Chapter 3 - How to...
For example, to search for John Smith, who was born on 23 May 1987 and who has a patient ID of 456789 you
could enter:
by name:
l Sm 1987
l Smith 23 (birthday on the 23rd day)
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
Depending on the features available on your device, you may be able to record patient ethnicity details.
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.
Patients added whilst in MWL, due to either the Order not being available or the MWL Server being down, must
be reconciled using the Vantage Admin application.
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 eye piece.
2. Clean the areas where the patient comes into contact with the device, see Cleaning before each
patient on page44.
3. Select the patient record, see Working with patient details on the previous page.
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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