dcmqrscp (1)
NAME
dcmqrscp - DICOM image archive (central test node)SYNOPSIS
dcmqrscp [options] [port]
DESCRIPTION
The Image Central Test Node (dcmqrscp) Application implements a simple image archive. It manages a number of storage areas and allows images to be stored in these storage areas using the DICOM Storage Service Class. It also allows image attributes to be queried and images to be retrieved using the DICOM Query/Retrieve Service Class. The dcmqrscp application also implements access restriction rules to limit operations to specific peer application entities.
The dcmqrscp application is intended to be used in DICOM demonstrations and as a compatibility test tool. In particular, dcmqrscp will delete images if its quota restrictions have been exceeded.
Caution: Note that the format of dcmqrdb's binary index.dat file changed on 20130705 due to a bug fix in the corresponding code. An index.dat file created before that date will not work with dcmqrdb code compiled after that date but must be re-created. Use dcmqridx for that task or re-send all images to the server after deleting all old files (and creating a new empty index.dat file).
PARAMETERS
port tcp/ip port number to listen on (default: in config file)
OPTIONS
general options
-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 -c --config [f]ilename: string use specific configuration file (default: /usr/local/etc/dcmtk/dcmqrscp.cfg) # This option allows a specific configuration file to be # specified. By default, the configuration file in the # system configuration directory ("etc" on Unix systems and # current working directory on Windows systems) with the name # "dcmqrscp.cfg" will be used. It is an error if a valid # configuration file is not available. See the documentation # on configuration for more information (dcmqrcnf.txt and the # example configuration file dcmqrscp.cfg).
multi-process options
-s --single-process single process mode # This option instructs dcmqrscp to run in single process mode. # Normally, dcmqrscp will spawn a new copy of itself to handle # each association. This option will prevent such copies being # spawned and is particularly useful when running within a # debugger. --fork fork child process for each association (default) # Please note that the multi-process options are only available # on systems that support the fork() call, i.e. not on Windows.
database options
association negotiation: --require-find reject all MOVE/GET presentation contexts for which no corresponding FIND context is proposed # This option causes dcmqrscp to enforce a restriction about # FIND and MOVE presentation contexts. The RSNA'93 demonstration # required that a CTN refuse to accept a presentation context for # a MOVE if a FIND presentation context is not also requested. # This option enforces this restriction. --no-parallel-store reject multiple simultaneous STORE presentation contexts for one application entity title # This option causes dcmqrscp to refuse storage presentations # contexts for AE Titles if another association has already # successfully negotiated storage presentation contexts for the # AE Title. This option should only be needed for debugging # since the dcmqrscp database back-end sequentialises access via # file-locking. --disable-get disable C-GET support --allow-shutdown allow external shutdown via a private SOP class checking identifier validity: -XF --check-find check C-FIND identifier validity # This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to perform checks # on the Query Identifiers for a C-FIND command. With this option, # dcmqrscp will reject any queries which do not conform to the very # strict DICOM rules for Query Identifiers. --no-check-find do not check C-FIND identifier validity (default) -XM --check-move check C-MOVE identifier validity # This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to perform checks # on the Query Identifiers for a C-MOVE command. With this option, # dcmqrscp will reject any queries which do not conform to the very # strict DICOM rules for Query Identifiers. --no-check-move do not check C-MOVE identifier validity (default) restriction of move targets: --move-unrestricted do not restrict move destination (default) -ZA --move-aetitle restrict move destination to requesting AE title -ZH --move-host restrict move destination to requesting host -ZV --move-vendor restrict move destination to requesting vendor restriction of query/retrieve models: -QP --no-patient-root do not support Patient Root Q/R models -QS --no-study-root do not support Study Root Q/R models -QO --no-patient-study do not support Patient/Study Only Q/R models
network options
association negotiation profiles from configuration file: -xf --assoc-config-file [f]ilename, [i]n-profile, [o]ut-profile: string use profile i from f for incoming associations use profile o from f for outgoing associations preferred network transfer syntaxes (incoming associations): +x= --prefer-uncompr prefer explicit VR local byte order (default) +xe --prefer-little prefer explicit VR little endian TS +xb --prefer-big prefer explicit VR big endian TS +xs --prefer-lossless prefer default JPEG lossless TS +xy --prefer-jpeg8 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data +xx --prefer-jpeg12 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data +xv --prefer-j2k-lossless prefer JPEG 2000 lossless TS +xw --prefer-j2k-lossy prefer JPEG 2000 lossy TS +xt --prefer-jls-lossless prefer JPEG-LS lossless TS +xu --prefer-jls-lossy prefer JPEG-LS lossy TS +xm --prefer-mpeg2 prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level TS +xh --prefer-mpeg2-high prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS +xn --prefer-mpeg4 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.1 TS +xl --prefer-mpeg4-bd prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible HP / Level 4.1 TS +x2 --prefer-mpeg4-2-2d prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 2D Videos +x3 --prefer-mpeg4-2-3d prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 3D Videos +xo --prefer-mpeg4-2-st prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 Stereo HP / Level 4.2 TS +x4 --prefer-hevc prefer HEVC H.265 Main Profile / Level 5.1 TS +x5 --prefer-hevc10 prefer HEVC H.265 Main 10 Profile / Level 5.1 TS +xr --prefer-rle prefer RLE lossless TS +xd --prefer-deflated prefer deflated explicit VR little endian TS +xi --implicit accept implicit VR little endian TS only proposed transmission transfer syntaxes (outgoing associations): -x= --propose-uncompr propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR with local byte ordering first (default) -xe --propose-little propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR little endian first -xb --propose-big propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR big endian first -xi --propose-implicit propose implicit VR little endian TS only -xs --propose-lossless propose default JPEG lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xy --propose-jpeg8 propose default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xx --propose-jpeg12 propose default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xv --propose-j2k-lossless propose JPEG 2000 lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xw --propose-j2k-lossy propose JPEG 2000 lossy TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xt --propose-jls-lossless propose JPEG-LS lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xu --propose-jls-lossy propose JPEG-LS lossy TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xm --propose-mpeg2 propose MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level TS only -xh --propose-mpeg2-high propose MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS only -xn --propose-mpeg4 propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 High Profile / Level 4.1 TS only -xl --propose-mpeg4-bd propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible HP / Level 4.1 TS only -x2 --propose-mpeg4-2-2d propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 2D Videos only -x3 --propose-mpeg4-2-3d propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 3D Videos only -xo --propose-mpeg4-2-st propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 Stereo HP / Level 4.2 TS only -x4 --propose-hevc propose HEVC H.265 Main Profile / Level 5.1 TS only -x5 --propose-hevc10 propose HEVC H.265 Main 10 Profile / Level 5.1 TS only -xr --propose-rle propose RLE lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xd --propose-deflated propose deflated explicit VR little endian TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes network host access control (tcp wrapper): -ac --access-full accept connections from any host (default) +ac --access-control enforce host access control rules other network options: -to --timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for connection requests -ta --acse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: 30) timeout for ACSE messages -td --dimse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for DIMSE messages -pdu --max-pdu [n]umber of bytes: integer (4096..131072) set max receive pdu to n bytes (default: use value from configuration file) -dhl --disable-host-lookup disable hostname lookup --refuse refuse association --reject reject association if no implementation class UID --ignore ignore store data, receive but do not store # This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to ignore # all images received by the Storage Service Class. All images # will be received from the network but not stored to disk nor # recorded in database. -up --uid-padding silently correct space-padded UIDs
encoding options
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 # This option disables generation of new VRs (UN/UT) when writing # DICOM encoded data to a file to the network. This option can be # used to force compatibility with applications which do not support # these value representations.
output options
bit preserving mode: -B --normal allow implicit format conversions (default) +B --bit-preserving write data exactly as read output file format: +F --write-file write file format (default) -F --write-dataset write data set without file meta information output transfer syntax: (not with --bit-preserving or compressed transmission) +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 explicit VR little endian TS group length encoding (not with --bit-preserving): +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 (not with --bit-preserving): +e --length-explicit write with explicit lengths (default) -e --length-undefined write with undefined lengths data set trailing padding (not with --write-dataset or --bit-preserving): -p --padding-off no padding (default) +p --padding-create [f]ile-pad [i]tem-pad: integer align file on multiple of f bytes and items on multiple of i bytes deflate compression level (only with --propose-deflated or --write-xfer-deflated/same): +cl --compression-level [l]evel: integer (default: 6) 0=uncompressed, 1=fastest, 9=best compression specific character set: # the following options require support from an underlying character # encoding library (see output of --version on which one is available) +Cr --use-request-charset try to convert all element values that are affected by Specific Character Set (0008,0005) to the one specified in the request data set, fall back to the one specified via --convert-to-xxx if that is not possible (default, unless overridden by config file) -Cr --override-charset convert affected element values to the character set specified via --convert-to-xxx, ignoring the one specified in the request +A7 --convert-to-ascii convert affected element values to 7-bit ASCII (default, unless overridden by config file) +U8 --convert-to-utf8 convert affected element values to UTF-8 +L1 --convert-to-latin1 convert affected element values to ISO 8859-1 +C --convert-to-charset [c]harset: string convert affected element values to the character set specified by the DICOM defined term c -Ct --transliterate try to approximate characters that cannot be represented through similar looking characters -Cd --discard-illegal discard characters that cannot be represented in destination character set
NOTES
Operation
dcmqrscp waits for another application to connect at the presentation address (port number) specified in its configuration file (or overridden by a command line option). When another application connects, dcmqrscp expects it to be a DICOM application and to use calling and called AE Titles specified in dcmqrscp's configuration file. dcmqrscp will accept associations with Presentation Contexts for SOP Classes of the Verification Service Class, Storage Service Class and Query/Retrieve Service Class. Associations will be rejected or Presentation Contexts will be refused if the peer application does not have appropriate access rights as specified by dcmqrscp configuration file.dcmqrscp will receive images on Presentation Contexts of the Storage Service Class, write them to a configurable storage area associated with the class AE title, extract attributes from these images and store them in a database. dcmqrscp will receive query requests and generate query responses on Presentation Contexts of the Query/Retrieve Service class. dcmqrscp will receive retrieve requests and generate retrieve responses on Presentation Contexts of the Query/Retrieve Service class. dcmqrscp will also process C-CANCEL messages to interrupt query/retrieve operations.
Under normal operations dcmqrscp will never exit, it keeps on waiting for new associations until killed.
DICOM Conformance
SCU Conformance
The dcmqrscp application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCU:
VerificationSOPClass 1.2.840.10008.1.1 RETIRED_StoredPrintStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27 RETIRED_HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29 RETIRED_HardcopyColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30 ComputedRadiographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1 CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2 EnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1 LegacyConvertedEnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.2 RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3 UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1 MRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4 EnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 MRSpectroscopyStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2 EnhancedMRColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.3 LegacyConvertedEnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.4 RETIRED_NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5 RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6 UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1 EnhancedUSVolumeStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.2 SecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1 MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2 MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3 MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4 RETIRED_StandaloneOverlayStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8 RETIRED_StandaloneCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9 TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1 GeneralECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2 AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3 HemodynamicWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1 CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1 BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1 GeneralAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.2 ArterialPulseWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.5.1 RespiratoryWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.6.1 RETIRED_StandaloneModalityLUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10 RETIRED_StandaloneVOILUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11 GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1 ColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.2 PseudoColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.3 BlendingSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.4 XAXRFGrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.5 XRayAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1 EnhancedXAImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1.1 XRayRadiofluoroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2 EnhancedXRFImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2.1 RETIRED_XRayAngiographicBiPlaneImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3 XRay3DAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.1 XRay3DCraniofacialImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.2 BreastTomosynthesisImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.3 IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.1 IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.2 NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 RawDataStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66 SpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1 SpatialFiducialsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2 DeformableSpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.3 SegmentationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.4 SurfaceSegmentationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.5 RealWorldValueMappingStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67 SurfaceScanMeshStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.1 SurfaceScanPointCloudStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.2 RETIRED_VLImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1 VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 VideoEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2 VideoMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1 VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3 VLPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4 VideoPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1 OphthalmicPhotography8BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1 OphthalmicPhotography16BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2 StereometricRelationshipStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3 OphthalmicTomographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.4 VLWholeSlideMicroscopyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.6 RETIRED_VLMultiFrameImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2 LensometryMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.1 AutorefractionMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.2 KeratometryMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.3 SubjectiveRefractionMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.4 VisualAcuityMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.5 SpectaclePrescriptionReportStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.6 OphthalmicAxialMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.7 IntraocularLensCalculationsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.8 MacularGridThicknessAndVolumeReportStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.79.1 OphthalmicVisualFieldStaticPerimetryMeasurementsSt. 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.80.1 OphthalmicThicknessMapStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.81.1 BasicTextSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11 EnhancedSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22 ComprehensiveSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33 Comprehensive3DSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.34 ProcedureLogStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40 MammographyCADSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50 KeyObjectSelectionDocumentStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59 ChestCADSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65 XRayRadiationDoseSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.67 ColonCADSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.69 ImplantationPlanSRDocumentStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.70 EncapsulatedPDFStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1 EncapsulatedCDAStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.2 PositronEmissionTomographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128 LegacyConvertedEnhancedPETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128.1 RETIRED_StandalonePETCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129 EnhancedPETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.130 BasicStructuredDisplayStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.131 RTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1 RTDoseStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2 RTStructureSetStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3 RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4 RTPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5 RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6 RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7 RTIonPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.8 RTIonBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.9 RTBeamsDeliveryInstructionStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.7
The dcmqrscp application will propose presentation contexts for all of the abovementioned supported SOP Classes using the transfer syntaxes:
LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2
This default behavior can be changed with the --propose options (see above). Depending on these options, the following transfer syntaxes are supported:
LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 DeflatedExplicitVRLittleEndianTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2 JPEGProcess1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.50 JPEGProcess2_4TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51 JPEGProcess14SV1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70 JPEGLSLosslessTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.80 JPEGLSLossyTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.81 JPEG2000LosslessOnlyTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.90 JPEG2000TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.91 MPEG2MainProfileAtMainLevelTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.100 MPEG2MainProfileAtHighLevelTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.101 MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.102 MPEG4BDcompatibleHighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.103 MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For2DVideoTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.104 MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For3DVideoTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.105 MPEG4StereoHighProfileLevel4_2TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.106 HEVCMainProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.107 HEVCMain10ProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.108 RLELosslessTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.5
The dcmqrscp application does not support extended negotiation.
Presentation contexts for other SOP Classes may be configured via the --assoc-config-file option by selecting an appropriate profile for outgoing associations. The selected profile will completely override the above mentioned default configuration.
SCP Conformance
The dcmqrscp application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCP:
VerificationSOPClass 1.2.840.10008.1.1 FINDPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.1 FINDPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.1 FINDStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.1 GETPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.3 GETPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.3 GETStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.3 MOVEPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.2 MOVEPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.2 MOVEStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.2 RETIRED_StoredPrintStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27 RETIRED_HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29 RETIRED_HardcopyColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30 ComputedRadiographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1 CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2 EnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1 LegacyConvertedEnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.2 RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3 UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1 MRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4 EnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 MRSpectroscopyStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2 EnhancedMRColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.3 LegacyConvertedEnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.4 RETIRED_NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5 RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6 UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1 EnhancedUSVolumeStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.2 SecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1 MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2 MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3 MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4 RETIRED_StandaloneOverlayStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8 RETIRED_StandaloneCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9 DRAFT_WaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1 TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1 GeneralECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2 AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3 HemodynamicWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1 CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1 BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1 GeneralAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.2 ArterialPulseWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.5.1 RespiratoryWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.6.1 RETIRED_StandaloneModalityLUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10 RETIRED_StandaloneVOILUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11 GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1 ColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.2 PseudoColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.3 BlendingSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.4 XAXRFGrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.5 GrayscalePlanarMPRVolumetricPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.6 CompositingPlanarMPRVolumetricPresent.StateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.7 AdvancedBlendingPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.8 VolumeRenderingVolumetricPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.9 SegmentedVolumeRenderingVolumetricPres.StateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.10 MultipleVolumeRenderingVolumetricPres.StateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.11 XRayAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1 EnhancedXAImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1.1 XRayRadiofluoroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2 EnhancedXRFImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2.1 RETIRED_XRayAngiographicBiPlaneImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3 XRay3DAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.1 XRay3DCraniofacialImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.2 BreastTomosynthesisImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.3 BreastProjectionXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.4 BreastProjectionXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.5 IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.1 IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.2 NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 ParametricMapStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.30 RawDataStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66 SpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1 SpatialFiducialsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2 DeformableSpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.3 SegmentationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.4 SurfaceSegmentationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.5 TractographyResultsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.6 RealWorldValueMappingStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67 SurfaceScanMeshStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.1 SurfaceScanPointCloudStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.2 RETIRED_VLImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1 VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 VideoEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2 VideoMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1 VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3 VLPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4 VideoPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1 OphthalmicPhotography8BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1 OphthalmicPhotography16BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2 StereometricRelationshipStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3 OphthalmicTomographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.4 WideFieldOphthalmicPhoto.Stereogr.Proj.ImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.5 WideFieldOphthalmicPhotogr.3DCoordinatesImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.6 OphthalmicOpticalCoherenceTomogr.EnFaceImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.7 OphthalmicOpticalCoh.Tomogr.BscanVolumeAnalysisStor. 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.8 VLWholeSlideMicroscopyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.6 RETIRED_VLMultiFrameImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2 LensometryMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.1 AutorefractionMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.2 KeratometryMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.3 SubjectiveRefractionMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.4 VisualAcuityMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.5 SpectaclePrescriptionReportStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.6 OphthalmicAxialMeasurementsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.7 IntraocularLensCalculationsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.8 MacularGridThicknessAndVolumeReportStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.79.1 OphthalmicVisualFieldStaticPerimetryMeasurementsSt. 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.80.1 OphthalmicThicknessMapStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.81.1 CornealTopographyMapStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.82.1 DRAFT_SRTextStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.1 DRAFT_SRAudioStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.2 DRAFT_SRDetailStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.3 DRAFT_SRComprehensiveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.4 BasicTextSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11 EnhancedSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22 ComprehensiveSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33 Comprehensive3DSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.34 ExtensibleSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.35 ProcedureLogStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40 MammographyCADSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50 KeyObjectSelectionDocumentStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59 ChestCADSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65 XRayRadiationDoseSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.67 RadiopharmaceuticalRadiationDoseSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.68 ColonCADSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.69 ImplantationPlanSRDocumentStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.70 AcquisitionContextSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.71 SimplifiedAdultEchoSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.72 PatientRadiationDoseSRStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.73 ContentAssessmentResultsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.90.1 EncapsulatedPDFStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1 EncapsulatedCDAStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.2 PositronEmissionTomographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128 LegacyConvertedEnhancedPETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128.1 RETIRED_StandalonePETCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129 EnhancedPETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.130 BasicStructuredDisplayStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.131 CTPerformedProcedureProtocolStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.200.2 RTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1 RTDoseStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2 RTStructureSetStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3 RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4 RTPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5 RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6 RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7 RTIonPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.8 RTIonBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.9 DICOS_CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.1 DICOS_DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.2.1 DICOS_DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.2.2 DICOS_ThreatDetectionReportStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.3 DICOS_2DAITStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.4 DICOS_3DAITStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.5 DICOS_QuadrupoleResonanceStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.501.6 DICONDE_EddyCurrentImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.601.1 DICONDE_EddyCurrentMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.601.2 DRAFT_RTBeamsDeliveryInstructionStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.1 RTBeamsDeliveryInstructionStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.7 RTBrachyApplicationSetupDeliveryInstructionStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.10 PrivateShutdownSOPClass 1.2.276.0.7230010.3.4.1915765545.18030.917282194.0
The dcmqrscp application will accept presentation contexts for all of the above mentioned supported SOP Classes using any of the transfer syntaxes:
LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2
The dcmqrscp application will prefer transfer syntaxes having an explicit encoding over the default implicit transfer syntax. If dcmqrscp is running on big-endian hardware it will prefer BigEndianExplicit to LittleEndianExplicit transfer syntax (and vice versa). This behavior can be changed with the --prefer options (see above). Depending on these options, the following transfer syntaxes are supported:
LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 DeflatedExplicitVRLittleEndianTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2 JPEGProcess1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.50 JPEGProcess2_4TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51 JPEGProcess14SV1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70 JPEGLSLosslessTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.80 JPEGLSLossyTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.81 JPEG2000LosslessOnlyTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.90 JPEG2000TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.91 MPEG2MainProfileAtMainLevelTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.100 MPEG2MainProfileAtHighLevelTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.101 MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.102 MPEG4BDcompatibleHighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.103 MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For2DVideoTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.104 MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For3DVideoTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.105 MPEG4StereoHighProfileLevel4_2TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.106 HEVCMainProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.107 HEVCMain10ProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.108 RLELosslessTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.5
The dcmqrscp application does not support extended negotiation.
Presentation contexts for other SOP Classes may be configured via the --assoc-config-file option by selecting an appropriate profile for incoming associations. The selected profile will override only the above mentioned storage SOP classes, dcmqrscp will accept contexts with the above mentioned FIND, GET, MOVE and private shutdown SOP Classes additionally to the ones defined in the selected profile. Please note that an appropriate profile for role negotiation must be defined and used for enabling GET support.
Query Keys
The dcmqrscp application supports the following attributes as query keys.Query/Retrieve Level: PATIENT (or STUDY for the Study Root Q/R model)
(0010,0010) PatientName (0010,0020) PatientID (0010,0021) IssuerOfPatientID (0010,0030) PatientBirthDate (0010,0032) PatientBirthTime (0010,0040) PatientSex (0010,1000) OtherPatientIDs (retired) (0010,1001) OtherPatientNames (0010,2160) EthnicGroup (0010,4000) PatientComments
Query/Retrieve Level: STUDY
(0008,0020) StudyDate (0008,0030) StudyTime (0008,0050) AccessionNumber (0008,0090) ReferringPhysicianName (0008,1030) StudyDescription (0008,1060) NameOfPhysiciansReadingStudy (0008,1080) AdmittingDiagnosesDescription (0010,1010) PatientAge (0010,1020) PatientSize (0010,1030) PatientWeight (0010,2180) Occupation (0010,21B0) AdditionalPatientHistory (0020,000D) StudyInstanceUID (0020,0010) StudyID (0020,1070) RETIRED_OtherStudyNumbers
Query/Retrieve Level: SERIES
(0008,0060) Modality (0020,000E) SeriesInstanceUID (0020,0011) SeriesNumber
Query/Retrieve Level: IMAGE
(0008,0018) SOPInstanceUID (0020,0013) InstanceNumber
Configuration
The dcmqrscp program uses the same configuration file as the dcmqrti program. See the documentation on configuration for more information.Access Control
When compiled on Unix platforms with TCP wrapper support, host-based access control can be enabled with the --access-control command line option. In this case the access control rules defined in the system's host access control tables for dcmqrscp are enforced. The default locations of the host access control tables are /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny. Further details are described in hosts_access(5).LOGGING
The level of logging output of the various command line tools and underlying libraries can be specified by the user. By default, only errors and warnings are written to the standard error stream. Using option --verbose also informational messages like processing details are reported. Option --debug can be used to get more details on the internal activity, e.g. for debugging purposes. Other logging levels can be selected using option --log-level. In --quiet mode only fatal errors are reported. In such very severe error events, the application will usually terminate. For more details on the different logging levels, see documentation of module 'oflog'.
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
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 behavior 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 one to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file <datadir>/dumppat.txt).
ENVIRONMENT
The dcmqrscp 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 <datadir>/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows).
The default behavior 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.
FILES
<docdir>/dcmqrcnf.txt - configuration information
<docdir>/dcmqrset.txt - setup information
<etcdir>/dcmqrscp.cfg - example configuration file
<etcdir>/dcmqrprf.cfg - example configuration file for association profiles
SEE ALSO
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