10.3 Transactions Overview
The Studies Service consists of the transactions listed in Table 10.3-1.
Table 10.3-1. Studies Service Transactions
Transaction Name
|
Method
|
Payload
|
Description
|
Request
|
Success Response
|
Retrieve
|
GET
|
N/A
|
Instance(s), Metadata, Renderings, Pixel Data, or Bulkdata
|
Retrieve one or more representations of DICOM Resources.
|
Store
|
POST
|
Instance(s)
|
Store Instances Response Module
|
Stores one or more representations of DICOM Resources, contained in the request payload, in the location referenced by the Target Resource.
|
Search
|
GET
|
N/A
|
Result(s)
|
Searches the Target Resource for DICOM objects that match the search parameters and returns a list of matches in an Acceptable Media Type.
|
In Table 10.3-2, the Target Resources permitted for each transaction are marked with M if support is mandatory for the origin server and O if it is optional. A blank cell indicates that the resource is not allowed in the transaction.
Table 10.3-2. Resources by Transaction
Resource
|
Retrieve
|
Store
|
Search
|
Studies Service
|
|
|
|
All Studies
|
|
M
|
M
|
Study
|
M
|
M
|
|
Study Metadata
|
M
|
|
|
Study Bulkdata
|
O
|
|
|
Study Pixel Data
|
O
|
|
|
Rendered Study
|
M
|
|
|
Rendered MPR Volume Study
|
O
|
|
|
Rendered 3D Volume Study
|
O
|
|
|
Study Thumbnail
|
O
|
|
|
Study's Series
|
|
|
M
|
Study's Instances
|
|
|
M
|
All Series
|
|
|
M
|
Series
|
M
|
|
|
Series Metadata
|
M
|
|
|
Series Bulkdata
|
O
|
|
|
Series Pixel Data
|
O
|
|
|
Series' Instances
|
|
|
M
|
Rendered Series
|
M
|
|
|
Rendered MPR Volume Series
|
O
|
|
|
Rendered 3D Volume Series
|
O
|
|
|
Series Thumbnail
|
O
|
|
|
All Instances
|
|
|
M
|
Instance
|
M
|
|
|
Instance Metadata
|
M
|
|
|
Instance Bulkdata
|
O
|
|
|
Instance Pixel Data
|
O
|
|
|
Rendered Instance
|
M
|
|
|
Rendered MPR Volume Instance
|
O
|
|
|
Rendered 3D Volume Instance
|
O
|
|
|
Instance Thumbnail
|
O
|
|
|
Frames
|
M
|
|
|
Rendered Frames
|
M
|
|
|
Rendered MPR Volume Frames
|
O
|
|
|
Rendered 3D Volume Frames
|
O
|
|
|
Frame Thumbnail
|
O
|
|
|
Bulkdata
|
M
|
M
|
|