Norland Elite 437A150, Operator'S Manual

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Operator's Guide
437D140 Rev. I
Basic Operation 4-21
Preparing Patient Records
A patient’s database record must be prepared (for both new and existing patients) before a scan can be per-
formed. Continue below to enter a
new patient into the database. Proceed to "Locating a Record for an Existing
Patient " on the next page to review and update an existing patient’s record. For systems that have a DICOM
Worklist configured, refer to "Patient Worklist" on page 13-10 for instructions on retrieving patient records from
the DICOM Worklist.
Creating a New Record for a New Patient
This section discusses the procedures to create a record for a new patient. See "Patient Demographics Win-
dow Details" on page 4-25 for a thorough explanation of the buttons and fields in this window.
1. From the Database Navigator window, click the button, or select File > New Patient from the
menu bar. A blank Patient Demographics window will open.
Figure 4-13: A blank Demographics window for creating a new patient
2. Enter all of the patient’s information in the Patient Demographics window.
The <Tab> key moves the cursor down through the fields.
The <Shift> <Tab> keys move the cursor up through the fields.
If necessary, click to delete the typed entries on all fields.