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Create a new study

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.

Body ParametersExpand Collapse
severity: "normal" or "high" or "stat"

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

Accepts one of the following:
"normal"
"high"
"stat"
studyDescription: string

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

minLength1
studyInstanceUid: string

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

minLength1
assignedTo: optional string

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

metadata: optional map[string]

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

orgId: optional string

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

ReturnsExpand Collapse
cancelledAt: string

Timestamp when the study was cancelled, null if not cancelled

formatdate-time
createdAt: string

Timestamp when the study was created

formatdate-time
isCancelled: boolean

Whether the study has been cancelled

severity: "normal" or "high" or "stat"

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

Accepts one of the following:
"normal"
"high"
"stat"
studyDescription: string

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

minLength1
studyId: string

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

studyInstanceUid: string

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

minLength1
studyViewerStatus: "incomplete" or "complete"
Accepts one of the following:
"incomplete"
"complete"
updatedAt: string

Timestamp when the study was last updated

formatdate-time
assignedTo: optional UserReference { email, userId, firstName, 4 more }

A reference to a user with basic identifying information

email: string

User's email address

userId: string

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

firstName: optional string

User's first name

lastName: optional string

User's last name

middleName: optional string

User's middle name

suffix1: optional string

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

suffix2: optional string

Additional name suffix

createdByApiKey: optional APIKeyReference { apiKeyId, description, isViewerEnabled }

A reference to an API key with basic identifying information

apiKeyId: string

Unique API key identifier (UUIDv4 format)

formatuuid
description: string

Human-readable description of the API key

minLength1
isViewerEnabled: optional boolean

Whether this API key has access to the Viewer product

createdByUser: optional UserReference { email, userId, firstName, 4 more }

A reference to a user with basic identifying information

email: string

User's email address

userId: string

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

firstName: optional string

User's first name

lastName: optional string

User's last name

middleName: optional string

User's middle name

suffix1: optional string

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

suffix2: optional string

Additional name suffix

metadata: optional map[string]

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

org: optional OrgReference { orgId, orgName }

A reference to an organization with basic identifying information

orgId: string

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

orgName: string

Name of the organization

minLength1
Create a new study
curl https://api.avarasoftware.com/v1/viewer/studies \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $AVARA_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "severity": "high",
          "studyDescription": "CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis",
          "studyInstanceUid": "1.2.840.113619.2.55.3.604688119.868.1234567890.123",
          "assignedTo": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
          "metadata": {
            "department": "radiology",
            "priority": "urgent"
          },
          "orgId": "org_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"
        }'
{
  "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"
  }
}