pdf2dcm [options] pdffile-in dcmfile-out
pdffile-in PDF input filename to be converted dcmfile-out DICOM output filename
-h --help print this help text and exit --version print version information and exit --arguments print expanded command line arguments -q --quiet quiet mode, print no warnings and errors -v --verbose verbose mode, print processing details -d --debug debug mode, print debug information -ll --log-level [l]evel: string constant (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace) use level l for the logger -lc --log-config [f]ilename: string use config file f for the logger
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: integer use instance number i
In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option --log-config can be used. This configuration file also allows for directing only certain messages to a particular output stream and for filtering certain messages based on the module or application where they are generated. An example configuration file is provided in <etcdir>/logger.cfg).
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 unless they appear between two quotation marks) 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 <datadir>/dumppat.txt).
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. On Windows systems, a semicolon (";") is used as a separator. 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.