How to Query and Retrieve Studies from a PACS Server
Before you can burn or copy anything, you need to pull the study off your PACS. DICOM Burner uses standard DICOM networking — C-ECHO, C-FIND, C-MOVE, and C-GET — so it works with any standards-compliant PACS server. This guide covers adding a PACS node and running your first query and retrieve, for free.
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Open PACS node configuration
From the main menu choose Options > PACS Nodes to open the DICOM server configuration window.
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Add your PACS server details
Click Add, then enter the server name, host/IP address, and port (commonly 104 or 11112), the Called AE Title (the PACS server's AE title) and Calling AE Title (your own), and a Move Destination AE Title if you'll use C-MOVE.
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Choose a retrieval method
Select C-GET for a direct, simpler transfer, or C-MOVE (which routes studies back through DICOM Burner's built-in Storage SCP) for compatibility with older or stricter PACS systems. You can set this per server.
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Test the connection
Click Test Connection to send a C-ECHO and confirm the server is reachable and the AE titles are correct, then Save.
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Run a query
Back on the main window, pick your PACS server and enter any combination of patient name, patient ID, modality, and study date range, then click Search Studies to send a C-FIND. Leave fields blank to search broadly — DICOM Burner asks you to confirm before running a completely unfiltered query.
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Retrieve the study
Tick the studies you want and click Download Selected. DICOM Burner retrieves them via C-MOVE or C-GET into your local library, ready to burn to disc, copy to USB, or save as an ISO.
With the study in your local library, you're ready to create media. See the guides on burning to CD/DVD or copying to USB for the next step.