The Main menu is shown in Fig. 1.2 (highlighted in red).
The main menu includes several items.
1.1.1 File
The File menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Study list opens a new tab in the program window;
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Preview opens the image preview tab for printing on paper;
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DICOM preview opens the image preview tab for DICOM printing;
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Page layout opens the settings for printing on paper;
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Print opens the system dialog for printing on paper;
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Exit shuts down the program.
1.1.2 Network
The Network main menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Network status...;
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Servers...;
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Services...;
- DICOM printer setup...
For details on how to work with the network, see Chapter 12.
The DICOM printer settings are described in Chapter 17.
1.1.3 Storage
The Storage main menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Storage status...;
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Check storage...;
- Clear storage...
For details on how to work with the storage, see Chapter 13.
1.1.4 View
The View main menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Image viewer;
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Volume reconstruction;
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MPR reconstruction;
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Vessel Analysis(ADD);
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Coronary Artery Analysis(ADD);
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Virtual endoscopy(PRO);
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Series fusion(PRO);
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PET Analysis(ADD);
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AI(ADD) (Artificial Intelligence);
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Open pdf document;
- ECG viewer.
If a sub-item name is displayed in grey, it means that the command is unavailable for the selected
study. If all sub-item names are displayed in grey, it means that no study has been selected from the
study panel. Section 1.5 describes how to select studies. Three display modes are available for each
sub-item
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Display at monitor 1 opens images in a new tab;
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Display as a window opens images in a separate window;
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Show fullscreen opens images in the full screen mode. To exit the full screen mode,
press Esc or F11 on the keyboard.
If the DICOM Viewer is set up for working with two displays, and/or if the screen is split,
there are up to four options for displaying a tab.The monitor settings are described in
Section 15.3.
1.1.5 Studies
The Studies main menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Open DICOM CD/DVD;
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Scan DICOM folder;
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Search;
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Download selected studies to the local file storage;
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Upload selected studies to the remote server;
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Add selected studies to the Local Storage;
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Remove selected studies from the Local Storage;
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Add the selected studies to the DICOM CD/DVD disk creator;
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Save studies list to the folder;
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Create anonymized copies of the selected studies (see Section 16.3);
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Export study list to CSV (see Section:Study Panel);
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Edit patient name (see Section 1.9.3);
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Edit description (see Section 1.9.3).
For details on how to select data source, see Section 1.5. Sub-items Server search and Local
storage search are available for the sub-item Search.
For details on how to work with studies, see Section 1.11.
1.1.6 Series
The Series main menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Download selected series to the local file storage;
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Upload selected series to the remote server;
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Add selected series to the Local Storage;
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Remove selected series from the Local Storage;
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Add the selected series to the DICOM CD/DVD disk creator;
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Create uncompressed copy of series (see Section 1.13);
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Create anonymized copy of series (see section 16.3);
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Sort.
Sub-items Sort by description and Sort by time are available for the sub-item
Sort.
For details on how to work with series, see Section 1.11.
1.1.7 Options
The Settings main menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Parameters;
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Export settings;
- Import settings.
The DICOM Viewer settings are described in Chapter 15.
1.1.8 Help
The Help menu item contains the following sub-items:
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Contents... opens the Help System;
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License... opens a window to enter the license key;
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License from file... opens a window to load a trial version activation key file;
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About... displays a window with the information about the DICOM Viewer.
The Help System is described in Chapter 19.