GG Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class (Current)
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GG Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class

GG.1 Overview

GG.1.1 Scope

The Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class defines an application-level class-of-service that allows one DICOM AE to send a SOP Instance of a non-patient-root information object to another DICOM AE.

A Non-Patient Object SOP Instance adheres to a Composite Instance IOD Information Model specified in PS3.3 that does not have at its root the Patient Information Entity. Non-Patient Object SOP Instances may still contain patient-related identifiable information, e.g., Inventory SOP Instances

GG.1.2 Service Definition

The Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class includes several SOP Classes, each using an IOD defined in PS3.3 (see Section GG.3). The Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class uses the C-STORE DIMSE Service specified in PS3.7. A successful completion of the C-STORE has the following semantics:

Both the SCU and the SCP support the type of information to be stored.
The transferred information is stored in some medium.
For some time frame, the stored information may be accessed.

Note

Support for the Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class does not imply support for any related Query/Retrieve Service Classes.
The duration of the storage is also implementation dependent, but is described in the Conformance Statement of the SCP.
The Non-Patient Object Storage Service Class is intended to be used in a variety of environments: e.g., for workstations to transfer SOP Instances to other workstations or archives, for archives to transfer SOP Instances to workstations, etc.

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