I.4.2 AE Specifications

I.4.2 AE Specifications (Current)
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This AE complies with Chapter 6 in PS3.18 , specifications for RS and URI access.

I.4.2.1 WADO-WS Specifications

DICOM has retired the WADO-WS Service. See PS3.2-2017b. This product still supports this service as described here.

I.4.2.1.1 WADO-WS Retrieve Imaging Document Set

Table I.4.2-1. WADO-WS Retrieve Imaging Document Set Specification

Parameter	Restrictions
Transfer Syntaxes Supported	Any transfer syntax supported by the hosting EXAMPLE-PACS-ARCHIVE
SOP Class Restrictions	Any SOP class supported by the hosting EXAMPLE-PACS-ARCHIVE
Size restriction	Any size supported by the hosting EXAMPLE-PACS-ARCHIVE
Anonymization	Supports the DICOM Basic Application Level Confidentiality Profile plus the Retain Patient Characteristics option.

I.4.2.1.2 WADO-WS Retrieve Rendered Imaging Document Set

Table I.4.2-3. WADO-WS Retrieve Rendered Imaging Documents Specification

Parameter	Restrictions
Transfer Syntaxes Supported	Restricted to transfer syntaxes supported by the hosting EXAMPLE-PACS-ARCHIVE
SOP Class Restrictions	Restricted to SOP classes supported by the hosting EXAMPLE-PACS-ARCHIVE
Size restriction	Restricted to sizes supported by the hosting EXAMPLE-PACS-ARCHIVE
Rendered formats available	Supports JPEG and PDF for IMAGE IODS, and PDF for non-IMAGE IODS.
Rows restrictions	Must be in range 16 - 32767
Columns restrictions	Must be in range 16 - 32767
Region restrictions	None
Window Center restrictions	None
Window Width restrictions	None
Image Quality restrictions	None
Anonymization	Supports the DICOM Basic Application Level Confidentiality Profile plus the Retain Patient Characteristics option.
Annotation restrictions	None
Compression available	JPEG
Other restrictions	None

I.4.2.1.3 WADO-WS Retrieve Imaging Document Set Metadata

Not supported

I.4.2.1.4 Connection Policies

I.4.2.1.4.1 General

All standard WS connection policies apply. There are no extensions for WS options.

I.4.2.1.4.2 Number of Connections

EXAMPLE-WADO-SERVICE limits the number of simultaneous WS requests. Additional requests will be queued after the TCP connection is accepted. When an earlier request completes, a pending request will proceed.

Table I.4.2-4. Number of WS Requests Supported

Maximum number of simultaneous WS requests

100 (configurable)

I.4.2.1.4.3 Asynchronous Nature

EXAMPLE-WADO-SERVICE does not support WS asynchronous response.

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