User role for individuals who manage user accounts and user rights using PACS Admin. They also manage other information for the site, such as procedure types and work groups.
Text, drawings, and drawings with measurements that are added to images. In the Advanced Viewer, annotations can be either displayed or hidden.
A video format used in exporting cine clips to removable media.
A media player used to view cine clips in the Apple QuickTime™ format. The Apple QuickTime™ Player can be downloaded free of charge from the web site at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII is a code for representing English characters as numbers. Most computers use ASCII codes to represent text, making it possible to transfer data from one computer to another. Text files stored in ASCII format are sometimes called ASCII files.
Acronym for Audio Video Interleave. AVI is a video format used in exporting cine clips to removable media. The exported AVI video clip can only end up in one of the two supported formats, baseline MJPEG or Windows® Video 1. If you choose the Video 1 AVI format the clip can be viewed in Windows Media® Player. The MJPEG AVI format and the exported video clip can be viewed in Windows Media® Player if the Pegasus MJPEG codec is installed. The Pegasus PICVideo MJPEG codec for Windows® can be purchased or evaluated from the Pegasus web site at: http://www.jpeg.com/
A miniature representation of a feature, function, or action.
A type of image that contains a sequence of frames. Cine clips are stored as AVI or MOV files. You can access cine clips using the MI Disc View Quick Viewer.
Rest the mouse pointer on an object, such as a toolbar icon, and then click the left mouse button once. Clicking always causes a noticeable action, for example, a button is pressed or an item in a list is highlighted.
A radiological imaging modality similar to Digital Radiography (DR) and Digital X-Ray (DX).
This imaging modality was developed in the early 1970s. CT is a transverse imaging system that provides cross-sectional views of the body. CT imaging variables include scan time, collimation, slice spacing, algorithm, matrix size, and the use of contrast medium.
Acronym for Data Exchange File Format. DEFF is a file format for ultrasound images.
A window displayed on the screen that requires the user to complete one or more actions before proceeding.
DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standard. This standard protocol is intended for communicating medical digital images among printers, workstations, acquisition modules and file servers. It was developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). DICOM is also a part of the developing European standard by CEN, and Japanese standard by JIRA.
A device that meets the minimum set of general conformance requirements as mandated by Part 2 of the DICOM Standard.
Each image is based on its DICOM file. DICOM files are generated by the imaging device and interpreted by Horizon Medical Imaging™, before an image is displayed on the monitor. Each DICOM file is divided into two parts: DICOM header, which contains all the patient and study data associated with the image, and Other Image Data, which conveys the pixel information.
Part of a DICOM file that contains all the patient and study data associated with the image.
A radiological imaging modality that is similar to Computed Radiography (CR) and Digital X-Ray (DX).
A radiological imaging modality that creates digital images directly from projection x-rays. The digital images are produced through a plate sensor placed on the other side of the patient from the X-Ray source. When the imaging plate is scanned with the laser beam in the digitizer, the latent image information is released as visible.
Hold down the left mouse button while moving the mouse, and then release the button.
A DICOM compliant software program used to capture, store, transfer, retrieve, and review digital images. Horizon Medical ImagingTM consists of seven applications: PACS Admin, Patient Manager, Horizon Sono Station, Sono Report, Route Manager, QA Manager, and Media Manager.
A DICOM compliant software program used to view multi-modality, grayscale, cross-sectional images.
An application for viewing and manipulating diagnostic medical DICOM images.
The extension used for ASCII or RTF report files that are saved in HTML format.
Acronym for Hypertext Markup Language. It refers to a markup language that is used to create hypertext and hypermedia documents that are viewed in the Web browser. Documents stored in HTML format display the HTM extension.
A miniature representation of a feature, function, or action.
A single scan in a study. Each scan produces an image on the monitor display which are saved to the PACS.
Acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group. JPEG usually refers to a file format for the compression of images. JPEG files are lossy compressed, that is to say the exact colors cannot be fully reproduced. This loss of precision is usually invisible to the human eye. The JPEG format is used widely on the Internet.
A type of optical technology that uses a laser beam to read from and write to a magnetic layer on a disk. This technology uses Magneto-Optical (MO) optical disks. MO disks can be write-once-read-many (WORM) or rewriteable.
A type of disk that uses the Magneto-Optical technology. MO disks can be write-once-read-many (WORM) or rewriteable.
Initially researched in the early 1970s this modality is widely used for imaging many types of soft-tissue.
An optional viewer that may be included on the MI Disc View CD as an extension of the MI Disc View Quick Viewer. The Advanced Viewer enables users to view images using additional image manipulation tools. For example, in the Advanced Viewer users can change image layout, zoom in and out of images, annotate images, and so on.
The MI Disc View CD is created using the MI Disc View Export Tool. The CD contains items from patient studies, including images, patient documentation, and cine clips. It also contains the MI Disc View Quick Viewer and, optionally, the MI Disc View Advanced Viewer.
A software component of Horizon Medical Imaging™ workstations (using Horizon Rad Station or Horizon Sono Station) that enables the export of patient studies onto CDs.
A viewer included on the MI Disc View CD that enables users to view images, patient documentation, and cine clips from a Web browser.
An attribute of the equipment used to capture images. For example, all images captured with an ultrasound system are of the Ultrasound Imaging (US) modality.
A small device attached to your computer. You can click, double-click, and right-click the mouse. Your mouse may also contain a rotating wheel.
A small arrowhead that is displayed on the screen to show you where you are pointing the mouse or trackball.
The Apple QuickTime™ movie file extension used to name media files. Files with this extension can be viewed in the Apple QuickTime™ Player.
Also referred to as Radionuclide Scanning, this imaging modality depicts not only the anatomy (structure) of an organ or body part, but also the function of the organ.
A disk that is written and read by laser. There are three types of optical disks: read-only, write-once-read-many (WORM), and rewriteable.
A system and site management application for maintaining information in the Horizon Medical ImagingTM database.
Moving through an enlarged (zoomed) area.
Documents that are related to the study and/or the associated patient. For example, text or audio reports and voice clips.
Acronym for Portable Document Format, a file format developed by Adobe® Systems. The PDF fully captures the formatting information of the document to which it is applied, regardless of the application in which the document was produced. The PDF makes it possible to send formatted documents that are produced in different applications, and have them appear on the recipient's computer as originally intended. PDF files can be viewed using Adobe® Reader® which is available at no cost.
A system consisting of a network of computers attached to an archive system, such as an optical disk drive or optical disk jukebox. The system captures, stores, retrieves, and displays digital images.
The type of procedure performed, for example, Obstetric or Kidney. Sometimes referred to as exam type.
The original radiology scanning device. Projection x-ray produces images through the projection of x-rays directly through a patient onto a flat receptor. For historical reasons, the output of projection x-rays is commonly referred to as plain film.
User role for individuals who interpret images within a study to produce a diagnosis.
A physician who refers patients. Referring physicians may also review patient studies.
A report is a document, associated with a specific study or patient, containing information about the perceived medical condition of the patient at a particular point in time.
Rest the mouse pointer on an object, such as an image, then press the right-mouse button. Right-clicking usually displays a context sensitive menu.
The extension used for documents stored in rich text format. RTF text files make it possible to transfer the original format of a document, for example font styles and paragraph indents, from one software application to another.
The display area on your computer monitor.
A horizontal or vertical bar that enables you to move through information in a window. To scroll means to move through a window quickly, by clicking and dragging on the vertical or horizontal scroll bar.
A grouping of related images within a study. For example, images may be related spatially, in terms of the imaging technique used, or the session during which they were created.
A group of images captured by an imaging device and associated with a patient. Sometimes called an exam.
A list of studies displayed by the Quick Viewer. The Study list lists studies and displays information about the studies and the patients associated with them. Users can open studies from the Study list.
User role for individuals who capture images for new studies. They may also write preliminary reports and make initial image modifications.
A collection of icons that represents application features.
This modality is also called Ultrasound Scanning or Sonography. Obstetric medicine relies heavily on Ultrasound scanning to provide images of the fetus and uterus.
An Internet address that specifies the location of a document or resource on the Internet.
A panel on the screen that holds a series of images.
An audio message that is created using the Voice Clip application. Voice clips are attached to studies and can be accessed. Voice clips are stored as WAV files.
A separately purchased option used with Horizon Rad Station and Horizon Sono Station, to add audio messages to a study. Voice clips can be accessed by other users.
The extension used for digital audio data files such as voice clips.
A software application used to locate and display web pages.
A panel on the computer screen.
Image processing term. Parameters that are used to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image. They define how the captured image intensities will be displayed on the computer monitor. Level controls the brightness of the image and Window controls the contrast. All image points with intensities outside of the range this is defined by Window/Level will be displayed black, if they are too dark, or white if they are too bright.
Used to view cine clips and play voice clips stored on the MI Disc View CD. The Windows Media® Player can be downloaded free of charge from the Microsoft web site at: http:///www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp.
The medical facility or department with which a study is associated.
Zoom in increases image size. Zoom out reduces image size.
A radiological imaging modality that creates digital images (called angiograms) of the blood vessels. It is used to diagnose blockages and other blood vessel problems.
A type of irradiation used for imaging purposes that can penetrate most substances except heavy metals. X-ray imaging is the most common imaging technique used in clinical practice.
