12.3 Transactions Overview
The NPI Service consists of the transactions listed in Table 12.3-1.
Table 12.3-1. NPI Service Transactions
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Transaction
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Method
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Resource
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Payload
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Description
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Request
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Success Response
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Retrieve Capabilities
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OPTIONS
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/
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N/A
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Capabilities Description
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Retrieves a description of the capabilities of the NPI Service, including transactions, resources, query parameters, etc.
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Retrieve
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GET
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/{npi-name}/{uid}
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N/A
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Instance and/or Status Report
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Retrieves an Instance, specified by the Target Resource in an Acceptable DICOM Media Type.
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Store
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POST
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/{npi-name}{/uid}
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Instance(s)
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Status Report
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Stores one or more DICOM Instances contained in the request payload, in the location referenced by the Target URL.
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Search
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GET
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/{npi-name}
?{params*}
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N/A
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Result(s) and/or Status Report
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Searches the Target Resource for Instances that match the search parameters and returns a list of matches in an Acceptable DICOM Media Type.
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The npi-name specifies the type of resource(s) contained in the payload.
Table 12.3-2 summarizes the Target Resources permitted for each transaction.
Table 12.3-2. Resources by Transaction
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Resource
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URI
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Retrieve
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Store
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Search
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Capabilities
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NPI Service
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/
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|
|
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X
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All Instances
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/{npi-name}
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X
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X
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|
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Instance
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/{npi-name}/{uid}
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X
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X
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