man xml2dsr (Commandes) - Convert DICOM SR file and data set to XML

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2003-2005 by Kuratorium OFFIS e.V., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany.