$dcmtk: dcmtk v3.7.1 2026-10-15 $

dcmtk: Execute dcmtk command line tool
usage: dcmtk [options] tool [tool-parameters-and-options]

parameters:
  tool  the DCMTK command line tool to call (see list below)

general options:
  -h  --help     print this help text and exit
      --version  print version information and exit
  -d  --debug    debug mode, print debug information

tools:
  conversion tools:
    dcm2img   - Convert DICOM image to standard image format
    dcm2json  - Convert DICOM file and data set to JSON
    dcm2xml   - Convert DICOM file and data set to XML
    dcmconv   - Convert DICOM file encoding
    dcmdecap  - Extract file from DICOM encapsulated storage
    dcmdump   - Dump DICOM file and data set
    dcmencap  - Encapsulate document into DICOM format
    dcmodify  - Modify DICOM files
    dcmp2pgm  - Read DICOM image and presentation state and render bitmap
    drtdump   - Dump DICOM RT file and data set
    dsr2html  - Render DICOM SR file and data set to HTML/XHTML
    dsr2xml   - Convert DICOM SR file and data set to XML
    dsrdump   - Dump DICOM SR file and data set
    dump2dcm  - Convert ASCII dump to DICOM file
    img2dcm   - Convert standard image formats into DICOM format
    json2dcm  - Convert JSON document to DICOM file or data set
    xml2dcm   - Convert XML document to DICOM file or data set
    xml2dsr   - Convert XML document to DICOM SR file

  compression tools:
    dcmcjpeg  - Encode DICOM file to JPEG transfer syntax
    dcmcjpls  - Encode DICOM file to JPEG-LS transfer syntax
    dcmcrle   - Encode DICOM file to RLE transfer syntax
    dcmdjpeg  - Decode JPEG-compressed DICOM file
    dcmdjpls  - Decode JPEG-LS compressed DICOM file
    dcmdrle   - Decode RLE-compressed DICOM file

  network tools:
    dcmprscp  - DICOM basic grayscale print management SCP
    dcmprscu  - Print spooler for presentation state viewer
    dcmpsrcv  - Network receive for presentation state viewer
    dcmpssnd  - Network send for presentation state viewer
    dcmqrscp  - DICOM image archive (central test node)
    dcmrecv   - Simple DICOM storage SCP (receiver)
    dcmsend   - Simple DICOM storage SCU (sender)
    echoscu   - DICOM verification (C-ECHO) SCU
    findscu   - DICOM query (C-FIND) SCU
    getscu    - DICOM retrieve (C-GET) SCU
    movescu   - DICOM retrieve (C-MOVE) SCU
    storescp  - DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCP
    storescu  - DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU
    termscu   - DICOM termination SCU
    wlmscpfs  - DICOM Basic Worklist Management SCP (based on data files)

  miscellaneous tools:
    dcmdspfn  - Export standard display curves to a text file
    dcmftest  - Test if file uses DICOM part 10 format
    dcmicmp   - Compare DICOM images and compute difference metrics
    dcmmkcrv  - Add 2D curve data to image
    dcmmkdir  - Create a DICOMDIR file
    dcmmklut  - Create DICOM look-up tables
    dcmpschk  - Checking tool for presentation states
    dcmpsmk   - Create DICOM grayscale softcopy presentation state
    dcmpsprt  - Read DICOM images and presentation states and render print job
    dcmqridx  - Register a DICOM image file in an image database index file
    dcmqrti   - Telnet Initiator
    dcmquant  - Convert DICOM color images to palette color
    dcmscale  - Scale DICOM images
    dcmsign   - Sign and Verify DICOM Files
    dcod2lum  - Convert hardcopy characteristic curve file to softcopy format
    dconvlum  - Convert VeriLUM "CCx_xx.dat" files to DCMTK display files

  aliases for common tools:
    convert   - Changes the encoding of a DICOM file (calls dcmconv)
    dump      - Dumps the contents of a DICOM file (calls dcmdump)
    echo      - Checks whether a DICOM server is accessible (calls echoscu)
    find      - Queries a Q/R or Modality Worklist server (calls findscu)
    get       - Downloads from a Q/R server using C-GET (calls getscu)
    mkdir     - Creates a DICOMDIR file for storage media (calls dcmmkdir)
    modify    - Modifies the contents of a DICOM file (calls dcmodify)
    move      - Downloads from a Q/R server using C-MOVE (calls movescu)
    send      - Transfers DICOM instances to a Storage server (calls dcmsend)
    sign      - Creates and verifies digital signatures (calls dcmsign)
    toimg     - Renders a DICOM image to another image format (calls dcm2img)
    tojson    - Converts a DICOM file to JSON format (calls dcm2json)
    toxml     - Converts a DICOM file to XML format (calls dcm2xml)