RadPix Setup and Configuration
This is the setup dialog which allows the user to configure some of the parameters of how the program works, including the DICOM client.
The DICOM client runs in a "DOS Box" which will appear on your Task bar. You can open this window to verify the proper operation of the DICOM Client.
The following are instructions on how to configure RadPix to
receive DICOM images from a Scanner or Workstation
| IP Address of the PC | IP Address of this computer. RadPix attempts to determine this address. If the value is 127.0.0.1, it means that you are either not on a network, or RadPix was unable to determine your IP address. In either case, you will need to talk to your systems adminsitrator. Note that you cannot change this value here. |
| AETitle | Enter AE Title for this PC. This information is needed to configure the DICOM client. The AE Title is case-sensitive, and spaces are not allowed. |
| TCP Port Number | Enter a TCP Port Number for this PC. The default "well-known" port for DICOM is 104, but other numbers can be used. This information is needed to configure the scanner or workstation. |
| DICOM Client Destination Directory | This is the directory where the images from the scanner or workstation are first stored, before they are "Processed." See Note 1 below regarding shared directories for network configuration. |
| Run DICOM Client at Windows Boot | The DICOM client will be started when Windows boots and will remain running until the user shuts it down, or the PC is shutdown. |
| Run DICOM Client at RadPix Start | The DICOM client will be started when RadPix starts and will remain running until the user shuts it down, or the PC is shutdown. |
| Run DICOM Client Only with RADinage | The DICOM client will be started when RadPix starts and will remain running until the user shuts it down, or the user exits RadPix. |
| Do Not Run DICOM Client | The DICOM Client is not used. Use this option if you are using other software to "catch" the DICOM images or if you are using the network configuration and another PC on your network is "catching" the images. See Note 1. |
After you press the Next button, the following dialog will
appear.
and will appear on the taskbar in the tray near the clock.
If the DICOM client is not currently running on your PC, you will be given
the opportunity to start it now.
Notes
Note 1 - Network
Configuration
A single shared directory on a network can be used to allow many
users access to the same image files. All files from a workstation or scanner could
be sent to this Network Directory, and all users would then have access to all of the
files. In this case, separate shared directories on a network drive should be used
for the DICOM Client Destination Directory
and the Processed Images Directory (see next
section for more information). Each user would also need access to both directories.
To setup up RadPix so images can be shared across the network, only one computer needs to be setup to receive the DICOM images. The DICOM Client Destination Directory needs to be set to a shared network directory that is available to all users of the network. The Processed Images Directory should also be set to be a shared network drive. Each user would then have access to all images which have been sent to RadPix. The other PCs do not need to run the DICOM client - just set the DICOM Client Destination Directory and the Processed Images Directory to the respective shared network drives.
An important feature of RadPix is its ability to process the raw DICOM images. By default, the DICOM client delivers images to the PC with a long DICOM type filename, such as
1.2.840.123456.2.21.0.123465.1999040123456.101.0.501,
that is difficult to work with on PCs. When RadPix processes the raw DICOM images, it reads the header of the image and extracts the Exam, Series and Image number of the Image and renames the file to a form EeeeSsssIiiii.DCM, (eee corresponds to the examination number, sss to series number, and iiii to the image number) which is much more Windows friendly. In addition, RadPix extracts the Patient Name and Patient ID and moves the renamed file to a directory named with the combined Patient Name and Patient ID. For instance,
Patient Name: John Patient
Patient ID: 123456789
would be placed in a directory named JOHN_PATIENT_123456789. If this directory does not
exist, it is automatically created.
| Process DICOM Images at Startup | When selected, all "raw" images collected by the DICOM client are processed and placed into proper directories each time RadPix is started. If additional images are sent to the DICOM Client Destination Directory while RadPix is running, they may be Processed by selecting Process DICOM Images from the pull down File menu. |
| Processed Images Directory | This is the root directory where all of the processed images will be placed. A sub directory will be created for each patient as they are processed. |
Please note that there are many types of DICOM files and we have only sampled a very small set of them. When you start working with a new type of image, please open and test the compressed image before you delete the original. In case of trouble with the compressed image, please email an example of the image to info@radpix.com so we can update the software to work with the new image type.
Note that images are only compressed when they are saved or when you
choose to compress an entire image directory.
| Use Compression | This will enable compression. When an image is saved, it will be compressed |
| Compression Amount | The amount of compression can be adjusted from 1 - 9, with 1 having the least amount of compression, and taking the least amount of time to compress, and 9 having the most compression, and takes the longest time to compress. On today's modern fast PCs, there is little reason not to use 9, the most compression |
| Compress Sub Directories | Checking this option will cause RadPix to compress all sub-directories of any directory compressed |
| Delete Original Images after Compression | Checking this option will cause RadPix to delete the original images after they are compressed. |
| Compress DICOM Images at Startup | This will automatically compress all DICOM images as they are processed. |
| Preview Bitmap Dimensions | This option determines size of the preview bitmap which is used in the browse feature. The larger the size, the more disk space the file will take up. 256 is a good size in terms of preview bitmap size and resulting filesize. |
If you have selected to use compression, you will see this dialog.
| PowerPoint Slide Directory | This is the directory where the PowerPoint presentations will be placed by default. |
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