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Configure SmartScan STUDIO PACS Modules (Optional)
For sites that use a PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System) for storing images, or use a RIS
(Radiology Information System) to maintain patient data, configure the optional SmartScan STUDIO
PACS software on the clinical workstations.
PACS Configurator Settings
NOTE: The PACS Storage software should have been loaded during the installation of SmartScan
STUDIO Server components. Install it from the SmartScan STUDIO Server media if it is not
installed.
1. On Control Panel, select
SmartScan STUDIO Integration
Services, then select
PACS tab.
NOTE: Coordinate with the site PACS
administrator for the data to be
entered in these fields.
2. In Remote Server section (this is
the PACS Server):
a. Enter Station name (user
defined for identifying a
particular PACS server setup).
Enter IP Address, AE Title,
Port Number (obtain from
PACS administrator).
b. Select a state (active or
inactive).
c. Click Save .
d. Click Test to perform DICOM validation (C-ECHO) to check whether the remote server is
accessible.
3. In Local Settings section (this is the SmartScan STUDIO long-term storage server):
a. Enter the Local AE Title for the SmartScan STUDIO long-term storage server.
b. Select the amount of time (in seconds) for a time out (range 10 - 60 seconds). Also enter
the time to wait after a send operation fails before trying again (range 10 - 60 seconds)
and the number of times to retry a failed send operation (maximum 5). The status of a
send operation is displayed in the SmartScan STUDIO Manager Exam List under the
PACS Status heading.
4. In Transfer Syntax Negotiated section, select transfer syntax(es) to be used to send CT/PAN
datasets to the selected PACS server. Multiple options can be selected and at least one option
must be selected.
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JPEG Lossless
•
Little Endian Explicit VR (Value Representation)
•
Little Endian Implicit VR
The transfer syntax(es) selected should be based on the compatibility and/or preference of the
PACS configuration.