SMART Imaging Access
0.1.0 - ci-build
SMART Imaging Access
0.1.0 - ci-build
SMART Imaging Access, published by Argonaut Project. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/argonautproject/smart-imaging/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Draft as of 2026-08-21 |
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"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CapabilityStatement smart-imaging-server</b></p><a name=\"smart-imaging-server\"> </a><a name=\"hcsmart-imaging-server\"> </a><h2 id=\"title\">SMART Imaging Access Server</h2><ul><li>Implementation Guide Version: 0.1.0 </li><li>FHIR Version: 4.0.1 </li><li>Supported Formats: <code>json</code></li><li>Published on: 2026-08-21 </li><li>Published by: Argonaut Project </li></ul><blockquote class=\"impl-note\"><p><strong>Note to Implementers: FHIR Capabilities</strong></p><p>Any FHIR capability may be 'allowed' by the system unless explicitly marked as 'SHALL NOT'. A few items are marked as MAY in the Implementation Guide to highlight their potential relevance to the use case.</p></blockquote><h2 id=\"rest\">FHIR RESTful Capabilities</h2><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 id=\"mode1\" class=\"panel-title\">Mode: <code>server</code></h3></div><div class=\"panel-body\"><div class=\"lead\"><em>Security</em></div><blockquote><div><p>Requests carry a SMART on FHIR access token issued by the Authorization Server configured for the deployment. The Imaging Server validates the token (for example, via SMART Token Introspection) and enforces patient context and scopes.</p>\n</div></blockquote></div></div><h3 id=\"resourcesCap1\">Capabilities by Resource/Profile</h3><h4 id=\"resourcesSummary1\">Summary</h4><p>The summary table lists the resources that are part of this configuration, and for each resource it lists:</p><ul><li>The relevant profiles (if any)</li><li>The interactions supported by each resource (<b><span class=\"bg-info\">R</span></b>ead, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">S</span></b>earch, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">U</span></b>pdate, and <b><span class=\"bg-info\">C</span></b>reate, are always shown, while <b><span class=\"bg-info\">VR</span></b>ead, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">P</span></b>atch, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">D</span></b>elete, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">H</span></b>istory on <b><span class=\"bg-info\">I</span></b>nstance, or <b><span class=\"bg-info\">H</span></b>istory on <b><span class=\"bg-info\">T</span></b>ype are only present if at least one of the resources has support for them.</li><li><span>The required, recommended, and some optional search parameters (if any). </span></li><li>The linked resources enabled for <code>_include</code></li><li>The other resources enabled for <code>_revinclude</code></li><li>The operations on the resource (if any)</li></ul><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\"><thead><tr><th><b>Resource Type</b></th><th><b>Profile</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"GET a resource (read interaction)\">R</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"GET all set of resources of the type (search interaction)\">S</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"PUT a new resource version (update interaction)\">U</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"POST a new resource (create interaction)\">C</b></th><th><b title=\"Required and recommended search parameters\">Searches</b></th><th><code><b>_include</b></code></th><th><code><b>_revinclude</b></code></th><th><b>Operations</b></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"#ImagingStudy1-1\">ImagingStudy</a></td><td>Supported Profiles<br/>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"StructureDefinition-smart-imaging-study.html\">SMART ImagingStudy</a></td><td class=\"text-center\"/><td class=\"text-center\">y</td><td class=\"text-center\"/><td class=\"text-center\"/><td>patient, identifier, _lastUpdated</td><td><code>ImagingStudy:endpoint</code></td><td/><td/></tr></tbody></table></div><hr/><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"ImagingStudy1-1\" class=\"panel-title\"><span style=\"float: right;\">Resource Conformance: unspecified </span>ImagingStudy</h4></div><div class=\"panel-body\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-4\"><span class=\"lead\">Core FHIR Resource</span><br/><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/imagingstudy.html\">ImagingStudy</a></div><div class=\"col-lg-4\"><span class=\"lead\">Reference Policy</span><br/></div><div class=\"col-lg-4\"><span class=\"lead\">Interaction summary</span><br/><ul><li>Supports <code>search-type</code>.</li></ul></div></div><p/><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-6\"><span class=\"lead\">Supported Profiles</span><p><a href=\"StructureDefinition-smart-imaging-study.html\">SMART ImagingStudy</a></p></div></div><p/><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><span class=\"lead\">Documentation</span><blockquote><div><p>The server SHALL support searching ImagingStudy by patient, alone and in\ncombination with <code>_lastUpdated</code> and <code>identifier</code> (a DICOM Study Instance UID\nin <code>urn:oid:...</code> form). The server SHALL support <code>_include=ImagingStudy:endpoint</code>\nso apps receive the WADO-RS Endpoint for each study, whether contained or external.</p>\n<p>If results are not yet available (for example, the server is querying an\nunderlying PACS), the server MAY respond <code>503</code> with a <code>Retry-After</code> header;\nthe app retries after the indicated number of seconds.</p>\n</div></blockquote></div></div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-7\"><span class=\"lead\">Search Parameters</span><table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\"><thead><tr><th>Conformance</th><th>Parameter</th><th>Type</th><th>Documentation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><b>SHALL</b></td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/imagingstudy.html#search\">patient</a></td><td><code>reference</code></td><td><div><p>The patient whose studies are requested. 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