New Features and Enhancements

Viewer Build 56

Automatic relevant log uploading to server

All crash and snapshot log files from the viewer and service applications are automatically uploaded to the server when a crash is detected. Log files are no longer deleted after uploading. They are deleted only when they exceed the configured length of time or number of files.

Updated iCAD logo

The iCAD product logo displayed in the CAD header has been updated to reflect the latest graphic.

Smart fit zoom better handling spot compression views

If the mammography series contains spot compression images, smart fit is disabled because the images contain additional features, eg. paddles, that produce unintended results.

Viewer Build 55

Enhanced SmartFit

A new setting that enhances the viewer's SmartFit zoom capability by identifying anatomy that is not breast and excluding it from the normal SmartFit calculations.  The data remains available by panning the image. The setting is disabled by default.  The feature can be enabled from the Enhanced Smart Fit setting in the Images/Zoom section of the viewer settings panel.  See Images

Enabled Disabled

 

Updated Hologic ImageChecker and Genius CAD graphics

The product logo displayed in the CAD header has been updated to use Hologic’s current ImageChecker and Genius AI logos.

Genius ImageChecker

 

ImageChecker CAD Malc support

The viewer displays malc information presented in ImageChecker CAD objects, including summary counts in the CAD header and overlay fields, and malc graphics and geometric ROIs displayed on the images.

Mammography Progression Mode Updated

The viewer’s progression step feature has been modified. The default defines three regions, showing the top-, middle- and bottom-third of the image. The zoom factor is adjusted to fit these thirds in the applicable frame. Progression settings are available (Viewer settings panel, Images/Progression page See Images) to modify the number of regions, both rows and columns, as well as a setting to revert to the previous (auto-sized) progression step feature.

Viewer Build 54

Notification to the user when trying to upload a presentation state on non-uploaded image

Added support for saving a presentation state for an image that has not been uploaded to the server. When the user creates a presentation state manually, he is prompted to upload the missing image immediately.  When the presentation state is created automatically, e.g., when annotating an image, the user is prompted for resolution in the close panel when ending the viewer session.

Viewer Build 53

Use presentation state label setting for auto generated presentation state objects

The configured presentation state label (see Presentation States) is applied to automatically generated presentation state objects.

Viewer Build 52

Invalidate cached copy if object pixel data may have changed
DEPENDENCY NOTICE: Medsrv 8.0.21 and v7.2 Medley-52

When a third party device resends an image using the same instance UID, the viewer will assume the image has changed and download it again from the server. This can be disabled in Tools/Options/Advanced Settings/General/DICOM image tagging setting.

Document scanning application additional states

The scanning application now recognizes additional states, including an empty flatbed platen, the flatbed cover is up, the document is jammed, and the feeder is empty. These states are used to wait until the condition is cleared, and scan multiple sheets in a single operation.

Update factory profile: Pointer annotation tool keyboard shortcut

A built-in keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, has been added to the factory defaults for activating the pointer annotation tool.

Update factory profile: Region of interest annotation tool keyboard shortcut

A built-in keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R, has been added to the factory defaults for activating the region of interest annotation tool.

Viewer Build 51

GUI update for the bookmarked studies window

The panel controlling the restoration of a bookmarked viewer session has been updated to use the current UI style. See Bookmarking Studies

CAD overlay info handling when no CAD object exists

When no CAD object exists, CAD overlay fields display no value, rather than zero.

Auto snapshot creation

If the viewer detects a lost connection to the cache manager, it automatically creates a snapshot log. Log files are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\eRAD PACS Viewer\Logs\ as snapshotinfo-<date><time>.txt

Viewer Build 50

Hybrid rendering mode

DEPENDENCY NOTICE: Hybrid streaming mode requires certain server side functions that are currently unavailable in PACS Evolution (v8).  Version 7 PACS customers should contact eRAD support for more information.

When the server is configured to create hybrid mode data and the viewer is configured for hybrid mode, the initial quality (IQ) and subsequent image data is pumped into the transmission queue in a way that minimizes empty and subsampled images for the selected and visible image frames. An exception is made for data used by the hanging protocol and smart grid manager to make layout and image position decisions. Once the initial quality images are transferred, the remaining data is downloaded. Hybrid mode rendering is enabled from the Advanced Settings/Image streaming/Downloading mechanism section of the settings panel. When enabled, multiple settings are available but they default to the recommended values See Hybrid_Mode_Rendering_. When enabled, a streaming status panel exists showing the streaming activity See Stream Server Status.

Warning: Enabling hybrid mode rendering improperly may have a negative impact on system performance.

Viewer Build 37

Report reason for login failure in WMI login requests

Additional information has been added to the WMI login response message when the login attempt fails, indicating an error code and code meaning.

Force Straight (Plumb) Line Annotation

Depressing the Shift key while drawing or editing a line with the linear or angle measurement annotation tool, the line is drawn straight and plumb. See Annotating Measurements

Viewer Build 36

Magic glass refactoring

The Magic Glass feature has been overhauled to improve efficiency, eliminate known issues and apply a look more consistent with the viewer. Existing controls and functionality remain unchanged. New functionality includes the ability to magnify the image in the Magic Glass panel with the mouse Ctrl+mouse wheel scroll.

Viewer Build 35

Modality Specific Image Frame Scroll Area Size

The image frame scroll area size can be customized by modality, including the ability to disable it completely for targeted image types. The setting is located on the Options/Frames/Frame layout/Modality-specific settings page. A value of 0 disables the image frame scrolling area.  See Frame_Layout

Support for Hologic Genius AI™ Detection

Added support for Hologic's Genius AI™ objects.  
Genius AI™ Detection* (* pending FDA clearance) is a software module intended to identify suspicious breast lesions appearing as soft-tissue densities (masses, architectural distortions, and asymmetries) or calcification clusters in Hologic Selenia Dimensions breast tomosynthesis images, using deep learning neural networks.  
See Cross_Correlate_2D_CAD_in_Tomosynthesis_Images and CAD_Certainty_Scores

Cross correlate 2D and BTO MG images using DeepHealth CAD objects

Added support for DeepHealth's updated CAD objects in which findings marked in 2D images are correlated to a position in a specific BTO frame or frames. See Cross_Correlate_2D_CAD_in_Tomosynthesis_Images

Viewer Build 34

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Viewer Build 33

NA

Viewer Build 32

Show annotation values setting expanded

The Options/Annotations/Modality-dependent settings page now includes separate "Show value" settings for the following annotation tools: measure distance, measure angle, Hounsfield, ROI, and Free ROI.  The default value for all the new settings is enabled, except ROI tools for MG modality