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LEADTOOLS provides extensive support for the DICOM Communication Protocol. This protocol specifies requirements for transferring DICOM data and messages across an associated network connection.
With this support you can:
Create/Manage/Destroy DICOM Network connections (secure or un-secure)
Send DICOM messages
Receive DICOM messages
Create an Application Entity (AE) that serves as either the Service Class Provider (SCP), Service Class User (SCU), or both.
Key Features:
TCP/IP support for the communication of medical data using the DICOM 3.0 protocol.
Powerful high-level features that simplify the creation of DICOM client/server applications.
High-level functions for initiating and terminating Associations (connections between DICOM applications).
Automatic processing for filling out PDU structures (Protocol Data Units).
Automatic and transparent conversion of DICOM Data Sets to/from the specific Transfer Syntax required by the associated Application Entities (the connected DICOM client(s) and server(s)).
Full Support for all Service Classes - Easy to implement all possible DICOM Service Classes as client (SCU) and/or server (SCP)
DICOM Verification Service Class
DICOM Storage Service Class
DICOM Query/Retrieve Service Class
DICOM Study Content Notification Service Class
DICOM Patient Management Service Class
DICOM Study Management Service Class
DICOM Results Management Service Class
DICOM Print Management Service Class
DICOM Media Storage Service Class
DICOM Storage Commitment Service Class
DICOM Basic Worklist Management Service Class
DICOM Queue Management Service Class
Direct support for PACS
The Dicom Communication features also provide support for the following Command Sets, and their respective Command Elements.
C-STORE-REQUEST
C-STORE-RESPONSE
C-FIND-REQUEST
C-FIND-RESPONSE
C-GET-REQUEST
C-GET-RESPONSE
C-MOVE-REQUEST
C-MOVE-RESPONSE
C-CANCEL-REQUEST
C-ECHO-REQUEST
C-ECHO-RESPONSE
N-EVENT-REPORT-REQUEST
N-EVENT-REPORT-RESPONSE
N-GET-REQUEST
N-GET-RESPONSE
N-SET-REQUEST
N-SET-RESPONSE
N-ACTION-REQUEST
N-ACTION-RESPONSE
N-CREATE-REQUEST
N-CREATE-RESPONSE
N-DELETE-REQUEST
N-DELETE-RESPONSE
For more information about the DICOM Communication Protocol, refer to:
LEADTOOLS DICOM Network Communication Support for Message Exchange
DICOM Standard
In the Help file for your supported platform.
The LEADTOOLS PACS Framework for .NET provides the highest level of support for DICOM Communication.
Supported Platforms:
LEADTOOLS PACS Framework for .NET
DICOM Communication C++ Class Library
DICOM Communication WinRT (Windows Store)