Common failure: Worklist query succeeded, but no patient is shown........34 Common failure: Printing succeeded but the film is blank ............ 35 Common Failure: Verification of connecting DICOM printer is succeed but printing is failed 35 Common Failure: Printed image is too small ................ 35...
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3.10 Common Failure: Query is succeeded, but retrieve is failed, with the prompting that the remote server is wrong ......................36 3.11 Common Failure: Error messages in DICOM Task Management ......... 37 3.11.1 Association aborts......................37 3.11.2 Network error: Socket sending error................38 3.12 Print Service Examples ......................
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The chapter is confined to the preset, connection verification and DICOM services of the DICOM-configured ultrasound machine, not including SCP configurations like PACS/RIS/HIS. The DICOM package is optional, so the description here is only applicable for the system configured with the DICOM package. This system supports the following DICOM functions:...
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Preset Local TCP/IP Preset To open the Local TCP/IP screen: 1. Press <F10> key to show the Setup menu. Move the cursor onto [Network Preset] to show the submenu. 2. Navigate to select [Local TCP/IP] to open the screen, you can preset the parameters,...
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Note:IP address can‘t be the same as other IP of LAN, otherwise it will affect DICOM performance. DICOM Local 1. Press <F10> to enter into Setup menu, and select [Network Preset] -> [DICOM Local]. 2. After entering into DICOM Local preset screen, you can preset the parameters, as...
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System DICOM Server The DICOM Server screen is used to add or delete DICOM servers, or set IP address for the DICOM server. To open the DICOM Server screen: 1. Press <F10> key to show the Setup menu. Move the cursor onto the [Network Preset] item to show the submenu.
Figure 4 DICOM Storage Preset Screen The main parameters of DICOM Storage are described as below: Name Description After you set the server (s) in DICOM Server screen, the name (s) Devices will appear in the drop-down list, select the name of the storage server.
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“on” state or not, if they do so, will be coded by 24bit, else 8bit. Gray means the images sent from system to server will be coded by 8bit.The images will contain DICOM tags window center (0028, 1050) and window width (0028, 1051) if they are coded by 8bit.
Figure 5 DICOM Storage Preset Screen The main parameters of DICOM Print are described as below: Name Description After you set the server (s) in DICOM Server screen, the name (s) Devices will appear in the drop-down list, select the name of the print server.
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[Update] to update the item in the service Update list.。 Click to verify if the two DICOM application entities are normally Verify connected. Select an item in the service list, click [Default] and you can see “Y”...
Figure 6 DICOM Worklist Preset Screen The main parameters of DICOM Worklist are described as below: Name Description After you set the server (s) in DICOM Server screen, the name (s) Devices will appear in the drop-down list, select the name of the Worklist server.
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[Update] to update the item in the service list. Delete Click to delete the selected service in the service list. Click to verify if the two DICOM application entities are normally Verify connected. Select an item in the service list, click [Default] and you can see “Y”...
The main parameters of DICOM MPPS are described as below: Name Description After you set the server (s) in DICOM Server screen, the name (s) will Devices appear in the drop-down list, select the name of the MPPS server. Service name Default is xxx-Worklist, user-changeable.
Figure 8 Storage Commitment Preset Screen The main parameters of storage commitment are described as below: Name Description After you set the server (s) in DICOM Server Preset screen, the Devices name (s) will appear in the drop-down list, select the name of the server.
[Update] to update the item in the service list. Delete Click to delete the selected service in the service list. Click to verify if the two DICOM application entities are normally Verify connected. Select an item in the service list, click [Default] and you can see Default “Y”...
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The main parameters of are described as below: Query/Retrieve Name Description After you set the server (s) in DICOM Server Preset screen, the name Devices (s) will appear in the drop-down list, select the name of the storage commitment server. Service Default is xxx-SC, user-changeable.
Static image and Cine file Batch transfer means multiple exam records can be selected and sent for storage with one DICOM task for each exam. Multiple files in one exam will be sent in one DICOM connection. The auto send function can be triggered by:...
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Figure 10 iStation Screen. Figure 10 iStation Screen 4. Click [Send To] to pop up the [Send To] dialog box, select the remote DICOM Server, click [OK] to send, as shown in Figure 11. Figure 11 DICOM Send To Screen...
Figure 12. Figure 12 Task Management 2.2.2 Send to DICOM Storage Automatically Function paths of sending image to DICOM storage and sending images by user-defined key after ending exam automatically: A. Send Image after end exam: Steps: 1.
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DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Figure 13 Send Image after End Exam 2. In Storage Preset -> DICOM Service, set the default storage server (one or more). 3. When pressing <End Exam> with the current exam being active, all images (and SR) of the current exam are sent to the default DICOM storage server.
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DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Figure 14 Send Image to DICOM Storage 2. In Storage Preset -> DICOM Service, set the default Storage server (one or more). 3. If <Save> on control panel is preset as saving single-frame image, the system will save and send a single-frame image to remote DICOM storage when <Save>...
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DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Figure 15 Send to DICOM Storage by User-defined Key 2. In Storage Preset -> DICOM Service, set the default storage server (one or more). 3. In current exam, press <F5> (according to the user preset), the system will save and send a single-frame image to remote DICOM storage automatically.
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Figure 16 Save as DCM Format 2.2.3 Common Reasons of Failure and Troubleshooting Failure: The server disconnects to the system automatically. Potential Reasons: The storage service of connected server cannot support JPEG compression, while which is selected in storage service in the system.
Batch transfer means multiple exam records can be selected and sent for printing with one DICOM task for each exam. Multiple files in one exam will be sent in one DICOM connection. The auto send function can be triggered by (Presettable):...
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DICOM print server. Send to DICOM print when saving the file In System Preset -> General, select “Send Image to DICOM Printer”, as shown in Figure 14. In Network Preset -> DICOM Service, set the default print server.
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System DICOM WorkList The user can set query conditions when finding exam record(s) from the RIS or other Worklist server, and import the patient information selected in the query result. Steps: Press < Patient > to open the Patient Info screen.
WorkList screen if a default WorkList Server is set. Check the DICOM preset and network connection if a query error occurs. MPPS MPPS is to send the states information of exams to the configured server. Thus the exam states can be known and edited by other systems.
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Storage Commitment Storage commitment is to ensure that the image data will be stored into the server correctly. Prerequisite: a default Storage Commitment server is needed, and a relative storage server must be set. Steps: 1.
The system provides SRs in gynecology, obstetric, cardiac and vascular exams that specified in the DICOM standard. The SR not only can be sent alone to a DICOM server, but also can be sent along with an exam record that has image(s) saved. The type of SR to be sent is determined by the application region of the exam: Send obstetric SR: gynecology and obstetrics exam;...
Select “Enable Structured Reporting” in DICOM Storage Preset, as shown in Figure 22 DICOM Storage Preset Screen. The procedures are shown in “2.2 DICOM Storage”. You can send the SR alone when the exam has no image. Note: DICOM media storage supports storing SR alone.
Figure below. Figure 23 DICOM Format Backup Click [OK], to backup the image in current exam to the external media in DICOM format If the backup is succeeded, [Backup] in the iStation screen will be marked with √;...
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DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Task in progress, the icon indicates in green. No task is in progress with failed task exists, the icon indicates in yellow. No task is in progress without failed task, the icon is...
Check the networks normally; Check the DICOM Conformance Statement if the SCP is supported; Enable the SCP service referring to the Server Manual or DICOM Conformance Statement. If the verification is still failed after all above steps and the operating system is Windows, please add the server program and the port to the “Exceptions”...
Troubleshooting: Select “uncompressed” in DICOM Service -> Storage; Set the correct local AE_TITLE and server AE_TITLE on local device according to the DICOM Conformance Statement or settings of the server. Common Failure: Network disconnected (shown by network icon) during transmission Potential Reasons: The network cable is disconnected during transmission;...
Check the printer conformance statement if the printer can support color printing; if not, modify the “Settings” in DICOM Service -> Print to B/W type (MONOCHROME2); Generally, the "Medium Type” is set to “Blue File” for B/W printing while “Paper” or “Clear Film”...
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Troubleshooting: Set the right Magnification Type in local ultrasound DICOM Service preset according to the Magnification Type specified in the printer conformance statement. If there is no printer conformance statement for reference, set the Magnification Type as Bilinear, CUBIC or REPLICATE.
DC7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Figure 25 DICOM Local Preset 3.11 Common Failure: Error messages in DICOM Task Management 3.11.1 Association aborts Potential Reasons: The association is denied by the SCP due to incorrect setting of AE_TITLE on the SCU. See the Figure below.
The following are two examples. 3.12.1 Example 1 The medium type supported by the Horizon CI DICOM printer in color and B/W printing is shown in table below: Medium Type (standard values) Grayscale PMM SOP negotiated Color PMM SOP negotiated...
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BICUBIC MITCHELL LANCZOS SHARP1 SHARP2 SHARP3 AE TITLE settings that specified in Horizon CI DICOM printer conformance statement are listed in table below: System Job Settings File Corresponding Use Print_SCP Used for DICOM. Does not contain any print parameter settings.
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Special OEM-specific job settings The Horizon CI DICOM printer screen displays: CV PAPER 8X10 DV Blue 14X17 DV Blue The following are the correct settings of the ultrasound system DICOM print preset: Color printing: (1) Settings: (2) Medium Type: Paper (3) Film Size:...
(1) Settings: MONOCHROME2 (2) Medium Type: Blue Film (3) Film Size: 14X17 (4) MAGNIFICATION TYPE: NONE/CUBIC/ REPLICATE/BILINEAR (5) AE Title: Print_Scp (recommended) The following are the incorrect settings of the ultrasound system DICOM print preset: Color printing: Incorrect. Settings: “RGB” should be selected in color printing while MONOCHROME2 “MONOCHROME2”...
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2) Medium Type: Blue Film 3) Film Size: 14X17 4) FORMAT: STANDARD\3, 5 5) Film Orientation: Landscape Result: failed Modify the DICOM print settings: 1) Settings: MONOCHROME2 2) Medium Type: Blue Film 3) Film Size: 14X17 4) FORMAT: STANDARD\3,5 5) Film Orientation: Portrait Result: succeeded.
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