Spine labeling settings

 

Section

Setting

Default

Description

Exam Type

Default, Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral

Default

Type of exam the auto-identified settings apply to. Default defined the settings when the exam type cannot be determined.

Keywords

System and user-defined keywords

 

List of keywords used to identify an exam type. Keywords are case insensitive and must be found exactly as defined in the study’s Series Description or Body Part.

Initial Settings

Vertebra

Enabled

This is the starting point for the vertebral labels. Select the starting vertebra. If the Vertebra radio button is selected, the tool defaults to labeling vertebral disks.

Disk Interspace

Disabled

This is the starting point for the disk interspace labels. Select the starting disk interspace. If the Disk Interspace radio button is selected, the tool defaults to labeling disk interspaces.

Include L6

Disabled

If checked, include L6 in the list of lumbar disks. If clear, L6 is not included in the default list of lumbar disks.

Reverse Direction

Disabled

If clear, labeling progresses in the direction from cervical to sacral disks. If checked, labeling progresses in the reverse direction.

Show lines

Disabled

If clear, labels appear with no lines connecting the label to the focal point. If checked, lines connecting the label to the focal point appear.

Hide panel automatically

Disabled

When selected, hide the annotation panel automatically after drawing the first spine label.

Axial

Enabled

Display label on axial images

Sagittal

Enabled

Display label on sagittal images

Coronal

Enabled

Display label on coronal images

Applied Plane

Disabled

Display label on images in the same plane as the one used to label the spine.

Label Texts

Cervical

C

Default prefix for new cervical disk labels

Thoracic

T

Default prefix for new thoracic disk labels

Lumbar

L

Default prefix for new lumbar disk labels

Sacral

S

Default prefix for new sacral disk labels

Size

Height/Width

 

The height and width of the vertebra and interspaces, used when locating the intersecting points on orthogonal images. The value corresponds to the selected radio button.

 

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral vertebra, C-C Interspace, and Other Interspace

 

The object that corresponds to the reported height and width setting.