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NAME
storescu - DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU
SYNOPSIS
storescu [options] peer port dcmfile-in...
DESCRIPTION
The storescu application implements a Service Class User (SCU) for the Storage Service Class. For each
DICOM file on the command line it sends a C-STORE message to a Storage Service Class Provider (SCP) and
waits for a response. The application can be used to transmit DICOM images and other DICOM composite
objects.
PARAMETERS
peer hostname of DICOM peer
port tcp/ip port number of peer
dcmfile-in DICOM file or directory to be transmitted
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
+v --verbose-pc
show presentation contexts in verbose mode
input options
input file format:
+f --read-file
read file format or data set (default)
+fo --read-file-only
read file format only
-f --read-dataset
read data set without file meta information
input files:
+sd --scan-directories
scan directories for input files (dcmfile-in)
+sp --scan-pattern [p]attern: string (only with --scan-directories)
pattern for filename matching (wildcards)
# possibly not available on all systems
-r --no-recurse
do not recurse within directories (default)
+r --recurse
recurse within specified directories
network options
application entity titles:
-aet --aetitle [a]etitle: string
set my calling AE title (default: STORESCU)
-aec --call [a]etitle: string
set called AE title of peer (default: ANY-SCP)
association negotiation profile from configuration file:
-xf --config-file [f]ilename, [p]rofile: string
use profile p from config file f
proposed transmission transfer syntaxes (not with --config-file):
-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
-R --required
propose only required presentation contexts
(default: propose all supported)
# This will also work with storage SOP classes that are
# supported by DCMTK but are not in the list of SOP classes
# proposed by default.
+C --combine
combine proposed transfer syntaxes
(default: separate presentation context for each TS)
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
deflate compression level (only with --propose-deflated or --config-file):
+cl --compression-level [l]evel: integer (default: 6)
0=uncompressed, 1=fastest, 9=best compression
user identity negotiation:
-usr --user [u]ser name: string
authenticate using user name u
-pwd --password [p]assword: string (only with --user)
authenticate using password p
-epw --empty-password
send empty password (only with --user)
-kt --kerberos [f]ilename: string
read kerberos ticket from file f
--saml [f]ilename: string
read SAML request from file f
--jwt [f]ilename: string
read JWT data from file f
-rsp --pos-response
expect positive response
other network options:
-to --timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited)
timeout for connection requests
-ts --socket-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: 60)
timeout for network socket (0 for none)
-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: 16384)
--max-send-pdu [n]umber of bytes: integer (4096..131072)
restrict max send pdu to n bytes
--repeat [n]umber: integer
repeat n times
--abort
abort association instead of releasing it
-nh --no-halt
do not halt if unsuccessful store encountered
(default: do halt)
-up --uid-padding
silently correct space-padded UIDs
+II --invent-instance
invent a new SOP instance UID for every image sent
+IR --invent-series [n]umber: integer (implies --invent-instance)
invent a new series UID after n images have been sent
(default: 100)
+IS --invent-study [n]umber: integer (implies --invent-instance)
invent a new study UID after n series have been sent
(default: 50)
+IP --invent-patient [n]umber: integer (implies --invent-instance)
invent a new patient ID and name after n studies have been sent
(default: 25)
transport layer security (TLS) options
transport protocol stack:
-tls --disable-tls
use normal TCP/IP connection (default)
+tls --enable-tls [p]rivate key file, [c]ertificate file: string
use authenticated secure TLS connection
+tla --anonymous-tls
use secure TLS connection without certificate
private key password (only with --enable-tls):
+ps --std-passwd
prompt user to type password on stdin (default)
+pw --use-passwd [p]assword: string
use specified password
-pw --null-passwd
use empty string as password
key and certificate file format:
-pem --pem-keys
read keys and certificates as PEM file (default)
-der --der-keys
read keys and certificates as DER file
certification authority:
+cf --add-cert-file [c]ertificate filename: string
add certificate file to list of certificates
+cd --add-cert-dir [c]ertificate directory: string
add certificates in d to list of certificates
security profile:
+px --profile-bcp195
BCP 195 TLS Profile (default)
+py --profile-bcp195-nd
Non-downgrading BCP 195 TLS Profile
+pb --profile-basic
Basic TLS Secure Transport Connection Profile (retired)
+pa --profile-aes
AES TLS Secure Transport Connection Profile (retired)
+pn --profile-null
Authenticated unencrypted communication
(retired, was used in IHE ATNA)
ciphersuite:
+cc --list-ciphers
show list of supported TLS ciphersuites and exit
+cs --cipher [c]iphersuite name: string
add ciphersuite to list of negotiated suites
pseudo random generator:
+rs --seed [f]ilename: string
seed random generator with contents of f
+ws --write-seed
write back modified seed (only with --seed)
+wf --write-seed-file [f]ilename: string (only with --seed)
write modified seed to file f
peer authentication:
-rc --require-peer-cert
verify peer certificate, fail if absent (default)
-ic --ignore-peer-cert
don't verify peer certificate
NOTES
Scanning Directories
Adding directories as a parameter to the command line only makes sense if option --scan-directories is
also given. If the files in the provided directories should be selected according to a specific name
pattern (e.g. using wildcard matching), option --scan-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 --scan-pattern option (e.g. in order to select further files),
these do not apply to the specified directories.
DICOM Conformance
The storescu application supports the following Storage SOP Classes as an SCU:
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
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
UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1
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
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
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
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
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
RealWorldValueMappingStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67
VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1
VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2
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
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
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
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
EncapsulatedPDFStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1
PositronEmissionTomographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128
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
The default behavior of storescu is to propose two presentation contexts for each supported SOP class
(abstract syntax) - one with the preferred transfer syntax and one with all other uncompressed transfer
syntaxes. The default preferred transfer syntax is explicit VR with byte ordering corresponding to the
local byte ordering of the machine on which storescu is running. This behavior can be changed with the
--propose, --combine and --required 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
Additional Storage SOP Classes and Transfer Syntaxes can be used with the so-called 'association
negotiation profiles' (see below).
The storescu application does not support extended negotiation by default. However, using an appropriate
association negotiation profile (see below) the optional support for extended negotiation can be added to
particular SOP classes.
Association Negotiation Profiles and Configuration Files
storescu supports a flexible mechanism for specifying the DICOM network association negotiation behavior,
based on so-called 'association negotiation profiles' which may be read from a configuration file. The
format and semantics of this configuration file are documented in asconfig.txt.
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 storescu 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>/asconfig.txt - configuration file documentation
<etcdir>/storescu.cfg - example association negotiation profile
SEE ALSO
storescp(1)
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