Displaying and Hiding Text Overlay Information
Introduction
You have the option to anonymize patient information for a study. By default, anonymization is disabled, and Synapse shows patient and study information on all images.
When you activate anonymization through the context menu, patient and study information is hidden in all of the images in each series of a study for the length of the session. Patient name is always hidden, but you can determine what study information is hidden through User Settings. See Creating Custom Anonymous List Items.
Steps
- Right-click the image to display the image context menu.
- Do any of the following:
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Hide text overlays.
Clear Display Formats >Show Text Overlay.
Anonymize patient information.
Select Display Formats >Anonymize Text Overlay.
Show annotations on an image such as an arrow.
Select Annotations >Show Annotations.
Show bitmap overlays (burned in bitmap overlays in the DICOM file) that appear on images when you open a study or when you change the reading protocol.
Select Display Formats > Show Bitmap Overlays.
Results
All designated patient information is anonymized for the duration of the session.
Additional Options
- To hide or display text overlays with a keyboard shortcut, press SHIFT + T.
- To review other keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts for Annotations.
- See Viewer Context Menu and Icon Menu Options for a list of text overlay menu icon options.
- See Configuring Text Overlay Settings
Related Topics
Hiding Patient Identification Information Overview
Creating Custom Anonymous List Items