dcm2cda(1)

hey bestie 💖 welcome to the OFFIS DCMTK manual page for dcm2cda(1) — yes, that one. Come get your CDA extraction moment ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

dcm2cda — extract a CDA file from DICOM encapsulated CDA, periodt 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

dcm2cda [options] dcmfile-in cdafile-out

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so listen 👀 the dcm2cda tool is deprecated — like, fully deprecated, no cap 😭

bestie, use dcmdecap instead. It supports the same command line parameters, and more. slay 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• dcmdecap(1) — the icon, the main character, the one you should actually use 🫶

💖 COPYRIGHT 💖

Copyright (C) 2023-2026 by OFFIS e.V., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany.

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