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NovaRad Lite Viewer® Help Manual—Version 7.2.3© Copyright 2009 NovaRad® Corporation. All rights reserved.

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SECTION 1 Accessing the Lite Viewer and Displaying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

Sorting by Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

View Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Window Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Accessing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

SECTION 2 Manipulating Images and Using the Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

Image Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2

The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Tool 1—Study Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3Tool 2—Image Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5Tool 3—Measure Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6Tool 4—Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7Tool 5—Window/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7Tool 6—Split Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8Tool 7—View Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10Tool 8—Hide/Show Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10Tool 9—Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11Tool 10—Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

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SECTION 1 Accessing the Lite Viewerand Displaying Images

The Lite Viewer is designed for quick retrieval and manipulation of your patients’ images and reports.The images are in a JPEG format and because of this the images display much more rapidly than thetraditional DICOM format. However they are also of low resolution and are not of diagnostic quality.

The Lite Viewer is also designed to be displayed on any internet software including Internet Explorerand Firefox, to name two commonly web browsers. The Lite Viewer has minimal features and toolsthat enlarge when moused over to help the end user see the tools easier when viewing these imagesfrom a PDA, cell phone, or tablet. For full access to all available features and diagnostic-qualityimages, be sure to use the Diagnostic Viewer.

In this section we review the six basic steps to log on and how to easily locate and access the seriesand/or study(ies) images of the Lite Viewer through the Study Browser. Section 2 contains a detailedreview of each of the Lite Viewer tools that are used to examine and manipulate series and/orstudy(ies) images.

Step 1: Select Lite Viewer.

Step 2: Login with User Name (or email address) and Password.

The Study Browser will appear. It contains three sections or windows that are identified below—theSearch Criteria, Studies and Series windows.

Step 3: To locate a specific series or study(ies), enter your search criteria in the first section of theStudy Browser, the Search Criteria window.

a. Any one or more of the seven fields—Time Frame, Modality, Patient ID, LastName, First Name, and Accession #—can be used to be as specific or general asneeded when finding images.

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b. The first two search fields—Time Frame and Modaility—contain drop-down menus.For the other four fields, just a few letters or numbers need to be entered. For example: tofind patient Rusty Bones, type “bo” into the last name field.

c. Select Search. In our example, all patients whose last name begins with “Bo” will bedisplayed in the Studies window.

Step 4: In the Studies window, click on the View option that begins the row with the patient whosestudy you want to see.orClick on any other column in that patient’s row to show the series within that particular study.



Step 5: If more than one series is available, all available series will be seen in the Series windowbelow the current Studies window. From here, if you select the View option in the series area—orany section of a series—then the entire study will open and that series will be displayed first.

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Click on the View option in the Studies window to show the entire study, and the display will beginfrom the first series.

Step 6: The study, series and/or images are displayed, as seen in the following page. Availableimages will be viewed in the left-hand thumbnails and any available or selected series will be dis-played on the right. Currently selected images in your desired viewing format will be shown in themiddle enlarged for easier viewing. The currently displayed image(s) and series are highlighted by thevisible box.



Note: Series are displayed from the middle of the selected series not at the beginning.This helps you start in the middle and eliminates the tendency to scroll in either directiontoo far.

Sorting by ColumnsThere are seven columns of data in the Studies window—Patient ID, Patient Name, Accession,Study Date, Modality, Anatomical Area, and Reports. There are six columns in the Series window—Series ID, Modality, Description, Modified Date, # of Images, and Key Images. If the series of imagesare key images, a key icon will appear in the Key Images column.



To further assist you in finding images, the columns in both the Studies and Series windows can besorted by clicking on the column headings.

The data in each of the columns will be sorted by that selection. In this example, the studies are sortedby the Patient Name column.

Click on the Patient Name heading. All patient names in that column are sorted alphabetically—in thesample below, beginning the column with Bones, Rusty.



View OptionAt the far left of both the Studies and Series windows is the View option, encircled in red in theStudy Browser sample below.

To view the images within a single study, select on the View option at the beginning of a row of stud-ies. If you select on the View option at the beginning of a row of series, that specific series will bedisplayed.



Window NavigationTo navigate through studies and series that are not fully contained within the study or series windows,left-click and drag on the scroll bars to the right of the windows—highlighted with red arrows below.

Accessing ReportsIf a study has a report included in the system, a report icon will be displayed in the Reports col-umn.

To access the report, click your mouse over the report icon.



The Report window opens:

To print the report, click your mouse on the print icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Reportwindow. A Print window will open. Select a printer and select Print in the Print window.




SECTION 2 Manipulating Imagesand Using the Toolbar

The image below contains the basic elements of the Lite Viewer that will be explained in this section.

NavigationTo view a particular image or series, left-click on the Images menu on the left or the Series menuon the right, respectively. This will pull up the selected images or series as the central image(s).

To scroll through images in the central view, move the mouse over the Images menu or Seriesmenu. As you scroll through the menu, the thumbnail of the images or series will enlarge. To viewthose images or series, left-click on the enlarged thumbnail.

Note: Series are displayed from the middle of the selected series not at the beginning.This helps you start in the middle and eliminates the tendency to scroll in either directiontoo far.

To scroll through the images once you have your desired images displayed, hold down your leftmouse button and move up and down. This function works the same as any other NovaRad viewingproduct.

Image ManipulationTo automatically change your window and level values, see “Tool 5—Window/Level” in this section.

For manual window and leveling control with your mouse, hold your right mouse down while over animage. A small window level box will appear and the current window and leveling values will be dis-played. Move in short strokes and you will see the adjustments to the image inside of the window andleveling box. When the desired level is reached, release your right mouse button and that window andlevel value will be displayed throughout all of the current series.

Manipulating Images and Using the Toolbar


The ToolbarThere are ten tools available on the toolbar at the top of the Lite Viewer. They are, from left to right,Study Browser, Image Layout, Measure, Zoom, Window/Level, Add Split, Report, Hide/Show Labels, Help Menu, and Logout.

a. As you move your mouse over the toolbar, you will see each tool get larger so that youknow which one you are selecting.

b. Left-click on a tool to use it. It will then be outlined in red showing it is activated.

c. To deactivate a tool, left-click again.

We will now review each of the ten Lite Viewer tools and their functions.

Tool 1—Study Browser

Left-click on the Study Browser tool to return to the Study Browser. The study or series that wasdisplayed on the Lite Viewer will be highlighted.



From here you can search for additional studies on the same patient or other patients to view. See Step3 in the previous section for details on searching and displaying.

Note: To clear the studies behind the Study Browser, select the Study Browser icon in theupper left-hand corner.

Then hit the Internet Explorer back button. The studies are cleared and the Study Browserremains in place.





Tool 2—Image Layout

Left-click on the Image Layout tool and a drop-down menu will appear. Select the preferred imagelayout to revise the images displayed in the Lite Viewer.

The first number is the number of images in the horizontal row, and the second number is the numberof images in the vertical column. For example, in the samples below, on the left is a 2x3 layout; andon the right is a 1x1 layout.

Tool 3—Measure Length

Left-click on the Measure Length tool to activate the measuring tool.

Select the begin measure point by left-clicking the mouse and dragging. Then release the mouse at theend measure point, and the measurement appears. To make additional measurements repeat the steps.

Note: Only one measurement can be displayed at a time.



Tool 4—Zoom

Left-click on the Zoom tool and the mouse becomes a magnifying glass that can be moved over theentire image area.

Tool 5—Window/Level

Left-click on the Window/Level tool and a drop-down menu will appear. Select the different win-dow/level values to apply to the images.



For example, in the samples below, on the left is a lung view; and on the right is soft tissue view.

Note: The available window and leveling options are set by the hosting facility. If youwould like to request modifications to this list, please contact the facility.

Tool 6—Split Screen

The Split Screen tool allows you to view multiple studies/series side by side.

Left-click on the Split Screen tool and the Study Browser will appear, allowing you to selectwhich new study/series you want to add by highlighting it.



Notice that when the screen is split, there is a new toolbar for the new series, allowing you to manipu-late each study independently.

Split screen can be deactivated at any time by left-clicking the Split Screen tool.



Tool 7—View Report

By left-clicking on the View Diagnostic Report tool, the web viewer will open a separate windowwith the report if the PACS is interfaced to a report module like NovaRIS.

Note: If there is no report displayed and typically you are receiving your reports throughthis feature, you will need to contact the hosting facility for them to troubleshoot the rea-son for the missing report. Reasons could range from a report not yet transcribed andsigned to the report being attached to another study. However, if you have never receivedreports via this method the hosting facility is most likely not using this available featureas of yet. If you have a question, please contact the hosting facility.

Tool 8—Hide/Show Labels

Left-click on the Hide/Show Labels tool to remove or display the embedded labels on the image foreasier viewing of the image itself.

For example, in the samples below, on the left the labels are included in the display; and on the rightthe labels are temporarily hidden.



Tool 9—Help Menu

Left-click on the Help Menu tool and and an easily navigated Help Menu will appear.

Select a topic on the left by highlighting it, and a “how-to” explanation will be shown in the rightwindow.



Tool 10—Logout

When you are finished using the NovaWeb Viewer, left-click the Logout Tool and you will bereturned to the login screen.



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