Importing DICOM Images

You can import images from removable media such as a flash drive or DVD if they are stored with a DICOMDIR file structure.

Icons for importing images are available:

Prerequisite:

If you are in the Patient Browser standalone mode, select a patient in the Patient List. All image thumbnails for the selected patient are displayed in the Patient History.
From your DPMS, launch CS Imaging.

The current patient's name is displayed in the title bar in CS Imaging.

To import a DICOMDIR, follow these steps:

From the Import icon group, select . The Open window is displayed.
In the Import dialog box, select the DICOMDIR file you want to import and click Open.

A DICOMDIR viewing window is displayed, containing the contents of the DICOMDIR file.

	A	Name of the Patient Card into which you are importing images.
	B	Patient name in the DICOMDIR file.
	C	Image thumbnails for the selected patient name (B) in the DICOMDIR file.
	D	Import button (grayed out until you select an image thumbnail (C))

In the Open window, browse to the folder that contains the images you want to import.
Select the images that you want to import, and click Open or OK. The file or files you selected are imported and display in the Patient History.

Important: Make sure you are associating the imported images with the correct patient.

When you start the import, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to import images into the specific patient's file.