Can Upper level attribute be included?

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Can Upper level attribute be included?

#1 Post by xfjsuperking »

Hello everybody :
i want to know :if upper level attribute could be included while executing a lower lever query?for example ,i execute a patient model ,study level query,can i include a patientid as a matching key in the C-Find message.Thanks in advance

Jörg Riesmeier
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#2 Post by Jörg Riesmeier »

First of all, this is a general DICOM question that should be discussed in general discussion groups and not in this forum.

Anyway, the short answer to your question is NO. The Q/R model is strictly hierarchical. The only exception is the Study Root model where Patient and Study entities are on the same level. Another solution would be to use relational queries (see DICOM standard for details). However, most systems do not support relational queries ...

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