Configuring Series Settings

Path

Settings > Image Display > Series

Steps

1. Modify the following settings as needed.

2. Optional: When you finish configuring all settings, click Close

MR Series Settings

Use the MR Series settings to configure the DICOM Echo and Temporal Position Indicator (TPI) series as a separate or a combined series.

Setting	Description
Separate MR series by echo number	If selected, Synapse separates images of the same series into multiple series groups using the DICOM Echo tag. This setting is selected by default.
Separate MR series by temporal position indicator	If selected, Synapse separates images of the same series into multiple series groups using the DICOM TPI tag. This setting is selected by default.
Separate MR series by image continuity	If selected, Synapse separates an MR series into separate image sequences to ensure the sequences have uniform spacing and direction. Note: For enhanced MR mulitframes, Synapse does not use the Multi-frame Dimension Module to split and sort images. This setting is selected by default.

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CT and PT Series Settings

Use the CT and PT Series settings to configure how Synapse displays CT, PT, and localizer images. You can split CT or PT series, containing localizer and non-localizer images, into two separate series. You can also separate a CT or PT series when the images are non-sequential, have gaps, have the same position, or have different orientations.

Note:

If you create a reading protocol with a split series, the reading protocol might not display the split series correctly. Synapse positions a CT study with a dose report, which is represented by a Secondary Capture series, at the end of the DICOM image series and before the All Images and Bookmark series in the Series Picker.

Setting	Description
Separate CT series by localizer	If selected, Synapse separates localizer and non-localizer images from the same series into two series groups. This setting is selected by default.
Separate CT or PT series by image continuity	If selected, Synapse separates a CT or PT series into separate image sequences to ensure the sequences have uniform spacing and direction. Note: For enhanced CT multiframe, Synapse does not use the Multi-frame Dimension Module to split and sort images. This setting is selected by default.

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Localizer Handling Settings

Use the Localizer Handling settings to configure how Synapse displays localizer series. For CT, PT, and MR studies, the Display localizer series in reading protocol setting is selected by default and will display the localizer series at the beginning or at the end of a study in both the Viewer and the Series Picker based on the Localizer series position setting status.

Note:	For MR studies, Synapse uses a heuristic algorithm to identify a localizer series, if possible.

Setting	Description
Display localizer series in reading protocol	If selected, Synapse displays localizer images in the Viewer for modality-match reading protocols. Note: This setting applies to all reading protocol types. This setting is selected by default.
Localizer series position	Select one of the following options: First (default) Last Using the default setting, Synapse displays the localizer series first in the Series Picker and in the modality-match reading protocols. When you select the Last setting, Synapse displays in the Series Picker after all series containing DICOM images, but before the All Images and Bookmark series.

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PET SUV Series Settings

Use the PET Series settings to determine how Synapse displays the initial top and bottom values for an SUV PET series. These settings affect the brightness, contrast, and appearance of the image for viewing, as you prefer. You can select a value that includes a maximum of four decimal places. The settings you select will persist and be available on any workstation you log into.

Setting	Description
Enable Initial Display	Select the check box to turn on the setting and then adjust to the Top and Bottom settings, described in the following two rows of this table. This setting is cleared by default.
Top	Click plus (+) or minus (-) for each value to select a Top value that is greater than the Bottom value. The default Top setting is: 3
Bottom	Click plus (+) or minus (-) for each value to select a Bottom value. The default Bottom setting is: 0

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Series Order Options Settings

Use the Series Order Options settings to configure how Synapse sorts and displays a series:

Setting	Description
Order the All images series according to the Series Picker thumbnail order	If selected, Synapse sorts the All Images series by Series Picker order. If cleared, Synapse sorts the All Images series according to Synapse rules order. See Image and Series Sorting.
Sort the US Modality series primarily by Date/Time	If selected, Synapse sorts the series using a higher priority for Date/Time than for Series Number and Image Number. This setting is cleared by default. Note: Sorting by date/time does not work for US studies from a VNA data source.
Split XA/US single-frame images into separate thumbnails	If selected, Synapse splits XA/US single frame images into separate thumbnails. If cleared, Synapse combines single frame images into one thumbnail, which displays as the first thumbnail in Series Picker. Images within the single frame series are sorted oldest to newest. This setting is cleared by default.

Results

Synapse automatically saves any updated options and displays the following message in the bottom left corner of the window: Successfully saved.

Synapse displays the following message to alert you that an action must be taken for the settings to apply: Refresh the Synapse browser window for settings to apply.

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Related Topics

MRI Multiphasic Series

Reference Lines and Localizers

Configuring Mammogaphy Settings

Configuring Cine Settings

Using Cine

Image and Series Sorting