---
name: "dcm_map_to_8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ctn"
version: "3.2.0~dfsg-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dcm_map_to_8"
---

# dcm\_map\_to\_8(1)

map original pixel data (10, 12 bit) to 8 bit

## NAME

dcm\_map\_to\_8 - map original pixel data (10, 12 bit) to 8 bit

## SYNOPSIS

**dcm\_map\_to\_8 \[-b\] \[-v\] \[-W width\] \[-C center\] input output**

## DESCRIPTION

*dcm\_map\_to\_8* reads one DICOM image (monochrome) and maps the pixel data to 8 bits. It does this by applying window width, window center, rescale slope, and rescale intercept values found in the information object. The user can override the window width and center values by supplying  different values as command line arguments.

## OPTIONS

*dcm\_map\_to\_8* accepts the following options:

- **-b**

  Read input file assuming the data is stored in big-endian byte order

- **-v**

  Place DCM facility in verbose mode

- **-W width**

  Override window width with this value

- **-C center**

  Override window center with this value

- **input output**

  Input and output files