getscu(1)                         OFFIS DCMTK                        getscu(1)

NAME
       getscu - DICOM retrieve (C-GET) SCU


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

DESCRIPTION
       The getscu application implements an SCU for the Query/Retrieve Service
       Class.  getscu supports retrieve functionality using the C-GET message.
       It sends query keys to an SCP and waits for responses  with  images  or
       other  DICOM objects sent via C-STORE. As the DICOM service demands, C-
       GET and the accompanying C-STORE  messages  are  handled  on  the  same
       association.  Therefore,  objects can only be received by getscu itself
       and cannot be sent to a third party (movescu would be  the  right  tool
       for this task).

PARAMETERS
       peer        hostname of DICOM peer

       port        tcp/ip port number of peer

       dcmfile-in  DICOM query file(s)

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

   network options
       override matching keys:

         -k    --key  [k]ey: gggg,eeee="str", path or dictionary name="str"
                 override matching key

       query information model:

         -P    --patient
                 use patient root information model (default)

         -S    --study
                 use study root information model

         -O    --psonly
                 use patient/study only information model

       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: GETSCU)

         -aec  --call  [a]etitle: string
                 set called AE title of peer (default: ANY-SCP)

       preferred storage transfer syntaxes (incoming associations):

         +x=   --prefer-uncompr
                 prefer explicit VR local byte order (default)

         +xe   --prefer-little
                 prefer explicit VR little endian TS

         +xb   --prefer-big
                 prefer explicit VR big endian TS

         +xs   --prefer-lossless
                 prefer default JPEG lossless TS

         +xy   --prefer-jpeg8
                 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data

         +xx   --prefer-jpeg12
                 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data

         +xv   --prefer-j2k-lossless
                 prefer JPEG 2000 lossless TS

         +xw   --prefer-j2k-lossy
                 prefer JPEG 2000 lossy TS

         +xt   --prefer-jls-lossless
                 prefer JPEG-LS lossless TS

         +xu   --prefer-jls-lossy
                 prefer JPEG-LS lossy TS

         +xm   --prefer-mpeg2
                 prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level TS

         +xh   --prefer-mpeg2-high
                 prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS

         +xn   --prefer-mpeg4
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.1 TS

         +xl   --prefer-mpeg4-bd
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible HP / Level 4.1 TS

         +x2   --prefer-mpeg4-2-2d
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 2D Videos

         +x3   --prefer-mpeg4-2-3d
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 3D Videos

         +xo   --prefer-mpeg4-2-st
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 Stereo HP / Level 4.2 TS

         +x4   --prefer-hevc
                 prefer HEVC/H.265 Main Profile / Level 5.1 TS

         +x5   --prefer-hevc10
                 prefer HEVC/H.265 Main 10 Profile / Level 5.1 TS

         +xr   --prefer-rle
                 prefer RLE lossless TS

         +xd   --prefer-deflated
                 prefer deflated explicit VR little endian TS

         +xi   --implicit
                 accept implicit VR little endian TS only

       proposed retrieve transfer syntaxes (outgoing associations):

         -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

         -xd   --propose-deflated
                 propose deflated explicit VR little endian TS
                 and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes

         -xi   --propose-implicit
                 propose implicit VR little endian TS only

       other network options:

         -to   --timeout  [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited)
                 timeout for connection requests

         -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)

               --repeat  [n]umber: integer
                 repeat n times

               --abort
                 abort association instead of releasing it

   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

   output options
       general:

         -od   --output-directory  [d]irectory: string (default: ".")
                 write received objects to existing directory d

       storage mode:

         -B    --normal
                 receive in memory, then write to disk (default)

         +B    --bit-preserving
                 receive directly to disk

               --ignore
                 ignore store data, receive but do not store

NOTES
       Each  file supplied on the command line will be sent to the SCP as part
       of a C-GET request. The query file must  be  a  valid  DICOM  data  set
       containing  the  dataset  part  of  a  C-GET-RQ message. The query file
       could, for instance, be created with the dump2dcm utility from a script
       like the following example:

       # request all images for the patient with ID=PAT001
       (0008,0052) CS [PATIENT]     # QueryRetrieveLevel
       (0010,0020) LO [PAT001]      # PatientID

       Another possibility is to use the dcmodify tool to create a  file  from
       scratch  using  the  option  --create-file with successive calls to the
       --insert option. Individual attributes can be modified or  supplemented
       using the -k (or --key) option. For example the command:

       getscu -k "0010,0020=PAT002" caesar 5678 patqry.dcm

       will,  when  sent  to  the  SCP  caesar  at TCP/IP port 5678, cause any
       PatientID attribute in patqry.dcm to have the value 'PAT002'.  If  such
       an  attribute  is  present  it  will  be replaced, if absent it will be
       inserted. The -k option can be present more than once. The  value  part
       (after  the  '=')  may  be absent causing the attribute to be sent with
       zero length. It is also possible to specify sequences, items and nested
       attributes using the -k  option.  In  these  cases,  a  special  'path'
       notation  has  to  be  used.  Details  can  be  found  in  the dcmodify
       documentation.

       If no file is  specified  on  the  command  line,  the  query  must  be
       specified  completely  with  one  or more -k options. If multiple query
       files are provided, getscu will send multiple  C-GET  requests  to  the
       SCP.

   Known Problems
       getscu  is  intended  to  be  used as a testing tool for DICOM software
       developers. The query keys file must be created by hand based upon  the
       contents of the SCP.

       C-GET  is not supported by all Query/Retrieve SCPs. The C-MOVE protocol
       which is implemented by the movescu tool  is  more  commonly  found  in
       practice.

       The  getscu  application makes no attempt to prevent incorrect queries.
       In particular, the query keys of a C-MOVE request should  only  contain
       the  QueryRetrieveLevel  attribute  and  one  or  more of the so-called
       'unique key attributes' (PatientID, StudyInstanceUID, SeriesInstanceUID
       and SOPInstanceUID).

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

       GETPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.3
       GETStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.3
       GETPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.3

       The getscu application will propose presentation contexts  for  one  of
       the  abovementioned  supported  SOP  Classes  depending on command line
       options (-P, -S, or  -O).  For  outgoing  associations,  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

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

       Which  transfer  syntaxes  are  actually proposed in what order, can be
       specified with the --propose options.

   Storage Conformance
       The getscu application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCP:

       VerificationSOPClass                                 1.2.840.10008.1.1

       RETIRED_StoredPrintStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27
       RETIRED_HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29
       RETIRED_HardcopyColorImageStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30
       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
       LegacyConvertedEnhancedCTImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.2
       RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3
       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
       EnhancedMRColorImageStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.3
       LegacyConvertedEnhancedMRImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.4
       RETIRED_NuclearMedicineImageStorage                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5
       RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6
       UltrasoundImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1
       EnhancedUSVolumeStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.2
       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
       RETIRED_StandaloneOverlayStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8
       RETIRED_StandaloneCurveStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9
       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
       GeneralAudioWaveformStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.2
       ArterialPulseWaveformStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.5.1
       RespiratoryWaveformStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.6.1
       RETIRED_StandaloneModalityLUTStorage                 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10
       RETIRED_StandaloneVOILUTStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11
       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
       XAXRFGrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.5
       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
       RETIRED_XRayAngiographicBiPlaneImageStorage          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3
       XRay3DAngiographicImageStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.1
       XRay3DCraniofacialImageStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.2
       BreastTomosynthesisImageStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.3
       IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.1
       IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForProcessing   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.2
       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
       DeformableSpatialRegistrationStorage                 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.3
       SegmentationStorage                                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.4
       SurfaceSegmentationStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.5
       RealWorldValueMappingStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67
       SurfaceScanMeshStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.1
       SurfaceScanPointCloudStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.2
       RETIRED_VLImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1
       VLEndoscopicImageStorage                             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1
       VideoEndoscopicImageStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1
       VLMicroscopicImageStorage                            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2
       VideoMicroscopicImageStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1
       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
       VideoPhotographicImageStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1
       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
       VLWholeSlideMicroscopyImageStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.6
       RETIRED_VLMultiframeImageStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2
       LensometryMeasurementsStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.1
       AutorefractionMeasurementsStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.2
       KeratometryMeasurementsStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.3
       SubjectiveRefractionMeasurementsStorage              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.4
       VisualAcuityMeasurementsStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.5
       SpectaclePrescriptionReportStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.6
       OphthalmicAxialMeasurementsStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.7
       IntraocularLensCalculationsStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.8
       MacularGridThicknessAndVolumeReportStorage           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.79.1
       OphthalmicVisualFieldStaticPerimetryMeasurementsSt.  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.80.1
       OphthalmicThicknessMapStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.81.1
       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
       Comprehensive3DSRStorage                             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.34
       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
       ImplantationPlanSRStorage                            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.70
       EncapsulatedPDFStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1
       EncapsulatedCDAStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.2
       PositronEmissionTomographyImageStorage               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128
       LegacyConvertedEnhancedPETImageStorage               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128.1
       RETIRED_StandalonePETCurveStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129
       EnhancedPETImageStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.130
       BasicStructuredDisplayStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.131
       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
       RTIonPlanStorage                                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.8
       RTIonBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.9
       RTBeamsDeliveryInstructionStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.7

       The getscu application will usually accept  presentation  contexts  for
       all  of  the  abovementioned  supported  SOP  Classes  using any of the
       following transfer syntaxes:

       LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2
       LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
       BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                      1.2.840.10008.1.2.2

       When acting as a  storage  SCP,  the  getscu  application  will  prefer
       transfer syntaxes having an explicit encoding over the default implicit
       transfer  syntax.  If  getscu is running on big-endian hardware it will
       prefer BigEndianExplicit to LittleEndianExplicit transfer  syntax  (and
       vice  versa).  This  behavior  can be changed with the --prefer options
       (see  above).  Depending  on  the  --prefer  option  actually  used,  a
       combination of the following transfer syntaxes is 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)

       The getscu application does not support extended negotiation.

EXAMPLES
       getscu --patient --call ARCHIVE caesar 104 q.dcm

       sends  the  attributes contained in the DICOM file 'q.dcm' as part of a
       C-GET request to application entity ARCHIVE on the host caesar at  port
       104  using the Patient Root query model. getscu itself uses the default
       AE title GETSCU.

       In contrast to C-MOVE-based Query/Retrieve SOP Classes, the C-GET-based
       SOP Classes utilized by  getscu  only  permit  retrieving  the  desired
       objects  on  the  same connection, i.e. getscu will receive the objects
       itself. Thus, it is not possible  to  tell  the  SCP  to  transmit  the
       objects  to  a  third party. This is a limitation of the DICOM protocol
       and not of the getscu tool.

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 getscu  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.

SEE ALSO
       findscu(1), movescu(1), dump2dcm(1), dcmodify(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  2011-2024  by OFFIS e.V., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg,
       Germany.

Version 3.6.9                   Wed Dec 11 2024                      getscu(1)
