Tudor DICOM - Settings

This plugin offers the possibility to access images from different sources. If you do not use one of the methods, you can disable that method. Besides the file system, a interaction with DICOM enabled devices is also possible. Additionally a DICOMDIR support, for example to read CDs created in hospitals, is also available.

The configuration dialog is - according to the differnet image acquisition methods separated into several categories:

• FILE Input:

  You can preselect here a hard disc folder in that your DICOM Files are located. It will be preselected in the File Chooser.

• DICOM Dir. / CD:

  You can specify a DICOMDIR File location here. This file will be examined to find information about the DICOM Files. It is maybe useful, that you configure your CD ROM drive here. This will enable you to read DICOM CDs created by robots often present in hospitals.

• DICOM STORE (SCU):

  If you enable this module a local DICOM STORE will be started within this plugin. You are then able to receive images via DICOM SEND / DICOM MOVE. To fully enable this you need to configure your DICOM Nodes to be able to send images to this new DICOM node. Your DICOM / PACS Administrator knows how to do it :-).The values to configure are:

  • DICOM Store: The location, where the PACS server should save the images and the DICOM Information.
  • AET Name: This is an indicator for the DICOM Node and describes the node. This has to match the configuration in the other DICOM Nodes to enable communication.
  • Port: The port number on that the DICOM server should listen. Note: you need Administrator rights to enable ports

• DICOM QUERY (C-Find):

  You can Query an external PACS via DICOM C-FIND and move the selected images to your local DICOM STORE via DICOM MOVE

  • Address: The IP Address of the queried DICOM Node. This can be a DNS Name as well as a numerical IP address.
  • Port: The port number of the queried DICOM Node.
  • Called AET: The AET of the queried DICOM Node.
  • Move Dest.: The AET of the DICOM STORE you want to move the images to. The AET must be configured with its address and port in the querried server.

• DICOM SEND (SCP):

  The plugin provides also a way to send DICOM files from the local PACS server to other DICOM Nodes (like a PACS).

  • Calling AET: The AET identification of the sending DICOM Node.
  • Address: The IP Address of the receiving DICOM Node. This can be a DNS Name as well as a numerical IP address.
  • Port: The port number of the sending DICOM Node.
  • Called AET: The AET of the receiving DICOM Node.

• Configure DICOM Header Preview:

  You can change the DICOM Header fields shown in the DICOM Preview Info Enter all the Header DICOM Tags (e.g. 0008,0060 for Modality) you want to see in the preview. A complete list of all Tags can be found by selecting an image and using the "show DICOM Header" button in the open Dialog.