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Create a new study

viewer.studies.create(StudyCreateParams**kwargs) -> StudyCreateResponse
post/v1/viewer/studies

Creates a new study in the Viewer system with the specified DICOM Study Instance UID and metadata. The study can be optionally assigned to a user.

ParametersExpand Collapse
severity: Literal["normal", "high", "stat"]

Priority level of the study. 'normal' for routine, 'high' for urgent, 'stat' for immediate attention

Accepts one of the following:
"normal"
"high"
"stat"
study_description: str

Description of the study/scan (e.g., 'Brain MRI with Contrast', 'Chest CT')

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study_instance_uid: str

DICOM Study Instance UID. Must be a valid DICOM UID format (e.g., '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2')

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assigned_to: Optional[str]

User ID to assign the study to. Format: usr_{32-hex-chars}

metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]]

Custom key-value metadata for the study. Maximum 50 pairs, keys up to 100 chars, values up to 1000 chars

org_id: Optional[str]

Organization ID for the study. Format: org_{32-hex-chars}

ReturnsExpand Collapse
class StudyCreateResponse:

A study entity in the Viewer system with viewing status

cancelled_at: Optional[datetime]

Timestamp when the study was cancelled, null if not cancelled

formatdate-time
created_at: Optional[datetime]

Timestamp when the study was created

formatdate-time
is_cancelled: bool

Whether the study has been cancelled

severity: Literal["normal", "high", "stat"]

Priority level of the study. 'normal' for routine, 'high' for urgent, 'stat' for immediate attention

Accepts one of the following:
"normal"
"high"
"stat"
study_description: str

Description of the study/scan (e.g., 'Brain MRI with Contrast', 'Chest CT')

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study_id: str

Unique study identifier. Format: stu_{32-hex-chars}

study_instance_uid: str

DICOM Study Instance UID. Must be a valid DICOM UID format (e.g., '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2')

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study_viewer_status: Literal["incomplete", "complete"]
Accepts one of the following:
"incomplete"
"complete"
updated_at: Optional[datetime]

Timestamp when the study was last updated

formatdate-time
assigned_to: Optional[UserReference]

A reference to a user with basic identifying information

email: str

User's email address

user_id: str

Unique user identifier. Format: usr_{32-hex-chars}

first_name: Optional[str]

User's first name

last_name: Optional[str]

User's last name

middle_name: Optional[str]

User's middle name

suffix1: Optional[str]

Name suffix (e.g., 'MD', 'Jr.')

suffix2: Optional[str]

Additional name suffix

created_by_api_key: Optional[APIKeyReference]

A reference to an API key with basic identifying information

api_key_id: str

Unique API key identifier (UUIDv4 format)

formatuuid
description: str

Human-readable description of the API key

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is_viewer_enabled: Optional[bool]

Whether this API key has access to the Viewer product

created_by_user: Optional[UserReference]

A reference to a user with basic identifying information

email: str

User's email address

user_id: str

Unique user identifier. Format: usr_{32-hex-chars}

first_name: Optional[str]

User's first name

last_name: Optional[str]

User's last name

middle_name: Optional[str]

User's middle name

suffix1: Optional[str]

Name suffix (e.g., 'MD', 'Jr.')

suffix2: Optional[str]

Additional name suffix

metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]]

Custom key-value metadata for the study. Maximum 50 pairs, keys up to 100 chars, values up to 1000 chars

org: Optional[OrgReference]

A reference to an organization with basic identifying information

org_id: str

Unique organization identifier. Format: org_{32-hex-chars}

org_name: str

Name of the organization

minLength1
Create a new study
import os
from avara import Avara

client = Avara(
    api_key=os.environ.get("AVARA_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
study = client.viewer.studies.create(
    severity="high",
    study_description="CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis",
    study_instance_uid="1.2.840.113619.2.55.3.604688119.868.1234567890.123",
)
print(study.study_instance_uid)
{
  "cancelledAt": null,
  "createdAt": "2024-03-15T10:30:00Z",
  "isCancelled": false,
  "severity": "high",
  "studyDescription": "CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis",
  "studyId": "stu_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "studyInstanceUid": "1.2.840.113619.2.55.3.604688119.868.1234567890.123",
  "studyViewerStatus": "incomplete",
  "updatedAt": "2024-03-15T14:20:00Z",
  "assignedTo": {
    "email": "dr.smith@radiology.com",
    "userId": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "middleName": "Robert",
    "suffix1": "MD",
    "suffix2": "FACR"
  },
  "createdByApiKey": {
    "apiKeyId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "description": "Production API Key",
    "isViewerEnabled": true
  },
  "createdByUser": {
    "email": "dr.smith@radiology.com",
    "userId": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "middleName": "Robert",
    "suffix1": "MD",
    "suffix2": "FACR"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "department": "radiology",
    "priority": "urgent"
  },
  "org": {
    "orgId": "org_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "orgName": "City Medical Center"
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "cancelledAt": null,
  "createdAt": "2024-03-15T10:30:00Z",
  "isCancelled": false,
  "severity": "high",
  "studyDescription": "CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis",
  "studyId": "stu_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "studyInstanceUid": "1.2.840.113619.2.55.3.604688119.868.1234567890.123",
  "studyViewerStatus": "incomplete",
  "updatedAt": "2024-03-15T14:20:00Z",
  "assignedTo": {
    "email": "dr.smith@radiology.com",
    "userId": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "middleName": "Robert",
    "suffix1": "MD",
    "suffix2": "FACR"
  },
  "createdByApiKey": {
    "apiKeyId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "description": "Production API Key",
    "isViewerEnabled": true
  },
  "createdByUser": {
    "email": "dr.smith@radiology.com",
    "userId": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "middleName": "Robert",
    "suffix1": "MD",
    "suffix2": "FACR"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "department": "radiology",
    "priority": "urgent"
  },
  "org": {
    "orgId": "org_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "orgName": "City Medical Center"
  }
}