Dicom Servers

Manage, add, configure, modify, reorder, and delete DICOM PACS servers as part of this section. The configuration of each DICOM server can be seen by selecting it from the list by pressing on an entry. Deselect a server to hide its information by holding the CTRL key and pressing on the selected entry in the list. Remove servers by using the delete icon next to each entry.

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Dicom Servers Actions

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Add new Dicom Server to the list above. The server is initially added with default parameters. Complete the server configuration by selecting it from the list and updating the necessary parameters detailed in the section below.

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Duplicate Dicom Server by creating an exact copy of the selected DICOM server and its configuration. The duplicated server will automatically have an appended numerical suffix to its name to distinguish it from the original.

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Reorder DICOM servers by using the Move up and Move down arrows. The order of the DICOM servers in the list defines the order in the drop-down menu in the Study Browser.

Dicom Server Settings

  • Server name: Unique identifier for each DICOM server. The server name is crucial, as it represents the servers in the Study Browser dropdown.

  • Set as default server: Mark the selected server as the default DICOM server when opening the application.

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  • PACS REST API: Activate the REST API configuration for the selected server. The additional parameters will be disabled if the PACS REST API is not activated.

  • PACS REST URL: URL or IP address of the REST API server.

  • PACS User: Username required to authenticate the initiating connection to the REST API.

  • PACS Password: Password required to authenticate the initiating connection to the REST API.

  • PACS REST Limit: Limit the number of studies loaded from the REST API. Use 0 to always load all studies from the server.

  • PACS Search Limit: Limit the number of studies when searching the entire database via the REST API.

  • PACS Cache Threshold: Allowed threshold difference between the actual server information and the loaded server cache information. Limits the number of times the software performs a complete refresh of the server data.

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  • Load DICOM Images Manually: Manually transfer DICOM images from the selected server by pressing the Transfer button in the study/series preview.

  • Load DICOM Images from VisioPACS Folder: Load all DICOM images directly from the PACS folder of the selected server.

  • VisioPACS Storage Folder: Specify the path to the VisioPACS directory where the DICOM images are stored.

If none of the two options below are toggled on, the software will automatically download all DICOM images from the server whenever a new study is selected. Carefully configure these parameters to ensure the most suitable approach is chosen.

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  • Worklist AET: Application Entity Title of the modality on the DICOM network used to share the worklist information for the DICOM server.

  • Scheduled AET: Application Entity Title of the scheduled station part of the modality communicating over the DICOM network.

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Notifications

The VisioVIEW software has the ability to send notifications when a new study/series/instance is retrieved/downloaded from the server. To use the notifications, make sure that the notification plugin is correctly configured in the internal server configuration files.

  • Enable Notifications: If the notification plugin has been correctly set up, toggle whether the notifications are enabled in the software.

  • Notification IP: The IP address of the configured client in the notification plugin.

  • Notification Port: The port number of the configured client in the notification plugin.

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Filters

Configure date filters to narrow down the criteria by which the studies are fetched and retrieved from the selected server.

  • Filter by Date: Toggle this option to set a date from which the studies will be retrieved from the server.

  • Filter by D/M/Y: Toggle this option to set a specific number of days, months, or years by which the studies will be retrieved from the server. Typical use of this filter applies when the most recent studies are required.

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StoreSCU Settings

  • AE Title: Application Entity Title of the selected server when communicating via the DICOM Query/Retrieve protocol (C-STORE messages).

  • Remote IP: IP address of the selected server when communicating on the DICOM network.

  • Remote port: The port number of the selected server when communicating on the DICOM network.

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