AMICAS Help - The Frame Layout Menu

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The Frame Layout Menu allows you to alter the current appearance of the images in the Image Window. It offers the following options:
  • DICOM Overlay
  • Presets
  • Tiling & Image Magnification
  • Pick Series
  • Pick Study

 


DICOM Overlay

Checking the box beside 'DICOM Overlay' in the Frame Layout Menu will toggle the image's DICOM information on and off. Site specific DICOM annotations are displayed in white on top of the image much as they might have appeared on printed films. Typically, important information includes:

  • Patient Name
  • Medical Record Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex

 

  • Study Date
  • Image Slice Number
  • Image Slice Position
  • Slice Spacing

 

  • Anatomic Locators (Anterior, Inferior, etc.)
  • Scale Bars

 

  • Scan Parameters (kV, T1, etc.)

Presets

Presets are automatically configured window and level settings. They are named for the type of image they have been set for. Even if a preset doesn't control an image to your ideal viewing need, you can change the settings to those of a particular preset and then fine tune the image to your preference using the Window and Level tool.

Presets are labeled and most useful when viewing CT images.


Tiling

The Tiling settings change the magnification of images and affect how many images are displayed at once. Tiling is disabled in the Scout Side of the Cross-Reference Layout Mode.


Pick Series

The Pick Series option displays a submenu with all of the series in the study currently being browsed listed by name.


Pick Study

The Pick Study option is only available when more than one study is returned by the most recent query. This option is a shortcut around bringing up the Dashboard.