NAME
dsr2xml - Convert DICOM SR file and data set to XML
SYNOPSIS
dsr2xml [options] dsrfile-in [xmlfile-out]
DESCRIPTION
The dsr2xml utility converts the contents of a DICOM Structured
Reporting (SR) document (file format or raw data set) to XML
(Extensible Markup Language). The XML Schema dsr2xml.xsd does not yet
follow any standard format. However, the dsr2xml application might be
enhanced in this aspect in the future (e.g. by supporting HL7/CDA -
Clinical Document Architecture).
If dsr2xml reads a raw data set (DICOM data without a file format meta-
header) it will attempt to guess the transfer syntax by examining the
first few bytes of the file. It is not always possible to correctly
guess the transfer syntax and it is better to convert a data set to a
file format whenever possible (using the dcmconv utility). It is also
possible to use the -f and -t[ieb] options to force dsr2xml to read a
dataset with a particular transfer syntax.
PARAMETERS
dsrfile-in DICOM SR input filename to be converted
xmlfile-out XML output filename (default: stdout)
OPTIONS
general options
-h --help
print this help text and exit
--version
print version information and exit
-d --debug
debug mode, print debug information
-dd --verbose-debug
verbose debug mode, print more details
processing options
character set:
+Cr --charset-require
require declaration of extended charset (default)
+Ca --charset-assume charset: string constant
(latin-1 to -5, greek, cyrillic, arabic, hebrew)
assume charset if undeclared ext. charset found
input options
input file format:
+f --read-file
read file format or data set (default)
+fo --read-file-only
read file format only
-f --read-dataset
read data set without file meta information
input transfer syntax:
-t= --read-xfer-auto
use TS recognition (default)
-td --read-xfer-detect
ignore TS specified in the file meta header
-te --read-xfer-little
read with explicit VR little endian TS
-tb --read-xfer-big
read with explicit VR big endian TS
-ti --read-xfer-implicit
read with implicit VR little endian TS
output options
encoding:
+Ea --attr-all
encode everything as XML attribute
(shortcut for +Ec, +Er, +Ev and +Et)
+Ec --attr-code
encode code value, coding scheme designator
and coding scheme version as XML attribute
+Er --attr-relationship
encode relationship type as XML attribute
+Ev --attr-value-type
encode value type as XML attribute
+Et --attr-template-id
encode template id as XML attribute
+Ee --template-envelope
template element encloses content items
(requires +Wt, implies +Et)
XML structure:
+Xs --add-schema-reference
add reference to XML Schema "dsr2xml.xsd"
(not with +Ea, +Ec, +Er, +Ev, +Et, +Ee, +We)
+Xn --use-xml-namespace
add XML namespace declaration to root element
writing:
+We --write-empty-tags
write all tags even if their value is empty
+Wi --write-item-id
always write item identifier
+Wt --write-template-id
write template identification information
NOTES
DICOM Conformance
The dsr2xml 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 dsr2xml 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
xml2dsr(1), dcmconv(1)
COPYRIGHT
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Oldenburg, Germany.