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.\"     Title: gdcm2pnm
.\"    Author: Mathieu Malaterre
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.\"      Date: 04/08/2024
.\"    Manual: DICOM Manipulation.
.\"    Source: GDCM 3.0.22
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "GDCM2PNM" "1" "04/08/2024" "GDCM 3\&.0\&.22" "DICOM Manipulation\&."
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.SH "NAME"
gdcm2pnm \- off\-screen rendering of DICOM images
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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gdcm2pnm [options] file\-in bitmap\-out
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The
\fBgdcm2pnm\fR
command line program takes as input a DICOM file and produces a rendered bitmap file\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
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file\-in   DICOM input filename

bitmap\-out  Bitmap output filename
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.SH "OPTIONS"
.SS "specific options"
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.SS "general options"
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  \-h   \-\-help
         print this help text and exit

  \-v   \-\-version
         print version information and exit

  \-V   \-\-verbose
         verbose mode (warning+error)\&.

  \-W   \-\-warning
         warning mode, print warning information

  \-E   \-\-error
         error mode, print error information

  \-D   \-\-debug
         debug mode, print debug information
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.SH "SIMPLE USAGE"
.PP
\fBgdcm2pnm\fR
will take as input DICOM and render it into a bitmap file using the window/level attributes value\&.
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$ gdcm2pnm input\&.dcm output\&.png
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It is much different from the gdcmraw or gdcmimg command line tool as it will render a DICOM image\&. This means that the output will be rendered in 8bits ready for display\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBgdcm2vtk\fR(1),
\fBgdcmimg\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
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\fBMathieu Malaterre\fR
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Main developer
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2006, 2011 Mathieu Malaterre
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