APPLICATION ENTITY TITLE (2006.588)    FILE (1)

Name Value
NAME APPLICATION ENTITY TITLE
DESCRIPTION
The APPLICATION ENTITY TITLE file (2006.588) is used to map Application Entity Titles to aliases and descriptive names.  It is built from the entries in AETITLE.DIC.
descriptive name, which help to identify it better.  In this case, if the SCU's Called Application Entity 
Title is one that is defined in the SCP_LIST.DIC, the entry in the APPLICATION ENTITY TITLE file is optional.
 
The APPLICATION ENTITY TITLE file is used for two purposes.  When a DICOM Service Class 
User (SCU) negotiates an association with VistA, it may present a Called Application Entity Title that is 
different than one defined in the SCP_LIST.DIC.  The APPLICATION ENTITY TITLE file may 
contain an entry for the SCU's Called Application Entity Title that maps it to one that is defined in 
SCP_LIST.DIC. This is required in order for the association to be accepted.
 
The second purpose is to provide a mapping from the SCU's Calling Application Entity Title to a more