Weekend Update

I have a short report covering the past couple of days ' activities, but despite the relative brevity, you may rest assured that things remain busy here in Accra!On Thursday, Ben had asked me to look into sending exams back to the modalities in case something needed to be printed from the console and not PACS. (Brian continues to make progress in DICOM printing from Merge PACS; there is still a contrast issue with the printed films.) While I was able to find the mechanism to do this, the transmissions did not go through completely, and I think this indicates a problem with the configuration on the modality end. However, the CT and MRI both have functions that query the PACS, which would accomplish the same thing we are attempting. I ' ll test the function if I can ever get some time on the scanner!           In and among that bit of tail-chasing, I was able to spend some time with the residents. A FEW are still using the Query function rather than the worklist, and several were logged in with a generic ID. I cautioned Ben and the resident that this could lead to a number of problems in the future and strongly advised that the generic sign-on not be used except in very extreme circumstances. (I was thrilled to discover the generic login and password on the backgrounds of most of the workstations!) And I made another little discovery...One of the monitors, a 30 " consumer-grade HP, was set for a lower-than-optimal reso...

Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - October 29, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs