adc compact interactive processing software user manual
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1. ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Switching the processing station off Caution Never switch the processing station off if you are in your application If you want to switch off the processing station always proceed as follows 1 Click Controller in the system main screen mis 2 204 GB 199806 5 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2 ES 2204B GB 199806 Click Stop user interface The processing station displays the Log out menu Logout Do you want to log out Click the Power Off button for a complete shut down of the processing station If you click the Log out button the system returns to the Log in prompt Logout Click the OK button to proceed ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Working with the Interactive Processing software A quick tour This quick tour guides you through the functions of the Interactive Processing Software you will use most of the time It will also make you familiar with the look and feel of the processing station thus providing an excellent introduction before you work your way through the remaining sections in this chapter This quick tour takes about 5 minutes to complete 1 The system displays the main browser screen An example of the b2. Exposure info This includes information on exposure deviation and exposure level s Exposure Info Exposure deviation Exposure 30 1 m Info on the cassette The information contained in this part of the Info screen relates to plate type cassette format and number and usage counter Info on the cassette Plate ty pe Cassette format Cassette number Usage counter 19 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Caution 2204B GB 199806 Image Data in this field includes pyramid name version numbers path status pixel matrix width and height Image Pyramid name Version numbers Status Image width Image height Processing info Data in this info field relates to processing date sensitometry invert option collimation MUSI contrast edge contrast latitude reduction noise reduction and default film size Processing Info Processing date Original processing Sensitometry Invert Collimation MUSI contrast Edge contrast Latitude reduction Noise reduction Default Filmsize Miscellaneous information Miscellanious info Hos pital Department Digitiser ID Digitizer name Creation date Id station You can use the Lock Unlock button to toggle the lock status of the image If an image is locked automatic deletion has no effect on the image You can lock a maximum of 10 images disk partition Locking an image does no
3. INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SOFTWARE USER MANUAL TABLE OF 5 MAIN FUNCTION OF THE PROCESSING STATION Interactive image processing Storage function of the processing station Components of the processing station SWITCHING THE PROCESSING STATION ON AND GETTING THE SYSTEM MAIN SCREEN Switching the processing station on Switching the processing station off ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2204B GB 199806 EN WORKING WITH THE INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SOFTWARE A quick tour 7 Working with the browser screen 13 General overview of the browser screen 13 Selecting and de selecting images 14 Selecting by criteria 14 Sorting images 15 Retrieving information about an image 16 Deleting a selected image 21 Printing a selected image 22 Sending images to review stations 31 Archiving images 35 Monitoring the status of the processing station 38 Managing messages 38 Opening a selected image 41 Locking Screen 42 Working with the Interactive Processing screen 43 Mirroring and rotating 45 Changing window and level 47 Using the Burn function 48 Applying a different sensitometry 49 Modifying individual processing parameters MUSICA 50 Storing new processing parameters 52 Changing examination data 53 Collimation border definition 54 Invert 62 Saving a modified image 63 Deleting an image 64 Printing 64 Zoom 65 Measuring histogram and intensity within a selected window 68 Measuring distance 68 2204
4. Mouse pad 2 2204B GB 199806 MM ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Switching the processing station on and getting the system main screen Normally the processing station may be left on day and night The processing station is equipped with a screen saver to prevent the screen from burning in when it is not used for a long period of time However if you need to move the processing station to a different location or if it has to be disconnected from the mains proceed as follows when switching the processing station on or off Switching the processing station on Proceed as follows to switch the processing station on 1 Put the main switch in the ON position The main switch is located on the back of the processing station close to the power supply cable The processing station performs its initialization procedure and asks your login name Welcome to Host Name Please enter your user name 2204B GB 199806 3 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2 your user name and press ENTER or click the OK button The processing station asks your password 3 Type your password and press ENTER or click the OK button The processing station automatically loads the application software and displays the system main screen 2204B GB 199806
5. EH Archive r J at A hank DEFAULT M LOWE De LAT The selected image is shown in the Archive window If you have selected more than one image you can click next or previous to go through the selection 3 Click Destination The processing station returns a list of destinations 4 Select a destination KI 22248 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 5 You have the following options m Click Archive if you want to send the current image Y Archive Click Archive all if you want to send the complete selection of images m Click Emerge if you want to assign priority to the current job Emerge Click Cancel if you want to leave the Archive window without sending an image The processing station returns the main screen Note Images can be archived both from within the Browser and Open mode seo4B GB 199806 37 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2204 199806 Monitoring the status of the processing station With the dynamic bar graph in the upper right corner of the browser screen you can monitor the status of the processing station D indicates the degree of occupation of the hard disk
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7. Ino hr on qu amp e cort failed Panic Message 3 Click the Cancel button Le 22048 GB 1998606 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 4 Ifyou have solved the problem and you want to delete the currently selected message from the queue click the Delete button Note As long as a panic message is not deleted it continues to pop up 5 Click the Cancel button Opening a selected image If you want to modify an image you first have to open it There are two ways to open an image double click the image from the browser screen select the image or multiple images then click Open 20 199806 41 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Locking Screen In order to forestall accidental erasure of data whenever the operator temporarily leaves the processing station the screen will turn blank and be locked automatically after a re configurable lapse of time The screen can also be locked interactively In order to lock the screen proceed as follows 1 Click the Controller menu 2 Click Lock Screen The processing station returns the following message In order to unlock the screen enter your password 2204B GB 199806
8. I indicates the current input rate O indicates the current output rate These three meters indicate the activity of the processor and of the incoming and outgoing images The input rate and output rate indicators show between zero and four jobs If there are more than four jobs the meter turns white The activity of the background module is indicated as well X indicates that the background is not running V alternating with indicates that the background is running Managing messages If the application wants to inform you on certain events conditions or problems it generates a message A window pops up displaying the message After you have read the message and clicked Cancel the message is put in the message queue Messages can have different priorities this is reflected in the status of the message The status of a message can be one of the following message A message with a message status is intended to notify the user of certain events ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software warning A Warning status informs the user about abnormal conditions panic message These messages inform the operator about failed operations To manage the message queue proceed as follows 1 From any screen click the button labelled message in the upper right corner Clicking this button opens a window with information about the oldest message with the highest priority An example of this window is shown belo
9. B GB 199806 M ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software SYSTEM MONITORING Disk management 70 Waste bin management 71 Input queue management 738 Output queue management 75 Setup 77 User menu management 82 Queues 83 Devices 85 TROUBLESHOOTING Automatic anticipation 86 General procedures in case of malfunctions 86 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PROCESSING STATION 90 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MONITORS 92 2 GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software iv 2204B GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Main function of the processing station Interactive image processing The processing station provides a powerful tool for interactive image processing It allows you to use the capabilities of the ADC Compact System such as Agfa s proprietary image processing software to their fullest extent It also allows you to correct any mistakes during identification of a cassette and to post process the image using the newly set parameters For example a given cassette is mistakenly identified as Spine whereas in reality it is a chest image As the signal level of the bone structures is different from the signal level of the lung tissue the printed image will not provide optimal information for the radiologist However the signal range of the digitized image the electronically stored image is much larger than the final print
10. LAR Lina ims i il AP VERI EXT HEEL CHILI Note You can deselect an image by clicking on it again or you can click Deselect to deselect all the currently selected images EP 22048 199806 M ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2 Click Send The processing station returns the following window A AGRA DEFALILT I CHERT GENERAL P The selected image is shown in the Send window If you have selected more than one image you can click next or previous to go through the selection 3 Click Destination M 2204B GB 199806 33 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software The processing station returns a list of destinations as is shown in the following picture The actual list of destinations might differ from the list in the example screen since the destination name is configurable Send Ici 3 INTJ ai 4 doe bed ENGS TL AGFA INTTI MAYS 4 m 5 Bini LJIHE LL TENI Mllo 4119599 lps SEBS CHES FIRES ouai DESI POR nee Wis eeu 1 Log 1 4 Select a destination 5 You have the following options m Click Send if you want to send the current image m Click Send all if yo
11. activated as the printer destination was initially configured to the Drystar 2000 DI 2000 printer lt gt tena p 23 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 4 Click a button from the next row to select the number of images to be printed on one film You can select One image on one film 1 0 layout Two images on one film 2 0 layout E Four images on one film 4 0 layout Note Image in this context is taken to mean whatever is exposed on the image plate of one cassette and that can be more than one image So when one cassette has two exposed images there is no point in selecting a 2 0 layout when printing PALME 22048 GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software The printer preview window on the screen below shows the selected options 14 x 17 film size and one image on one film The selected image in the printer browser is highlighted When up to 5 10 images are selected in the overview browser and you switch to the printer browser the first image shows up in the printer preview in a 1 0 layout 25 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software When 2 0 or 4 0 layout is selected up to 2 respectively 4 images appear in the printer preview and are highlighted in the overview browser window The printer browser is fully WYSIWYG visua
12. ct Interactive Processing Software Exmminatian 9 Click Submenu Depending on the examination type the processing station returns a list of examination sub types similar to the sample screen below Examination 2204B GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 10 Select a different sub type 11 Click OK The processing station post processes and displays the image instantaneously You are now ready to print the image 12 Click Print The processing station returns the following message 199806 WAR ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 13 Click Print The processing station transmits the image to the imager for printing The imager prints the image according to the default settings associated with the examination sub type you have selected in step 10 14 Click Select to go back to the main menu 1 2 2204B GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Working with the browser screen General overview of the browser screen The browser screen is reproduced in the sample screen below The browser screen displays the 18 most recently identified images the most recent image being located in the upper left corner of the screen Each image is displayed with th
13. e following default information the order in which the items are displayed is dependent on the Sort on selection patient name date and time of the identification examination type radiologist name M 2204B GB 199806 1 3 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2204 199806 Whenever an image is digitized in the Digitizer it is automatically stored in the processing station The standard processing station allows for short term storage of 190 images in total In an extended version the number of storable images is dependent on the total disk space available and can be increased considerably As more images are received by the processing station the oldest images will be deleted You can secure images against this automatic deletion with the lock feature Locked images are displayed with an icon that represents a closed lock For more information about this feature refer to the part Retrieving information about an image To display more images click Pg Down in the upper right corner of the Screen Selecting and de selecting images To perform an operation on an image such as printing sending or archiving an image you first have to select it You can select an image by just clicking on it A selected image appears on a white background You can deselect an image by clicking it again or you can click Deselect to de select all the currently selected images Selecting by criteria You can also u
14. e not to print the selected image s Sending images to review stations The IMPAX product line provides gateways transmit archive and review stations DICOM STORE optional and hardcopy printing DICOM PRINT standard for digital imaging The processing station features an interface software module to integrate ADC Compact and IMPAX You can interactively send 8 or 12 bit images to IMPAX modules using the DICOM protocol 8 bit images already have a Look up Table whereas 12 bit images are MUSICA processed with separate Look up Table To allow for fully fledged CR functionality also private elements have been defined Refer to the DICOM Conformance Statement For more information on the IMPAX product line consult your local Agfa sales organisation MM o4 GB 19980 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software If you want to send a processed image to an IMPAX review station proceed as follows 1 Select the image that you want to send to the review station The Send button becomes active Note You can select an image by just clicking on it A selected image appears on a white background You can select up to 10 images at a time The number of currently selected images is displayed next to the Sort on button The following picture shows a section of the main screen with one image selected Te kasa Ciri Teer Jeon DER OU H0 MH B 1815550 HI ibtHbo0 4938000 MERAL AP UPPER EXT HAVICU
15. ed image By selecting a different application you just highlight another region of the original digital image Merely editing the information in the processing station automatically post processes the image with the parameters suitable for lung images The ADC Compact Interactive Processing software enables you to make such corrections interactively and instantaneously and thus further reduce the number of re takes to an absolute minimum The Interactive Processing software is not designed for monitor diagnose as the contrast resolution of the local display function is limited Storage function of the processing station Each time the Digitizer has digitized an image it is sent automatically to the processing station using the DICOM communication protocol The processed image is then sent to the ADC Compact preview station to printers or networked Impax stations and temporarily stored in the processing station The standard processing station can store up to 190 images In an extended version the number of storable images is dependent on total disk space e g 2000 images As more images are received by the processing station the oldest images will be deleted Images can be protected i e locked from automatic removal T 2204B GB 199806 1 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Components of the processing station The illustration below shows the main components of the processing station Central Processing Unit
16. lising the 4 image composition in the printer preview the way it will be printed on film 5 Click a button from the next row to select the basic orientation of the image or image boxes You can choose between the portrait format Woo LI P 22248 GB 199806 M ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software or m the landscape format LI The screen below shows the selected printing options 11 x 14 film size two images on one film and vertically divided portrait format kE Cpr E Baek erer ema Bid iiie m m T PTTIIT PER ee LF 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 6 The next set of buttons determines which part of the actual film surface is used when a 1 on 1 reproduction needs to be printed You can choose either of the following two options Full size i e full film surface is printed on while preserving the aspect ratio or True size i e any cassette size is printed true size 210096 on all film sizes See standard film division table on pages 23 and ff in the ADC Compact System Overview Manual In a number of cases however for example when a 35 x 45 cm cassette size is printed on a 8 x 10 inch film size parts of the image will be clipped at all side
17. n image you can recover it by removing it from the waste bin This is explained in the section Waste bin management on pages 71 and following Remember that the waste bin is automatically and periodically cleaned when the system runs out of free disk space 2204 GB 199806 21 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Printing a selected image To print an image proceed as follows 1 Select the image you want to print 2 Click Print The processing station returns the print menu 2204B GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 3 Click a button from the top row to select the size of film you want to print onto Depending on the configuration of the printer destination and the printer you have the choice between 3 sizes 8x10inch m 11 x 14 inch 14x 17 inch The button of the film size and layout as selected by the ADC Compact ID Software is pressed automatically by default The printer destination as configured in the ID Station determines which size buttons can be selected The Scopix laser printers print on all three sizes Drystar 2000 only on 8 x 10 inch film size and the Drystar 3000 printer on 11 x 14 inch and 14 x 17 inch As a result only the size selection buttons that are relevant are selectable In the illustration below for example only the 8 x 10 film size button can be
18. nation This data includes information on identification date radiologist examination type and sub type body part laterality patient and cassette orientation exposure class etc Info on the examination Identification date Radiologist Examination ty pe Examination sub ty pe Body part Laterality Patient orientation Cassette orientation Exposure class Ris ID user info 2 user info3 user info 4 Comment The RIS ID the four User Info fields and Comment fields within the Info on the examination field are editable These fields are E RISID Comment 4 User info fields The User Info fields are freely configurable fields into which the user can put whatever he wants These fields can be mapped onto DICOM elements if this is desirable There follows a table showing the DICOM elements that can be mapped ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software dicom element Tag Awbue O 0008 1050 Performing physician s name 0008 1080 Admitting diagnosis 0010 1000 Other patient ID 0010 2160 Ethnic group 0010 2180 Patient occupation 0010 21B0 Additional patient history 0018 0010 Contrast bolus agent 0018 1041 Contrast bolus volume 0018 1044 Contrast bolus total dose 0018 0060 KVP 0018 1110 Distance source detector 0018 1152 Exposure mAs 0018 1111 Distance source patient 0038 0300 Current patient location 0018 1160 Filter type 0018 1180 Collimator grid name 0010 1020 Patient size 0010 1030 Patient weight
19. pact Interactive Processing Software Digitizer ID User Info i e four user configurable data fields Sent You can also use the Sort on button in combination with the selection criteria mentioned in the previous sub section Retrieving information about an image To retrieve information about a selected image click the i button The processing station returns the information screen which is similar to the screens shown below iy paan a manus ri iiia m pro 2204B GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software LI ee By clicking the More button which acts as a toggle button you can request information about the following subjects m Info on the patient These are the patient demographics which are entered during identification of the cassette such as patient name birth date sex and patient ID Info on the patient Patient name Peterson Patient first name Gert Birthdate 010171900 Sex M F O M Patient ID 20056 2204 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 2204 199806 The highlighted fields within the patient field are editable These fields patient name patient first name birth date sex Patient ID These are the same fields as the fields in the identification screen of the ID Station Info on the exami
20. rowser screen is displayed below Keine i viII 2 199806 7 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software By default the screen displays the most recently identified image in the upper left corner 2 Double click the most recently identified image i e the image in the upper left corner of the screen You can also select the image using the mouse and then click Open The processing station displays the image as follows 3 Click W L Burn wi Default 2204B GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 4 Move the mouse to alter the contrast and intensity levels of the image How mouse movement affects image intensity and contrast is illustrated in the diagram below Image darker More contrast Less contrast Image lighter 5 Click the mouse button to freeze the image 6 Ifyou wish to print the edited image go directly to step 12 in this procedure then continue with step 7 7 Click Default to revert to the original W L settings Imagine that the currently displayed image was wrongly identified during identification In the next step you will learn how to change the examination sub type 8 Click Examination The processing station returns the Examination menu and displays the settings that were entered during identification on the ID Station 22 GB 199806 ADC Compa
21. s of the image PO 22048 199806 M ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software In the following screen a 14 x 17 size has been selected in a 1 0 portrait format As the True Size button has been clicked the image will be printed and is shown on the printer preview on a 10096 scale or smaller iam maru eren 29 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software In the next screen the Full Size option has been selected When printing this image the full film 14 x 17 will be completely filled thus magnifying the image Note When you wish to clear the printer preview window click the clear button 7 In case you wish to assign the image to be printed the highest priority in the printing queue click the Emergency button KIM 22248 GB 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 8 Select the number of copies by clicking the More respectively Fewer button next to the Number of copies field at the top right corner of the printer browser menu or change the number of copies using the keyboard 9 Select Printer Printer 10 Click Print Or click Cancel if you decid
22. se selection criteria The following criteria are available by identification date by patient ID by patient name by patient last name by radiologist by examination type by examination subtype ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software by RIS ID by Digitizer ID by User Info i e four user configurable data fields Sent You can configure four criteria from this list For an explanation on how to configure the selection criteria we refer to the section Setup on page 77 Each of the selected criteria has a matching button in the upper left corner of the screen When no selection is entered all images appear on the screen on several successive pages Example If you click Patient name then select a given patient from the menu the screen will display images of this patient only You can also combine selection criteria e g you may want to select the images of one examination type from a given date The images that appear on the screen all fulfil those four conditions If a button is marked with an asterisk it means that this selection criterion is inactive Sorting images The default sort algorithm puts the most recently identified images at the head of the list However you can change this order by clicking the Sort on button You have 8 possibilities to sort on identification date patient name radiologist examination patient ID RIS ID 2 GB 199806 1 5 ADC Com
23. t prevent the image from being deleted by a user ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software If you have selected more than one image you can pass on directly to the information screen of the following image by clicking the Next button Click Update to effectively implement the changes you made If you have selected multiple images you can click All to update all selected images at once Click Cancel to return to the browser screen without implementing the changes Deleting a selected image To delete a selected image click the Delete button Note The processing station returns the delete submenu displaying the first selected image and 3 additional buttons Delete If you click this button the originaly selected image will be deleted from the system All If you click this button all selected images will be deleted Previous next If you click this button the next image is displayed provided you selected more than one image before you clicked Delete When you double click the Delete button the selected image will be deleted without the processing station returning the delete submenu described above Whenever you are going to delete a raw image the following message appears Are you sure to delete the last reference to this i mage Click Cancel to leave the delete submenu without deleting images Deleted images are stored in the waste bin If you have accidentally deleted a
24. u want to send the complete selection of images Click Emerge if you want to assign priority to the current job ELE 22048 199806 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Click Cancel if you want to leave the Send window without sending an image The processing station returns the main screen Note Images can be sent both from within the Browser and Open mode Archiving images If you want to archive a processed image proceed as follows 1 Select the image that you want to archive The Archive button becomes active You can select an image by just clicking on it A selected image appears on a white background You can select a maximum of 10 images at a time The number of currently selected images is displayed next to the Sort on button The following picture shows a section of the main screen with one image selected Combos beg pressing Cyn na Diaa iiai H CUDNI HHE DILIUL as LPP EXT EXTHEEIE LERCI M 2204B GB 199806 35 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software Note You can deselect an image by clicking on it again or you can click Deselect to deselect all the currently selected images 2 Click Archive The processing station returns the following window
25. w us Panic Message Transmission error in job 68 Possibly memory allocation error Patient Harisson Christina Hadielaogist AGRA DEF AULT Try again later When ino change Reset Background in controller menu Call service if problem persists send dieom 0x03008414 1 3 IEEE 1524214 Frequency 1 iD Goa The following information can be displayed description of the message and the status message warning or panic 8 a possible solution m the application that has generated the message date and time the message was generated frequency M 2204B GB 199806 39 ADC Compact Interactive Processing Software 8 message ID number the number of messages as well as the position of the currently selected message in the queue are also displayed e g 2 2 means that this message is the second out of two If the problem persists and you contact your Agfa service engineer be sure that you have this information at hand 2 You have the following options m Click Previous to view the message that comes before the currently selected message in the queue m Click Next to view the message that comes after the currently selected message in the queue Click View to pop up a window that lists all messages in the queue This window looks similar to the following one i o 1 Contest STATES Frequency error in jon 68 Panic Messeng trial error Panic Messe d
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