Chapter 3: System Operation
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3.2.
Sending Images to the Server
The server accepts the images automatically as they are sent from the image acquisition
system, film-scanner, or archiving device. The Cenova server groups successive images
with the same DICOM study instance UID (unique identifier) into a
case
if the images
are received within a time-out period configured by the service representative upon
system installation. The time-out period is not fixed; the server automatically adjusts the
time-out period to maximize throughput. (For more information, contact Hologic
Technical Support.)
Server Assigns Images Received Before Timeout Elapses to One Case
The server assigns any image received after the time-out period to a new case using the
same study instance UID. At the review workstation, two sets of results will be seen,
distinguishable by the date and time they were produced by the server.
Server Assigns Images Received After Timeout Elapses to a New Case
To reduce the possibility of multiple results, Hologic recommends that images for each
patient examination be sent from the image acquisition system together at the close of
the study and in rapid succession.
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Note:
As an alternative, the server can be configured to group all images with the same
study instance UID automatically into a single case, no matter when they were received
(i.e., include images from a previous case). For more information, consult with a technical
support representative.
It is the service representative’s responsibility to set up your system such that the images
are sent correctly to the server in addition to the review workstation and to the desired
final destinations. For more about the data flow among the various devices, see