---
name: "nitool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-dcmstack"
version: "0.9-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nitool"
---

# nitool(1)

DICOM to NIfTI conversion - python3 package

## NAME

nitool - DICOM to NIfTI conversion - python3 package

## DESCRIPTION

usage: nitool \[-h\] {split,merge,dump,embed,lookup,inject} ...

Work with extended Nifti files created by dcmstack

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

### Subcommands:

-

  {split,merge,dump,embed,lookup,inject}

- split

  Split src\_nii file along a dimension. Defaults to the slice dimension if 3D, otherwise the last dimension.

- merge

  Merge the provided Nifti files along a dimension. Defaults to slice, then time, and then vector.

- dump

  Dump the JSON meta data extension from the provided Nifti.

- embed

  Embed a JSON extension into the Nifti file.

- lookup

  Lookup the value for the given meta data key.

- inject

  Inject meta data into the JSON extension.

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Nilesh Patra for the Debian distribution and can be used for any other usage of the program.