Basic Workflow - AGFA CR 85-XTM User Manual

Basic workflow

The following procedure describes the workflow that will be followed when
using the CR Mammography System.
1. At the Mammography modality:
Expose the cassette at the X-ray modality. The operator is responsible for
manual labelling of the cassettes.
2. At the CR workstation:
a) Enter patient demographics manually or import this data from a
database (HIS/RIS) via DICOM protocol.
b) Identify the cassette with the mammography examination data and
patient demographic data. In case of CR 30-Xm, identification is
always done after exposure via the Direct ID functionality. All other
digitizers support identification via ID Tablet; steps 1 and 2 can be
swapped there.
3. At the CR digitizer:
The digitizer converts the image on the exposed cassette to a digital image,
stores it as a file (or data set) and transfers it to the CR workstation via the
network.
4. The file is transferred to the workstation via the network.
5. At the CR workstation:
Automatic image processing is applied.
6. Transmission of the modified image, from the CR workstation:
• To the hardcopy printer.
• To the softcopy reading station.
7. The printer produces the hardcopy.
The softcopy station displays the softcopy. To improve the workflow, it is
advisory to use an extension keypad (optional), configured for CR
Mammography use only.
Note: It is important that the correct exam is selected to
allow application of the appropriate image processing.
Note: When using connectivity to the X-ray modality to retrieve
the exposure data, each cassette must be identified before the
next exposure is taken. Otherwise the exposure data can be lost
or linked to the wrong image.
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