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DICOMweb Retrieve

Category: Healthcare Standards: DICOMweb · HIPAA

Retrieve DICOM instances, metadata, or rendered images via WADO-RS

What this node does

  • WADO-RS
  • Study/Series/Instance retrieve
  • Metadata only
  • Rendered images

How to use

  1. In the Hydra Builder, open or create a workflow
  2. In the node palette on the left, find DICOMweb Retrieve under the Healthcare category (or use the search bar)
  3. Drag the node onto the canvas
  4. Double-click the node to open its configuration dialog
  5. Fill in the required parameters (see Configuration below)
  6. Connect the Study Instance UID input port from an upstream node
  7. Optionally connect the Series Instance UID, SOP Instance UID port if needed
  8. Connect the Retrieved Instances and Instance Metadata output to the next node downstream

Inputs

PortTypeRequiredDescription
Study Instance UIDtextPlain text string
Series Instance UIDtextOptionalPlain text string
SOP Instance UIDtextOptionalPlain text string

Outputs

PortTypeDescription
Retrieved InstancesjsonJSON data object
Instance MetadatajsonJSON data object

Configuration

Open the configuration dialog by double-clicking the DICOMweb Retrieve node on the canvas.

ParameterWhat to enter
base_urlConfigure base_url in the node settings
auth_typeConfigure auth_type in the node settings
metadata_onlyConfigure metadata_only in the node settings
accept_typeConfigure accept_type in the node settings

When to use this node

  • Download imaging studies
  • Retrieve DICOM metadata
  • Get rendered images for display

Need help configuring this node?

Go to Settings → Connectors to set up the connection this node depends on, then reference the connector ID in the node configuration dialog.