NAME

       dcm_diff - Compare the attributes in two DICOM files.

SYNOPSIS

       dcm_diff [-b] [-t] [-v] [-g] [-o] [-z] file1 file2

DESCRIPTION

       dcm_diff  reads  the  user designated files and compares attribute values.  Differencs are
       printed to the standard output.

OPTIONS

       dcm_diff accepts the following options:

       -b              Input files are stored in big-endian byte order

       -g              Remove group length elements

       -l              Use (retired) length-to-end attribute for object length

       -o              Place output in verbose mode

       -t              Read file assuming DICOM Part 10 format

       -v              Place DCM facility in verbose mode

       -z              Perform format conversion (verificatioon) on data in files

       file1 file2     Comparison files

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