

StoredPrintStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27 HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29 HardcopyColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30 ComputedRadiographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1 StandaloneModalityLUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10 EncapsulatedPDFStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1 StandaloneVOILUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11 GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1 ColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.2 PseudoColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.3 BlendingSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.4 XRayAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1 EnhancedXAImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1.1 XRayFluoroscopyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2 EnhancedXRFImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2.1 RETIRED_XRayAngiographicBiPlaneImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3 PETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128 PETCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129 CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2 EnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1 NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3 UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1 MRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4 EnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 MRSpectroscopyStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2 RTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1 RTDoseStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2 RTStructureSetStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3 RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4 RTPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5 RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6 RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7 RETIRED_NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5 RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6 UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1 RawDataStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66 SpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1 SpatialFiducialsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2 RealWorldValueMappingStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67 SecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1 MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2 MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3 MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4 RETIRED_VLImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1 VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 VideoEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2 VideoMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1 VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3 VLPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4 VideoPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1 OphthalmicPhotography8BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1 OphthalmicPhotography16BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2 StereometricRelationshipStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3 RETIRED_VLMultiFrameImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2 StandaloneOverlayStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8 DRAFT_SRTextStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.1 DRAFT_SRAudioStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.2 DRAFT_SRDetailStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.3 DRAFT_SRComprehensiveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.4 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 ProcedureLogStorage 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 StandaloneCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9 DRAFT_WaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1 TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1 GeneralECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2 AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3 HemodynamicWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1 CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1 BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1

The dcmqrscp application will propose presentation contexts for all of the abovementioned supported SOP Classes using the transfer syntaxes:

LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2

The dcmqrscp application does not support extended negotiation.

The dcmqrscp application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCP:

VerificationSOPClass 1.2.840.10008.1.1

FINDPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.1 FINDPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.1 FINDStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.1 GETPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.3 GETPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.3 GETStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.3 MOVEPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.2 MOVEPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.2 MOVEStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.2

StoredPrintStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27 HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29 HardcopyColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30 ComputedRadiographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1 GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1 XRayAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1 XRayFluoroscopyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2 PETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128 PETCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129 CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2 EnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1 NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3 UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1 MRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4 EnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 MRSpectroscopyStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2 RTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1 RTDoseStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2 RTStructureSetStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3 RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4 RTPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5 RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6 RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7 RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6 UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1 RawDataStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66 SpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1 SpatialFiducialsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2 SecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1 MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2 MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3 MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4 VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 VideoEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2 VideoMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1 VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3 VLPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4 VideoPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1 Ophthalmic8BitPhotographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1 Ophthalmic16BitPhotographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2 StereometricRelationshipStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3 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 ProcedureLogStorage 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 TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1 GeneralECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2 AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3 HemodynamicWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1 CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1 BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1

PrivateShutdownSOPClass 1.2.276.0.7230010.3.4.1915765545.18030.917282194.0

The dcmqrscp application will accept presentation contexts for all of the above mentioned supported SOP Classes using any of the transfer syntaxes:

LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2

The dcmqrscp application will prefer transfer syntaxes having an explicit encoding over the default implicit transfer syntax. If dcmqrscp is running on big-endian hardware it will prefer BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax to LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax (and vice versa).

The dcmqrscp application does not support extended negotiation.

The dcmqrscp program uses the same configuration file as the ti program. See the documentation on configuration for more information.

When compiled on Unix platforms with TCP wrapper support, host-based access control can be enabled with the --access-control command line option. In this case the access control rules defined in the system's host access control tables for dcmqrscp are enforced. The default locations of the host access control tables are /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny. Further details are described in hosts_access(5).