User's Manual
Acclarix AX8 Diagnostic Ultrasound System User Manual Features
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Working with one study:
A study is selected by clicking on it. When a study is selected thumbnail images from that study
are shown on the right side of the screen.
A study can also be send to a DICOM server, saved to a USB device or DVD drive, or deleted. If
the study has been copied to either a server or to a USB device or DVD drive a small disk icon
appears next to it, indicating that it has been saved.
CAUTION:
Studies stored on the system hard drive should be archived regularly. The system
is not intended for long term storage of patient information. Confirm successful
archiving before deleting a study from the hard drive.
Working with multiple studies:
Multiple studies can be selected by clicking the small box at the left of each listed study. Multiple
studies can be stored to a DICOM server, saved to a USB device or DVD drive, or deleted. Only
one study can be reviewed at a time.
7.4.4. Archiving Studies
All Clips and Static images stored on the Acclarix AX8 are stored internally in DICOM format.
They may be converted to .bmp and .avi as described below.
The AX8 supports many methods to export an exam for long-term storage:
The study can be sent to a DICOM server. In this case the images are in DICOM (.dcm)
format.
The study can be send to an FTP server. In this case the images are in .bmp and .avi format.
The study can be saved to a USB or DVD. In this case the images can be stored as either
DICOM or .bmp/.avi format.
Sending a study to a DICOM server:
There are three ways to send a study to a DICOM server. See section 9 for details on configuring
a DICOM server and choosing one of the following options
1. From the patient database screen, you can select a study or multi-studies and send it to a
configured server.
2. You can configure the system to automatically send the study at the end of the exam. With
this option the study is sent in the background while you continue to use the system for the
next exam.
3. You can configure the system to automatically send each image and clip as it is stored. This
has the advantage that the images and clips are available on the server sooner. Note that if
you have it configured this way you can still delete stored images and clips on the system,
but that will not delete them on the server if they have already been sent.
Sending a study to FTP Server
Please see section 9 for details on configuring a FTP server. Once an FTP server is configured the
exam can be sent to the server from the patient database screen. Select the exam(s) from the list
shown, and select the FTP server from the list of currently configured destinations.
Saving a study to USB or DVD
If a USB flash drive or DVD is plugged in then studies can be archived to them in either DICOM
or .avi/bmp format. Plug the device into a USB port prior to invoking the patient database