Tool Groups

 

There is a default assortment of tool groups in the viewer that are able to be customized.

 

The following are default tool groups located on the main viewer workspace:

Annotation Tools

See: Image Annotations

Annotating Measurements

 

Icon

Menu Item

HotKey

Function

Measure distance

Ctl+Shft+M

 Create a distance measurement annotation on an image

Measure angle

A

 Create an angle measurement annotation on an image

Hounsfield value

H

 Create an Hounsfield value annotation on an image

Region of interest

   Create an area measurement annotation for an area of interest

Free region

Ctl+Shft+F

 Draw freehand around a region for an area measurement annotation

Pointer

   Create an arrow pointer annotation on an image

Text

Ctl+Shft+T

 Create a text annotation, e.g. to label an arrow pointer

Spine labeling

S

 Create annotations to label spinal vertebra or inter-spaces

 

Context Menu Tools

See: Cursor Modes

 

Icon

Menu Item

Hotkey

Function

Default mode

CTRL + N

Restore the default cursor

Fit to window

CTRL+ 0 (num)

Return a zoomed or moved image to its original size and/or position

Reset window/ level

CTRL + SHFT + L

Return a modified image to its original Window/Level

Magic X

T

Click on a point of interest to display the same point in multiple axes simultaneously

Create presentation state

  

Create a presentation state from the selected image(s)

Attach Image to Report

K

Attach or remove an image to the report as a key image

 

Hanging Protocol Tools

See: Hanging Protocols

Creating Custom Layouts

 

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Command Name

 Description

Hanging protocol

Dropdown list with the default and user created stored protocols.

Create layout

Save the current layout as a Hanging Protocol

Layout edit mode

Display tools for modifying the current layout

Lock grid lines

Enables or disables grid line adjustments

Tiles matrix

Draw a tile pattern to be applied within a selected frame

Grids matrix

Define a custom grid for displaying series in the main viewing workspace

Grid fill mode list

Lists all available grid fill modes and displays the mode currently enabled

 

Mammography Tools

See: Mammography Plug-in

Note: These tools require a mammography plug-in module license.

 

Icon

Command Name

HotKey

Description

Show CAD

  

Show/hide mammography CAD markers.

Fit to breast

Ctl+Alt+Shft+F

Magnify the image so the breast is maximally displayed to the shorter edge of the image frame.

Anatomy snap

  

Render the selected image at full resolution with the first detected part of the breast positioned in the selected area respectively justified in the image frame.

Enhanced ROI

Ctl+Alt+M

Activate a floating panel containing the AIE enhanced image data of the image behind it. Requires that AIE post processing has been applied to an image

Invert breast image

Ctl+Alt+I

Toggle between positive and negative images for the breast anatomy only

Toggle skin line

Ctl+Alt+S

Show the skin line on the breast image

 

Orientation Tools

Icon

Command Name

HotKey

Description

Flip image horizontally

Ctl+H

Flip the image horizontally

Flip image vertically

Ctl+U

Flip the image vertically

Rotate image right

Ctl+R

Rotate the image right (clockwise)

Rotate image left

Ctl+L

Rotate the image left (counterclockwise)

Standard Tools

Icon

Command Name

HotKey

Description

Previous study

Ctl + Alt+ ←

Switch to the previous study in the Worklist

Next study

Ctl + Alt+ →

Switch to the next study in the Worklist

Bookmark

Ctl + Alt + B

Save the display state of the current study or studies, and allow the user to open a new study.

Restore

Ctl + Alt + R

Close the current study and open the last bookmarked study.

Patient folder

Shift + F8

Display the patient folder in a new window, showing the study information, reports and attachments

Report panel

F8

Display the full-size report panel in a new window

Toolbox Tools

Icon

Command Name

HotKey

Description

Default mode

  

Restore the default cursor

Fit to window

Ctl+0 (num)
or Ctl+F

Return a zoomed or moved image to its original size and/or position

Reset window/level

Ctl+Shft+L

Return a modified image to its original Window/Level

Link

   Links frames together in order to repeat same function (scroll, zoom, etc.) at once

Magic glass

  

Open a movable rectangular box with configurable magnification zoom factors

Magic X

T

Display the same point in multiple axes simultaneously

Invert grayscale

  

Toggle the image between positive and negative

Create presentation state

  

Save current (modified or annotated) image, series, or multiple series

Attach image to report

K

Attach an image to the report as a key image

 

Window/Level Tools

See: Window Level

Icon

Command Name

Description

Window Value

 Shows the Window value of a selected image.

Level Value

 Shows the Level value of a selected image.

Show window/level window

 Opens a window/level region of interest histogram

Save Window/Level

 Saves the current window/level of a selected image

Window/Level Predefined Settings

 A list of all saved window/level settings for a specific modality type.

Image Enhancement

 Dropdown with image enhancement options