man pdf2dcm (Commandes) - Convert PDF file to DICOM
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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