The C-ECHO-RSP Message contains fields as defined in Table 9.3-13 and in Annex C. Each field shall conform to DICOM encoding and Value Representation as defined in PS3.5. Fields are required as specified in the C-ECHO service definition unless otherwise noted in Table 9.3-13. Fields not specified in the C-ECHO service definition but present in Table 9.3-13 are required by the DIMSE-C protocol.
Table 9.3-13. C-ECHO-RSP Message Fields
Message Field
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Tag
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VR
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VM
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Description of Field
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Command Group Length
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(0000,0000)
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UL
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1
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The even number of bytes from the end of the value field to the beginning of the next group.
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Affected SOP Class UID
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(0000,0002)
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UI
|
1
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SOP Class UID associated with the operation.
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Command Field
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(0000,0100)
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US
|
1
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This field distinguishes the DIMSE-C operation conveyed by this Message. The value of this field shall be set to 8030H for the C-ECHO-RSP Message.
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Message ID Being Responded To
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(0000,0120)
|
US
|
1
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Shall be set to the value of the Message ID (0000,0110) field used in associated C-ECHO-RQ Message.
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Command Data Set Type
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(0000,0800)
|
US
|
1
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This field indicates that no Data Set is present in the Message and shall be set to a value of 0101H.
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Status
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(0000,0900)
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US
|
1
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Indicates the status of the response. It shall have a value of Success.
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