Closing The Patient - Siemens ARCADIS Varic Operator's Manual

Image Processing

Closing the patient

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Closing the patient
When you have finished image processing and evaluation in the Viewing task
card, you can close the patient. If images of several patients are loaded, you can
close all patients in one step.
If images of a current examination are loaded, the patient will be closed when the
examination is ended. This can also be initiated in the Viewing task card.
Select Patient > Close Patient.
– The current patient folder is closed.
Or
Select Patient > Close All.
– All patient folders are closed.
The images are unloaded from the Viewing task card.
You can now load images of another patient for postprocessing.
When closing the patient, the error message "Unloading of patient data failed"
may appear. This happens if more than 320 images of a study are being unloaded.
In this case, a restart must be performed.
Automatic slot diaphragm calibration
When a patient is closed, the slot diaphragm is automatically recalibrated in order
to ensure increased accuracy of the function. This process lasts about 20 sec.
During this time the kV and mA indicators will flash. It is not possible to release
radiation in this case. (The recalibration is carried out only if the slot diaphragm
function was used for the registered patient.)
Select Patient > End Examination.
The images are unloaded from the Viewing task card and the examination is
ended.
You can now register the next patient for examination.
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