HE/001132
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Document No.001132, Revision 2.0
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Agfa HealthCare
14 June, 2007
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NETWORKING
2.1
Implementation Model
2.1.1
Application Data Flow Diagram
Request to send
images & GSPS
DICOM Store
Application Entity
Remote
Application Entity
Receives Images
& GSPS
DICOM Standard
Interface
Request to Print
film sheets
DICOM Print
Application Entity
Remote
Application Entity
Prints Film
Sheets
local
remote
RIS
Application Entity
Query RIS
Acquire Images
Remote
Application Entity
Provides Worklist
Items
Remote
Application Entity
Receives MPPS
Create / Update
MPPS
Application Entity
Archive Images
Print Images
Query RIS by
AccessionNumber
Figure 2.1-1: Functional Overview – Application Data Flow
2.1.2
Functional Definitions of AE’s
2.1.2.1
Functional Definition of DICOM Store Application Entity
The DICOM Store Application Entity sends images and Presentation States to a remote AE (This can be a
configured Archiving station, a diagnostic workstation …). It is associated with the local real-world activity
“Send Images & GSPS”. If Storage Commitment is configured for the archive destination, the DICOM Store
AE will request Storage Commitment and a job will only be marked as successful when the commitment is