Dicom (Optional); Prerequisite; Dicom Licensing/Activation - biodex ATOMLAB 960 Operation And Service Manual

10. DICOM (optional)

DICOM — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine is the international standard for
medical images and related information. It defines the formats for medical images that can be
exchanged with the data and quality necessary for clinical use.
Patient information that is created in the DICOM system can be downloaded/ added from
DICOM system to the Atomlab 960 software. Once its available to the Atomlab 960 software,
the thyroid uptake operation can be performed and the test result can be uploaded/ sent back
to the DICOM system.
The following describes the setup procedure as well as how to use DICOM with Atomlab 960
software.

Prerequisite:

1. This Flat Panel PC will have to be connected to a Hospital/Facility Network
(preferably wired connection).
2. This machine will require an IP address.
Once connection is established and connected to the network, the following steps are required
for Atomlab 960 software:
a. DICOM Licensing/ Activation
b. DICOM Setup/ Configuration
NOTE: We used some mock values for licensing/ server setup configuration for this document.
Screen values may not match with the actual customer values/entry.

DICOM Licensing/Activation

The user must purchase a software license (Part #187-146) for DICOM from Biodex to activate
the DICOM features on Atomlab 960 software. This is a one time process.
Steps:
1. From the Atomlab 960 software home screen, click on <Utilities> System Setup. It will
display a tab based screen. Go to "DICOM" tab. Initially, there will be only one button
<Activate DICOM Features>.
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