Table 1.

DIMSE Services.

Name	Group	Type	Description
C-STORE	DIMSE-C	operation	It allows SCU to send a Composite SOP instance to an SCP, for SCP to store it
C-GET	DIMSE-C	operation	It allows SCU to fetch one or more Composite SOP instances from an SCP, based upon the attributes supplied by the SCU
C-MOVE	DIMSE-C	operation	It allows SCU to move one or more Composite SOP instances from an SCP, to a third party AE (often SCU itself), based upon the attributes supplied by the SCU
C-FIND	DIMSE-C	operation	It allows SCU to send attribute string that is matched against the attributes of SOP instances managed by the SCP. SCP returns for each match a list of requested attributes and their values.
C-ECHO	DIMSE-C	operation	It allows SCU to verify end-to-end communications with an SCP
N-EVENT-REPORT	DIMSE-N	notification	It allows SCU to report an event about a SOP instance to an SCP
N-GET	DIMSE-N	operation	It allows SCU to request the retrieval of information from an SCP
N-SET	DIMSE-N	operation	It allows SCU to request the modification of information by an SCP
N-ACTION	DIMSE-N	operation	It allows SCU to request an SCP to perform an action
N-CREATE	DIMSE-N	operation	It allows SCU to request an SCP to create an instance of a SOP Class
N-DELETE	DIMSE-N	operation	It allows SCU to request an SCP to delete an instance of a SOP Class