Radlink CR Pro User Manual

CR Pro Computed Radiography (CR) ScannerUSER MANUALJanuary 22, 2007Release 2.0Reference Only© Copyright 2007 by Radlink, IncAll rights reservedPrinte

Radlink Software InstallationAll of the required CR Pro software, applications and driver's are installed at the factory. Radlink Application In

2. Double click the “Double Click to Install Radlink” Icon on the install CD. This installs the Radlink application. (Simply inserting the Radlink CD

The X – Ray Techniques Figure 2-1 – Confirming The X – Ray Techniques Settings Body Part Major Grouping for display purposes.Size This can be “S

Figure 2-2 – Destination SettingsDestination Settings - The destination settings for networked DICOM devices are shown above. It also has a field cal

#Retries – The router will give up and post an error alert if the transmission failed after the count of 10 retries have been attempted. The def

Figure 2-3 – DICOM Ping Success MessageIf there are problems, the following message will be displayed:Figure 2-4 – DICOM Ping Error MessageThe most ty

When the check box is checked, the router will cease to send images except between the times selected.Figure 2-6 – Scheduler Settings In the above exa

Fire Wall SettingsFigure 2-8 – Fire Wall SettingsThe firewall information contains proxy server IP information that is necessary for routing images th

Figure 2-10 – LAN SettingsSimply copy the Proxy server settings into the Radlink Fire Wall Settings.If no settings are present and you have a Firewall

The fields on the “Patient Information Screen” can be set as “Required Fields” by the user of Image Acquire. The settings for required fields can be

Specifications and product and/or service offerings are subject to change without notice. The information in this book is provided for informational

Figure 2-14 – DICOM Save Study Compression OptionsThe compression techniques supported are:noCompression – Save the image uncompressed.jpeg2000Lossles

All of the above compression algorithms are supported for creating DICOM Part 10 CD’s. However, the default viewer with CD creation is only able to r

Figure 2-17 - Color Picker Choose the desired color by clicking a color then click OK. The New Color button background color will then display the ch

Figure 2-19 – Modified Overlay Settings One should then save the settings by clicking the save button. Radlink settings can be protected with a passwo

Figure 2-22 – Password Login Screen The look and feel of the main display screen can be modified with the View Settings menu item: Show Buttons – Thi

Show Caliper – This displays or hides the caliper on the image.Show Histogram – This displays or hides the histogram. This is normally turned off.Sho

Chapter 3: Operating InstructionsStartupTo start the Radlink software suite, double click the Radlink Image Acquire Icon on the desktop or click Star

CR Pro Phosphorus Plate Calibration ProcedureFigure 3-1 – Calibrate Settings ScreenExpose Plate – 3 phase and high-frequency X-ray machines.

40” - single-phase rectified generator, increase the 8 mAs by 1.5 * 8 = 12 mAs40” - single-phase unrectified generator, increase the 8 mAs by 2.0 * 8

Figure - 3. 2 Image Acquire Main Screen To Acquire An Image - The Main Screen is composed of seven action buttons under the title imaging workflow. 1

equipment or possibly adjacent surroundings.• POWER – There are two models of the CR Pro, a domestic and European Model. To avoid damaging your devic

Figure 3 -3 - Patient Information Settings In this section you will enter the patient demographics:1. The Patient ID.2. The Patient name, sex, and bi

Figure 3 -4 - Confirm X-ray technique In this section you will select:1. The body part2. The view3. The patient's size4. The technique – kVp an

Figure 3 -5 - Image Scanning The scan button initiates scanning of the phosphor plate. The QC Image buttonThe following screen will then appear:32

Figure 3 -6 - Image QCThis window will enable image processing enhancements.Image information:Processing – Indicates the type of processing that has b

Figure 3 -7 - Image OrientationThe four Rotate and Flip buttons allow for different image positioning of the displayed x-ray. The Add Markers to Image

Figure 3 -8 - Image AppearanceThe Auto WinLev button – Automatically determines the appropriate window width and level for the image. The Negative but

When all DICOM transfers are completed manually adjusting the greyscale the list to the right side (Sending) will be blank:The W and L sliders are for

Figure 3 -10 - Directory Navigation Screen -One navigates to the desired directory with the standard Windows File Open Dialog sho

Figure 3 -13 - View Archive Screen A filter has been added to assist in the rapid search of the desired study. Simply type the first character or two

Figure 3 -15 - Destination Selection All of the destinations previously defined will be presented with check boxes. Check the destinations you wish t

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is any signal or emission, radiated in free space or conducted along power or signal leads, that endangers the

Figure 3 -16 - Selecting a Save DirectoryOne navigates to the desired directory with the standard Windows File Open Dialog. To create a new directory

Figure 3-18 - Navigating to the newly created save directoryAfter the folder is created and selected for save, as shown above, Click the OK button.To

In the above example, a JPG image called Sample has been selected for Import. Click Open to import the image. The image, as shown above, is then adde

Figure 3-21 – Image Save DialogChoose any file name desired and click save. Note that the File Type is predetermined and cannot be changed. This fil

The “Sync. Database” button should be used to synchronize the database tables based upon the current image directory contents. This action can be leng

Figure 3-23 – Radlink Print Menu ItemsThe print menu items are arranged in two groups. The first group is for postscript printing. Using the postscr

One should then select the printer using the combo box as shown above. To change the printer properties click Properties. The Properties dialog will

Figure 3-26 - DICOM Print Dialog The figure above shows the settings that can be made for the DICOM Printer. One selects the DICOM printer by selectin

Copies: This is the number of copies to be printed. Permissible values are from 1- 100.Film Orientation: The permissible values are:LANDSCAPEPORTRAIT

Trim: This signifies whether or not to do cropping. Permissible values are:NOYESMin Density: Permissible values are from 1 to 399.Max Density: Perm

The CR Pro is fused for 5 amp domestic and 3 amp European. Fuses are located in the AC power input fixture on the back, bottom, right hand side of the

The priority combo box sets the study priority that dictates its priority in the router send queue. This priority information is also passed along to

Figure 3-29 – Search Settings ScreenThe information below must be filled out. See your PACS administrator for the appropriate settings.Host Alias – A

Figure 3-30– Radlink Open Archive Exams can be burned to CD with Radlink Image Acquire. The images scanned and saved by the Radlink Image Acquire app

Then click the Burn CD button. The system will prompt you for CD label information. This should be the label that is on the CD Case. If the label

Figure 3-34 – Windows CD Prompt When the files are all added to the cd a CD Burner window will appear:Figure 3-35 CD Writing WizardEnter a name for t

When the burning process is finished, the CD will automatically eject. One can then view the exams by inserting the CD. The Radlink viewer will then

After navigating to the Exam on the CD, click OK. Then select the Exam to open and click Open Selected Study.One can choose their own viewer to be bu

To utilize a different viewer when burning a CD, enter the full path name of a viewer to burn rather than the Radlink provided viewer. Entering in th

After the client side settings are entered, click the “Ping” button . This will send a DICOM Ping to the PACS server to test connectivity. To set up

Figure 3-43 – Destination IdentificationThe Connection parameters are:Figure 3-44 - Centricity Connection ParametersNote that the Host name is the IP

PrefaceChapter 1: Software Setup and ConfigurationChapter 2: Operating Instructions, Applications, Gain Tables and Calibration

letters of the patient name and/or the first character or two of the patient ID, and/or the study date from/to information. Figure 3-45– Image Compre

Now proceed to the Modality setup screen by clicking on the “Modalities” tab.Figure 3-47 – Router Modalities Now enter the port information and defaul

The Hosts list is a list of destinations that the Radlink system could forward the DICOM image to. To instruct the Radlink system to forward the imag

All files being sent are routed through the DICOM Router. The status of the image may be viewed by displaying the Router Status window. To display the

Figure 3-50 – DICOM Router showing Resend and Delete Files Buttons on the Cancelled ScreenCompression/Decompression is also supported by the R

Figure 3-52 – Radlink Router Modality Settings Images will then be received and archived, but not forwarded to any destination.Changing the priority o

The “Purge Files Older Than:” drop down list is the number of days that images will be retained in the Archive before being automatically deleted. Th

The “Purge Old Files” button purges images and log file entries older than the retention period. This action is automatically performed upon Radlink

RadLink Inc.CR Pro Computed Radiology Imaging DeviceDICOM Conformance Statement1. IntroductionThis document provides conformance by the Radlink CR Pro

2. Implementation ModelThe CR Pro 2.1 Application Data Flow ModelThe CR Pro, acting as a single Application Entity, digitizers an x-ray phosphor plat

• INSTALLATION – The CR Pro should only be install by a Radlink Certified CR Pro field service engineer. Please contact your Radlink authorized dealer

3.1 CR Pro Specifications3.1.1 SCU VerificationThis AE provides standard conformance as an SCU to the DICOM V3.0 SOP class for Verification as shown

The Implementation Class UID for the CR Pro is as follows:1.2.392.12345.( serial #).(year).(month).(day). (hour).(min).(sec).(millisec)3.2.5 Associat

Table 5: Non-Compressed Image ValuesAttribute Tag VR ValueSpecific Character Set(0008,0005) CS ISO_IR 100SOP Class UID (0008,0016) UI 1.2.840.5.1.4.1.

InterpretationRows (0028,0010) USColumns (0028,0011) USBits Allocated (0028,0100) US 8 or16Bits Stored (0028,0101) US 8,16High Bit (0028,0102) US 7, 1

The CR Pro application supports the following: Local Area Network (LAN); Wide Area Network (WAN); Ethernet 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T; Internet ,DSL; and CD

singleFD Floating point double64-bit binary floating point number. 8 Bytes FixedIS Integer string A string representing a signed integer. At most 12 c

Column 1Requirement TypeMeaning Column 2TAGColumn 3Element NameColumn 4VR*76

1Required element, and null values are not allowed. The CTX always provides this element.Group and Element NumberElement NameVR2Required element, but

IntroductionThe Radlink CR Pro is a radiological device, that scans erasable phosphor plates and transmits the image to an imaging onboard computer fo

Figure 1-1 – CR Pro Scanner Figure 1-2 – CR Pro Scanner Rear View Chapter 2: Software Setup and Configuration9USB PortEthernet PortOn