---
name: "andump"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dicom3tools"
version: "1.00~20240118131615-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/andump"
---

# andump(1)

ACR/NEMA DICOM PS3 ... Describe ACR-NEMA file content

## NAME

andump - ACR/NEMA DICOM PS3 ... Describe ACR-NEMA file content

## SYNOPSIS

**andump** \[ **-ancreate** \] \[ **-extractCSA** \] \[ **-showoffset\|-showoffset-hex** \|-showoffset-octal\|-showoffset-oct \|-showoffset-decimal\|-showoffset-dec \] \[ **-filename** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**andump** reads the named acr-nema input file and describes the information contained, without attempting to interpret the structure of the message (cf. dcdump).

The group and element number, dictionary and explicit value representation, description of tag, value length and value of the element are displayed,  optionally with an offset byte count from the start of the file.

## OPTIONS

The attribute values, description and verbose output go to standard error.

Binary attributes are written in hexadecimal with a preceding "0x". Numeric string attributes are written in decimal. Attribute values are displayed in hexadecimal or string format as determined by the value representation.

The basic input switches are described in [dcintro(1)](/dcintro/1.md). Options specific to this program are:

- **-ancreate**

  Display item, end item and end sequence delimiter tags in a form suitable to feed into ancreate.

- **-extractCSA**

  Extract the DICOM-like attributes buried within the Siemens private CSA header OB value.

- **-showoffset\|-showoffset-hex**

  Display byte offset from file start in hexadecimal.

- **-showoffset-octal\|-showoffset-oct**

  Display byte offset from file start in octal.

- **-showoffset-decimal\|-showoffset-dec**

  Display byte offset from file start in decimal.

- **-filename**

  Show the name of the file supplied in the arguments; a hyphen will be reported if no filename was supplied.

## ENVIRONMENT

## EXAMPLES

% andump NM.dc3

(0x0008,0x0000) UL Group Length  VR=\<UL\> VL=\<0x0004\> \[0x08\]

(0x0008,0x0008) CS Image Type    VR=\<CS\> VL=\<0x0024\> \<...\>

...

(0x0054,0x0013) SQ ... Sequence  VR=\<SQ\> VL=\<0xffffffff\> \[\]

(0xfffe,0xe000) NONE Item        VR=\<\> VL=\<0xffffffff\> \[\]

(0x0054,0x0014) DS Energy Win LL VR=\<DS\> VL=\<0x0006\> \<1.0 \>

(0x0054,0x0015) DS Energy Win UL VR=\<DS\> VL=\<0x0006\> \<9.0 \>

(0xfffe,0xe00d) NONE Item Del .. VR=\<\> VL=\<0x0000\> \[\]

(0xfffe,0xe0dd) NONE Seq Del ..  VR=\<\> VL=\<0x0000\> \[\]

...

% andump -ancreate NM.dc3

(0x0008,0x0000) UL Group Length  VR=\<UL\> VL=\<0x0004\> \[0x08\]

(0x0008,0x0008) CS Image Type    VR=\<CS\> VL=\<0x0024\> \<...\>

...

(0x0054,0x0013) SQ ... Sequence  VR=\<SQ\> VL=\<0xffffffff\> \[\]

%item

(0x0054,0x0014) DS Energy Win LL VR=\<DS\> VL=\<0x0006\> \<1.0 \>

(0x0054,0x0015) DS Energy Win UL VR=\<DS\> VL=\<0x0006\> \<9.0 \>

%enditem

%endseq

...

## FILES

## SEE ALSO

**ancreate(1)**, **[dcdump(1)](/dcdump/1.md)**, **[dcintro(1)](/dcintro/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

Copyright (c) 1993-2022, David A. Clunie DBA PixelMed Publishing. All rights reserved.

## BUGS