NumaLink-3.0™ Users Guide and Service Manual
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1. Introduction
“
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about
anything, we ought to know a little about everything.”
Blaise Pascal
NumaLink-3.0 is an OEM-to-OEM nuclear medicine image translator that supports translation among a
number of OEM data formats. NumaLink-3.0 also provides translation to the DICOM 3.0 standard for
nuclear medicine as well as communication directly with DICOM 3.0 compliant applications (DICOM by
Merge).
A translation type is defined as a translation from one specified OEM format to another. NumaLink-3.0
will support one or more translation types, as specified in a customer-modifiable configuration. Data
paths are specified for each defined translation type; optionally, various translation and customization
parameters may also be specified per translation type.
Debug capabilities allow a translation to be divided into input, customization and output phases; the
results of each phase can be examined.
The NumaLink-3.0 Graphic User Interface (GUI) provides user-friendly configuration and control.
Alternatively, a command line interface supports all features of the GUI as well as several extensions for
debugging.
Logging is provided to maintain a history of translations and any resulting errors.
Caching is provided, which, in conjunction with debugging, allows translations to be re-executed without
re-transferring the input files.
Subsequent section in this guide discuss:
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Installation and getting started
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An overview of NumaLink-3.0
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How to configure translations using the GUI
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Technical Support
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OEM configuration information
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Command line and configuration file
