.TH DCFILE 1 "6 March 2014" "DICOM PS3" "DICOM PS3 - Describe DICOM file content"
.SH NAME
dcfile \- ACR/NEMA DICOM PS3 ... DICOM PS3 - Describe DICOM file content
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 10
.B dcfile
[
.B \-b|brief
]
[
.B \-filename
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.B dcfile
reads the named dicom or acr-nema input file and describes the encoding
method of the file, ie. what transfer syntax is in use, and whether or
not a Part 10 style meta-information header is present.
.SH OPTIONS
The description goes to standard error.
.PP
The basic input switches are described in dcintro(1). Options specific to this program are:
.TP
.B \-b|brief
.RS
Display a single line brief summary.
.RE
.TP
.B \-filename
.RS
Show the name of the file supplied in the arguments; a hyphen will be reported if no filename was supplied.
.RE
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.LP
\ 
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
.RE
\ 
.RE
% dcfile dicomdir.
.RE
Meta: UID               1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
.RE
Meta: Description       "Explicit VR Little Endian"
.RE
Meta: ByteOrder Little
.RE
Meta: VR                Explicit
.RE
Meta: Encapsulated      No
.RE
Data: UID               1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
.RE
Data: Description       "Explicit VR Little Endian"
.RE
Data: ByteOrder Little
.RE
Data: VR                Explicit
.RE
Data: Encapsulated      No
.RE
\ 
.RE
% dcfile expmeta.dc3
.RE
Meta: UID               1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
.RE
Meta: Description       "Explicit VR Little Endian"
.RE
Meta: ByteOrder Little
.RE
Meta: VR                Explicit
.RE
Meta: Encapsulated      No
.RE
Data: UID               1.2.840.10008.1.2
.RE
Data: Description       "Implicit VR Little Endian"
.RE
Data: ByteOrder Little
.RE
Data: VR                Implicit
.RE
Data: Encapsulated      No
.RE
\ 
.RE
% dcfile NM.1
.RE
Data: UID               1.2.840.10008.1.2
.RE
Data: Description       "Implicit VR Little Endian"
.RE
Data: ByteOrder Little
.RE
Data: VR                Implicit
.RE
Data: Encapsulated      No
.RE
\ 
.RE
% dcfile test.spi
.RE
Data: ByteOrder Big
.RE
Data: VR                Implicit
.RE
Data: Encapsulated      No
.RE
\ 
.RE
% dcfile -b evrlewm.dcm
.RE
DICOM file, with metaheader, Explicit VR Little Endian
.RE
\ 
.RE
% dcfile -b evrlenom.dcm
.RE
DICOM file, no metaheader, Explicit VR Little Endian
.RE
.SH FILES
.LP
\ 
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR file(1) ,
.BR dcdump(1) ,
.BR dcintro(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Copyright (c) 1993-2021, David A. Clunie DBA PixelMed Publishing. All rights reserved.
.SH BUGS