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GDCMXML(1) DICOM Manipulation. GDCMXML(1)

gdcmxml - provides a tool to convert a DICOM file into a XML infoset and vice-versa.

gdcmxml [options] file-in[DICOM or XML] file-out[XML or DICOM]

The gdcmxml command line program converts a DICOM file (DataSet) into an XML file (according to the Native DICOM Model) or vice-versa. For those familiar with DCMTK, this provides binary capabilities (i.e. functionality of both dcm2xml and xml2dcm).

The XML infoset which is from the DICOM file gdcmXMLPrintet Class. This is in strict compliance with the Native DICOM Model as given in Supp 118.

file-in   DICOM or XML input filename ( cannot be absent)
file-out  output filename (can be absent)


-i --input DICOM filename
-o --output DICOM filename


-B --loadBulkData Loads bulk data into a binary file named "UUID" (by default UUID are written).


-B --loadBulkData Loads bulk data from a binary file named as the "UUID" in XML file (by default UUID are written).
-T --TransferSyntax Loads transfer syntax from file (default is LittleEndianImplicit)


-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

gdcmdump(1), gdcmconv(1)

Mathieu Malaterre

Main developer

Copyright © 2006, 2011 Mathieu Malaterre

01/29/2023 GDCM 3.0.21