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Buttons for calling up You can start many functions in the program both via the menus
functions A.2 or via the icon buttons. A.2

You find icon buttons on the toolbars, on the subtask cards, or

in the control area of the task cards. They allow fast and intuitive
execution of functions quickly and intuitively, simply by clicking
on the buttons.
A.2

Dimmed fields and There are a number of functions which you can only execute if
buttons A.2 you have selected an image, for example, or loaded data into
the task card. Buttons and input fields are dimmed (shown gray
or shaded), if you cannot execute the function assigned to
them. A.2

Dimmed button, the function cannot be initiated.

The button is no longer dimmed, you can start the function.

The icon is active, for example, you can now draw a ROI on an
image.

Tool tips A.2

If you place the mouse cursor over an icon, a short text about
this function is displayed. The tool tip disappears again after a
few seconds.

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Using tab cards A.2

Tab cards are arranged in stacks so that you can place them in
the foreground easily by clicking on a tab. When you activate a
tab card it is placed in the foreground. You can only start a func-
tion from an active tab card.
A.2

Activating a tab card A.2 ✧ Click a tab to activate a card.

The active tab card has a different background color than the
inactive tab cards. A.2

The settings and data that you have entered on the tab card
which was previously active are not changed when it moves into
the background. When you call up this tab card again you will
find all the data and settings unchanged. A.2

There are two types of tab cards: A.2

❏ Task cards
❏ Subtask cards

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Task cards A.2

The arrangement of the task cards reflects routine operation in

the hospital or practice and their layout supports the examina-
tion procedure, for example: A.2

❏ You can perform an examination in the Examination task

card.
❏ You can view the results and process them in the Viewing
task card.
❏ You edit your film sheet in Filming.
❏ You postprocess images 3-dimensionally in 3D.

Calling up using the tabs A.2 ✧ Click on the tab (1) on the right-hand side of the screen to
activate a task card.

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Calling up using the You can also switch to each task card using the function keys.A.2
function keys
✧ Press the F5 key to switch to the Examination task card.
A.2

✧ Press the F6 key to switch to the Viewing task card.

✧ Press the F7 key to switch to the Filming task card.
✧ Press the F8 key to switch to the 3D task card.

Switching to another You can switch to another task card. You simply select the
task card A.2 appropriate tab. A.2

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Too many applications Your system can only handle a certain number of open task
active A.2 cards. If the permitted number is exceeded, the Too Many
Applications Active dialog box will be displayed. In this case,
please close one of the running applications. A.2

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Subtask cards A.2

On task cards you will find smaller cards, called subtask cards.A.2
They are used for the following purposes: A.2

❏ Tool boxes, e.g. for graphic evaluation

❏ Setting parameters
❏ Calling up functions and programs

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Using menus A.2

In order to keep the screen clearer, actions are grouped

together in dropdown menus. A.2

Application-specific menus A.2

The menu bar changes with the task card that is currently active
or the window that is currently open. This way only the functions
are accessible which are relevant for the respective application.A.2
A.2

Patient Browser The menu bar of the Patient Browser window contains the fol-
menu bar A.2 lowing menu items: A.2

Viewing menu bar A.2 The menu bar of the Viewing task card contains the following
menu items: A.2

Filming menu bar A.2 The menu bar of the Filming task card contains the following
menu items: A.2

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3D menu bar A.2 The menu bar of the 3D task card contains the following entries:A.2

A.2

Optional applications A.2 If there are any optional applications integrated in your system
or licensed for your system you call them up via the additional
menu entry Applications. A.2

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Dropdown menus of the menu bar A.2

The menu bar consists of a row of dropdown menus. Via these

menus a series of functions and settings is accessible. A.2

Selecting a menu A.2 ✧ Click on a menu item in the menu bar with the left mouse but-
ton.
The dropdown menu is opened. The menu item is highlighted.A.2
✧ Move the mouse pointer down the menu bar and each drop-
down menu opens and closes in turn.
Only the dropdown menu on which the mouse pointer is placed
remains open.
A.2

Closing the menu A.2 ✧ If you do not want to select a function, click the menu title
again or click on the background outside the dropdown
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Selecting an action A.2

✧ Move the mouse pointer down a dropdown menu.

The entries are highlighted one after the other. A.2

✧ Stop at the action you want to execute.

✧ Click on it with the left mouse button.
The action is started and the menu closed. A.2

➭ Menu entries followed by an ellipses open dialog boxes

(e.g. Save As...).
Menu entries without an ellipses call up an action directly
(e.g. Close Patient).

Options A.2

Some menu items when clicked do not seem to perform any

action. However, if you look at the dropdown menu again you
will see that the menu item has a checkmark next to it. The
associated option is now active. A.2

✧ Click the menu entry again to deactivate the option.

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Submenu A.2 Some lines in the dropdown menu have a small arrow on the
right-hand side. If you move down to one of these arrows with
the mouse pointer a submenu is displayed. A.2

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Popup menus A.2

Popup menus contain context-specific information. That means

a different popup menu will appear depending on the type of
object you have selected. These menus offer you actions that
can be performed on this object.
A.2

Calling up popup menus A.2 ✧ First select an object with the left mouse button.
✧ Call up the popup menu by pressing the right mouse button
or with Shift + F10.
The menu belonging to the current object type is displayed.

A.2

Selecting an action A.2

✧ Move the mouse pointer over the menu.

The entry on which the mouse pointer is placed will be high-
lighted. You can start the function with a single click (right or left
mouse button).
A.2

➭ If you have not selected an object and click on the right

mouse button a context menu is also opened. This menu now
provides you with actions that are meaningful in the currently
active task card or window as long as nothing is selected.

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Status bar A.2

The status bar at the bottom edge of the window shows you
messages and instructions and contains the storage capacity
icons. A.2

It is subdivided into three columns: A.2

❏ Examination-specific information is displayed in the first col-

umn.
❏ Warnings and messages appear in the second column.
❏ If functions are being executed in the background, the appli-
cation will appear as an icon in the third column, next to the
storage capacity icons.

Action history A.2 Actions executed by the program are automatically logged
together with information about whether each step was suc-
cessfully terminated or whether an error occurred. You can
query a list of the last entries in the history at any time. A.2

✧ Click on the task bar with the left mouse button to list the last
commands and program actions.
➭ You can determine the number of entries in the log in the His-
tory Size dialog box that you call up by clicking the status bar
with the right mouse button.

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Resource check A.2

Your system monitors the memory usage and the storage

capacity of the main database, the scheduler database and the
exchange board (virtual memory).
A.2

Main Database and

Scheduler A.2

By the storage capacity icon you can see how much space has
already been taken up in the local database. If the filled capacity
rises above a configurable limit (default 95%), the icon changes
color from green to red. A.2

If you move the mouse pointer to this icon, the percentage of

storage capacity already taken up is displayed. A.2

✧ Archive the patient and examination data in time and delete

them in the Patient Browser to ensure that sufficient capac-
ity is always available.
→ Page J.2–1, Storing Data on an External Medium

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Virtual Memory A.2

By the blinking storage capacity icon in the status bar you can
see that the virtual memory is already filled. A.2

The message Resource Monitor is displayed. A.2

A.2

C AU T I O N
Source of danger: Insufficient memory or disk space may
lead to an instable or blocking system. A.2

Consequence: System is not available in emergency

cases. A.2

Remedy: Do not ignore the storage capacity warning icons.A.2

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Text information in medical images A.2

In medical images various information is displayed as image

text. This text information identifies the patient and documents
examination and image parameters. A.2

➭ With the Image Text Editor you can define which text ele-
ments are to be displayed in the images.
→ Page A.3–7, Configuring image text

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The image text is sorted by topic in the four corners of the

image. A.2

(1) Patient and examination data

(2) Orientation label
(3) System-specific information
(4) Scale bar
(5) Window values and image matrix
(6) Comment lines
(7) Examination and image parameters
(8) Orientation label

You will find an overview of all image text components in the

appendix.
→ Page P.2–1, Text Annotations in Medical Images A.2

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A.2

NOTE
Note the following changes to image text if you are using the
former Numaris software version to process images
acquired with syngo MR: A.2

❏ The image number is altered.

❏ The sign for the slice position is reversed for the head-
feet and anterior-posterior directions.
❏ The scan time TA and the contrast agent/flow time are
not displayed.
❏ "FS" appears instead of the scan option; "OTHER"
appears instead of the image type.
❏ The image matrix is displayed instead of the acquisition
matrix.
❏ The echo time and inversion time display is modified
(TE:„TE 15.0/##”, TI: „50”).

A.2

NOTE
The image text for the slice position has changed in
software versions MRease VA12A and higher. The
designations for direction L, P or H, and R, A or F are now
displayed instead of the signs "+" and "-". A.2

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A.3 Interface A.3

You can configure task cards, windows, and individual functions

of the program, i.e. adapt them to your requirements. A.3

To configure windows and task cards, first call up the

NUMARIS/4 - Configuration Panel where you will find icons
representing various applications. Then double-click on an icon
to open the corresponding configuration window. A.3

For example, you can define which buttons the toolbar of the
Patient Browser window contains.
A.3

Calling up the ✧ Call up Options > Configuration... to open the

Configuration Panel A.3 NUMARIS/4 - Configuration Panel.

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Calling up configuration windows A.3

Configured program parts are represented by icons in the

NUMARIS/4 - Configuration Panel.
A.3

A.3 ✧ Double-click on the icon to display the configuration window

for the Patient Browser.
→ Chapter D.7, Configuring the Patient Browser

A.3 ✧ Double-click on the icon to display the configuration window

for the saving and network functions.
→ Chapter J.7, Configuring Data Transfer

A.3 ✧ Double-click on the icon to display the configuration window

for assignment of study-specific film layouts (not supported
by syngo MR).
→ Chapter O.6, Configuring Filming

A.3 ✧ Double-click on the icon to configure film layouts or create

new film layouts.
→ Chapter O.6, Configuring Filming

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A.3 ✧ Double-click on the icon to configure the Patient Registra-

tion.
→ Chapter E.4, Configuring Patient Registration

A.3 ✧ Double-click on the icon to configure the Viewing task card.

→ Chapter G.8, Configuring the Viewing Task Card

✧ Double-click on this icon of the NUMARIS/4 - Configuration

Panel to configure the image text.
→ Page A.3–7, Configuring image text

✧ Double-click on the icon to configure the Voice Output.

→ Chapter F.11, Patient instructions

A.3

✧ Double-click on this icon to configure the Patient Search.

→ Page D.2–44, Configuring Patient Search

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✧ Double-click on this icon to configure the 3D application.

→ Chapter H.14, 3D Configuration

✧ Double-click on this icon to configure the screensaver set-

tings.
→ Page B.2–70, Use of the Screen Saver

✧ Double-click on this icon to configure the Audit Trail settings.

→ Page B.2–75, Opening the configuration for audit trail
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Defining the regional settings A.3

Under Regional and Language Options, you can define the

language of the user interface and other settings, such as the
date format. A.3

A.3 ✧ Double-click on this icon.

The configuration for regional settings appears. A.3

➭ The user interface for the regional settings is always in

English whatever language is set.

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Setting the language A.3 ✧ Select the language you require on the Regional Options
subtask card and confirm with OK.
The application is restarted with the new language. A.3

NOTE
A restart of the system is necessary to apply the change of
the language. A.3

A.3

Other regional settings A.3 You can make further settings on the other subtask cards. A.3

✧ In particular, define the format for the Date and Time.

➭ We recommend to select the short date style.

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Configuring image text A.3

With the Image Text Editor you can define which text elements
will be displayed in the images. A.3

A.3 ✧ Double-click on this icon of the NUMARIS/4-Configuration

Panel.
The configuration editor Image Text Configuration is dis-
played. A.3

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Image type A.3 You can define individual settings for each modality. A.3

➭ The default setting is used if no other setting is specified for

the displayed image.
✧ Select the type of image you require from the selection list
A.3 View Name.
The setting for this text selection is displayed. A.3

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Number of texts A.3 You can change the default text mode. A.3

✧ Click on the required option button.

A.3 ❏ All Text
All available text information is displayed in the images.
❏ No Text
No texts will be displayed in the images.
❏ Customized Text
You can make a selection from the available texts.

NOTE
If you select the setting No Text,
no orientation marks or scale will be displayed either! A.3

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Text selection A.3 If you have selected the Customized Text option, you can put
together any text selection. A.3

✧ Activate or deactivate the required checkboxes.

Or A.3

✧ Click on Deselect All if you want to deselect all entries.

Or A.3

✧ Click on Select All if you want to select all entries.

The text selection is displayed (depending on modality).
A.3

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Emphasizing image If the Customized texts option is activated, you can emphasize
texts A.3 selected image texts. This can make sense if some texts would
be displayed too small in certain layouts (layout of 20 or 35
images). A.3

✧ Mark the required image text.

The selected text is highlighted grey and button B is activated.A.3
✧ Click on button B.
The marked image text is displayed in bold. A.3

➭ You can de-emphasize the text again by selecting the bold

texts and clicking on button B again.

➭ Depending on the configuration of your system it might not be

possible to display some texts.

NOTE
If orientation labels are deselected the patient name will not
be displayed. A.3

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Exiting a configuration window A.3

As soon as you have changed settings in a configuration win-

dow, you can exit the configuration window with or without sav-
ing your changes.

A.3

A.3 ✧ Click on the OK button to save all your settings and exit the
configuration window.

A.3 ✧ Click on the Apply button to save your settings but leave the
window open.

✧ Click on Vendor Default or Default Settings to restore the

original settings.

A.3 ✧ Click on Cancel to cancel configuration.

All settings are rejected and the window is closed. A.3

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