Dicom Viewer Quick Reference Guide – SMART SUBMIT KNOWLEDGEBASE

Layout Tools Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Compose Layout	Used to utilize the Saving Hanging Protocol , Save Study Structured Display tool, and the Delete Study Structured Display tool.
Save Hanging Protocol	Used to save the Hanging Protocol settings.
Save Study Structure Display	Used to save any manipulation done when in the Compose Layout settings.
Delete Study Structured Display	Used to delete a previously saved Study Structured Display.
Change Series Layout	Used to change how the series is viewed.
Change Study Layout	Used to change how to view the study.
Delete Cell	Used to unload a series from the selected Image Box.

Window Viewing Options Tools Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Fit	Returns an image that has been zoomed in to the size of the original frame holding the image.
One to One	Zooms in (or out) on an image so that it is displayed at the same resolution as the screen.
Sort Series	The Sort Series tool is used to sort a multi- frame/multi-image instance series.

Saving Images Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Capture	Used to save jpg image of the Viewer onto your computer.
Save as Derived	Used to save a processed image into a new series

Syncing Image Tools Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Link Images	Used to link all the images within a stack/series to change when one image is manipulated
Link Cells	Used to link multiple series (image cells) for manipulation.
Toggle Study Time Line	The Toggle Study Time Line tool is used to show all available series that are for the selected patient.
Synchronize Series	Used to make all images in different series that have the same stack orientation to have the ability to be scrolled in sync.
Scroll Frame	The Scroll Frame tool is used to scroll a frame at a time when viewing a stacked series in grid view.
Scroll Row	Used to scroll a row at a time when viewing a stacked series in grid view.
Scroll Column	Used to scroll a column at a time when viewing a stacked series in grid view.
Scroll Page	Used to scroll a page at a time when viewing a stacked series in grid view
Toggle Cine	Used to animate an image stack.

Manipulation and Analysis Tools Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Probe Tool	Used to identify the actual pixel value underneath the cursor, while also giving the (x,y) coordinates for location referencing.
Window Level	Used to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image.
Custom Window Level	Allows custom brightness and contrast templates to be used to manipulate an image.
Invert	Used to make the image the complete opposite color from what is displayed.
Rotate Clockwise	Used to rotate images 90 degrees clockwise.
Rotate Counterclockwise	Used to rotate images 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Flip	Used to mirror an image horizontally.
Reverse	Used to mirror an image vertically.
Align Center	Used to center the image along the y-axis in the viewer
Align Left	Used to bring the image to the left side of the viewer along the y-axis.
Align Right	Used to bring the image to the right side of the viewer along the y-axis.
Align Top	Used to bring the image to the top of the viewer along the x-axis.
Align Bottom	Used to bring the image to the bottom of the viewer along the x-axis.

Adjusting Image Viewing Tools Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Pan	Used to move the image around the area of the screen.
Zoom	Used to zoom in on the image.
Reload	Used to reset back to the original image.
Shutter Object	Used to take a geometric mask of combined shapes in order to neutralize the display of pixels located outside of the shutter shape
Spyglass	The Spyglass tool used to look at the image through a focused magnified image.
Spyglass Invert	Used to look at the image through the invert function but in a more focused view than the whole image.
Spyglass Clahe	Clahe stands for Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization. The Spyglass Clahe tool used to view the magnified image in enhanced contrast.
Spyglass Reveler	Used to view the magnified image through a specialized image processing filter.

Annotation Images and Measurement Tools Table

Tool Name	Description	Image
Select	Used to have a default cursor.
Arrow	Used to draw an arrow.
Point	Used to create a small circle with an x in the center.
Rectangle	Used to create an outline of a rectangle.
Ellipse	Used to create an outline of an oval.
Curve	Used to draw a line that will have a curve in it.
Line	Used to create a line.
Free Hand	Used to create a line in any direction on the x,y-axis plane.
Polyline	Used to create a straight line in any direction within the x,y-axis.
Polygon	Used to create a polygon in any shape.
Text	Used to create a text box that will overlay on the image.
Note	Used to create a sticky note that will be displayed on the image.
Highlight	Used to create an area that will be highlighted.
Text Pointer	Used to create a text box and an indicating line.
Ruler	Used to measure the actual distance from one point to another on an image (Refer to Measurement Tools ).
Poly Ruler	Similar to the Ruler tool but used for non- linear measurements (Refer to Measurement Tools ).
Protractor	Used to measure angles (Refer to Measurement Tools ).
Show/Hide/Annotati ons	Used to toggle all of the annotations on the image, on and off.
Delete Annotations	Used to delete selected annotations.
Clear Annotations	Used to remove all the annotations from a single selected image just by clicking the button.
Clear All Annotations	Used to remove all the annotations on an entire series.
Save Annotations	Used to save any annotation to a selected image.