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3.1 Reference Model Definitions

This Part of the Standard is based on the concepts developed in [ISO 7498-1] and makes use of the following terms defined in it:

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO/TR 8509]:

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO 8822]:

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO 8649]:

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO/IEC 9595]:

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.1:

Attribute: See Attribute in PS3.1 .
Command: See Command in PS3.1 .
Command Stream: See Command Stream in PS3.1 .
Data Stream: See Data Stream in PS3.1 .
Message: See Message in PS3.1 .
Service-Object Pair Class (SOP Class): See Service-Object Pair Class in PS3.1 .

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.8:

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.4:

Service Class: See Service Class in PS3.4 .
Service Class User (SCU): See Service Class User in PS3.4 .
Service Class Provider (SCP): See Service Class Provider in PS3.4 .
Service-Object Pair Instance (SOP Instance): See Service-Object Pair Instance in PS3.4 .
Related General SOP Class: See Related General SOP Class in PS3.4 .

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.5:

The following definitions are commonly used in this Part of the Standard:

DICOM Message Service Element (DIMSE): The particular Application Service Element defined in this Part of the DICOM Standard.
DIMSE-C Services: A subset of the DIMSE services that supports operations on Composite SOP Instances related to composite Information Object Definitions with peer DIMSE Service Users.
DIMSE-N Services: A subset of the DIMSE services that supports operations and notifications on Normalized SOP Instances related to Normalized Information Object Definitions with peer DIMSE Service Users.
DIMSE Service Group (DSG): A specific set of one or more DIMSE Services that define the operations and/or notifications that can be performed on a data structure.
DIMSE Service Provider: An abstraction of the totality of those entities that provide DIMSE services to peer DIMSE Service Users.
DIMSE Service User: That part of an Application Entity that makes use of the DICOM Message Service Element.
Extended Negotiation: Exchange of application information by peer DICOM AEs at Association establishment, defined by specific Service Class specifications.
Implementation Class UID: The unique identifier of a specific class of implementation.
Invoking DIMSE Service User: The DIMSE Service User that invokes a DIMSE operation or notification.
Performing DIMSE Service User: The DIMSE Service User that performs a DIMSE operation or notification invoked by a peer DIMSE Service User.

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