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NAME

       dcmmkdir - Create a DICOMDIR file

SYNOPSIS

       dcmmkdir [options] [dcmfile-in...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  dcmmkdir  utility  creates  a DICOMDIR file from the specified referenced DICOM files
       according to the DICOM Part 11 Media Storage Application Profiles.

       Currently the following profiles are supported (others might be added later):

       • General Purpose CD-R Interchange (STD-GEN-CD)
       • General Purpose Interchange on DVD-RAM Media (STD-GEN-DVD-RAM)
       • General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG)
       • General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-GEN-DVD-J2K)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-BD-JPEG)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-GEN-BD-J2K)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@ML (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPML)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@HL (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPHL)
       • General  Purpose  BD  Interchange  with  MPEG-4  AVC/H.264   HiP@Level4.1   (STD-GEN-BD-
         MPEG4-HPLV41)
       • General  Purpose  BD  Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 BD-Compatible HiP@Level4.1 (STD-
         GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41BD)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HiP@Level4.2 for 2D video (STD-GEN-
         BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-2D)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HiP@Level4.2 for 3D video (STD-GEN-
         BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-3D)
       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264  Stereo  HiP@Level4.2  (STD-GEN-BD-
         MPEG4-SHPLV42)
       • General Purpose USB and Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-JPEG)
       • General  Purpose USB and Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-
         J2K)
       • General Purpose MIME Interchange (STD-GEN-MIME)
       • DVD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@ML (STD-DVD-MPEG2-MPML)
       • Basic Cardiac X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media (STD-XABC-CD)
       • 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media (STD-XA1K-CD)
       • 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on DVD Media (STD-XA1K-DVD)
       • Dental Radiograph Interchange (STD-DEN-CD)
       • CT/MR Studies on various Media (STD-CTMR-xxxx)
       • Ultrasound Single Frame for Image Display (STD-US-ID-SF-xxxx)
       • Ultrasound Single Frame with Spatial Calibration (STD-US-SC-SF-xxxx)
       • Ultrasound Single Frame with Combined Calibration (STD-US-CC-SF-xxxx)
       • Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame for Image Display (STD-US-ID-MF-xxxx)
       • Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Spatial Calibration (STD-US-SC-MF-xxxx)
       • Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Combined Calibration (STD-US-CC-MF-xxxx)
       • 12-lead ECG Interchange on Diskette (STD-WVFM-ECG-FD)
       • Hemodynamic Waveform Interchange on Diskette (STD-WVFM-HD-FD)
       This tool extends dcmgpdir which can only  create  General  Purpose  DICOMDIR  files.  The
       default behavior of dcmmkdir (with --general-purpose) is equivalent to that of dcmgpdir.

PARAMETERS

       dcmfile-in  referenced DICOM file (or directory to be scanned)

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
   input options
       DICOMDIR identifiers:

         +F    --fileset-id  [i]d: string
                 use specific file-set ID
                 (default: DCMTK_MEDIA_DEMO, "" for none)

         +R    --descriptor  [f]ilename: string
                 add a file-set descriptor file ID
                 (e.g. README, default: no descriptor)

         +C    --char-set  [c]harset: string
                 add a specific character set for descriptor
                 (default: "ISO_IR 100" if descriptor present)

       reading:

         +id   --input-directory  [d]irectory: string
                 read referenced DICOM files from directory d
                 (default for --recurse: current directory)

         -m    --keep-filenames
                 expect filenames to be in DICOM format (default)

         +m    --map-filenames
                 map to DICOM filenames (lowercase->uppercase,
                 and remove trailing period)

         -r    --no-recurse
                 do not recurse within directories (default)

         +r    --recurse
                 recurse within filesystem directories

         +p    --pattern  [p]attern: string (only with --recurse)
                 pattern for filename matching (wildcards)

                 # possibly not available on all systems
   processing options
       consistency check:

         -W    --no-consistency-check
                 do not check files for consistency

         +W    --warn-inconsist-files
                 warn about inconsistent files (default)

         -a    --abort-inconsist-file
                 abort on first inconsistent file

       type 1 attributes:

         -I    --strict
                 exit with error if DICOMDIR type 1 attributes
                 are missing in DICOM file (default)

         +I    --invent
                 invent DICOMDIR type 1 attributes if missing in DICOM file

         +Ipi  --invent-patient-id
                 invent new PatientID in case of inconsistent
                 PatientName attributes

       other checks:

         +Nrs  --allow-retired-sop
                 allow retired SOP classes defined in previous editions
                 of the DICOM standard

         -Nxc  --no-xfer-check
                 do not reject images with non-standard transfer syntax
                 (just warn)

         -Nec  --no-encoding-check
                 do not reject images with non-standard pixel encoding
                 (just warn)

         -Nrc  --no-resolution-check
                 do not reject images with non-standard spatial resolution
                 (just warn)

       icon images:

         +X    --add-icon-image
                 add monochrome icon image on IMAGE level
                 (default for cardiac profiles)

         -Xs   --icon-image-size  [s]ize: integer (1..128)
                 width and height of the icon image (in pixel)
                 (fixed: 128 for XA, 64 for CT/MR profile)

         -Xi   --icon-file-prefix  [p]refix: string
                 use PGM image 'prefix'+'dcmfile-in' as icon
                 (default: create icon from DICOM image)

         -Xd   --default-icon  [f]ilename: string
                 use specified PGM image if icon cannot be
                 created automatically (default: black image)
   output options
       DICOMDIR file:

         +D    --output-file  [f]ilename: string
                 generate specific DICOMDIR file
                 (default: DICOMDIR in current directory)

       profiles:

         -Pgp  --general-purpose
                 General Purpose Interchange on CD-R or DVD-RAM Media
                 (STD-GEN-CD/DVD-RAM, default)

         -Pdv  --general-dvd-jpeg
                 General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG
                 (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG)

         -Pd2  --general-dvd-j2k
                 General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG 2000
                 (STD-GEN-DVD-J2K)

         -Pbd  --general-bd-jpeg
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG
                 (STD-GEN-BD-JPEG)

         -Pb2  --general-bd-j2k
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG 2000
                 (STD-GEN-BD-J2K)

         -Pbm  --general-bd-mpeg2-mpml
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@ML
                 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPML)

         -Pbh  --general-bd-mpeg2-mphl
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@HL
                 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPHL)

         -Pba  --general-bd-mpeg4-hp
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
                 HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41)

         -Pbb  --general-bd-mpeg4-hpbd
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
                 BD-Compatible HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41BD)

               --general-bd-mpeg4-hp2d
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
                 HiP@Level4.2 for 2D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-2D)

               --general-bd-mpeg4-hp3d
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
                 HiP@Level4.2 for 3D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-3D)

               --general-bd-mpeg4-hpst
                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
                 Stereo HiP@Level4.2 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-SHPLV42)

         -Pfl  --usb-and-flash-jpeg
                 General Purpose USB/Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG
                 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-JPEG)

         -Pf2  --usb-and-flash-j2k
                 General Purpose USB/Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG 2000
                 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-J2K)

         -Pmi  --general-mime
                 General Purpose MIME Interchange (STD-GEN-MIME)

         -Pmp  --mpeg2-mpml-dvd
                 DVD Interchange with MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level
                 (STD-DVD-MPEG2-MPML)

         -Pbc  --basic-cardiac
                 Basic Cardiac X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media
                 (STD-XABC-CD)

         -Pxa  --xray-angiographic
                 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media
                 (STD-XA1K-CD)

         -Pxd  --xray-angiographic-dvd
                 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on DVD Media
                 (STD-XA1K-DVD)

         -Pde  --dental-radiograph
                 Dental Radiograph Interchange (STD-DEN-CD)

         -Pcm  --ct-and-mr
                 CT/MR Studies (STD-CTMR-xxxx)

         -Pus  --ultrasound-id-sf
                 Ultrasound Single Frame for Image Display
                 (STD-US-ID-SF-xxxx)

               --ultrasound-sc-sf
                 Ultrasound Single Frame with Spatial Calibration
                 (STD-US-SC-SF-xxxx)

               --ultrasound-cc-sf
                 Ultrasound Single Frame with Combined Calibration
                 (STD-US-CC-SF-xxxx)

         -Pum  --ultrasound-id-mf
                 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame for Image Display
                 (STD-US-ID-MF-xxxx)

               --ultrasound-sc-mf
                 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Spatial Calibration
                 (STD-UD-SC-MF-xxxx)

               --ultrasound-cc-mf
                 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Combined Calibration
                 (STD-UD-CC-MF-xxxx)

         -Pec  --12-lead-ecg
                 12-lead ECG Interchange on Diskette
                 (STD-WVFM-ECG-FD)

         -Phd  --hemodynamic-waveform
                 Hemodynamic Waveform Interchange on Diskette
                 (STD-WVFM-HD-FD)

       writing:

         -A    --replace
                 replace existing DICOMDIR (default)

         +A    --append
                 append to existing DICOMDIR

         +U    --update
                 update existing DICOMDIR

         -w    --discard
                 do not write out DICOMDIR

       backup:

               --create-backup
                 create a backup of existing DICOMDIR (default)

         -nb   --no-backup
                 do not create a backup of existing DICOMDIR

       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

       group length encoding:

         -g    --group-length-remove
                 write without group length elements (default)

         +g    --group-length-create
                 write with group length elements

       length encoding in sequences and items:

         +e    --length-explicit
                 write with explicit lengths (default)

         -e    --length-undefined
                 write with undefined lengths

NOTES

       All  files  specified  on  the  command  line  (or discovered by recursively examining the
       contents of directories with the +r option) are first evaluated  for  their  compatibility
       with  the  specified  Media  Storage Application Profile (Part 11). Only appropriate files
       encoded using one of the allowed Transfer Syntaxes will be accepted. Files having  invalid
       filenames  will  be  rejected  (the rules can be relaxed via the +m option). Files missing
       required attributes will be rejected (the +I option can relax this behavior).
       A DICOMDIR file will only be constructed if all files have passed initial tests.
       The dcmmkdir utility also allows one to append new  entries  to  and  to  update  existing
       entries in a DICOMDIR file. Using option +A new entries are only appended to the DICOMDIR,
       i.e. existing records like the ones for PATIENT information are not updated. Using  option
       +U  also existing records are updated according to the information found in the referenced
       DICOM files. Please note that this update process might be slower than just appending  new
       entries.  However,  it  makes  sure  that  additional information that is required for the
       selected application profile is also added to existing records.
       The support for icon images is currently  restricted  to  monochrome  images.  This  might
       change  in  the  future.  Till then, color images are automatically converted to grayscale
       mode. The icon size is 128*128 pixels for the cardiac profiles (as required by  the  DICOM
       standard) and 64*64 for all others.
   Scanning Directories
       Adding files from directories is possible by using option --recurse. If no further command
       line parameters are given, the directory specified by option  --input-directory  (default:
       current  directory) is scanned for files. If parameters are given, they can either specify
       a file or directory name; the input directory is always prepended. If  the  files  in  the
       provided  directories  should be selected according to a specific name pattern (e.g. using
       wildcard matching), option --pattern has to be used. Please note that  this  file  pattern
       only  applies  to the files within the scanned directories, and, if any other patterns are
       specified on the command line outside the  --input-directory  option  (e.g.  in  order  to
       select further files), these do not apply to the specified directories.

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  dcmmkdir  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.

SEE ALSO

       dcmgpdir(1)

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