DICOM PS3.18 2016b - Web Services

6.5.2 WADO-RS - RetrieveSeries

This action retrieves the set of DICOM instances associated with a given study and series UID. The response can be DICOM or bulk data depending on the "Accept" type, and is encapsulated in a multipart MIME response.

6.5.2.1 Request

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

  • Resource

    • {SERVICE}/studies/{StudyInstanceUID}/series/{SeriesInstanceUID}, where

      • {SERVICE} is the base URL for the service. This may be a combination of protocol (either http or https), host, port, and application.

      • {StudyInstanceUID} is the study instance UID for a single study.

      • {SeriesInstanceUID} is the series instance UID for a single series.

  • Method

    • GET

  • Headers

    • Accept - A comma-separated list of representation schemes, in preference order, which will be accepted by the service in the response to this request. The types allowed for this request header are as follows:

      • multipart/related; type=application/dicom; [transfer-syntax={TransferSyntaxUID}]

        Specifies that the response can be DICOM Instances encoded in PS3.10 format. If transfer-syntax is not specified the server can freely choose which Transfer Syntax to use for each Instance.

      • 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).

DICOM PS3.18 2016b - Web Services