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SCANNING: Typical Scan Sequence: New Scan
How to Correct
Errors
Steps
1. Select New Patient from the Patient Data screen.
2. Type in patient name, date of birth, and if available patient ID a.
NOTE: Patient data entered here affects suggested scan protocols. However, specific scan
protocols may be manually specified later in the workflow.
For example, entering a birth date that indicates the patient is currently 12 years old
highlights both the
Pediatric
option for Patient Type and
Pre-adolescent
option for Patient
Category on the
Select Patient Type
screen. See Figure 65.
3. Select gender
a.
4. Touch Next.
5. Fill in the patient’s height and weight s, and then touch Next.
NOTE: Patient data entered (see Figure 50) appears in the top-left corner of screens (see
Figure 51) throughout the scan workflow. Patient ages appear as:
• 0 M for ages of less than 30 days
• x M for ages of 30 days through one day less than 1 year (based on the calendar)
• x Y for ages of 1 year and greater (based on the calendar)
6. Touch Next. See section 6.8.6 Confirming Scan Direction.
Problem Correction
Error in patient name
Edit the name using the
Edit
function under DICOM Viewer. See
section 6.11 Editing Patient Data.
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