Writing DICOM Media

To write a selection of studies and a viewer to a DICOM-compliant removable media, use the study forwarding feature. Exporting data requires Forward/Export rights.  

Media that can be created:

• DICOM compliant CD, DVD, DVD-RAM
• USB connected devices
• compact flash drives
• Multimedia cards
• secure digital cards

The format is selected from the Media Type pull-down list on the media setup page, after selecting Create DICOM Media from the Export targets page.

To export a single study:

1. Find the study in the worklist
2. Click the Export button
3. Check Create DICOM Media
4. Click the Forward button
5. Select the media type you want to create
6. Select the compression algorithm you want to apply
7. Check Add Viewer to include the Viewer
8. Check Omit Structured Report objects from DICOMDIR to exclude the report
9. In the User For Viewer Profile list, select the user account ID for the viewer profile included on the media
10. Click the Continue Button.
11. Wait for the Creating ISO file progress bar to complete
12. Follow the instructions on the page to download the packaged files.

To export multiple studies at once:

1. Filter the worklist so all the studies appear on a single page
2. Check the box next to each worklist study to include on the medial
3. Click the batch Export button
4. Follow the directions as above starting at step 3

Data collected for some media such as a USB connected device is downloaded in a self-extracting ZIP file and can be saved to the media directly. CD, DVD and DVD-RAM media requires the data be put into an ISO file that a commercial CD/DVD-writing application can burn to the media. This application is not provided with the system.  

To retrieve packaged studies ready for download:

1. Click the Download and Burn ISO File button
2. When the download completes, save the data:  
1. If the media supports a ZIP file, browse to the device with the media and click OK. The data is extracted from the ZIP file and copied to the media.
2. If the media supports an ISO file, save the file to a disk.
3. Open the file:
1. If the workstation is configured to launch your CD/DVD writing application, it will launch automatically
2. If not, start the CD/DVD writing application manually and load the saved ISO file

DICOM media created by eRAD PACS is serialized with a unique identifier. The identifier is logged in the system and includes the user ID and timestamp when it was created. It is also copied to the media in a README file that is electronically signed. To obtain the identifier from the logs, search the Action entries for the export request for the study. Add the Information column to the table. The identifier is the string following “UID:”.