Archive Content Administration

To administer the archive content (patient, study, and other clinical information) click on Folder in the header line of dcm4chee-web.

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The folder window can be divided into three logical parts:

• Study List

  • Information regarding patients, studies, series, and images.

• Search Filter

  • Specifies matching criteria for listed studies.

• Function buttons

  • Invoke operations on selected list entires.

The study list contains information on four levels:

• Patient - marked with green.

• Study - marked with light green.

• Series - marked with grey.

• Instance - marked with light grey.

• File - marked with white.

In the figure above the patient AAPM Test Pattern has four studies containing several OT series. The second series has its instance-level hierarchy expanded, and contains three DICOM instances.

The label for a column can be seen at the top of each column. The items that are displayed at the Patient level are:

• Name

• Patient ID

• Birthdate

• Sex

The items that are displayed at the Study level are:

• Date/Time

• Study ID

• Modalities

• Study Description/IUID (Instance Unique Identifier)

• Accession Number

• Referring Physician

• Number of Series

• Number of Instances

The items that are displayed at the Series level are:

• Data/Time

• Series Number

• Modality

• Series Description/Body Part/IUID (Series Instance Unique Identifier)

• Vendor/Model

• Number of Images

To filter the records in the study list, search criteria can be specified above the columns labels. It is possible to search for Patient Name, Patient ID, Study ID, Study Data, Accession Number, Modality, or a combination thereof. To perform a search just press "Return" on the keyboard or click the New Search button. The result of the search will be displayed in the list. If the list contains more than ten studies (records), the first ten records will be shown. To show the next ten records press the Next Search Result button and go back using the Previous Search Result button. Information regarding what is displayed, and the total amount of matching records can be seen in the status line. For example:

The search can include a specific entry or part of an entry truncated with a question mark or an asterisk . A search including a question mark will only search for one character where it is placed, opposite a search with an asterisk will include an unlimited amount of characters. It is possible to combine question marks and asterisk in the same search.

All fields are case sensitive - except the Patient Name Field.

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The buttons for functions in dcm4chee-web can be divided into two categories: the buttons placed in the header section of the window, and the buttons placed next to the entities in the folder.

After typing in the search string in the related fields, clicking this button will perform a search in the database. As an alternative, the "Return" button on the keyboard will also perform a search. For a more detailed description of the search field see Search Filter above.

Clicking this button will show the previous page in the search. If the first page or the one and only page in a search are shown, no activity is related to the button.

Clicking this button will show the next page of records in the search (if the total amount of records is larger than one page). If the last page or the one and only page in a search are shown, no activity is related to the button.

To add a new patient, click this button and fill out the fields in the window. The fields are:

• Patient ID

  • The ID of the patient. This is typically a person number, medical record number (MRN), social security number, or another unique patient identifier generated or handled by a Hospital Information System, Patient Administration System, or a Radiology Information System.

• Issuer of Patient ID

  • Identifier of the assigning authority (system, organization, agency or department) that issued the Patient ID.

• Patient Name

  • The name of the patient.

• Sex

  • Choose the gender (sex) of the patient. Female, Male, and Other (unknown) are all valid options.

• Birth Date

  • The birth date of the patient in the format yyyy/mm/dd

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To merge two (or more) patients in dcm4chee-web, the patients must be marked (selected) by clicking the checkbox next to the patients. The boxes will now contain a checkmark. It is not possible to merge patients by a checkmark at the study or series level.

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After the patients have been marked in the folder list, click on the button "Merge Selected Patients". This shows the list of patients that will be merged. In the column Patient ID click the checkbox to mark which patient should be the remaining patient. Click Merge to merge the patients or Cancel to cancel the operation.

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To move one or several items, the source and the destination must be selected. To select a source or a destination just mark it in the checkbox next to the entity.