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.TH "storescu" 1 "Fri Apr 22 2022" "Version 3.6.7" "OFFIS DCMTK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.nh
.SH NAME
storescu \- DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
.PP
.nf
storescu [options] peer port dcmfile-in...
.fi
.PP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The \fBstorescu\fP 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\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
.PP
.nf
peer hostname of DICOM peer
port tcp/ip port number of peer
dcmfile-in DICOM file or directory to be transmitted
.fi
.PP
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
.SS "general options"
.PP
.nf
-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
.fi
.PP
.SS "input options"
.PP
.nf
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
-rn --no-rename
do not rename processed files (default)
+rn --rename
append .done/.bad to processed files
.fi
.PP
.SS "network options"
.PP
.nf
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)
.fi
.PP
.SS "transport layer security (TLS) options"
.PP
.nf
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 [f]ilename: string
add certificate file to list of certificates
+cd --add-cert-dir [d]irectory: string
add certificates in d to list of certificates
+crl --add-crl-file [f]ilename: string
add certificate revocation list file
(implies --enable-crl-vfy)
+crv --enable-crl-vfy
enable leaf CRL verification
+cra --enable-crl-all
enable full chain CRL verification
security profile:
+py --profile-bcp195-nd
Non-downgrading BCP 195 TLS Profile (default)
+px --profile-bcp195
BCP 195 TLS Profile
+pz --profile-bcp195-ex
Extended 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
.fi
.PP
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
.SS "Scanning Directories"
Adding directories as a parameter to the command line only makes sense if option \fI--scan-directories\fP 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 \fI--scan-pattern\fP 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 \fI--scan-pattern\fP option (e\&.g\&. in order to select further files), these do not apply to the specified directories\&.
.SS "DICOM Conformance"
The \fBstorescu\fP application supports the following Storage SOP Classes as an SCU:
.PP
.PP
.nf
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
.fi
.PP
.PP
The default behavior of \fBstorescu\fP 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 \fBstorescu\fP is running\&. This behavior can be changed with the \fI--propose\fP, \fI--combine\fP and \fI--required\fP options, see above\&. Depending on these options, the following transfer syntaxes are supported:
.PP
.PP
.nf
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
.fi
.PP
.PP
Additional Storage SOP Classes and Transfer Syntaxes can be used with the so-called 'association negotiation profiles' (see below)\&.
.PP
The \fBstorescu\fP 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\&.
.SS "Association Negotiation Profiles and Configuration Files"
\fBstorescu\fP 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 \fIasconfig\&.txt\fP\&.
.SH "LOGGING"
.PP
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 \fI--verbose\fP also informational messages like processing details are reported\&. Option \fI--debug\fP can be used to get more details on the internal activity, e\&.g\&. for debugging purposes\&. Other logging levels can be selected using option \fI--log-level\fP\&. In \fI--quiet\fP 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'\&.
.PP
In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option \fI--log-config\fP 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 \fI<etcdir>/logger\&.cfg\fP\&.
.SH "COMMAND LINE"
.PP
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\&.
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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\&.
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In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename (e\&.g\&. \fI@command\&.txt\fP)\&. 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 \fI<datadir>/dumppat\&.txt\fP)\&.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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The \fBstorescu\fP utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. By default, i\&.e\&. if the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable is not set, the file \fI<datadir>/dicom\&.dic\fP will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows)\&.
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The default behavior should be preferred and the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are required\&. The \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable has the same format as the Unix shell \fIPATH\fP 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 \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded\&.
.SH "FILES"
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\fI<docdir>/asconfig\&.txt\fP - configuration file documentation
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\fI<etcdir>/storescu\&.cfg\fP - example association negotiation profile
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBstorescp\fP(1)
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright (C) 1996-2022 by OFFIS e\&.V\&., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany\&.
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