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User Manual Ver.1 - Rev.001 - feel-DRCSZ - For Mammo - Retrofit (ENG)
User Manual Ver.1 - Rev.001 - feel-DRCSZ - For Mammo - Retrofit (ENG)
User Manual
(for Mammo)
Manual Version : 1
Revison : 001
Date : 2020.06.30
Digital Retrofit Mammography Console Software feel-DRCS for Mammo
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Purpose....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Software Composition........................................................................................................................14
Login ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Screen Composition ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Worklist ................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Browser ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Expose .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Review .................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Configuration .........................................................................................................................................41
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1. Introduction
Feel-DRCS for Mammo is the name of the Digital Retrofit Mammography Control
Software of IMFOU Co. Ltd.
Feel-DRCS for Mammo is the DR control software that acquires image from the DR
detector
like flat panel , processes rapidly for clinical application, and provides DICOM services
for the integration with PACS system.
This manual explains how to install and operate Feel-DRCS for Mammo software.
IMFOU CO.,LTD.
Room No. 1105, Daerung PostTower7, 48, Digital-ro 33-
gil, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08377. South of Korea.
2. Purpose
Feel-DRCS for Mammo is the operation console system software integrated with
IMFOU detectors or X-ray generator, based on FS-MLW (Faster Specialized Multi
Layered Wavelet) technology.
Feel-DRCS for Mammo is the product developed for the operator, designed at the
clinical hospital through many years of clinical tests, and finished by service engineers.
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2.2. Symbols
Symbols Descriptions
Warning
Caution
Read Carefully
Manufacture
Date of manufacture
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3. System requirements
Software requires Intel based Core i5 CPU or higher and minimum 4GB of memory.
Recommend Intel Core i5 6th Generation or higher CPU and minimum 8GB of memory
for proper operation.
Processor Intel Core i5
(recommend: Intel Core i5 6th generation or higher)
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If you want to install on your new PC or reinstall after removing the old
version, please follow the below procedures.
4.1.1. Preparation
Install detector or generator related drives after installing this software. Insert the
installation CD into CD-ROM drive or copy after making a folder in your PC hard disk.
The automatic installation program works when using CD-ROM. If you do manually,
go to the below folder and double-click “Setup”.
If you copy and paste the installation program to temporary folder, error might occur
due to path restriction of Windows. In this case, retry installation after creating a folder
with short name and pasting installation program.
Installation might fail with error when name of logged in account includes other
characters than English alphabets and numbers. In this case, add an administrator
account with English characters and retry the installation after logging in with added
administrator account.
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Specify the path of the software to be installed. Select the drive to install from the
below list and click “Next”.
Disk list only shows the fixed HDD. We recommend to install the
software on C Drive, not any other path.
The list is displayed the fixed drive, not are displayed CD-ROM or
Floppy disk. We recommend Feel-DRCS to set up to Drive C:
“When you get the above message meaning the same folder name
exists in the drive to install, you can not continue. For continuation,
you need to change the folder name in the drive as “_bak” into a
different name.
This is for the case that other software with the same name was
installed and the case that the backup was not done after removing
the previous installation.”
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This message displays when there is folder with same name at specified path, different
software with same name is already installed or installed same software in the past.
Will be able to continue installation after change the name or remove the folder.
Above message displays when selected path has not enough empty disk space.
Click No to select different path at different disk or click YES to ignore and install.
“When you get the above message meaning the memory space is less
than 40GB, you can click “Yes” to continue. You need at least 40GB
to install this software. This memory space includes created data to
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After you finish installing the software, restart your computer to display the installed
software on the desktop. Please refer to how to use setup for software setup.
AceView.mdb
Cor folder
Parameter Files
Other files or folders which other operators added
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. From Add or Remove Programs of the Control Panel, click “Remove” to uninstall the
unnecessary software.
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4.3. Setup
For detailed setup for each detector/generator, do on the below screen after rebooting
or starting setup.exe in the installation folder for re modification.
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Etc : 12bit Send: To send the 12 bit dicom file must be set.
The rest part does not check this Because the raw data value is
up to 14 bit. But PACS system is applies to process only 12 bit ,
always check it.
Interpolation: This option is that you can choose ON/OFF of
interpolation at the time of image loading in review mode. When
the images load in the review mode, the Feel-DRCS apply
interpolation for all images. So the loading time needs more time
according to image count.
But if you turn off this option, the Feel-DRCS does interpolation
when you work as using windowing, panning, zooming.
Worklist : You can set up whether enable or disable the function of using
DICOM Worklist. This default value is using wokrlist.
Select the Server in the of connecting Worklist Server. Actual
servicer configuration can be done by the software.
Filebase is a function to read the file from specific format as
Worklist.
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5. Software Composition
Browser
Worklist
Review
Expose
Feel-DRCS is composed with four basic window of Worklist, Browser, Review and
Expose.
Worklist: Through DICOM Worklist, you can input the patient information, integrated
with hospital information system (HIS) or input the patient information manually..
Browser: It shows the list of stored images after acquisition. You can open the images
to edit, to send to the PACS server, and to print out.
Expose & Review : You can take images according to the information selected from
the Worklist and edit after retrieving images stored in the browser. There are the
generator tab for controlling the generator and the process tab for editing images.
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5.1. Login
From the desktop, double-click “Feel-DRCS ” icon to execute the program. Put the
operator name (or ID) and password from the login screen and click “OK” to start the
program.
Check the connection status with detector and generator after login and Put the color
value connected with each part of the screen.
Note
-There is the difference according to the user level like company, or company name or supervisor.
-You can ordinary user account or ordinary manager account at the hospital. The “supervisor”
account is for A/S engineers.
-The screen may look still temporarily due to the connection to the equipments after login..
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Menu
Work Space
Status Bar
5.2.1. Menu
Top area shows current mode and click the button at the bottom to change the mode.
Expose and Review mode displays when its mode is activated.
Config button does not show from normal account, and it will only activate by login
with SUPERVISOR account.
Button to close the program is on top right corner.
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Selected mode will display on screen when mode is selected from menu.
Browser
Worklist
Review
Expose
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5.3. Worklist
You can retrieve the study from the Worklist and display on the screen. You can also
input manually. You can move to the study mode by double-clicking the patient
information of the list or clicking the study button.
Refresh Condition
Search Option
Main Menu
Exam List
Manual Input
Double-click the right button of the mouse from the worklist to show pop-up menu..
① Reserve (X): Change the selected list to Reserve mode due special
reasons.
② Status: Search study lists satisfying selected study conditions.
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You can create new patient information by putting them. You input ID, Name, ACC.
No. and so on. You need to input at least ID and name. When you enter after inputting
Patient ID, other information is entered automatically before entering patient
information (ID, Name, Age, etc) at least one time.
Exam : Change to the Study mode for inspecting as inputted study information.
View position can be selected manually when entering Expose mode.
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EXAM : Move the studies selected from the list to the EXAM mode.
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You can set the item to display in the list. With the patient information (ID, Name,
Access No.), you can display the specific patient or the patient satisfying special
conditions with the items like Schedule, Modality and State.
You can set the cycle to retrive the patient information when the worklist server is is
able to be connected.
AUTO renews the list automatically according to the time cycle as above.
If you want to refresh manually, click the AUTO button again and the push the FRESH
button.
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For the RIS code of selected studies, it displays the code manager on the screen to
select the view position.
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5.4. Browser
The browser mode works as database viewer in order to review saved image data. In
this mode, you can query in various ways, x-ray again, and change the sequence of
the image. You can also send to PACS or backup and restore. It is very useful
management tool.
Search Option
Menu
Command
Patient List
Thumbnail
Study List
② DEL
You can delete the selected patient information. In this case, also check the account.
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① EDIT
You can change the patient information as below. Check the account to know who
modified it.
② DEL
You can delete the selected patient information. In this case, also check the account.
5.4.3. Thumbnail
This shows the thumbnail images of the selected study.
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5.4.4. Menu
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5.4.5. Command
SEND : You can send images selected (with yellow box) from the image list to PACS
server selected on the right side. (Refer to PACS of configuration for setting
PACS server).
PRINT : You can print out the selected image (with yellow box) form the image list.
File : You can save the selected images in file.
Export
CD : You can back up the selected images in CD/DVD with image viewer.
Backup
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Back up has two options to save or export the data from the console
PC . one is saved in selected drive without viewing S/W. Another is sav
ed with viewing S/W like “CD Write backup” .
How to back up in CD-ROM
(1) Insert the empty CD to CDROM Drive
(2) Select the backup path to CDROM Drive
(3) Press “Backup start”
(4) Press “yes” as below
The Restore function can work as DICOM import. You use this function when
you register DICOM files from other sources to the DR-console software.
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5.5. Expose
Below is screen of capture mode entered using study list from worklist.
Study List
Image Display
Thumbnail
Marker,Lable, Text
Tool
Left side displays image processing parameters and bottom left displays button for
detector connection status and connection control. Right side displays View Position,
Thumbnail, Label and Tools.
Acquired images are displayed at the area of Display Image, layout of image will be
automatically changed based on number of acquired images up to 2x2 layout
Image can be acquired in order of Study List displays top right corner.
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5.5.1. Detector
the image.
Area where acquired image is displayed on screen. Actual image is displayed at Image
Display, and small preview image displays at Thumbnail.
Detailed features will be explained on Review.
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Indicates view position to be acquired. Once image for one view position is acquired,
automatically next view position will be selected.
Able to add or remove the view position as below by clicking Study List button.
In order to add View Position to the list, select the view position after selecting the
view type from Normal, Mag, Spot and Mag Spot. Click the button again to remove
it from the list. Delete button will remove all the view positions on the list.
Will be explained from Review which is same function used at Review mode.
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5.6. Review
You can take images according to the information selected from the Worklist and edit
after retrieving images stored in the browser.
There is the process tab for editing images
Left panel is Process part which can adjust parameter and right side is Thumbnail of
image and basic tools for modifying image.
Process
Tool2
Image Display
Thumbnail
Marker,Label,Text
Tools
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Duplicate Image:
Create a new image by copying current image.
5.6.2. Process
Process part which displays at left panel.
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Displays applied Parameter (Def) for selected image. In case Par1, Par2 are defined,
able to select those parameters by clicking its buttons.
User can adjust three parameters as below according to selected parameters.
Glandular is the parameter to emphasize the mammary layer on image which can
adjust the details of parenchyma.
Latitude Step: As the value gets higher, the lower part of the image is highlighted
and the image gets thicker. It shows more realistic image for the two-dimensional
image.
Opt Level improves part of background noise and adjusts the difference tween outer
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Changed parameter will apply and display the image after clicking Process button.
Click Save Par. button to keep the changed parameter for selected view position, and
click Init Par. button to restore original parameter value.
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Displays 2 images on the left and right by dividing the screen 2x1.
Able to see RCC – LCC or RMLO – LMLO image.
It can magnify/make smaller any screen area. If you move the mouse to
the left upper side, pushing the Shift key, the screen will get smaller.
Moving to the right upper side makes it larger.
If you move to the upper side, pushing the control key, the image
magnification ratio will get smaller. Moving to the lower side makes it
larger.
If you put your mouse pointer on the image and left click, you can zoom
out by moving to the upper side and zoom in by moving to the lower
side
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If you put your mouse pointer on the image and left click, you can move
the image as the mouse pointer moves.
It selects the area to store in the rectangle. The outside of the area gets
removed.
This is a function to manually adjust the left and right nipples with the
Nipple adjustment function.
In examination mode, it cancels to use images (not save images) and gets
ready for another.
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Measurement Length.
Measurement Angle
Line Profile(Histogram).
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Image Open:
You can watch DICOM files from outside, not DICOM files stored in Feel-DRCS .
You can use basic functions like watching images and window width/level.
Length Calibration:
This is for setting pixel spacing value of the detector at one’s discretion.
- After x-raying, measure the pixel spacing value to compare with the real value and
then input the real number. This is the calibration for the real distance when the real
distance is different from that of the image taken.
1. Select Menu-Tool-Length calibration.
2. Check the distance on the image or the real distance and draw the line as long as
the distance.
3. The screen as below will appear if you finish measuring the distance.
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Note
It is very useful to do this measurement when installing first. Generally, the engineers do length
calibration in installing
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6. Configuration
CONFIG for system configuration will be activated when Feel-DRCS is login with
SUPERVISOR. Normal user will not be able to see CONFIG.
This is for setting the whole system.
You can set various networking services, system, and data format
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6.1.3. Modality
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Note
If the disk is full, you can not x-ray and save images. Therefore, we recommend the partial
setting. Once set, it deletes automatically so that you need to manage backup schedule in
advance.
6.2.4. Database
It provides functions for managing database.
- Compress : compress database.
- Backup : Backup database.
- Restore : Restore database..
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You can set the settings for annotation on the screen or on the print.
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The left side is a list of annotations that are currently set and not shown, and the top
and bottom right sides are marked with annotation information shown in the current
image.
You can delete or add using the arrow left or right buttons.
The up and down buttons can move the selected annotation positions up and down at
the top and bottom right.
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Select the item to add from the Worklist All Item and push “>” button. For changing
the sequence, use the up and down buttons.
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Server You can set the server’s environment, providing DICOM Modality
Worklist service.
AE Title
IP
Port
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List ① Name : Displays the server name. The same name as Server AE will be
displayed.
② Server AE : Displays the server’s AE title.
③ Server IP : Displays the server IP.
④ Server Port : Displays the server port.
⑤ Client AE : Displays client’s AE title.
⑥ Client Port : Displays client port.
Insert It adds new PACS server (DICOM Storage SCP).
Delete It deletes the setting of the server selected.
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List Name : Displays the laser printer name. The same name as
Server AE will be displayed.
Laser Imager AE : Displays the laser printer’s AE title.
Laser Imager IP : Displays the laser printer IP.
Laser Imager Port : Display the laser printer port.
Host AE : Displays host’s AE title
Print Model : Displays the print model.
Insert You can add new printer’s setting.
Select You can select the setting of the printer to access to among
various server settings.
Print Setting You can set the film and printer.
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Revision History
Version Date Description
Rev 000 2020-06-30 Initial Release
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