storescu(1)                       OFFIS DCMTK                      storescu(1)

NAME
       storescu - DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU


SYNOPSIS
       storescu [options] peer port dcmfile-in...

DESCRIPTION
       The  storescu 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.

PARAMETERS
       peer        hostname of DICOM peer

       port        tcp/ip port number of peer

       dcmfile-in  DICOM file or directory to be transmitted

OPTIONS
   general options
         -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

   input options
       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

   network options
       IP protocol version:

         -i4   --ipv4
                 use IPv4 only (default)

         -i6   --ipv6
                 use IPv6 only

         -i0   --ip-auto
                 use DNS lookup to determine IP protocol

       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 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)

   transport layer security (TLS) options
       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:

         +ph   --list-profiles
                 list supported TLS profiles and exit

         +pg   --profile-8996
                 BCP 195 RFC 8996 TLS Profile (default)

         +pm   --profile-8996-mod
                 Modified BCP 195 RFC 8996 TLS Profile

                 # only available if underlying TLS library supports
                 # all TLS features required for this profile

         +py   --profile-bcp195-nd
                 Non-downgrading BCP 195 TLS Profile (retired)

         +px   --profile-bcp195
                 BCP 195 TLS Profile (retired)

         +pz   --profile-bcp195-ex
                 Extended BCP 195 TLS Profile (retired)

         +pb   --profile-basic
                 Basic TLS Secure Transport Connection Profile (retired)

                 # only available if underlying TLS library supports 3DES

         +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
                 list supported TLS ciphersuites and exit

         +cs   --cipher  [c]iphersuite name: string
                 add ciphersuite to list of negotiated suites

       server name indication:

               --no-sni
                 do not use SNI (default)

               --request-sni  [s]erver name: string
                 request server name s

       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

NOTES
   Scanning Directories
       Adding directories as a parameter to the command line only makes  sense
       if  option  --scan-directories  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 --scan-pattern 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 --scan-pattern option (e.g.
       in order to select further files), these do not apply to the  specified
       directories.

   DICOM Conformance
       The  storescu application supports the following Storage SOP Classes as
       an SCU:

       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

       The default  behavior  of  storescu  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  storescu  is  running. This behavior can be changed with the
       --propose, --combine and --required options, see  above.  Depending  on
       these options, the following transfer syntaxes are supported:

       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

       (*) if compiled with zlib support enabled (see --version output)

       Additional  Storage  SOP Classes and transfer syntaxes can be used with
       the so-called 'association negotiation profiles' (see below).

       The storescu 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.

   Association Negotiation Profiles and Configuration Files
       storescu 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
       asconfig.txt.

   User Identity Negotiation
       When specifying user name and/or password using options --user  and  -e
       --password, the value has to be provided in UTF-8 encoding.

       If  the  option  --pos-response is used, the SCP is asked to explicitly
       respond,  i.e.  acknowledge,  the  user  credentials  provided  in  the
       storescu request. Otherwise, if no such response is sent, storescu will
       not  continue  but  instead  abort  the connection. Since User Identity
       Negotiation is an optional feature that has been introduced later  into
       the  standard,  many SCPs will not check the user identity provided and
       therefore will not provide a user identity response at all.

LOGGING
       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  --verbose  also  informational messages like processing details
       are reported. Option --debug can be used to get  more  details  on  the
       internal  activity,  e.g.  for debugging purposes. Other logging levels
       can be selected using option --log-level. In --quiet  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'.

       In  case  the logging output should be written to file (optionally with
       logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log  (Windows)  option
       --log-config  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
       <etcdir>/logger.cfg.

COMMAND LINE
       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.

       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.

       In addition, one or more command files can be specified  using  an  '@'
       sign  as  a  prefix to the filename (e.g. @command.txt). 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 <datadir>/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT
       The storescu utility will  attempt  to  load  DICOM  data  dictionaries
       specified  in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. By default, i.e. if
       the  DCMDICTPATH  environment   variable   is   not   set,   the   file
       <datadir>/dicom.dic  will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into
       the application (default for Windows).

       The  default  behavior  should  be  preferred   and   the   DCMDICTPATH
       environment  variable  only used when alternative data dictionaries are
       required. The DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same  format  as
       the  Unix  shell PATH 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
       DCMDICTPATH environment variable. It is an error if no data  dictionary
       can be loaded.

FILES
       <docdir>/asconfig.txt - configuration file documentation
       <etcdir>/storescu.cfg - example association negotiation profile

SEE ALSO
       storescp(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  1996-2024  by OFFIS e.V., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg,
       Germany.

Version 3.6.9                   Wed Dec 11 2024                    storescu(1)
