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ESAOTE Mylab DICOM Conformance Statement MyLab 9, X5, X6/X7, X8, X9, X75, Omega and Sigma Platforms; MyLab XPro30, MyLab XPro80 Ultrasound Scanners DICOM Conformance Statement Document Version C7.11c Date: May 5, 2021 Esaote MyLab 9, X5, X6/X7, X8, X9, X75, Omega and Sigma Platforms; MyLab XPro30, MyLab XPro80 1 CONFORMANCE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Systems belonging to the MyLab 9, X5, X6/X7, X8, X9, X75, Omega and Sigma Platforms, MyLab XPro30, MyLab XPro80, are Ultrasound scanners made by Esaote; their software is based upon the Windows® 10 Operating System. This DICOM® Conformance Statement (DCS) specifies the conformance to the DICOM standard1 for these Esaote MyLab systems having the covered SW builds. The covered MyLab systems implement the necessary DICOM services to download work lists from an information system, to save acquired Ultrasound images, clips and Structured Report objects2 to a network storage device, to save them on a CD-R, DVD, USB and Flash Memory, or to print images to a networked hardcopy device. It is also possible to retrieve and display Ultrasound, Ultrasound Multiframe and Secondary Capture objects from media and from a Query/Retrieve server. Parts of this document are taken from the templates present in the DICOM standard document PS 3.2, © Copyright by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Table 1 provides an overview of the network services supported by the MyLab systems. Table 1 NETWORK SERVICES SOP Classes User of Provider of Service (SCU) Service (SCP) Transfer Ultrasound Image Storage Yes (*) Yes (*)(***) Ultrasound Multiframe Image Storage Yes (*) Yes (*)(***) Secondary Capture Image Storage Yes (*) Yes (*)(***) Comprehensive SR Storage Yes (*) (**) No Query/Retrieve Study Root Information Model FIND Yes (*)(***) No Study Root Information Model MOVE Yes (*)(***) No Workflow Management Modality Worklist Yes (*) No Storage Commitment Push Model Yes (*) (**) No Modality Performed Procedure Step Yes (*) (**) No Print Management Basic Grayscale Print Management Yes (*) No Basic Color Print Management Yes (*) No (*) Enabled by the purchasable DICOM option. (**) Not present in VET models. (***) Ultrasound, Ultrasound-Multiframe and Secondary Capture images only; other modalities are enabled by the purchasable Multimodality Archive and Query/Retrieve option. 1 DICOM is the registered trademark of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association for its standards publications relating to digital communications of medical information. 2 DICOM Structured Report not available in VET models. DICOM Conformance Statement Version C7.11c Page 2 of 118 Esaote MyLab 9, X5, X6/X7, X8, X9, X75, Omega and Sigma Platforms; MyLab XPro30, MyLab XPro80 Table 2 provides an overview of the Media Storage Application Profiles supported by the MyLab systems. Table 2 MEDIA SERVICES Write Files Media Storage Application Profile Read Files (FSR) (FSC or FSU) Compact Disk – Recordable General Purpose CD-R Interchange (STD-GEN-CD) Yes (*) Yes (*)(**) Ultrasound Spatial Calibration Single and Multiframe Yes (*) Yes (*) CD-R Interchange (STD-US-SC-MF-CDR) DVD General Purpose DVD with Compression Interchange Yes (*) Yes (*)(**) (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG) Ultrasound Spatial Calibration Single and Multiframe Yes (*) Yes (*) DVD Interchange (STD-US-SC-MF-DVD) USB and Flash Memory General Purpose USB Media Interchange with JPEG Yes (*) Yes (*)(**) (STD-GEN-USB-JPEG) (*) Enabled by the purchasable DICOM option. (**) Ultrasound, Ultrasound-Multiframe and Secondary Capture images only; other modalities are enabled by the purchasable Multimodality Archive and Query/Retrieve option. © Copyright Esaote, 1995-2021. All rights reserved. DICOM Conformance Statement Version C7.11c Page 3 of 118 Esaote MyLab 9, X5, X6/X7, X8, X9, X75, Omega and Sigma Platforms; MyLab XPro30, MyLab XPro80 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 .... CONFORMANCE STATEMENT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................ 2 2 .... TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................... 4 3 .... INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 ....... REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 ....... AUDIENCE ................................................................................................................................. 6 3.3 ....... REMARKS.................................................................................................................................. 7 3.4 ....... TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................... 7 3.5 ....... BASICS OF DICOM COMMUNICATION ................................................................................... 8 3.6 ....... ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.7 ....... REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 11 3.8 ....... IMPLEMENTATION IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ............................................................... 11 4 .... NETWORKING...................................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 ....... IMPLEMENTATION MODEL ................................................................................................... 12 4.1.1 .... Application Data Flow ....................................................................................................... 12 4.1.2 .... Functional Definition of AEs .............................................................................................. 13 4.1.3 .... Sequencing of Real-World Activities ................................................................................ 15 4.2 ....... AE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 17 4.2.1 .... Storage Application Entity Specification ............................................................................ 17 4.2.2 .... Store-SCP Application Entity Specification ....................................................................... 27 4.2.3 .... Q/R-SCU Application Entity Specification ......................................................................... 32 4.2.4 .... Workflow Application Entity Specification ......................................................................... 35 4.2.5 .... Hardcopy Application Entity Specification ......................................................................... 47 4.3 ....... NETWORK INTERFACES ....................................................................................................... 58 4.3.1 .... Physical Network Interface ................................................................................................ 58 4.3.2 .... Additional Protocols ........................................................................................................... 58 4.3.3 .... IPv4 and IPv6 Support ....................................................................................................... 58 4.4 ....... CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................... 58 4.4.1 .... AE Title/Presentation Address Mapping ............................................................................ 58 4.4.2 .... Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 59 5 .... MEDIA INTERCHANGE ........................................................................................................................ 61 5.1 ....... IMPLEMENTATION MODEL ................................................................................................... 61 5.1.1 .... Application Data Flow ........................................................................................................ 61 5.1.2 .... Functional Definition of AEs .............................................................................................. 61 5.1.3 .... Sequencing of Real-World Activities ................................................................................. 62 5.1.4 .... File Meta Information Options ........................................................................................... 62 5.2 ....... AE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 62 5.2.1 .... Offline-Media Application Entity Specification ................................................................... 62 5.2 ....... AUGMENTED AND PRIVATE APPLICATION PROFILES ..................................................... 65 5.3 ....... MEDIA CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................... 65 6 .... SUPPORT OF CHARACTER SETS ..................................................................................................... 66 7 .... SECURITY ............................................................................................................................................ 67 7.1 ....... ASSOCIATION LEVEL SECURITY ........................................................................................
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