Mammography Overview
Introduction
To adequately lay out mammography images for diagnosis, each image of the study must be identified for placement. In some cases, Synapse groups mammography images into a single series, which prevents the reading protocol from placing specific images in the layout.
When all images in a series are displayed in full screen (1-up), a check mark (if configured in User Settings) will appear in the thumbnails shown in the Series Picker in the Viewer, Floating Series Viewer, or Series Picker in the PowerJacket to identify that the images have been viewed.
How Synapse Groups MG images
Synapse groups MG images according to:
- Laterality
- View code sequence
- View modifier sequence
Even if all images are in the same series as acquired, Synapse divides images into appropriate groups. Mammography images have a laterality of left, right, or center, and a various number of view code sequences, such as cranial caudal (CC) or medial lateral oblique (MLO). Synapse identifies each of the groups in a study and creates a series for the reading protocol to use. This grouping algorithm does not use the series UIDs of the image.
Synapse uses the results of the new image grouping for reading protocol selection. Instead of using a single series to match against a reading protocol, the image content of the study is used to match a reading protocol.
The Series Picker displays results of the mammography image grouping.
Mammography Configuration Options
Related Topics
Configuring the All Images Displayed Indicator
MG Automatic Generation of RP Steps for Additional Priors