DICOM Configuration

The DICOM configuration allows you to configure servers and printers using the System Configuration.

See this topic:

Verifying the DICOM Connection

Standard Fields

Transfer Syntax Policy

For each Transfer Syntax Policy in the left column, those in the right column are offered and accepted in DICOM Associations.

Transfer Syntax Policy

TX Offered/Accepted

Standard DICOM

Implicit little, explicit big, explicit little

Implicit Little

Implicit Little Endian

Private

Private transfer syntax for internal communication between System 5 components, suitable also for communication with LTSMa

JPEG Lossless

JPEG Lossless 1st Order predictions, JPEG Lossless PR14

JPEG Lossless 1st Order Predictions

JPEG Lossless 1st Order predictions

JPEG Lossless PR14

JPEG Lossless PR14

JPEG Lossy

JPEG Lossy Baseline, JPEG Lossy Extended

JPEG Lossy Baseline

JPEG Lossy Baseline

JPEG Lossy Extended

JPEG Lossy Extended

JPEG Lossy/
Lossless 2000

 

RLE  Lossless

RLE Lossless, compressed or uncompressed

Custom

Can define additional custom TX. See also Enhanced TX support.

Repeated Fields Explanations

Field Name

Description

Associations Limit

The maximum number of associations created by the Workflow Manager (WFM) to this node upon move request.

Supports DX Store Presentation State

IS DX allowed to store Presentation State (PR) to this node?

Supports Patient Root

Does this node support the DICOM Patient Root query/retrieve model?

Supports Study Root

Does this node support the DICOM Study Root query/retrieve model?

Supports Image Query

Does this node support queries at the image level? If disabled, the CARESTREAM PACS Client do not allow exploration to image level in the Archive Explorer.

Secure Server (TLS)

Is DICOM to be used over SSL?

Invoke Filter

In CARESTREAM PACS Client the filter is invoked automatically. This option is used to avoid excessively long queries to this node.

Create Folders in DX

Should this server appear in the CARESTREAM PACS Client Archive Explorer?

Search

What is the display name of the Search Folder in CARESTREAM PACS Client Archive Explorer? This allows non-English users to change the display name of the folder.

All Studies

What is the display name of the All Studies Folder in CARESTREAM PACS Client Archive Explorer? This allows non-English users to change the display name of the folder.

All Patients

What is the display name of the All Patients Folder in CARESTREAM PACS Client Archive Explorer? This allows non-English users to change the display name of the folder.

Presentation State C-Move Policy

Determines what to do with Presentation States when they are copied to this server. See Presentation_State_C_Move_Policy table.

Transfer Syntax Policy

See Transfer Syntax Policy table.

Storage Commitment Policy

See Storage Commitment Policy table.

Presentation State C-Move Policy

Presentation State C-Move Policy

Description

Standard (As is)

Presentation States are moved as normal images.  (Default &endash; should only be changed for specific reasons)

Move with Referenced Images

Presentation States are moved together with all referenced images, even if they were not requested.

Apply Presentation State

Presentation State is applied to the referenced images and this unified result is stored to the server.

Ignore Presentation State

Presentation States are not moved to this server regardless of any prior command.

Storage Commitment Policy

Storage Commitment Policy

Description

Same Association

Storage Commitment response to this server is provided using the same association created by the request.

New Association

Storage Commitment response to this server is provided using a new association.

Not Allowed

Storage Commitment is neither offered nor accepted in DICOM Association to this server.

Creating a New Printer Device

1.  On the left pane, click Configuration Options and then select DICOM Configuration.

2.  Click Create Device.

3.  Select Printer

4.  Click the Create Device button or the Add icon on the toolbar.

A dialog box appears.

5.  Select the printer to be added from the menu. Check the box if you want to set this printer as the default printer.

6.  If required, change any of the default settings for Color, Magnification Type, Orientation, Film Size, Medium Type, and Polarity.

7.  Select the Transfer Syntax Policy from the menu. See Transfer Syntax Policy.

8.  Click Add to add the new device.

Creating a New Modality Device

1.  On the left pane, click Configuration Options and then select DICOM Configuration.

2.  Click Create Device.

3.  Select Modality

4.  Click the Create Device button or the Add icon on the toolbar.

A dialog box appears.

5.  Click Add at the bottom of the dialog box to add the new modality.

The window expands and all the Modality device information appears.

6.  Click the Add button on the right side of the window.

7.  Check the boxes as appropriate.  See Standard Fields for details.

Creating a New Workstation Device

1.  On the left pane, click Configuration Options and then select DICOM Configuration.

2.  Click Create Device.

3.  Select Workstation.

4.  Click the Create Device button or the Add icon on the toolbar.

A dialog box appears.

5.  To add another Workstation device, click Add.

6.  Complete the fields as appropriate. See Repeated Fields Explanations for details.

Creating a New Archive Device

1.  On the left pane, click Configuration Options and then select DICOM Configuration.

2.  Click Create Device.

3.  Select Archive.

4.  Click the Create Device button or the Add icon on the toolbar.

A dialog box appears.

5.  Complete the fields as appropriate:

ESIR&endash;this server is used as an ESIR for CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager.

NOTE: Unchecking this box deletes all ESIR locations from the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager database.

Add ESIR Backup Rule–a backup rule is added/removed to/from CARESTREAM PACS Info Router.

NOTE: Unchecking this box cancels the backup of the studies by CARESTREAM PACS Info Router.

Alias To&endash;the AE title of the main FIR.

See Repeated Fields Explanations for details.

Creating a New ProVision Device

1.  On the left pane, click Configuration Options and then select DICOM Configuration.

2.  Click Create Device.

3.  Select ProVision.

4.  Click the Create Device button or the Add icon on the toolbar.

A dialog box appears.

5.  Complete the fields as appropriate.

See Repeated Fields Explanations for details.

NOTE: The administrator can similarly create these devices: LTSM Advanced, Remote FIR, and Remote Cimbox.