6.5.5 WADO-RS - RetrieveBulkdata

This action retrieves the bulk data for a given bulk data URL. The response is a single bulk data item.

6.5.5.1 Request

The specific Services resource to be used for the RetrieveBulkdata action shall be as follows:

  • Resource

    • {BulkDataURL}, where

      • {BulkDataURL} is the URL of a bulk data element. This may be the URL attribute of a BulkData element received in response to a WADO-RS RetrieveMetadataRequest.

      • The server shall always return the same bulk data for a specified BulkData URL if the data is available.

      • If the resource specified by the BulkData URL is not available, the server shall return:

        • 404 - Not Found, if the server expects to be able to return the resource again in the future

        • 410 - Gone, if the server does not expect the resource to be valid in the future

      • The server determines the period of time a BulkData URL resource is available.

  • Method

    • GET

  • Headers

    • Accept

      • multipart/related; type=application/octet-stream

        Specifies that the response can be Little Endian uncompressed bulk data.

      • multipart/related; type={MediaType}

        Specifies that the response can be pixel data encoded using a {MediaType} listed in Table 6.5-1 (including parameters).

    • Range

      • See RFC 7230 Section 14.35. If omitted in the request the server shall return the entire bulk data object.