Chapter 3 - How to...
l Smit 5 (birthday in May or 5th of the month)
l Smit Ma (birthday is in March or May)
l Smi 87 (birthday in the 87th year)
by patient ID:
l 456789 1987
l 4567 23
l 456 5
l 45678 87
If the patient is not found then you can add a new patient from the patient search screen. To edit details for
existing stored patients make the changes before entry to the capture mode.
After selecting New patient, provide the following information:
l Patient name
l Patient ID
l Patient date of birth
l If required, gender and patient notes
3.2.1.1 Working with Modality Work List (MWL)
When enabled, the scan head supports the selection of patients from a DICOM
1
MWL
2
Server.
Searching patient orders in MWL mode supports the following: Name; Patient ID; Accession Number;
Procedure Type and Modality. Depending on your configuration, a subset of the search criteria may be
available.
Patients added whilst in MWL, due to either the Order not being available or the MWL Server being down,
must be reconciled using the admin application.
3.2.1.1.1 How to search using MWL
1.
Select the MWL Search Parameter for the information type to be searched.
2.
Enter the Search Criteria.
3.
Select [Enter] on the touch screen to search MWL and display the corresponding MWL Work Item.
Note
Please contact your Optos representative if introducing MWL to your site.
3.2.2 How to prepare for image capture
Before you capture an image the patient needs to be aligned and the image options selected.
1. Remove the dust cap from the face pad.
2. Clean the areas where the patient comes into contact with the device, see Cleaning before each
patient on page53.
3. Select the patient record, see Working with patient details on the previous page.
4. Select the options for the images being captured.
1.
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine is a standard that defines how medical images are handled and stored.
2.
Modality Worklist is a DICOM workflow service that manages the information associated with patient imaging sessions.
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