qie.postDICOMRequest¶

Signature: qie.postDICOMRequest(request, connection*, channel*, callingAET*)

Returns: Integer responseToken - the response token to use when calling getResponseToDICOMRequest(...)

Posts a DICOM request to the original message sender OR DICOM connection.

Note

This method can only be called from a channel that uses a DICOM listener OR it must specify another channel that uses a DICOM Listener.

Note

The request message object will be updated with the Message ID (0000,0110) and Command Data Set Type (0000,0800) values that are actually used.

Note

See this KB article for additional information about posting DICOM Requests.

Parameters¶

Type	Name	Description	Default
DICOM Message	request	the DICOM request message object to send
String	connection*	(optional) the DICOM Connection name to send the request to	original message sender
String	channel*	(optional) the name of the channel that should send the request	send from this channel
String	callingAET*	(optional) override the callingAET to use in this request	DICOM Channel AET

Example¶

// Create a DICOM C-FIND request
var cFindRequest = qie.createCFindRQCommand(
    "1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.1", // Study Root Query/Retrieve Information Model – FIND
    0                              // priority (0 = medium)
);
cFindRequest.setNode("/0008,0052", "STUDY");
cFindRequest.setNode("/0010,0010", "Robert*");

// Post the request to a configured DICOM connection
var token = qie.postDICOMRequest(
    cFindRequest,
    "PACS Archive" // DICOM connection name
);                 // response token