Dumps a dicom file, it will display the structure and values contained in the specified dicom file.
gdcmdump [options] dcm_file gdcmdump [options] dcm_directory
The gdcmdump command line program dumps a DICOM file to the console. For those familiar with dcmdump (DCMTK) output, gdcmdump has some minor differences. Namely:
For Implicit Transfer Syntax gdcmdump will print ?? instead of the dictionary VR
gdcmdump has a limited private dictionary that is used to lookup private element whenever possible.
dcm_file DICOM input filename dcm_directory DICOM input directory
-x --xml-dict generate the XML dict (only private elements for now).
-r --recursive recursive (input is a directory)
-d --dump dump value (limited use).
-p --print print value instead of simply dumping (default).
-c --color print in color.
-C --csa print SIEMENS CSA Header (0029,[12]0,SIEMENS CSA HEADER).
-P --pdb print GEMS Protocol Data Block (0025,1b,GEMS_SERS_01).
--elscint print ELSCINT Protocol Information (01f7,26,ELSCINT1).
--vepro print VEPRO Protocol Information (0055,20,VEPRO VIF 3.0 DATA).
or VEPRO Protocol Information (0055,20,VEPRO VIM 5.0 DATA).
--sds print Philips MR Series Data Storage (1.3.46.670589.11.0.0.12.2) Information (2005,32,Philips MR Imaging DD 002).
-A --asn1 print encapsulated ASN1 structure >(0400,0520).
--map-uid-names map UID to names.
-h --help
print this help text and exit
-v --version
print version information and exit
-V --verbose
verbose mode (warning+error).
-W --warning
warning mode, print warning information
-E --error
error mode, print error information
-D --debug
debug mode, print debug information
-I --ignore-errors dumps even if file is corrupted (advanced users only, see disclaimers).
The VR are not found in the file, thus are presented with a '(??)', and right next to it (if found) the correct VR.
Eg.:
$ gdcmdump GE_DLX-8-MONO2-PrivateSyntax.dcm
# Dicom-File-Format ... (0008,0000) ?? (UL) 434 # 4,1 Generic Group Length (0008,0005) ?? (CS) [ISO_IR 100] # 10,1-n Specific Character Set (0008,0008) ?? (CS) [ORIGINAL\PRIMARY\SINGLE PLANE ] # 30,2-n Image Type (0008,0016) ?? (UI) [1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1] # 28,1 SOP Class UID (0008,0018) ?? (UI) [1.2.840.113619.2.16.1.0.906539207.1.24207] # 42,1 SOP Instance UID (0008,0020) ?? (DA) [19980923] # 8,1 Study Date (0008,0021) ?? (DA) [19980923] # 8,1 Series Date (0008,0022) ?? (DA) [19980923] # 8,1 Acquisition Date (0008,0023) ?? (DA) [19980923] # 8,1 Content Date (0008,0030) ?? (TM) [101229.000] # 10,1 Study Time (0008,0031) ?? (TM) [101229.000] # 10,1 Series Time (0008,0032) ?? (TM) [102653.000] # 10,1 Acquisition Time (0008,0033) ?? (TM) [102653.000] # 10,1 Content Time ...
GDCM has a limited private dictionary. Whenever possible, it will try to lookup the private data element.
$ gdcmdump 012345.002.050.dcm
...
(0009,0010) LO [GEMS_IDEN_01] # 12,1 Private Creator
(0009,1001) LO [GE_GENESIS_FF ] # 14,1 Full fidelity
(0009,1002) SH [MRCV] # 4,1 Suite id
(0009,1004) SH [SIGNA ] # 6,1 Product id
(0009,1027) SL 985968524 # 4,1 Image actual date
(0009,1030) SH [19356UMR2 ] # 10,1 Service id
(0009,1031) SH [999 ] # 4,1 Mobile location number
(0009,10e3) UI [1.2.840.113619.1.1.4.1762386977] # 32,1 Equipment UID
(0009,10e6) SH [08] # 2,1 Genesis Version - now
(0009,10e7) UL 2757786872 # 4,1 Exam Record checksum
(0009,10e9) SL 985968523 # 4,1 Actual series data time stamp
...
(0019,0000) UL 1208 # 4,1 Generic Group Length
(0019,0010) LO [GEMS_ACQU_01] # 12,1 Private Creator
(0019,100f) DS [424.399994] # 10,1 Horiz. Frame of ref.
(0019,1011) SS 0 # 2,1 Series contrast
...
(0019,10e0) DS [0.000000] # 8,1 User data 24 {# DTI Diffusion Dir., release 10.0 & above}
(0019,10e2) DS [0.000000] # 8,1 Velocity Encode Scale
(0019,10f2) SS 0 # 2,1 Fast phases
(0019,10f9) DS [98] # 2,1 Transmit gain
...
(0021,0000) UL 372 # 4,1 Generic Group Length
(0021,0010) LO [GEMS_RELA_01] # 12,1 Private Creator
(0021,1003) SS 0 # 2,1 Series from which Prescribed
...
Using this option it is possible to dump as a readable text what is contained in the private attribute as found in typical SIEMENS MR DICOM file.
Eg.:
$ gdcmdump --csa MR_SIEMENS_forceLoad29-1010_29-1020.dcm
(0029,0010)siemens csa header Image shadow data (0029,xx10) 0 - 'EchoLinePosition' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 6, Data '64 ' 1 - 'EchoColumnPosition' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 6, Data '64 ' 2 - 'EchoPartitionPosition' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 6, Data '32 ' 3 - 'UsedChannelMask' VM 1, VR UL, SyngoDT 9, NoOfItems 6, Data '255 ' 4 - 'Actual3DImaPartNumber' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 0, Data 5 - 'ICE_Dims' VM 1, VR LO, SyngoDT 19, NoOfItems 6, Data 'X_1_1_1_1_1_1_31_1_1_1_1_19' 6 - 'B_value' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 6, Data '0 ' 7 - 'Filter1' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 0, Data 8 - 'Filter2' VM 1, VR IS, SyngoDT 6, NoOfItems 0, Data ...
Using this option it is possible to dump as a readable text what is contained in the private attribute as found in typical GEMS MR DICOM file.
Protocol Data Block : 0025,xx1b,GEMS_SERS_01
$ gdcmdump --pdb GE_MR_0025xx1bProtocolDataBlock.dcm
ENTRY "Head First" POSITION "Supine" ANREF "NA" COIL "HEAD" PLANE "OBLIQUE" SEDESCFLAG "1" SEDESC "AX FSE T2" IMODE "2D" PSEQ "FSE-XL" IOPT "FC, EDR, TRF, Fast" PLUG "22" FILTCHOICE "None" BWRT "-1" TRICKSIMG "1" TAG_SPACE "7" TAG_TYPE "None" ...
Using this option it is possible to dump as a readable text what is contained in the private attribute as found in typical ELSCINT CT DICOM file.
ELSCINT Protocol Information: (01f7,26,ELSCINT1)
$ gdcmdump --elscint ELSCINT1_ProtocolInformation.dcm
ELSCINT1 Dumping info from tag (01f7,26,elscint1) ELSCINT1/Item name: [] ApprovedStep [yes] RefSurview [1 ] STD-first-img-pos [11.5] current-step [yes] ntimed-steps [0] orig-n-slices [390] protocol-file [Head_Multi_1032_usr.proc] protocol-name [FACE-TRAUMA/Head/Hx] protocol-path [/usr/diamond.root/spr/] protocol-step [1] protocol-version [2.51] ELSCINT1/Item name: [doseright] ACS [n/a] ACS-bed-position [0] ACS-calc-mas [0] ACS-iq-parameter [0] ACS-learn-allowed [no] ACS-water-radius [-1.000000] ACS-water-radius-scan [-1] ...
Using this option it is possible to dump as a readable text what is contained in the private attribute as found in typical VEPRO CT DICOM file.
ELSCINT Protocol Information: (0055,20,VEPRO VIM 5.0 DATA)
$ gdcmdump --vepro VEPRO_ProtocolInformation.dcm
VIMDATA2: (0055,20,VEPRO VIM 5.0 DATA) ID: VIM Version: 5.0 UserName: UserAdress1: Name of Institution UserAdress2: Street of Institution UserAdress3: City of Institution UserAdress4: UserAdress5: RecDate: 20101001 RecTime: 211321 RecPlace: RecSource: DICOM Distributor DF1: P-09/10-41808 DF2: Sultana Razia DF3: 19411001 DF4: F DF5: DF6: DF7: DF8: CT Scan Brain without Contrast DF9: 10/10-0034873 DF10: 10/10-00348 DF11: DF12: DF13: DF14: Head 0.5 DF15: 4 DF16: DF17: DF18: DF19: DF20: StudyUID: 1.2.392.200036.9116.2.6.1.48.1214228007.1285934880.206831 SeriesUID: 1.2.392.200036.9116.2.6.1.48.1214228007.1285935201.938653 Modality: CT
Using this option it is possible to dump as a readable text what is contained in the private attribute as found in typical Philips Private MR Series Data Storage file.
PMS Series Data Storage (2005,32,Philips MR Imaging DD 002)
$ gdcmdump --sds PMS_SeriesDataStorage.dcm
... PMS/Item name: [PDF_CONTROL_GEN_PARS/IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_CONTROL_PREP_PARS /IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_CONTROL_RECON_PARS/IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_CONTROL_SCAN_PARS /IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_EXAM_PARS /IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_HARDWARE_PARS /IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_PREP_PARS /IEEE_PDF/Y ] ... PMS/Item name: [PDF_SPT_PARS/IEEE_PDF/Y ] SP_scan_resol [256\256] # 2 SP_pda_profiles [0 ] # 2 SP_filter [324074] # 1 SP_analyse_with_iqt [0] # 1 SP_main_system_type [3] # 1 SP_gradient_system [6] # 1 SP_coil_type [2\2 ] # 16 SP_coil_id [2\34 ] # 16 SP_coil_part [0 ] # 16 SP_act_q [0 ] # 16 SP_act_coil_freq [0 ] # 16 SP_coil_m_pos [255\255\255 \255] # 16 SP_coil_t_pos [255\128\255 \255] # 16 SP_surface_coil_con [0\1 ] # 16 SP_proton_freq [127801349] # 1 SP_tm_result [2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2\2] # 16 SP_f0_result [0] # 1 SP_as_result [0] # 1 SP_po_result [0] # 1 SP_rg_result [0] # 1 SP_dc_result [0] # 1 SP_ph_result [0] # 1 ...
This option is mainly used for dumping the ASN1 structure of the encrypted Attribute (0040,0520)
$ gdcmdump encrypted.dcm
...
(0400,0500) SQ # u/l,1 Encrypted Attributes Sequence
(fffe,e000) na (Item with undefined length)
(0400,0510) UI [1.2.840.10008.1.2] # 18,1 Encrypted Content Transfer Syntax UID
(0400,0520) OB 30\82\03\ba\06\09\2a\86\48\55\04\08\13 # 958,1 Encrypted Content
(fffe,e00d)
(fffe,e0dd)
...
$ gdcmdump --asn1 encrypted.dcm
0:d=0 hl=4 l= 954 cons: SEQUENCE
4:d=1 hl=2 l= 9 prim: OBJECT :pkcs7-envelopedData
15:d=1 hl=4 l= 939 cons: cont [ 0 ]
19:d=2 hl=4 l= 935 cons: SEQUENCE
23:d=3 hl=2 l= 1 prim: INTEGER :00
26:d=3 hl=4 l= 366 cons: SET
30:d=4 hl=4 l= 362 cons: SEQUENCE
34:d=5 hl=2 l= 1 prim: INTEGER :00
37:d=5 hl=2 l= 82 cons: SEQUENCE
39:d=6 hl=2 l= 69 cons: SEQUENCE
41:d=7 hl=2 l= 11 cons: SET
43:d=8 hl=2 l= 9 cons: SEQUENCE
45:d=9 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :countryName
50:d=9 hl=2 l= 2 prim: PRINTABLESTRING :AU
54:d=7 hl=2 l= 19 cons: SET
56:d=8 hl=2 l= 17 cons: SEQUENCE
58:d=9 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :stateOrProvinceName
63:d=9 hl=2 l= 10 prim: PRINTABLESTRING :Some-State
75:d=7 hl=2 l= 33 cons: SET
77:d=8 hl=2 l= 31 cons: SEQUENCE
79:d=9 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :organizationName
84:d=9 hl=2 l= 24 prim: PRINTABLESTRING :Internet Widgits Pty Ltd
110:d=6 hl=2 l= 9 prim: INTEGER :AC966D88787A51B4
121:d=5 hl=2 l= 13 cons: SEQUENCE
123:d=6 hl=2 l= 9 prim: OBJECT :rsaEncryption
134:d=6 hl=2 l= 0 prim: NULL
136:d=5 hl=4 l= 256 prim: OCTET STRING [HEX DUMP]:822368070285AD756C962ECB973514B291F946...
396:d=3 hl=4 l= 558 cons: SEQUENCE
400:d=4 hl=2 l= 9 prim: OBJECT :pkcs7-data
411:d=4 hl=2 l= 29 cons: SEQUENCE
413:d=5 hl=2 l= 9 prim: OBJECT :aes-256-cbc
424:d=5 hl=2 l= 16 prim: OCTET STRING [HEX DUMP]:3B49AFE71749F2BFF1519EBAEA95A393
442:d=4 hl=4 l= 512 prim: cont [ 0 ]
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