dcm_map_to_8(1)

📦 version 3.2.0, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, this is the dcm_map_to_8(1) page from the General Commands Manual, and it's literally about one thing: dcm_map_to_8 — map original pixel data (10, 12 bit) to 8 bit. no cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dcm_map_to_8 [-b] [-v] [-W width] [-C center] input output

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so dcm_map_to_8 reads one DICOM image (monochrome) and maps the pixel data to 8 bits. the way it does that? by applying window width, window center, rescale slope, and rescale intercept values found in the information object. and because she's generous, the user can override the window width and center values by supplying different values as command line arguments. periodt. 💖

💅 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 🎀

okay bestie, that's the whole vibe. signing off from the dcm_map_to_8(1) manual page — no source/version/date in the footer, just the dcm_map_to_8(1) tag, and honestly? iconic. 🧚💜

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