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Settings on the option flag of optional DAR-3000 (Digitex Pro/Evolve) DICOM image
transfer function

On the DAR-3000 (Digitex Pro), it is possible to set the images states and TAG
information for the DICOM image transfer (DICOM STORAGE) by changing settings on
the option flags. If a DAR-3000 display is in trouble on any viewer of another
manufacturer, it can sometimes be improved by employing a setting change. Settings
on the following option flags can be changed at the discretion of a service engineer
working on site:

Option flags to be set

Bit No. Function name Function Example
0 KANJI (optional)
To define functions when Viewer such as
KANJI codes are set as SimRAD viewer that
contents of respective tags. handles Japanese.
0: KANJI codes will be Set “0” for almost all
deleted without conversion. viewers other than
1: KANJI codes will be SimRAD.
converted to JIS codes.
If any KANJI or KANA is input
as patient name for instance
on DAR-3000, “Patient = =カ
ンジャ” or the like is written
onto a tag.
*KANA is written in full size
same as that of KANJI.
1 DAR_IMG_IN_SER Data produced on DAR KODAK AUTO RAD
generally consists of 1 study, Ali Ultra PACS
plural series and 1 image. It Applicable to viewers
may be changed to 1 study, 1 which do not allow
series and plural images. multi-display of images
0: 1 study, plural series, 1 of another series Nos.
image when the multi-display
1: 1 study, 1 series, plural is designated for image
images data display per
examination.
4 Circle blanking Used to translate the pixel In case the optional
(divisional imaging) value and put the circle divisional imaging
blanking on. In case of function is equipped,
divisional imaging, masking toset “1”.
meet such a division will be
added.
0: Circle blanking ON
1: Circle blanking OFF
23 NP_Pixel Value Based on Negative or Viewer with no
 Positive state on DAR image Nega/Posi inverse
or contrast storage, the pixel function.
value will be inversed if the As no DLOG is
state is Negative. Also, the operated on Digitex
area outside the circle Pro, correction may be
blanking will be blacked (pixel made reverse with the
value: “0”) regardless of the live gamma (upper 凸)
state of Negative or Positive. that is usually used, if
0: No processing the image obtained is
1: Translating in the state of negative. Gamma
Negative, and blacking the correction for lower 凸
area outside the circle is necessary.
28 Single RF optional SOP of transfer image will be In case that a same
changed to RF for processing will be
transferring. applied to D.SPOT and
To be changed to as follows: SER images based on
Modality: RF the modality type on
SOP CLASS UID: X-Ray viewer.
Radiofluoroscopic Image *No setting shall be
Storage made on an instrument
0: No. SER will be sent at XA. with optional DSA
1: Yes. equipped.
30 XA optional Single-frame image such as Toshiba PACS
of D.SPOT will be changed to
that of XA for transferring.
0: No
1: Yes

Setting on option flag:

An option flag consists of 32 bits (Bit 0 through Bit 31), each of which is given a
meaning to define contents of processing. To input data for the 32 bits, they are divided
4 bits by 4 bits. As such, 4 bits are expressed by a hexadecimal of one digit, and an
option flag is composed of eight digits of those.

Shown below is a standard setting “00000000” where all bits are “0” (zero), and
no processing will be carried out.
Bit: 31 ………28￨27……….24￨23……….20￨19……….16￨15……….12￨11………..8￨7………….4￨3………….0￨

DATA:○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨

OpFlag ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０

To set “the image data will be inversed in the case of negative on Nega/Posi”, “1”
(a dot applies to 1) is set on Bit 23. In short, the option flag will be “00800000”.
Bit:31 ………28￨27……….24￨23……….20￨19……….16￨15……….12￨11………..8￨7………….4￨3………….0￨

DATA:○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨● ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨

OpFlag ０ ０ ８ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０

Furthermore, multiple functions can be set simultaneously as shown below.

- KANJI will be used.
- A data will be of plural images configuration using a same series number.
- Should the optional divisional imaging function be provided, a pixel value will
be translated with circle blanking or masking added.
For the said setting, the option flag should be “00000013”.
Bit: 31 ………28￨27……….24￨23……….20￨19……….16￨15……….12￨11………..8￨7………….4￨3………….0￨

DATA:○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ○￨○ ○ ○ ●￨○ ○ ● ●￨

OpFlag 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

[Caution]
- The above settings have been confirmed through operation with DicomRec Ver. 2.50
attached to Digitex Pro Ver. 4.42 and so on. However, they may not function with any
software of any version before that.
- As of May 2002, it has been confirmed that the pixel value will not be inversed even
though Bit 23 : “NP_Pixel Value” is set for Nega divisional image when transferred and
that masking is also blacked in Posi state.