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GE Healthcare
Centricity* Extends
Online Help Manual
2031481-001
Rev 3
PublishedJanuary 9, 2012
Do not duplicate.
Copyright 20012012
by General Electric Co.
* Trademark of General Electric Co.
Copyright Information
All Licensed Software is protected by the copyright laws of the United States and by
applicable international treaties. No rights under copyrights are transferred to Customer,
except as specifically provided in the License Grant.
Compliance
The Centricity AW Suite bears CE mark CE-0459, indicating its conformity with the
provisions of the Council Directive 93/42/EEC, concerning medical device and fulfills the
essential requirements of Annex I of this directive.
The Centricity AW Suite bears the symbol for "Rx Only". For products distributed in the
US, the symbol for "Rx Only" indicates: Caution: Federal law restricts this device to sale
by or on the order of a licensed healthcare practitioner.
Any other directive(s) and all the standards the product complies to are listed in the
General Information and Certification sections of the Centricity AW Suite Advanced
Applications with Centricity Workstation Operator Manual, (2031188-001).
The country of manufacture can be found on the equipment labeling.
The safety and effectiveness of this device has been verified against previously distributed
devices. Although all standards applicable to presently marked devices may not be
appropriate for prior devices (i.e. electromagnetic compatibility standards), this device will
not impair the safe and effective use of those previously distributed devices.
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General Definitions of Symbols

The following table defines symbols used throughout this document and the product
software:
Symbol
Definition
This symbol indicates the AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY of the product.
This symbol indicates the MANUFACTURER of the product.
This symbol indicates the DATE OF MANUFACTURE of the product.
This symbol indicates that the operator should CONSULT

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE for further information.
This symbol indicates the manufacturers BATCH CODE, or lot number
of the product.
The symbol for CAUTION highlights the fact that there are specific
warnings or precautions associated with the device.
0459
The product bears CE mark indicating its conformity with the provisions
of the Council Directive 93/42/EEC, concerning medical device and
fulfills the essential requirements of Annex I of this directive.
The WEEE symbol indicates that the waste of electrical and electronic
equipment must not be disposed as unsorted municipal waste and must
be collected separately.
Rx Only
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For products distributed in the US, the symbol for Rx Only indicates:
Caution: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a
licensed healthcare practitioner.
Extends Online Help Revision History

Table 1-1: Extends Online Help Revision History
Rev
Date
Author
Reason For Change
09/2006
GK
Initial release for AW Suite 2.0 M3.
11/2006
GK
04/2010
GK
AW Suite 2.0 chapter: Labeling updates for AW Suite

2.0.3
IDX chapter: Updated IDX references to Legacy IDX
PowerScribe chapter: See revision history for
PowerScribe chapter.
Updated Authorized European Representative from
Dornstadt, Germany to BUC, France
01/2012
GK
Regulatory updates to the following for AW Suite 2.0.4:

Compliance section (page 2)
General Definitions of Symbols (new section after
Compliance section)
AW Suite 2.0 chapter - Contacting GE Healthcare section:
icons added and format change to contact information
back cover (icons added to contact addresses)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Centricity AW Suite 1.0
13
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Centricity AW Suite Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Regulatory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
License, Copyright & Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting TipsCentricity AW Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Launching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Launching Centricity AW Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Launch from View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Launch from Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Launch the Operator Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Return to the Centricity Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Re-Enter the Centricity AW Suite Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Same Image Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Different Image Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Save Images to PACS Database (ISU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Secondary Image Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Exam Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Images Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Image Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Spatial Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Linked Window/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Linked Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 2 Centricity AW Suite 2.0
19
About AW Suite 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Contacting GE Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Applications Support and Service Support (Asia Regions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Applications Support Using iCenter, Applications Answerline, Customer Center . . 21
Contact Information for GE Healthcare Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Screen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Regulatory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Restricted Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Software License; Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
License Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ownership of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Proprietary Service Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Damage in Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Certified Electrical Contractor Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Third Party Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Troubleshooting TipsCentricity AW Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Launching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Launching Centricity AW Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Launch from View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Launch from Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Launch the Operator Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Launching Preferences for Centricity AW Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Launching with Multiple Exams Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Always Auto Launch AW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Utilities Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Utilities Palette: AW User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switching Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Navigation Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Re-Entering the Centricity AW Suite Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Same Image Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Different Image Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Save Images to PACS Database (ISU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Secondary Image Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Exam Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Radiotherapy Structure Set (RTSS) Object Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Images Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Image Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Linked Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Spatial Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Linked Window/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Use AW User Preferred Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Resetting the AW User Preferred Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
AW User Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adding (Saving) AW User Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Updating (Resaving) AW User Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Deleting AW User Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
AW User Protocol Saving in PACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
AW User Preference Saving in PACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selective Image Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Viewing AW Suite Reports in Centricity Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Site-Wide Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3 Talk Technology
41
TalkStation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
License, Copyright & Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Launch Talk Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Talk ... Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exam Functions Drop-Down Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dictate Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Browse Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Browse to Review Reports for Exams in a Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Browse to Review Reports for Selected Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
TalkStation User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn TalkStation On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Setting TalkStation User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Show TalkStation During Dictation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Show Window After Stop Dictation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hide Window After Stop Dictation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automatically Synchronize On Display Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loop through Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Skip Dictated Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Adding Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding Exams to a TalkStation Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
To Add Multiple Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Synchronize Exams in TalkStation and Centricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Patient Context Synchronization During Centricity Dictate & Review Macros . . . . . . . 48
CPU and Memory Usage Constraints Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
TalkStation Voice Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Customized Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 4 RadNet
51
RadNet RIS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Case Sign-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Case Sign- Out Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Launch Case Sign-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Launch Case Sign-Out Application: Work Modes Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Launch Case Sign-Out Application: Image View Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Radiology Order View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Radiology Order Viewer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Launch Radiology Order Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Launching The Radiology Order Viewer Application: Work Modes Palette . . . . 53
Launching the Radiology Order Viewer Application: Image View Area . . . . . . . 53
Order Detail Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Order Detail Inquiry Application Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Launch Order Detail Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Launching the Order Detail Inquiry App: Work Modes Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Radiologist Report Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Radiologist Report Entry Application Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Launch Radiologist Report Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 5 Legacy IDX
56
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Launch Legacy IDX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
From the Work Modes Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
From the Image View Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turn Legacy IDX On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Open Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
From the Work Modes Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
From the Image View Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Display Images on Centricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Open the Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Legacy IDX Signature Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Legacy IDX Signature Queue Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Open the Legacy IDX Signature Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Legacy IDXrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Legacy IDXrad Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Open Legacy IDXrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Open Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Legacy IDX Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Known Issues with Extend Legacy IDX on the Centricity Workstation . . . . . . . . . . 62
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
General Operation Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Contacting GE Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Applications Support and Service Support (Asia Regions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Applications Support Using iCenter, Applications Answerline, Customer Center . . 66
Contact Information for GE Healthcare Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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Screen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Regulatory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Software License; Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
License Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ownership of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Proprietary Service Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Damage in Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Certified Electrical Contractor Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Third Party Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
PowerScribe Extend and PACS Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
PowerScribe Extend and PACS Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Logging In to Centricity Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing Your Centricity RA1000 Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing Your PowerScribe Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Launching PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Launching PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Exam Functions Drop-Down Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Work Modes Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Function Bar and Task Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Workstation Function Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Workstation Task Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Show Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Show Button Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Show/Hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Show PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Hide PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Launching PowerScribe Using the Show Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Typical Interpretation Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Workflows Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Method 1 The Dictate Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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Method 2 Browse Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Additional Browse Mode Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Zero Image Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Looping Through Multiple Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Linked Exams/One Report for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Writing a Report for Multiple Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Creating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Creating Reports with the Dictate Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Creating Reports in Browse Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Resident Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Editing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Editing Dictated Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Creating a Report Addendum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Signing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Allow Batch Signing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Configuring PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Extend Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Basic Extend Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PowerScribe User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Accessing the PowerScribe Preferences Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automatically Synchronize on Display Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Loop Through Opened Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Skip Dictated Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Turn On PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
PowerScribe Work Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Self Edit Work Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Send to Editor Work Type (Transcriptionist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Digital Dictation Work Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Microphone and Keyboard Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Microphone Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Quick Reference for Microphone Keys and Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Microphone Operation and Control Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Microphone Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Microphone Function Keys (Right-Handed User) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Microphone Function Keys (Left-Handed User) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Keyboard Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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OrthoView Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Patient Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Orthopedic Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Acquiring Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Obtaining Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Extend OrthoView Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Error Dialog Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Launching OrthoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Launching OrthoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Accessing OrthoView Online Help / Operators Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Opening Exams in OrthoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Opening an Exam without a committed OrthoView template . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Opening an Exam with a committed OrthoView template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Closing OrthoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Manually Closing the OrthoView Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatically Closing the OrthoView Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switching Between Centricity and OrthoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Return to Centricity Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Re-enter OrthoView Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Same Image Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Different Image Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Centricity AW Suite 1.0
This chapter includes:

Section 1: Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 2: Launching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 3: Switching Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 4: Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 5: Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 1:
1-1:
Product Overview
Centricity AW Suite Overview
The Centricity AW Suite integration allows both the Centricity Workstation and the
Centricity AW Suite to reside on the same machine. Centricity AW Suite is opened
through the Centricity Workstation. Username or password need not be re-entered to log
into the Centricity AW Suite application. The application automatically loads the selected
patient exam data in a separate window. The patient, exam, series and image context is
always shared with the Workstation application.
Caution:
1-2:
Automatic synchronization between Centricity and Centricity AW Suite only

occurs when you click the AW button.
Regulatory Requirements
Refer to the Volume Viewer Operator Manual for specific regulatory information in regards
to the integration between Centricity Workstation and the Centricity AW Suite application.
The method to access the user documentation is listed in the Launching Centricity AW
Suite section.
1-3:
License, Copyright & Restrictions

For information on the following topics:
Software License
Intellectual property
Copyright
Trademarks
Refer to the Centricity Workstation Online Help for information on GE Medical Systems,
Information Technologies. For details on the Centricity AW Suite refer to the user
documentation provided with that product.
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Specifications
Centricity AW Suite currently supports 3D rendering, volume rendering, multiplanar
reformatting and navigation with CT, MR, PET or XA (3D model) images.
It uses one monitor within the supported Centricity Workstation monitor configuration.
Images generated by the Centricity AW Suite application will always display on the color
monitor with 1280 x 1024 resolution.
Caution:

Contact your local system administrator if there are any display issues with the Centricity
AW Suite application.
1-5:
Troubleshooting TipsCentricity AW Suite
Table 1-1: Error Dialog Messages

Issue:
Solution:
AW button clicked while on a series from an

unsupported modality.
A dialog box appears with the message:

Choose an active layout for one of the following
modalities: CT, MR, PET or XA (3D model)
Resolution: Select a series of the supported
modality type.
Centricity AW Suite does not start when multiple A dialog box appears with the message:
rows from the Worklist are selected.
Please select single exam in Worklist.
Resolution: Select only one exam in the
Worklist and then initiate Centricity AW Suite.
After trying to initiate Centricity AW Suite the
application does not start.

Volume Viewer cannot be located. Please
contact your System Administrator.
Resolution: Contact your System
Administrator.
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2-1:
Launching
Launching Centricity AW Suite
The Centricity AW Suite application is integrated with and opened from the Centricity
Workstation application.
2-1-1:
Launch from View Panel

Select a CT, MR, PET or XA (3D model) series to render and select AW > Volume Viewer.
The application launches for the selected series in the active layout.
2-1-2:
Launch from Worklist

Select a CT, MR, PET or XA (3D model) exam in Worklist and select one of the menu
items under the Volume Viewer drop down. The application launches for the first series in
the selected exam.
2-1-3:
Launch the Operator Manual

For specifics on Centricity AW Suite functionality and safety refer to the Volume Viewer
Operator Manual, which can be accessed through the Documents button within the
application.
Section 3:
3-1:
Switching Applications
Return to the Centricity Workstation
Click the Viewer

button to return to the Centricity Workstation and hide the
Centricity AW Suite application.
Click the Patient List

button to open the Work Modes Palette on the Centricity
Workstation on a different monitor, while the Centricity AW Suite application remains
active on its monitor. In the case of a single monitor configuration, the Centricity AW Suite
application will be hidden when the Work Modes Palette is activated.
Using either of these buttons will leave the series loaded in the Centricity AW
Suite application.
Click the Close

Workstation.
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Caution:
3-2:
3-2-1:
All changes will be lost if you do not save the images before quitting the
application. Refer to Save Images to PACS Database (ISU).

Re-Enter the Centricity AW Suite Application

Same Image Series
After you return to the Workstation application, you can re-enter the Centricity AW Suite
application at the same location that was displayed before you left the application,
provided you do not select a new image series or different menu item from the AW drop
down menu.
Select AW > Volume Viewer to re-enter the application and resume the 3D rendering on
the same image set.
Caution:
3-2-2:

Different Image Series

To load a different image series into the Centricity AW Suite application, follow the steps
below.
Caution:
The application is linked to the currently displayed series in the Centricity

Workstation application. Centricity AW Suite is not linked to the patient record.
Therefore, if you change to a different series, even for the same exam, you will
need to re-select your protocols.
1. Select the new image series.
2. Select AW > Volume Viewer.
3. On the confirmation pop-up to clear all objects:
Click Yes to begin rendering on the new image series.
Click No to return to the previous rendering session.
4. Select a protocol category (when applicable).

5. Select a protocol.
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4-1:
Saving Images
Save Images to PACS Database (ISU)
After you are done with 3D rendering for a series, you may want to save it back to your
exam on the PACS database (ISU).
You can save either the single Secondary Image Capture or a Reformatted Series. For
details on saving images, please refer to the Volume Viewer operator manual.
Contact your local GE Medical Systems, Information Technologies Field Engineer if you
receive an error.
4-2:
Secondary Image Capture

1. Right-click and hold the mouse button on the Secondary Image Capture window (the
upper-left window).
2. Click Save Image from the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Viewer button to return to the Centricity Workstation application.
Note:
4-3:
The Secondary Image Capture appears in the Series pull-down in the Centricity
Application after the exam is closed and reopened.
You can select and view the new series like any other Centricity series.
Measurement and ROI tools are not recommended for use on Secondary Image
Captures.
Exam Close
When an exam is closed in the Workstation application it will also be closed in the
Note:
4-4:
All changes will be lost if you do not save the images before closing the application.
Refer to Save Images to PACS Database (ISU).
Images Not Saved

If there is an error message after saving...
Contact your local system administrator to determine the problem with the Centricity
application. When the system problem is corrected, begin the Save function again.
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5-1:
Advanced Features
Image Views
The Centricity AW Suite application will be hidden when a different patient or exam is
loaded in the Centricity Workstation.
To display the Centricity AW Suite do one of the following:
5-2:
5-2-1:
Reload the same patient or exam in the Centricity Workstation as the one loaded
in the Centricity AW Suite application.
Select a different patient or exam to load in the Centricity Workstation and then
select Volume Viewer from the AW pull-down menu.
Cursors
Spatial Cursor
Cursor movement is linked from the Workstation to the Centricity AW Suite application
when the Spatial Cursor tool is used on the Workstation. One example for using this
feature is when navigating on a 2D imageset in the Workstation application the cursor will
automatically link to the corresponding image in the 3D imageset in the Centricity AW
Suite application.
Please note, if the exam includes rejected images which would cause slices to be missing
in the AW view, the Spatial Cursor feature will not work. The images and configuration
must meet certain conditions for the Spatial Cursor to be operable.
For more information on Spatial Cursor, refer to the Centricity Workstation Online Help.
5-2-2:
Linked Window/Level
Changing the Window/Level (W/L) on an imageset in the either the Workstation or the
Centricity AW Suite application will also change the W/L on the imageset in the other. The
W/L changes when the mouse button is released.
Note:
5-2-3:
This feature is available on Centricity Workstation 2.1 only.
Linked Cursor
Cursor movement in the Centricity AW Suite application will also be reflected on the
Centricity Workstation. The Spatial Cursor tool on the Workstation need not be active for
this parallel movement to occur.
Note:
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Centricity* AW Suite 2.0

Section 1: About AW Suite 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 2: Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3: Contacting GE Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 4: Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 5: Regulatory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 6: Software License; Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 7: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 8: Troubleshooting TipsCentricity AW Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 9: Launching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 10: Utilities Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 11: Switching Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 12: Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 13: Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 14: Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Section 1:
About AW Suite 2.0

AW Suite is a secondary application for advanced imaging and is one of the GE Extend
products. GE Extend products allow you to increase the functionality of the GE Centricity
Workstation by running secondary applications on the Centricity Workstation (CWS). The
secondary applications (also known as Third Party applications) that can run on the
Centricity Workstation fall into three categories:
Radiology Information System (RIS) Applications
Dictation Applications
Advanced Imaging Applications
Centricity AW Suite includes the Volume Viewer application.

The Centricity AW Suite allows both the Centricity Workstation and the AW applications to
reside on the same machine. Centricity AW Suite is opened through the Centricity
Workstation. Username or password need not be re-entered to log into the AW
applications. The application automatically loads the selected patient exam data in a
separate window. The patient, exam, series and image context is always shared with the
Caution:
Automatic synchronization between Centricity Workstation and Centricity AW

Suite only occurs when you click the AW button.
*Trademark of General Electric Co.
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Some features may not be available in your system. Please refer to the Release Notes for
information specific to this release. Contact your GE representative for more information
about feature availability.
Section 2:
Note:
Release Notes
Release notes are issued with this product-visit our Common Documentation Library
(CDL) at the following link:
http://www.apps.gehealthcare.com/servlet/
ClientServlet?REQ=Enter+Documentation+Library
If the information in the release notes differs from the information in this guide, follow
the instructions in the release notes.
Section 3:
3-1:
Contacting GE Support
Applications Support and Service Support (Asia Regions)
To request applications support or service support for the Asia regions, refer to the
following phone numbers.
Table 2-1: Applications Support and Service Support (Asia Regions)
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Support Phone Number
Australia
1800659465
China
8008108188
Hong Kong
21006288
India
1800114567
Japan
0120055919
Korea
15446119
Malaysia
1800883911
New Zealand
0800659465
Singapore
63880932
Taiwan
0800021770
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3-2:
Applications Support Using iCenter, Applications Answerline,

Customer Center
To request applications support, English-speaking customers may open a support request
in GE Healthcare iCenter. Other customers should contact their GE Service Engineers or
support personnel.
With GE Healthcare iCenter you can:
Initiate requests for service and applications support from the web.
Get rapid, online access to the Remote Operation Center (ROC) where expert service
engineers review and respond to service requests quickly.
View status of open service requests.
View service history and reports about your systems, including uptime, remote fix and
service call trends, and other service delivery metrics.
If you do not have access to iCenter, contact your Director of Service or Service Engineer
to open an iCenter account. English-speaking customers can also use the following
resources:
GE PACS Applications Answerline 1 (800) 682-5327, Option 8 (available for US and

Canadian customers)
PACSApplicationsHelp@med.ge.com
GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Customer Center (http://supportcentral.ge.com and

select GE Healthcare - Global Centricity PACS Customer Center). Use this web portal
to access documents, FAQs, exchange documents, and participate in forums with
other GE PACS customers.
To register for access to this resource, complete the Support Central Community
Subscriber Application.
3-3:
Contact Information for GE Healthcare Offices

Addresses and phone numbers for GE Healthcare offices are listed below.
Corporate Headquarters
GE Healthcare
540 W Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL 60010 USA
Tel: +1 847 277-5000 or +1 800-437-1171 or +1 800-682-5327
Fax: +1 847 277-5240
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Authorized European Representative

GE Medical Systems SCS
283 rue de la Minire
78530 BUC, France
Asia Headquarters
GE Healthcare
1 BLD-3F
No. 1 Hua Tuo Road, Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park
Shanghai 201203 China
Tel: 8621-38777888
Fax: 8621-38777499
Section 4:
4-1:
Documentation Conventions
Text
The following table lists text conventions in this manual.
Table 2-2: Text Convention Descriptions

Convention
Description
Text represented as a screen display.
This typeface represents displays that appear on your

terminal screen, for example:
lom>
Text represented as menu or sub-menu

names.
4-2:
This typeface represents all menu and sub-menu

names within procedures, for example:
On the File menu, click New.
Screen Captures
The example screens in this manual may not represent what you see on your monitor; use
them only as guidelines.
Section 5:
For specific regulatory information in regards to the integration between Centricity
Workstation and the Centricity AW Suite application (including Safety), refer to Centricity
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Workstation Online Help for your release and the Centricity AW Suite Advanced
Applications with Centricity Workstation Operator Manual (2031188-001). For AW Suite
intended use information, see the Centricity AW Suite Advanced Applications with
Centricity Workstation Operator Manual.
5-1:
Terminology
The terms danger, warning, and caution are used throughout this manual to point out
hazards and to designate a degree or level of seriousness. Hazard is defined as a source
of potential injury to a person.
Familiarize yourself with the terminology descriptions listed in the following table:
Table 2-3: Terminology Descriptions
5-2:
Notice Type
Description
Danger
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

will result in death or serious injury.
Warning
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided,

could result in death or serious injury.
Caution
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided may

result in minor or moderate injury.
System Alert
Indicates non-hazardous messages providing system critical

information. A message implemented after a risk is acceptable may
be identified as a system alert.
Note
Indicates informational messages providing application tips or other

useful information that do not pertain to a hazard.
System Safety
The safety statements presented in this chapter refer to the equipment in general.
Additional safety statements specific to particular operations of the product can be found
in the applicable chapter describing that operation.
5-2-1:
Dangers
There are no dangers that refer to the equipment in general. Specific "Danger" statements
may be given in the respective sections of this manual.
5-2-2:
Warnings
Warning:
The use of non-GE acquired images may cause image variations and inaccurate
quantitative results. To avoid potential safety issues, you must:
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1. Follow the DICOM acquisition parameter guidelines listed in each
application's Operator Manual, and
2. Consult the GE-published DICOM conformance statement for your Centricity

PACS product (Section 1.5 - Important Remarks), which is available on the GE
Healthcare website. Please contact GE Healthcare Customer Care in your
country for further information.
Specific "Warning" statements may be given in the respective sections of this manual.
5-2-3:
Cautions
Specific "Caution" statements may be given in the respective sections of this manual.
5-2-4:
Caution:
Section 6:
6-1:
Restricted Sale
United States Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a
physician.
Software License; Intellectual Property

Preamble
Any software provided to the customer is subject to the specific license terms and
conditions of the applicable agreement, or shrink-wrap, or click-wrap license.
In the event of any conflict between those specific terms described below, the specific
terms will supersede and prevail.
Generally those terms provided are as follows.
6-2:
License Grant
GE grants to Customer a limited non-transferable license to use the Licensed Software
subject to the limitations imposed under this Agreement and to the following:
The Customer shall use the Licensed Software only on the Equipment located at the Site
and solely for the purpose of processing, storing, and transmitting images and data related
to Customer's patients. Customer must obtain a supplementary license from GE (which
GE may or may not grant, at its option) before using the Licensed Software (a) in
connection with any equipment components other than the Equipment (except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any applicable Software documentation); (b)
at any location other than the Site, or (c) to process, store, or transmit data related to
patients other than Customer's patients.
Customer may make one copy of the Licensed Software in machine-readable form solely
for backup purposes and shall reproduce on any such copy the copyright notice and any
other proprietary legends that were on the original copy.
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Customer shall comply with all restrictions on the use of Licensed Software that Customer
is subject to as a licensee or sublicensee of GE under the terms of licenses or other
agreements or arrangements with third parties.
6-3:
Restrictions
Except as necessary for Customer to exercise its express rights hereunder, Customer
may not itself or allow any third party to (i) make copies of the Licensed Software, (ii)
distribute the Licensed Software to others, (iii) electronically transfer the Licensed
Software from one computer to another over a network, or (iv) decompile, reverse
engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Licensed Software to a human
perceivable form. CUSTOMER MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, TRANSLATE, RENT, LEASE,
LOAN, RESELL FOR PROFIT, DISTRIBUTE, NETWORK, OR CREATE DERIVATIVE
WORKS BASED UPON THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF.
6-4:
Ownership of Media
The media on which the Licensed Software is recorded or fixed is Customer's property. If
Customer receives Licensed Software hereunder that renders Licensed Software that
Customer has previously received redundant, Customer will return the redundant
Licensed Software to GE or certify in writing that all copies of such Licensed Software
have been erased.
6-5:
Proprietary Service Materials

In connection with the installation, configuration, maintenance, repair, and/or deinstallation of the Equipment, Seller may deliver to or store at the Site, or attach to or
install on the Equipment, and use an InSite Package. Buyer acknowledges that it has not
purchased or licensed from Seller any InSite Package. Buyer hereby consents such
delivery, storage, attachment (provided that such attachment does not affect functionality
or performance of the Licensed Software or the System), installation, and use, and to the
presence of Seller's locked cabinet or box at the Site for storage of all or part of the InSite
Package, and to Seller's removal of all or any part of the InSite Package at any reasonable
time, all without charge to Seller. The presence of the InSite Package at the Site will not
give Buyer any right or title to the InSite Package or any license or other right to access or
use the InSite Package. Any access to or use of the InSite Package by anyone other than
Seller is prohibited. Buyer shall use reasonable efforts to protect the InSite Package
against damage or loss and to prevent any access to or use of the InSite Package
contrary to such prohibition.
6-6:
Damage in Transportation
All packages should be closely examined at time of delivery. If damage is apparent write
Damage in Shipment on ALL copies of the freight or express bill BEFORE delivery is
accepted or signed for by a GE representative or hospital receiving agent. Whether
noted or concealed, damage MUST be reported to the carrier immediately upon discovery,
or in any event, within 14 days after receipt, and the contents and containers held for
inspection by the carrier. A transportation company will not pay a claim for damage if an
inspection is not requested within this 14 day period.
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Call Traffic and Transportation, Milwaukee, WI (414) 785 5052 or 8*323 5052 immediately
after damage is found. At this time be ready to supply name of carrier, delivery date,
consignee name, freight or express bill number, item damaged and extent of damage.
Complete instructions regarding claim procedure are found in Section S of the Policy and
Procedures Bulletins.
14 July 1993
6-7:
Certified Electrical Contractor Statement

All electrical installations that are preliminary to positioning of the equipment at the site
prepared for the equipment shall be performed by licensed electrical contractors. In
addition, electrical feeds into the Power Distribution Unit shall be performed by licensed
electrical contractors. Other connections between pieces of electrical equipment,
calibrations and testing shall be performed by qualified GE personnel. The products
involved (and the accompanying electrical installations) are highly sophisticated, and
special engineering competence is required. In performing all electrical work on these
products, GE will use its own specially trained field engineer. All of GEs electrical work on
these products will comply with the requirements of the applicable electrical codes.
The purchaser of GE equipment shall only utilize qualified personnel (i.e., GEs field
engineers, personnel of third-party service companies with equivalent training, or licensed
electricians) to perform electrical servicing on the equipment.
2010 General Electric Company, 3000 N. Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188.
All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed
under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution and decompilation. No part of this
product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written
authorization of General Electric and its licensors, if any.
6-8:
Third Party Software

No third party software is to be loaded onto any subsystem of the GE PACS, including the
Centricity Workstation. Loading of software other than that supplied by and authorized in
writing by GE Healthcare is prohibited and will void the workstation warranty.
Section 7:
Specifications
Centricity AW Suite release 2.0 and later supports 3D rendering, volume rendering,
multiplanar reformatting and navigation with CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D model)
images.
Warning:
The use of non-GE acquired images may cause image variations and inaccurate
quantitative results. To avoid potential safety issues, you must:
1. Follow the DICOM acquisition parameter guidelines listed in each

application's Operator Manual, and
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2. Consult the GE-published DICOM conformance statement for your Centricity
PACS product (Section 1.5 - Important Remarks), which is available on the GE
Healthcare website. Please contact GE Healthcare Customer Care in your
country for further information.
Centricity AW Suite uses one monitor within the supported Centricity Workstation monitor
configuration. Images generated by the Centricity AW Suite application always display on
the color monitor with resolution of 1280 x 1024 or greater.
Caution:

Contact your local system administrator if there are any display issues with the Centricity
AW Suite application.
Caution:
Section 8:
In some unsupported configurations for AW Suite, if a Voice Recognition

System resides on the same CPU/computer as AW Suite and you are using the
AW Suite application while dictating, intermittent loss of recording during
dictation may result. For information on supported hardware configurations for
AW Suite, contact your GE Field Engineer or GE Healthcare Customer Care in
your country.
Troubleshooting TipsCentricity AW Suite

Issue:
Solution:
AW button clicked while on a series from an

unsupported modality.

modalities: CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D
model)
modality type.
After trying to initiate Centricity AW Suite the

application does not start.

Volume Viewer cannot be located. Please
contact your System Administrator.
Administrator.
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Issue:
Solution:
A user without AW Suite privileges on their user A dialog box appears with the message:
account attempts to launch AW Suite.
AW User Privileges unavailable.
Administrator.
Note: This error message is available in AW
Suite 2.0 and later.
A user attempts to launch AW Suite 2.0 on a
Workstation with a PACS version earlier than
2.1 M4.

AW 2.0 is not supported with this Centricity
PACS version.
Administrator.
Note: This error message is available in AW
Suite 2.0 and later.
Section 9:
9-1:
Launching
Launching Centricity AW Suite
The Centricity AW Suite application is integrated with and opened from the Centricity
Note:
Caution:
9-1-1:
Centricity AW Suite starts when a single row from the worklist is selected. Centricity
AW Suite does not start when multiple rows from a worklist are selected.
In some unsupported configurations for AW Suite, if a Voice Recognition
System resides on the same CPU/computer as AW Suite and you are using the
AW Suite application while dictating, intermittent loss of recording during
dictation may result. For information on supported hardware configurations for
AW Suite, contact your GE Field Engineer or GE Healthcare Customer Care in
your country.
Launch from View Panel

Select a CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D model) series to render and select AW > Volume
Viewer. The application launches for the selected series in the active layout.
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9-1-2:
Launch from Worklist

Select a CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D model) exam in Worklist and select one of the
menu items under the Volume Viewer drop down. The application launches for the first
series in the selected exam.
9-1-3:
Launch the Operator Manual

For specifics on Centricity AW Suite functionality and safety refer to the Volume Viewer
Operator Manual, which can be accessed through the Docs tab within the AW Suite
application.
9-2:
9-2-1:
Launching Preferences for Centricity AW Suite

Launching with Multiple Exams Open
When you open an exam that has multiple historical exams and you use a multiple studies
protocol type, Centricity AW Suite launches the historical exams automatically.
1. Open an exam with multiple historical exams.
2. Select a multiple studies protocol type (of type Multi or MultiVol).
The historical exams load automatically.
Note:
9-2-2:
This feature is available in AW Suite 2.0 and later.
Always Auto Launch AW

To set Centricity AW Suite to automatically launch when an exam of a supported modality
(CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D model) images) is opened, do the following:
1. Open the Utilities Palette (at the bottom of the Workstation window, click the Utilities
button) and select the AW User Preferences tab.
2. Select the option for Always Auto Launch AW.
3. Close the Utilities Palette.
Note:
Section 10: Utilities Palette

10-1: Utilities Palette: AW User Preferences
Note:
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On the Utilities Palette, the AW User Preferences tab has the following options for
controlling the Centricity AW Suite session on a per-user basis:
Table 2-5: AW User Preferences

AW User Preference
Descriptions
Default
Setting
Selective Image Loading
When this option is selected:

Unselected
You can use SHIFT-click or CTRL-click to select only the images
in the exam series that you want to load. Only the selected
images load in AW Suite.
When this option is unselected:
The entire exam series loads in AW Suite.
Use AW User Preferred

Protocols

Selected
The AW Suite drop-down menu stores for selection all protocols
used for that exam. When selected, the AW User Preferred
Protocols setting stores up to 10 user preferred protocols per
body part and modality combination.
Note: When selected, the AW User Preferred Protocols setting
functions when an exam procedure is tied to a body part in
PACS. If the exam procedure is not tied to a body part in PACS,
only the default protocols display in the AW Suite drop-down
menu.
Only the seven default protocols are shown:
Volume Viewer
Reformat
3D MIP
Navigator
Volume Rendering
Fast VR
Compare
Always Auto Launch AW

Unselected
AW Suite automatically launches when an exam of a supported
modality (CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D model) images) is
opened.
AW Suite does not automatically launch when an exam of a
supported modality (CT, MR, PT, NM, RT, or XA (3D model)
images) is opened.
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Section 11: Switching Applications

11-1: Navigation Tabs
Navigation tabs are available at the far left side of the AW Suite window, and their
functions are as follow:
Navigation Tab
My Desktop
Sample
Description
Hides the AW Suite application and
changes to My Desktop (worklists showing)
on the Centricity Workstation.
Note: Clicking My Desktop leaves the
series loaded in the Centricity AW Suite
application.
Viewer
Hides the AW Suite application and change

to the Centricity Workstation (no worklists
visible, no exams loaded).
Note: Clicking Viewer leaves the series
loaded in the Centricity AW Suite
application.
Volume Viewer 2
Default image display tab that is active when

launching or re-entering the AW Suite
application.
Docs
Opens a web page that contains links to all

the AW Suite Operator documentation.
Close
Quits the AW Suite application and returns

to the Centricity Workstation application.
Note: If you do not save the images before
quitting the application, all changes will be
lost. Refer to Save Images to PACS
Database (ISU).
Caution:

11-2: Re-Entering the Centricity AW Suite Application

Before re-entering the AW Suite application (or before entering AW Suite for the first time),
an active exam must be selected in Centricity Workstation.
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11-2-1: Same Image Series

After you return to the Workstation application, you can re-enter the Centricity AW Suite
provided you do not select a new image series or different menu item from the AW drop
down menu.
Select AW > Volume Viewer to re-enter the application and resume the 3D rendering on
the same image set.
Caution:

11-2-2: Different Image Series

To load a different image series into the Centricity AW Suite application, follow the steps
below.
Note:
The application is linked to the currently displayed series in the Centricity Workstation
application. Centricity AW Suite is not linked to the patient record. Therefore, if you
change to a different series, even for the same exam, you must reload the intended
series in AW Suite and re-select your protocols in AW Suite.
2. Select AW > Volume Viewer.
3. On the confirmation pop-up to clear all objects:
Click Yes to begin rendering on the new image series.
Click No to return to the previous rendering session.
4. Select a protocol category (when applicable).

5. Select a protocol.
Section 12: Saving Images

12-1: Save Images to PACS Database (ISU)
After you are done with 3D rendering for a series, you may want to save it back to your
exam on the PACS database (ISU).
You can save either the single Secondary Image Capture or a Reformatted Series. For
details on saving images, please refer to the Volume Viewer operator manual.
Contact your local GE Medical Systems, Information Technologies Field Engineer if you
receive an error.
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12-2: Secondary Image Capture

1. Right-click and hold the mouse button on the Secondary Image Capture window (the
upper-left window).
2. Click Save Image from the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Viewer button to return to the Centricity Workstation application.
Note:
The Secondary Image Capture appears in the Series pull-down in the Centricity
Workstation Application after the exam is closed and reopened.
You can select and view the new series like any other Centricity Workstation
series.
Measurement and ROI tools are not recommended for use on Secondary Image
Captures.
12-3: Exam Close

When an exam is closed in the Workstation application it will also be closed in the
Note:
All changes will be lost if you do not save the images before closing the application.
Refer to Save Images to PACS Database (ISU).
12-4: Radiotherapy Structure Set (RTSS) Object Saving

Radiotherapy Structure Set (RTSS) object saving in Centricity AW Suite is used for
radiotherapy planning. RTSS objects contain the contours of objects in exams, for
radiotherapy planning and treatment.
Note:
RTSS object saving is used only for ALA (Advanced Lung Analysis) protocols. For
more information on ALA protocols, see the Advanced Lung Analysis User Guide.
To use RTSS object saving in Centricity AW Suite, do the following:
1. Open an applicable (ALA-related) exam and save objects as RTSS objects in PACS.
For information on saving RTSS objects, see the Lung VCAR Advantage ALA User
Guide.
2. Open an exam with Centricity Workstation bookmarks (saved as RTSS objects) that
were already saved in ALA.
Note:
An RTSS object cannot be loaded without also loading the exam in which the
RTSS object was created.
When an exam containing RTSS objects loads, the RTSS objects created in that
exam also load.
Note:
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If there is an error message after saving...
Contact your local system administrator to determine the problem with the Centricity
Workstation application. When the system problem is corrected, begin the Save function
again.
Section 13: Advanced Features

13-1: Image Views
The Centricity AW Suite application will be hidden when a different patient or exam is
loaded in the Centricity Workstation.
To display the Centricity AW Suite do one of the following:
Reload the same patient or exam in the Centricity Workstation as the one loaded
in the Centricity AW Suite application.
Select a different patient or exam to load in the Centricity Workstation and then
select Volume Viewer from the AW pull-down menu.
13-2: Cursors
13-2-1: Linked Cursor
Cursor movement in the Centricity AW Suite application will also be reflected on the
Centricity Workstation. The Spatial Cursor tool on the Workstation need not be active for
this parallel movement to occur.
Note:
To use linked cursor, the exam series must be in Stack mode.
Note:
This feature is available on Centricity Workstation 2.1 and later.
Cursor Link (Cursor Preferences)

Cursor preferences are user settable and are user dependent. To access cursor
preferences, click Display Tools > Preferences > Centricity Prefs.
In the Centricity Preferences dialog box, the following cursor link preferences are
available:
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Setting
Description
Full
Cursor actions in one monitor take effect

(update) if the image is displayed in another
monitor.
Partial
Cursor actions in one monitor take effect

(update) if the image is displayed in another
monitor, but only after releasing the
mouse button.
Note: Partial is the default setting for Cursor
Link (Cursor Preferences).
None
Note:
No cursor link between monitors. Cursor

actions in one monitor do not take effect in
any other monitor.
13-2-2: Spatial Cursor

Cursor movement is linked from the Workstation to the Centricity AW Suite application
when the Spatial Cursor tool is used on the Workstation. One example for using this
feature is when navigating on a 2D imageset in the Workstation application the cursor will
automatically link to the corresponding image in the 3D imageset in the Centricity AW
Suite application.
Note:
To use spatial cursor, the image series must be in 1-up or Stack mode. This is true for
AW Suite 1.0 and AW Suite 2.0.
Note:
If the exam includes rejected images which would cause slices to be missing in the
AW view, the Spatial Cursor feature will not work. The images and configuration must
meet certain conditions for the Spatial Cursor to be operable.
For more information on Spatial Cursor, refer to the Centricity Workstation Online Help.
13-2-3: Linked Window/Level

Changing the Window/Level (W/L) on an imageset in the either the Workstation or the
Centricity AW Suite application will also change the W/L on the imageset in the other. The
W/L changes when the mouse button is released.
Note:
Linked Window/Level is functional when the view in AW Suite is set to thin slices. This
is true for AW Suite 1.0 and AW Suite 2.0.
Note:
This feature is available on Centricity Workstation 2.1 and later.
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Window/Level link preferences are user settable and are user dependent. To access
cursor preferences, click Display Tools > Preferences > Centricity Prefs.
In the Centricity Preferences dialog box, the following Window/Level link preferences are
available:
Setting
Description
Full
Window/Level actions in one monitor take

effect (update) if the image is displayed in
another monitor.
Partial
Window/Level actions in one monitor take

effect (update) if the image is displayed in
another monitor, but only after releasing
the mouse button.
Note: Partial is the default setting for
Window/Level Link preferences.
None
Note:
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13-3: Use AW User Preferred Protocols

AW user preferred protocols are protocols that Centricity AW Suite tracks by user and for
each procedure and modality combination and automatically adds to the AW drop-down
menu. The setting for AW User Preferred Protocols is on the Utilities Palette.
Unless you reset the AW user preferred protocols for your username, Centricity AW Suite
saves your AW user preferred protocols from session to session (even if you've exited AW
Suite and the Centricity Workstation application).
Note:

To access the setting for Use AW User Preferred Protocols, do the following:
2. Select the option for Use AW User Preferred Protocols.
The AW Suite drop-down menu stores for selection all protocols used for that exam.
When selected, the AW User Preferred Protocols setting stores up to 10 user
preferred protocols per body part and modality combination.
3. To reset the AW user preferred protocols, see Resetting the AW User Preferred
Protocols
13-3-1: Resetting the AW User Preferred Protocols

Resetting the AW user preferred protocols removes the preferred protocols from the AW
drop-down menu (for the logged in user) and changes the AW drop-down menu to display
only Volume Viewer.
If you want to reset the AW user preferred protocols, do the following:
1. Locate the Function bar in the Workstation application.
2. On the Exam Functions menu, select Reset AW User Protocol.
The AW User Preferred Protocols list changes to display only Volume Viewer, the
single default protocol.
Note:
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With AW user protocols, a user will have access to their saved protocols on any
Workstation. AW Suite lets a logged in user save groups of protocols.
Note:

To manage AW user protocols, see the following:
Adding (Saving) AW User Protocols
Updating (Resaving) AW User Protocols
Deleting AW User Protocols
13-4-1: Adding (Saving) AW User Protocols

Adding (saving) AW user protocols lets the logged in user access their saved AW user
protocols (saved protocol lists) on any Workstation.
If you want to add (save) AW user protocols, see the Centricity AW Suite Advanced
Applications with Centricity Workstation Operator Manual (2031188-001).
Note:
13-4-2: Updating (Resaving) AW User Protocols

Updating (resaving) AW user protocols lets the logged in user save any updates to their
AW user protocols (saved protocol lists). Updating (resaving) overwrites any previouslysaved AW user protocols of the same name if resaved with the same name.
If you want to update (resave) AW user protocols (protocol lists), see the Centricity AW
Suite Advanced Applications with Centricity Workstation Operator Manual (2031188-001).
Note:
13-4-3: Deleting AW User Protocols

Deleting AW user protocols lets the logged in user delete any of their saved AW user
protocols (saved protocol lists).
If you want to delete AW user protocols, see the Centricity AW Suite Advanced
Applications with Centricity Workstation Operator Manual (2031188-001).
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13-5: AW User Protocol Saving in PACS

Saving AW User Protocols lets you save your protocols in the PACS system.
Note:
To make sure this feature is activated or to activate this feature, contact your system
administrator.
13-6: AW User Preference Saving in PACS

AW user preference saving lets a logged in user use all their existing preference settings
on any Workstation. AW user preferences are those options under Display Tools >
Preferences.
Note:
13-7: Selective Image Loading

Note:
With AW Suite 2.0 and later, this feature functions as follows.

Selective Image Loading lets you select images in Centricity Workstation and only the
selected images load in AW Suite.
To access the setting for selective image loading, do the following:
2. Select the option for Selective Image Loading.
The system lets you select images in Centricity Workstation and only the selected
images load in AW Suite.
13-8: Viewing AW Suite Reports in Centricity Workstation

To view AW Suite reports in Centricity Workstation, do the following:
1. After saving a report in AW Suite, minimize or close AW Suite.
2. In the Workstation toolbar, click the My Desktop button to access the Centricity
Workstation Report window.
The Centricity Workstation Report window displays.
Note:
When accessing the report window, the view may show only one pane of the dualpane view. Use the window sizing triangles on the vertical bar in the Report
window to resize the panes for viewing both panes at once.
The AW Suite report is in the left pane of the Report window and is read-only; the
editable text is in the right pane and is available for editing.
3. To enter additional comment text in the right pane, right-click and select "edit".
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The editable text in the right pane is separate from the AW Suite report and is not
appended to the saved report--the editable text is only viewable next to the saved
report for which the comment text is entered.
4. To export to another program the text in either pane of the Report window, use the
mouse to select the desired text, then copy (using Ctrl-c to copy) and paste (using
Ctrl-v to paste) into the desired application.
13-9: Site-Wide Protocols

Site-wide protocols are protocols that a System Administrator or other privileged user
makes available to all end users. Site-wide protocols are protocols that a System
Administrator or other privileged user adds (in addition to the factory protocols that already
exist). Just as factory protocols are, site-wide protocols are available to all users working
on an appropriately-configured Centricity Workstation, regardless of other user
preferences or settings for protocols.
Site-wide protocols may not be deleted. If you attempt to delete a protocol that cannot be
deleted (either a factory protocol or a site-wide protocol), a dialog box displays stating that
the protocol may not be deleted.
To use site-wide protocols, contact your system administrator or other privileged user for
your site.
Note:
The protocols of only one privileged user at a time may be used for site-wide
protocols.
Section 14: Revision History

Table 2-6: Document Revision History
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Author
Reason For Change
09/2006
GK
11/2006
GK
03/2010
GK
Labeling updates for AW Suite 2.0.3
04/2010
GK
Updated Authorized European Representative from

Dornstadt, Germany to BUC, France
01/2012
GK
Regulatory updates for AW Suite 2.0.4.
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Section 1: TalkStation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 2: License, Copyright & Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 3: Launch Talk Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 4: TalkStation User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 5: Adding Exams to a TalkStation Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 6: Synchronize Exams in TalkStation and Centricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Section 7: Patient Context Synchronization During Centricity Dictate & Review Macros 48
Section 8: CPU and Memory Usage Constraints Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 9: TalkStation Voice Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 10: Customized Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 1:
TalkStation Overview
The Centricity Extend Talk Technology online help covers the user interface changes
made to the Centricity Workstation to accommodate the integration of the TalkStation
software. This integration adds one button to the Centricity Workstation Work Modes
palette and the Exam Functions drop-down menu.
When the TalkStation software is invoked, it appears in a separate application window and
uses the current Centricity Workstation User ID and Password to log into the TalkStation
application. The selected patient exam data is loaded into the TalkStation application
automatically. No matter where in Centricity you launch TalkStation, it will always match up
with the current displayed patient exam (unless the user preference "Automatically
Synchronize Display Images" is turned off). The user can hide/show the TalkStation
window with the bottom button on the SpeechMike.
Users launch the Centricity application. Successful login into Centricity will provide an
auto-login and authentication for the Talk application. When you logout of Centricity, you
are also logged out of the Talk application.
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For specific information about Talk functionality, warnings or any other precautionary
information refer to the Operators manual provided with the Talk application.
Section 3:
3-1:
Launch Talk Station

Talk ... Button
You can launch the TalkStation application by clicking on the Talk... button in the Work
Modes palette.
1. On the Centricity Workstation, open the Work Modes palette.
2. Click on the Browse tab.
3. Select the exam you wish to dictate.
4. Click on the Talk... button in the Work Modes palette and select Launch TalkStation.
If the button is not labeled talk, then click on the down arrow and select Launch
TalkStation.
The TalkStation Radiology windows appears and displays the selected patients exam
data.
Note:
3-2:
If the TalkStation Radiology window does not appear, click on the Hide/Show
button on the microphone.
Exam Functions Drop-Down Menu

You can launch the TalkStation application by through the Exam Functions drop-down
menu in the Image View Area.
1. In the Centricity Workstation, open an exam so it is displayed in the Image View Area.
2. In the Centricity Workstation Function Bar, click on the Exam Functions drop-down
menu and select Launch Talk.
The TalkStation Radiology window appears with the current patients data.
Note:
3-3:
If the TalkStation Radiology window does not appear, click on the Hide/Show
button on the microphone.
Dictate Macro
You can launch the TalkStation application by enabling the Dictate macro. Using the
Dictate macro helps you efficiently view and dictate exams in any unread exams folder.
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1. Click on the Exam Functions drop-down menu in the Function Bar and select Close
All Open Exams or Close Current + Comparisons if you currently have any exams
opened. You can also press Alt - Ctrl - W.
2. Open the Work Modes palette.
3. Click on the Dictate tab.
4. Select the exam you want to start with and click on the Display to Dictate button.
5. Select either the Browse or Dictate tab in the Work Modes palette.
The Image View Area is displayed and the selected exam is loaded. The TalkStation
application also opens the report for the corresponding exam. You can now use the
Talk Station feature to dictate a report for the selected exam.
6. To mark the exam as dictated, click on either the Save Report or Sign Off Report
button in the Talk Station. When the report is signed off, the exam is then marked
Dictated and the next exam in the worklist is displayed in both the Centricity
Workstation and the TalkStation.
The user can also move to the next exam by clicking on the Next Exam button in the
Function Bar of the Centricity Workstation.
3-4:
Browse Macro
You can launch the TalkStation application by utilizing the Browse functionality. Using the
TalkStation integration with the Browse functionality allows for a manual way of viewing
images on Centricity and reviewing reports on TalkStation. This integration can be
customized based on the TalkStation user preference settings and the customized
workflow settings.
What follows are two common workflows when using the Browse functionality. These
workflows can be further customized (e.g., dictate exams that are signed) by setting the
preferences in the TalkStation user preferences and the customized workflow.
3-4-1:
Note:
Using Browse to Review Reports for Exams in a Worklist

The following settings found in the TalkStation user preferences need to be enabled
for this workflow:
Automatically Synchronize On Display Images
Skip Dictated Exams (enable this if you want to skip Exams that are already dictated)
1. Open the Work Modes palette and select the Browse tab.
2. Select the Worklist for which you want to review exams.
3. Select the exam you wish to start with and click on the Display Exams button.
The selected exam displays in the Image View Area and the TalkStation synchronizes
with the exams and displays the report for the displayed exam.
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4. Click the Next Exam button when you are done reviewing the report for the displayed
exam.
The exam closes and the next exam in the worklist displays.
3-4-2:
Using Browse to Review Reports for Selected Exams
Note:
The following settings found in the TalkStation user preferences need to be enabled
for this workflow:
Loop Through Opened Exams
Skip Dictated Exams (enable this if you want to skip Exams that are already dictated)
1. Open the Work Modes palette and click the Browse tab.
2. Select the exam(s) to view and click the Display Exams button.
The first selected opened exam is displayed in the Image View Area and the
TalkStation synchronizes with the selected exam and displays the exam's report.
3. Click the Next Exam button when you are done reviewing the report for the selected
exam.
4. The exam closes and the next opened exams displays in the Image View Area.
Section 4:
4-1:
TalkStation User Preferences

Turn TalkStation On/Off
You may select to turn off the Extend Talk Technology for the Centricity Workstation. If the
Turn On TalkStation check box is not checked, then the TalkStation extend is turned off
and there is no interaction between the Centricity Workstation and Talk Station.
1. In the Centricity Workstation, open the Utilities palette.
2. Click on the Extend Preferences tab.
3. Uncheck the Turn On TalkStation check box to turn off the TalkStation extend option.
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4-2:
Setting TalkStation User Preferences

In the Centricity Workstation TalkStation user preferences, you may set several different
preferences that effect the way the TalkStation integration works with the Centricity
Workstation.
4-2-1:
Show TalkStation During Dictation

In the TalkStation user preferences, you can check the Show Window During Dictation
check box to show the TalkStation window while dictating. If this check box is not checked,
then the TalkStation window will remain hidden during dictation.
3. Check the Show Window During Dictation check box to display the TalkStation
window during dictation.
4-2-2:
Show Window After Stop Dictation

To automatically display the TalkStation window when you are finished dictating, check the
Show Window After Stop Dictation check box in the TalkStation user preferences. The
Show Window During Dictation check box must be checked in order for this option to be
enabled.
3. Check the Show Window After Stop Dictation check box.
4-2-3:
Hide Window After Stop Dictation

By checking the Hide Window After Stop Dictation option, the TalkStation window is
hidden when you are finished dictating an exam. The Show Window During Dictation
check box must be selected in order for this option to be enabled.
3. Check the Hide Window After Stop Dictation check box.
4-2-4:

By checking the Automatically Synchronize On Display Images option, whenever an
exam is displayed it is automatically synchronized with TalkStation. The Automatically
Synchronize On Display Images check box must be selected in order for this option to
be enabled. This property does not apply when executing the Dictate macro.
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3. Check the Automatically Synchronize On Display Images check box.
4-3:
Loop through Exams

By checking the Loop Through Opened Exams option (with multiple exams opened on
Centricity), you have the ability to "loop through" Centricity's Opened Exams List (from the
drop-down menu). You can do this with either method listed below:
Click on the Next Exam button in the Centricity Function Bar.
Using a voice command on TalkStation. (See your GE Field Engineer on how to

setup voice commands.)
Once you reach the bottom of the worklist, the next exam to be opened is the exam at the
top of the list, essentially "looping" back to the beginning of the worklist.
4-4:
Skip Dictated Exams

You may check the Skip Dictated Exams options (with multiple exams opened and Loop
Through Opened Exams checked). This option skips exams that have been dictated
while looping through the opened exams list. Once all exams have been dictated, you will
be notified by a message dialog box.
4-5:
Adding Voice Commands

You have the ability to initiate the following three functions via voice commands through
the TalkStation microphone. Each workstation has the ability to process three voice
commands for each of the functions, effectively giving you a total of nine voice commands
per workstation.
Heres a list of the three functions available via voice command:
Section 5:
Synchronize Centricity and TalkStation.
Load the next exam on Centricity while in Centricity Image View Area. (The same
rules apply as if you clicked on the Next Exam button.).
Load the exam on Centricity that corresponds to the report opened on TalkStation.
This will only work for exams with Accession numbers (or Order IDs , where
applicable).
Adding Exams to a TalkStation Report

You can add multiple selected exams on the Centricity Workstation to a report already
opened in the TalkStation. The following conditions must apply:
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5-1:
All selected exams must have the same Patient ID as the opened report in the
TalkStation.
All selected exams must have an Order Complete status on the Talk Station.
None of the selected exams can be associated with another report on the Talk
Station.
To Add Multiple Exams

1. Select multiple exams from a worklist in the Work Modes palette.
2. Click on the Talk drop-down menu in the TalkStation and select Add Selected
Exams.
The selected exams are added to the report in the TalkStation window.
Section 6:
Synchronize Exams in TalkStation and Centricity

When you synchronize TalkStation with Centricity, the exam that TalkStation is
synchronized with is remembered.
If there is no exam in the Image View Area, selecting an exam from the Work Modes
palette and clicking on the Launch TalkStation button will bring up the context for the
exam in the worklist. However, if there is an exam displayed in the Image View Area,
TalkStation will always synch with the displayed exam. This is designed to prevent the
user error of synchronizing the wrong exam while the radiologist is looking at the
displayed exam and dictating the report.
After this synchronization has been done, you will be able to open any exam on Centricity.
This gives you the ability to pre-load exams. When the report is signed on TalkStation,
then the remembered exam will be marked dictated.
If you pre-load a different exam on Centricity, TalkStation will be automatically
synchronized with that exam after signing the report for the remembered exam.
Lets say you open Exam A.
. . . Then, you dictate a report for Exam A on TalkStation and pre-load Exam B on
Centricity.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You sign the report for Exam A on TalkStation.
. . . . . .The report for Exam B will be automatically loaded/created on TalkStation.
When you break the synchronization (breaking the synchronization means you manually
open a different report on TalkStation), the remembered exam will then be set to the
current exam.
If you sign a report on TalkStation and the Exam ID for that report is not the same as the
remembered exam, you will see a message box notifying you that the system is not
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synchronized. This message box will also show the remembered Exam ID and the Exam
ID for the report on TalkStation that was just signed.
Section 7:
Patient Context Synchronization During Centricity Dictate &

Review Macros
During Centricity Dictate and Review macros, we enforce patient synchronization. We
automatically open the report on TalkStation for the displayed exam (as normal). We want
to make sure the report being saved or signed was the report we automatically opened on
TalkStation.
If the user manually opens or creates a different report on TalkStation, and then saved or
signs that report, the TalkStation and Centricity will not be synchronized. There are four
cases where this can happen:
1. If the user saves or signs a report on TalkStation during Centricity Dictate or Review
macros. If the Centricity and TalkStation are not synchronized, then:
ERROR 1 is displayed to the user.
The next exam is not opened on Centricity.
The current exam is not automatically marked as dictated.
2. The user clicks on the Next Exam button on Centricity during Centricity's Dictate
macro only. If Centricity and TalkStation are not synchronized, then:
The current exam is not automatically marked as dictated.
At times, we enforce synchronization when NOT executing Centricity Dictate or
Review macros.
3. A system preference can be set to automatically go to the next exam on Centricity
when the report on TalkStation is signed. We want to ensure that the report signed
was the report for the displayed exam on Centricity before going on to the next exam.
If Centricity and TalkStation are not synchronized, then:
4. A system preference can be set to automatically mark the displayed exam on
Centricity as dictated when the report on TalkStation is signed. (See note below.) We
want to ensure that the report signed was the report for the displayed exam on
Centricity before automatically marking the displayed exam as dictated. If Centricity
and TalkStation are not synchronized, then:
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The current exam was not automatically marked as dictated on Centricity.
This preference has no effect (does not apply) while only running the Centricity Dictate
macro.
ERROR 1:
The saved/signed report is not for the displayed exam.
The report for viewed exam has order: xxx
The saved/signed report on TalkStation is for order/s: yyy
ERROR 2:
The signed report is not for the displayed exam.
The report for viewed exam has order: xxx
The signed report on TalkStation is for order/s: yyy
Did NOT automatically mark the displayed exam DICTATED.
To ensure synchronization is checked:

Always use one of the macros to save/sign a report.
Request your service administrator enable either of the following:
"automatically go to the next exam" when signed option.
"automatically mark the displayed exam dictated" when signed option.
See your GE Field Engineer on how to enable or disable the above mentioned system
preferences.
Section 8:
CPU and Memory Usage Constraints Warning

TalkStation uses a high percentage of the CPU and Memory resources in the following
cases:
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if it is not being used)
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Saving reports
Signing reports
In the above cases where TalkStation is using much of the CPU and memory, degradation
of performance may be observed if any of the following operations are being performed on
Centricity:
Section 9:
Running CINE mode
Performing image manipulation
TalkStation Voice Training

If a user needs to be voice-trained on TalkStation, please contact their service
administrator or their local TalkTechnology representative. It is best to have the user
voice-trained on a computer running TalkStation as standalone (not integrated with
Centricity).
Section 10: Customized Workflow

There are a few system properties that can be used to help customize workflow and
ensure synchronization checks. Please contact your GE Field Engineer if you wish to
activate any of these options.
The following feature should be set to true if the exam is to be marked dictated when it is
signed on TalkStation. The Exam will not be marked dictated automatically if Centricity is
in the Work Modes palette.
com.ge.med.platinum.extend.extend1.markDictatedWhenSigned=true
This feature should be set to false to have TalkStation automatically hidden upon image
display. (This feature controls what happens when you are not using the Dictate macro.)
com.ge.med.platinum.extend.extend1.showAppOnLoad=false
If the user preference for "Automatically Synchronize on Display Images" is turned off, this
feature will not hide TalkStation.
The following feature should be set to true if you wish to automatically go to the next exam
on the Worklist after signing a report on TalkStation. (This feature controls what happens
when you are not using the Dictate macro.)
com.ge.med.platinum.extend.extend1.nextExamOnSign=false
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Section 1: RadNet RIS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 3: Case Sign-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Section 4: Radiology Order View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 5: Order Detail Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 6: Radiologist Report Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 1:
RadNet RIS Overview

The Centricity Extend RadNet online help covers the user interface changes made to the
Centricity Workstation to accommodate the integration of the RadNet RIS software. This
integration adds one menu to the Work Modes palette and one RadNet cascade menu on
the Exam Functions menu in the Function Bar.
auto-login and authentication for the RadNet application. When you logout of Centricity,
you are also logged out of the RadNet application.
When the RIS software is invoked, it appears in a separate application window. The
patient/exam data is shared when using the Order Viewer, Order Detail Inquiry, and
Report Entry.
Section 2:

Software License
Copyright
Trademarks
Warnings
For specific information about Radnet functionality, warnings or any other precautionary
information refer to the Operators manual provided with the Radnet application.
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Section 3:
3-1:
Case Sign-Out
Case Sign- Out Overview
The Case Sign-Out application is used to review, modify, approve (electronically sign), or
reject dictated cases that have been transcribed into reports and assigned to the
Radiologist user. With Case Sign-Out, you can also reject, skip, and modify report text. It
also provides a list of the cases in the sign-out queue for the radiologist/resident and
allows you to move to a specific case by selecting it from the list. The Case Sign-Out
application gives radiologists the ability to proxy-sign cases for others, if they have been
authorized to do so.
A convenient feature that checks the spelling of reports is also included. Additionally, a
feature called Sticky Note allows radiologists, residents and transcriptionists to enter
comments, questions, and concerns they may have regarding the text of reports.
Case Sign-Out allows you to print reports immediately or when the reports are marked as
final. The application also allows you to print to a printer other than one you would
normally use.
You may view the images associated with the report by selecting the View Images button.
3-2:
3-2-1:
Launch Case Sign-Out

Launch Case Sign-Out Application: Work Modes Palette
1. From the Work Modes palette, using the menu button which appears next to the
Display Comparison Studies check box, select Case Signout.
The RadNet Case Sign-Out window appears. The Case List tab shows all of the
reports assigned to you for review.
2. To review a report, select it and then click on the Report tab.
3. For more information, refer to the online documentation found under the Help menu in
the Case Sign-Out application.
3-2-2:
Launch Case Sign-Out Application: Image View Area

1. From the Image View Area, click on the Exam Functions drop-down menu, and
select Case Sign-Out.
The RadNet Case Sign-Out window appears. The Case List tab shows all of the
reports assigned to you for review.
2. To review a report, select it and then click on the Report tab.
3. For more information, refer to the online documentation found under the Help menu in
the Case Sign-Out application.
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Section 4:
4-1:
Radiology Order View

Radiology Order Viewer Overview
Selecting the Clinical History button in the Work Modes palette or Image View Area will
launch the Radiology Order Viewer application.
Use Radiology Order Viewer to fetch all the ordered procedures for a selected patient.
Radiology Order Viewer displays, at the top of the window, demographic information about
the patient. The ordered procedures are listed below that. To view the results of an
ordered procedure, select the order and then select Results from the View menu (or
double-click the order). This opens the details window appropriate for the specific ordered
procedure. All pertinent comments, as well as specimen information, will be available to
be viewed.
To view the images associated with an order, click the View Images button which appears
on the details window. Only one exam can be opened at time.
Order Viewer defaults to show only Radiology procedures, but you also have the option to
use the Flowsheet view. Flowsheet shows all procedures associated with a person or
accession number. To use the Flowsheet view, select Flowsheet from the View menu.
4-2:
4-2-1:
Launch Radiology Order Viewer

Launching The Radiology Order Viewer Application: Work Modes Palette
1. From the Work Modes palette, select the patient you wish to view information.
2. Using the menu button which appears next to the Display Comparison Studies
check box, select Clinical History.
The RadNet Radiology Order Viewer window is displayed. This window shows all of
the ordered procedures for the selected patient.
3. Double-click on a procedure to display the Order Detail Inquiry window.
For more information, refer to the online documentation found under the Help menu in
the Radiology Order Viewer application.
4-2-2:
Launching the Radiology Order Viewer Application: Image View Area

1. From the Image View Area, display the exam you wish to view information.
2. In the Function Bar, click on the Exam Functions menu and select Clinical History.
The Order Viewer application will load the exam list for the patient exam currently
being viewed.
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3. Double-click on a procedure to display the Order Detail Inquiry window for that
procedure.
The Order Detail Inquiry application will default to the Exam Details tab when
launched from the Exam Functions menu button in the Image View Area.
Section 5:
5-1:
Order Detail Inquiry

Order Detail Inquiry Application Overview
Radiology Order Detail Inquiry allows you to view and print report text from individual case
files. This application also allows you to view specific details including personnel involved
with the order, order status and the date and time of the procedure. Order Detail Inquiry
gives you the ability to see general exam information including additional items associated
with the procedure, who ordered the item, when the item was ordered and billing status of
the item.
You may view the images associated with the order/exam by selecting the View Images
button.
The Order Detail Inquiry application can be launched from the Work Modes palette. The
application will load with the information for the currently selected patient or exam.
5-2:
5-2-1:
Launch Order Detail Inquiry

Launching the Order Detail Inquiry App: Work Modes Palette
1. From the Work Modes palette, select the exam you wish to view.
2. Select View Details from the menu button which appears next to the Display
Comparison Studies check box.
The Order Detail Inquiry window will appear. This window shows the information for
the currently selected exam.
The Order Detail Inquiry application will default to the Reports tab when launched
from the View Details button on the Work Modes palette.
Section 6:
6-1:
Radiologist Report Entry

Radiologist Report Entry Application Overview
The Radiologist Report Entry application allows radiologists to generate their own reports
and bypass the transcription phase, thereby decreasing report turn-around time.
Radiologist Report Entry can also be used to determine which normal report templates are
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displayed, as each radiologist can define several normal report templates for a single
procedure.
Radiologist Report Entry has the ability to create reports using continuous speech voice
recognition controls.
Radiologist Report Entry allows you to print reports immediately or when the reports are
marked as final. The application also allows you to print reports at a printer other than one
you would normally use.
6-2:
Launch Radiologist Report Entry

1. From the Image View Area, select the exam for which you wish to create report
information.
2. In the Function Bar, click on the Exam Functions menu and select Create Report.
The RadNet Radiologist Report Entry window appears.
For more information, refer to the online documentation found under the Help menu in
the Radiologist Report Entry application.
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Section 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Section 3: Launch Legacy IDX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 4: Turn Legacy IDX On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 5: Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 6: Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Section 7: Legacy IDX Signature Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Section 8: Legacy IDXrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Section 9: Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Section 10: Legacy IDX Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Section 1:
Overview
The Centricity* Extend Legacy IDX online help covers the integration between the
Centricity Workstation and the Legacy IDX RIS Imaging Suite software. This solution
provides an integrated diagnostic workstation which can be used by the radiologist to
manage the imaging and non-imaging aspects of their daily work. The integrated
applications provide a secure login/logout functionality, as well as synchronized context or
"shared focus" between these imaging and non-imaging applications. This integration
adds one Quick Access button and a drop-down menu to the Centricity Workstation.
auto-login and authentication for the Legacy IDX application. When you logout of
Centricity, you are also logged out of the Legacy IDX application.
A user has the ability to select an exam or a list of exams from the Legacy IDX
Interpretation worklist to be viewed using the Centricity workstation. Additionally, the user
may use either, the Legacy IDX worklist or the Centricity worklist, to select exams to view.
For more specific information about the Legacy IDX software and functionalities, please
refer to the Legacy IDX Online Help available under the IDXrad Application menu option.
Section 2:

Software License
*Trademark of General Electric Co.

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Copyright
Trademarks
Warnings
For specific information about Legacy IDX functionality, warnings or any other
precautionary information refer to the Operator manual provided with the Legacy IDX
application.
Section 3:
3-1:
Launch Legacy IDX

From the Work Modes Palette
2. Click on the IDX Integration drop-down menu button below the Worklist Browser
3. Select any option from the drop-down menu and the corresponding Legacy IDX
window appears.
Options available on this menu are listed below.
IDX Interpretation Worklist
IDX Protocol Worklist
IDX Signature Queue
IDXrad Application
IDX Clinical Exam Notes
Note:
3-2:
When launching Legacy IDX for the first time, there are several questions (dialog
boxes) that need to be addressed. Refer to the Legacy IDX online documentation for
instructions on how to address these questions
From the Image View Area

On the Centricity Workstation, all Legacy IDX functionalities may also be launched from
the Image View Area.
1. In the Function Bar, click on Exam Functions drop-down menu.
2. Select IDX Integration.
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Section 4:
Turn Legacy IDX On/Off

You may select to turn off the Legacy IDX extend for the Centricity Workstation. If you
select the Turn On IDX check box, the Legacy IDX extend is turned on and there is
interaction between the Centricity Workstation and Talk Station.
2. Click on the Extend RIS Preferences tab.
3. Select the Turn On IDX check box to turn on the Legacy IDX extend option.
Section 5:
5-1:
Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist

Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist Overview
The Interpretation Worklist is a worklist which may be customized and is available from
any computer on the network, including a diagnostic workstation. The Interpretation
Worklist provides an enterprise view of patient exams to be interpreted by the radiologist
and an enterprise view of patients exam history from the RIS.
5-2:
5-2-1:
Open Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist

2. Click on IDX Integration drop-down menu.
3. Select IDX Interpretation.
5-2-2:

2. Select the exam you wish to view and click on the Display Exams button.
The selected exam is displayed in the Image View Area.
3. Click on the Exam Functions menu and select IDX Interpretation.
5-3:
Display Images on Centricity

You can filter or search for any exam on the Interpretation Worklist. If images have been
acquired and the exam has been verified on Centricity, then you are able to display
images from the IDX Interpretation Worklist.
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You are able to open only one exam at a time.
1. Click on the desired checkbox to the left of the Name column for those images to be
displayed.
2. Click on the Display button.
Section 6:
6-1:
Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist

Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist Overview
The Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist is a worklist which provides the ability to add protocols
to scheduled exams. Additionally, the worklist provides the radiologist an enterprise view
of the patient, including all results regardless under which MRN the exam took place, or
whether they are film based.
The radiologist may change exam codes, access exam history and all prior reports, order
new exams, and schedule new exams.
6-2:
6-2-1:
Open the Legacy IDX Protocol Worklist

1. Launch Centricity Workstation.
3. Click on the IDX Integration drop-down menu.
4. Select IDX Protocol.
6-2-2:

3. Click on the Exam Functions menu and select IDX Protocol Worklist.
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Section 7:
7-1:
Legacy IDX Signature Queue

Legacy IDX Signature Queue Overview
The Signature Queue provides access to the Physician list of preliminary status exams
requiring signature, finalization and permits scheduling of new exams.
7-2:
7-2-1:
Open the Legacy IDX Signature Queue

4. Select IDX Signature Queue.
7-2-2:

3. Click on the Exam Functions menu and select IDX Signature Queue.
Section 8:
8-1:
Legacy IDXrad
Legacy IDXrad Overview
The Legacy IDXrad Application provides access to the main menu of the Legacy IDX
Imaging Suite.
8-2:
8-2-1:
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4. Select IDXrad Application.
8-2-2:

3. Click on the Exam Functions menu and select IDXrad.
Section 9:
9-1:
Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes

Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes Overview
Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes provide multiple levels of RIS information within a single
dynamic window. Specifically, this information includes access to:
9-2:
9-2-1:
Current exam history in detail.
A list of system-calculated related prior reports at a quick glance.
All the patients RIS information, all prior reports, scheduled exams, and a view of
all exams regardless of their current status.
"Other clinical information", such as Labs, Pathology, Allergies, Problem Lists and
any other information based on integration at each site.
Open Legacy IDX Clinical Exam Notes

4. Select IDX Clinical Exam Notes.
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3. Click on the Exam Functions menu and select IDX Clinical Exam Notes.
Section 10: Legacy IDX Troubleshooting Tips

10-1: Known Issues with Extend Legacy IDX on the Centricity Workstation
On a 2C workstation configuration, in certain instances, error messages displayed by the
Legacy IDX application in an IE window will be displayed in the center of the desktop and
split between the two C monitors.
10-2: Troubleshooting
Table 5-1: Troubleshooting
Issue:
Solution:
In some instances users will loose the ability to A blank Internet Explorer Window may be hidden behind the
display the Integration Control Panel by
active application displayed on the screen. To correct this the
selecting the IDXrad Application button.
user needs to hold down the Alt button and then press the Tab
button followed by releasing them at the same time. This will
allow the user to display the current application on the
workstation. The user need only continue to Alt-Tab through all
the applications currently executed on the workstation until
reaching the blank Internet Explorer window. Closing the blank
IE window will restore the functionality of the IDXrad Application
button.
No report is displayed on Centricity Workstation, This is a known bug where if Legacy IDX is sending more than
Exam Manager or Web.
one approver in the report text, then the report will not be
viewable. To fix this, ask your Legacy IDX Field Engineer to
disable the ability to send multiple approvers in a report.
10-3: General Operation Statements

Legacy IDX can use either a Study Instance UID or the Accession Number to open an
exam on the Centricity workstation. If the Study Instance UID is not valid or blank, then the
Accession Number is used to open the exam.
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Table 5-2: Legacy IDX Online Help Revision History
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Date
Author
Reason For Change
12/2006
GK
Updates from IDX to Legacy IDX as appropriate.
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Section 2: Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 3: Contacting GE Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 4: Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 5: Regulatory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Section 6: Software License; Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Section 7: PowerScribe Extend and PACS Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Section 8: PowerScribe Extend and PACS Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Section 9: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Section 10: Launching PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Section 11: Function Bar and Task Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Section 12: Show Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Section 13: Typical Interpretation Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 14: Configuring PowerScribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Section 15: PowerScribe Work Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Section 16: Microphone and Keyboard Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Section 17: Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Section 1:
Overview
The Centricity Extends PowerScribe online help covers the user interface changes made
to the Centricity Workstation to accommodate the integration of the PowerScribe software.
This integration adds one button to the Centricity Workstation Work Modes palette and
the Exam Functions drop-down menu.
The Centricity Extends PowerScribe application runs as an integrated part of a Centricity
Workstation. It uses silent log in and log out to facilitate starting and ending PowerScribe
sessions.
When a user successfully logs in or out of a Centricity Workstation, Centricity Extends
automatically logs you in or out of PowerScribe. Centricity Extends uses the current
Centricity Workstation User ID and Password to automatically log into or log out of the
PowerScribe application.
The selected patient exam is loaded into the PowerScribe application automatically. When
auto synchronization is enabled, PowerScribe will always match up with the current
displayed patient exam regardless of how it was launched.
Users then use the PowerScribe microphone to complete dictation for the patient exam.
The completed dictation appears in the PowerScribe window. The user can type in any
corrections or additional notes then save the dictation.
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Section 2:
Note:
Release Notes
Release notes are issued with this product-visit our Common Documentation Library
(CDL) at the following link:
http://www.apps.gehealthcare.com/servlet/
ClientServlet?REQ=Enter+Documentation+Library
If the information in the release notes differs from the information in this guide, follow
the instructions in the release notes.
Section 3:
3-1:
Contacting GE Support
Applications Support and Service Support (Asia Regions)
To request applications support or service support for the Asia regions, refer to the
following phone numbers.
Table 6-1: Applications Support and Service Support (Asia Regions)
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Support Phone Number
Australia
1800659465
China
8008108188
Hong Kong
21006288
India
1800114567
Japan
0120055919
Korea
15446119
Malaysia
1800883911
New Zealand
0800659465
Singapore
63880932
Taiwan
0800021770
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3-2:
Applications Support Using iCenter, Applications Answerline,

Customer Center
To request applications support, English-speaking customers may open a support request
in GE Healthcare iCenter. Other customers should contact their GE Service Engineers or
support personnel.
With GE Healthcare iCenter you can:
Initiate requests for service and applications support from the web.
Get rapid, online access to the Remote Operation Center (ROC) where expert service
engineers review and respond to service requests quickly.
View status of open service requests.
View service history and reports about your systems, including uptime, remote fix and
service call trends, and other service delivery metrics.
If you do not have access to iCenter, contact your Director of Service or Service Engineer
to open an iCenter account. English-speaking customers can also use the following
resources:
GE PACS Applications Answerline 1 (800) 682-5327, Option 8 (available for US and

Canadian customers)
PACSApplicationsHelp@med.ge.com
GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Customer Center (http://supportcentral.ge.com and

select GE Healthcare - Global Centricity PACS Customer Center). Use this web portal
to access documents, FAQs, exchange documents, and participate in forums with
other GE PACS customers.
To register for access to this resource, complete the Support Central Community
Subscriber Application.
3-3:
Contact Information for GE Healthcare Offices

Addresses and phone numbers for GE Healthcare offices are listed below.
GE Healthcare
Tel: +1 847 277-5000 or +1 800-437-1171 or +1 800-682-5327
Fax: +1 847 277-5240
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78530 BUC, France
Asia Headquarters
GE Healthcare
1 BLD-3F
No. 1 Hua Tuo Road, Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park
Tel: 8621-38777888
Fax: 8621-38777499
Section 4:
4-1:
Documentation Conventions
Text
The following table lists text conventions in this manual.
Table 6-2: Text Convention Descriptions

Convention
Description
Text represented as a screen display.
This typeface represents displays that appear on your

terminal screen, for example:
lom>
Text represented as menu or sub-menu

names.
4-2:
This typeface represents all menu and sub-menu

names within procedures, for example:
On the File menu, click New.
Screen Captures
The example screens in this manual may not represent what you see on your monitor; use
them only as guidelines.
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Section 5:
For specific regulatory information in regards to Safety, refer to the Centricity Workstation
Online Help for your release.
5-1:
Terminology
The terms danger, warning, and caution are used throughout this manual to point out
hazards and to designate a degree or level of seriousness. Hazard is defined as a source
of potential injury to a person.
Familiarize yourself with the terminology descriptions listed in the following table:
Table 6-3: Terminology Descriptions
5-2:
Notice Type
Description
Danger
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

will result in death or serious injury.
Warning
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided,

could result in death or serious injury.
Caution
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided may

result in minor or moderate injury.
System Alert
Indicates non-hazardous messages providing system critical

information. A message implemented after a risk is acceptable may
be identified as a system alert.
Note
Indicates informational messages providing application tips or other

useful information that do not pertain to a hazard.
System Safety
The safety statements presented in this chapter refer to the equipment in general.
Additional safety statements specific to particular operations of the product can be found
in the applicable chapter describing that operation.
5-2-1:
Dangers
There are no dangers that refer to the equipment in general. Specific "Danger" statements
may be given in the respective sections of this manual.
5-2-2:
Warnings
Specific "Warning" statements may be given in the respective sections of this manual.
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5-2-3:
Cautions
Specific "Caution" statements may be given in the respective sections of this manual.
Section 6:
6-1:
Software License; Intellectual Property

Preamble
Any software provided to the customer is subject to the specific license terms and
conditions of the applicable agreement, or shrink-wrap, or click-wrap license.
In the event of any conflict between those specific terms described below, the specific
terms will supersede and prevail.
Generally those terms provided are as follows.
6-2:
License Grant
GE grants to Customer a limited non-transferable license to use the Licensed Software
subject to the limitations imposed under this Agreement and to the following:
The Customer shall use the Licensed Software only on the Equipment located at the Site
and solely for the purpose of processing, storing, and transmitting images and data related
to Customer's patients. Customer must obtain a supplementary license from GE (which
GE may or may not grant, at its option) before using the Licensed Software (a) in
connection with any equipment components other than the Equipment (except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any applicable Software documentation); (b)
at any location other than the Site, or (c) to process, store, or transmit data related to
patients other than Customer's patients.
Customer may make one copy of the Licensed Software in machine-readable form solely
for backup purposes and shall reproduce on any such copy the copyright notice and any
other proprietary legends that were on the original copy.
Customer shall comply with all restrictions on the use of Licensed Software that Customer
is subject to as a licensee or sublicensee of GE under the terms of licenses or other
agreements or arrangements with third parties.
6-3:
Restrictions
Except as necessary for Customer to exercise its express rights hereunder, Customer
may not itself or allow any third party to (i) make copies of the Licensed Software, (ii)
distribute the Licensed Software to others, (iii) electronically transfer the Licensed
Software from one computer to another over a network, or (iv) decompile, reverse
engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Licensed Software to a human
perceivable form. CUSTOMER MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, TRANSLATE, RENT, LEASE,
LOAN, RESELL FOR PROFIT, DISTRIBUTE, NETWORK, OR CREATE DERIVATIVE
WORKS BASED UPON THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF.
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Ownership of Media
The media on which the Licensed Software is recorded or fixed is Customer's property. If
Customer receives Licensed Software hereunder that renders Licensed Software that
Customer has previously received redundant, Customer will return the redundant
Licensed Software to GE or certify in writing that all copies of such Licensed Software
have been erased.
6-5:
Proprietary Service Materials

In connection with the installation, configuration, maintenance, repair, and/or deinstallation of the Equipment, Seller may deliver to or store at the Site, or attach to or
install on the Equipment, and use an InSite Package. Buyer acknowledges that it has not
purchased or licensed from Seller any InSite Package. Buyer hereby consents such
delivery, storage, attachment (provided that such attachment does not affect functionality
or performance of the Licensed Software or the System), installation, and use, and to the
presence of Seller's locked cabinet or box at the Site for storage of all or part of the InSite
Package, and to Seller's removal of all or any part of the InSite Package at any reasonable
time, all without charge to Seller. The presence of the InSite Package at the Site will not
give Buyer any right or title to the InSite Package or any license or other right to access or
use the InSite Package. Any access to or use of the InSite Package by anyone other than
Seller is prohibited. Buyer shall use reasonable efforts to protect the InSite Package
against damage or loss and to prevent any access to or use of the InSite Package
contrary to such prohibition.
6-6:
Damage in Transportation
All packages should be closely examined at time of delivery. If damage is apparent write
Damage in Shipment on ALL copies of the freight or express bill BEFORE delivery is
accepted or signed for by a GE representative or hospital receiving agent. Whether
noted or concealed, damage MUST be reported to the carrier immediately upon discovery,
or in any event, within 14 days after receipt, and the contents and containers held for
inspection by the carrier. A transportation company will not pay a claim for damage if an
inspection is not requested within this 14 day period.
Call Traffic and Transportation, Milwaukee, WI (414) 785 5052 or 8*323 5052 immediately
after damage is found. At this time be ready to supply name of carrier, delivery date,
consignee name, freight or express bill number, item damaged and extent of damage.
Complete instructions regarding claim procedure are found in Section S of the Policy and
Procedures Bulletins.
14 July 1993
6-7:
Certified Electrical Contractor Statement

All electrical installations that are preliminary to positioning of the equipment at the site
prepared for the equipment shall be performed by licensed electrical contractors. In
addition, electrical feeds into the Power Distribution Unit shall be performed by licensed
electrical contractors. Other connections between pieces of electrical equipment,
calibrations and testing shall be performed by qualified GE personnel. The products
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involved (and the accompanying electrical installations) are highly sophisticated, and
special engineering competence is required. In performing all electrical work on these
products, GE will use its own specially trained field engineer. All of GEs electrical work on
these products will comply with the requirements of the applicable electrical codes.
The purchaser of GE equipment shall only utilize qualified personnel (i.e., GEs field
engineers, personnel of third-party service companies with equivalent training, or licensed
electricians) to perform electrical servicing on the equipment.
2010 General Electric Company, 3000 N. Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188.
All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed
under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution and decompilation. No part of this
product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written
authorization of General Electric and its licensors, if any.
6-8:
Third Party Software

No third party software is to be loaded onto any subsystem of the GE PACS, including the
Centricity Workstation. Loading of software other than that supplied by and authorized in
writing by GE Healthcare is prohibited and will void the workstation warranty.
Section 7:
PowerScribe Extend and PACS Upgrades

If your site uses the PowerScribe Extend with Centricity RA1000 and your site upgrades
its Centricity Workstation Software to a new release, your GE Field Engineer will need to
reload Extend on each workstation where PowerScribe with Extend is loaded.
Please identify these workstations and allow the Field Engineer appropriate time and
access to the workstations to complete this task during a software update to your
Centricity RA1000 system.
Section 8:
PowerScribe Extend and PACS Compatibility

Effective with Centricity PACS 2.1.3 and later, PowerScribe 4.7 SP1b is supported.
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Section 9:
9-1:
Getting Started
Logging In to Centricity Workstation
All preferences are tied to user login.
1. In the Centricity Login dialog box, with cursor flashing in the User Name field, type in
the user name and press ENTER (or click the Password field).
2. In the Password field, type in the password.
3. Press ENTER or click Login.
4. The GE Centricity screen displays and then the palettes display.
If the login was not successful, an error message displays prompting you to try again.
Note:
User name and password need to be synchronized in both the Centricity Workstation
application and in the PowerScribe application. To change your Centricity Workstation
password and your PowerScribe password, see the following topics:
Changing Your Centricity RA1000 Password
Changing Your PowerScribe Password
Note:
9-2:
Logins and passwords are case sensitive. The GE Field Engineer will configure your
System to accept passwords that are consistent with your sites security standards.
Changing Your Centricity RA1000 Password

1. In the Centricity Login dialog box, click Change Password.
2. Click the OLD PASSWORD field and enter your old password.
3. Click the NEW PASSWORD field and enter your new password. The new password
must be a minimum of six characters and/or numbers.
4. Click the CONFIRM NEW PASSWORD field and enter your new password again.
5. Click ACCEPT.
If the password in Centricity RA1000 was changed successfully, the PASSWORD
CHANGED dialog box displays.
If the password change was not successful, an error message displays stating
Password Change Error. Repeat the steps above for changing your Centricity RA1000
password.
6. The password in PowerScribe must now be changed. See Changing Your
PowerScribe Password.
For users who are unable to successfully log into the system, consult your System
Administrator.
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9-3:
Changing Your PowerScribe Password

1. Once inside the Centricity RA1000 application, move the mouse pointer to the bottom
of the screen.
2. When the Workstation Taskbar displays, click Utilities.
3. Under System Preferences, a user can change their Workstation password. This will
also send the password change to PowerScribe. So with this one action, your
password will be syncrhonized in both Centricity Workstation and in PowerScribe.
Section 10: Launching PowerScribe

10-1: Launching PowerScribe
You can launch PowerScribe several different ways, depending on the task you are
performing.
If you open an exam or list of exams to view in the Image View Area, select Launch
PowerScribe in the Exam Functions drop-down menu.
Click on the Show button at the bottom of the Working Modes palette to launch
PowerScribe. For more information on this method, see Launching PowerScribe
Using the Show Button.
Use the Launch PowerScribe/Sync Report button/menu item to launch Powerscribe

(if not already launched). This menu is also used to synchronize Powerscribe with
Centricity Workstation context.
Once the PowerScribe application is launched, use the Show/Hide button (alt + Z hotkey)
to toggle between showing and hiding the PowerScribe application window.
Tip: When you are in the Centricity Workstation application, you can press ALT - z to
display the PowerScribe application. The ALT - z key does not launch the PowerScribe
application.
10-2: Exam Functions Drop-Down Menu

You can launch the PowerScribe application through the Exam Functions drop-down
menu in the Image View Area.
1. On the Centricity Workstation, open an exam so it is displayed in the Image View
Area.
2. On the Centricity Workstation Function Bar, click on the Exam Functions drop-down
menu and select Launch PowerScribe.
PowerScribe launches in the background.
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application.
10-3: Work Modes Palette

You can launch the PowerScribe application through the Show button on the Work
Modes palette.
2. Click the Browse tab.
3. Select the exam you wish to dictate.
4. Click the Show button at the bottom of the Work Modes palette and select Launch
PowerScribe.
Note:
The Show button will actually display the first few letters of the function Centricity
Workstation last performed. It will not always be labeled Show. When
PowerScribe is first launched, it defaults to Show.
PowerScribe launches in the background.
application.
Section 11: Function Bar and Task Bar

11-1: Workstation Function Bar
The Workstation Function Bar contains many options to help you as you review your
images. It can be viewed anytime by dragging your mouse to the top of the screen. Once
your mouse nearly reaches the top of the screen, the Function Bar displays. As long as
the mouse remains in that area, the Function Bar remains viewable. To hide the function
bar, drag the mouse pointer away from the top of the screen.
On the Workstation Function Bar, under the Exam Functions drop-down menu, there are
PowerScribe Extend functions the user dictating an examination will need to invoke "Launch PowerScribe/Sync Report" and "Show/Hide PowerScribe."
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11-2: Workstation Task Bar

The Workstation Task Bar contains options for opening and closing palettes, logging out,
quit, restart, and launching third-party applications. It can be viewed anytime by moving
the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen. Once the mouse pointer nearly reaches
the bottom of the screen, the Task Bar automatically displays. As long as the mouse
pointer remains in that area, the Task Bar remains viewable. To hide the Task Bar again,
drag the mouse pointer away from the bottom of the screen.
The Utilities button on the Workstation Task Bar is one method for you to access the
settable options on the PowerScribe User Preferences tab.
For more information on PowerScribe User Preferences, see
Accessing the PowerScribe User Preferences Tab
Automatically Synchronize on Display Images
Skip Dictated Exams
Turn On PowerScribe
Section 12: Show Button

12-1: Show Button Overview
Located at the bottom of the Work Modes palette, the Show button opens up a pull-down
menu with three options:
Note:
Show/Hide
One Report for All
Launch PowerScribe
The Show button will actually display the first few letters of the function it last
performed. It will not always be labeled Show. When PowerScribe is first launched, it
defaults to Show.
12-2: Show/Hide
The Show/Hide option in the Centricity Workstation toggles the display of the
PowerScribe report and dictation window. When PowerScribe is first launched, the report
and dictation window is automatically hidden in the background.
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12-2-1: Show PowerScribe

1. In the Centricity Workstation, click on the Show button in the Work Modes palette.
A drop-down menu is displayed.
2. Select the Show/Hide option.
The PowerScribe window is displayed in front of the Centricity Workstation window.
Note:
There is also a hotkey combination available to show the PowerScribe window.
To quickly toggle between showing and hiding the PowerScribe window, press the Alt
key and the "z" key on the keyboard (Alt- z )
The show/hide hotkey only works when the Workstation application has focus.
12-2-2: Hide PowerScribe

2. Select the Show/Hide option.
The PowerScribe window is hidden behind the Centricity Workstation window.
Note:
There is also a hotkey combination available to hide the PowerScribe window.
To quickly toggle between showing and hiding the PowerScribe window, press the Alt
key and the "z" key on the keyboard (Alt- z)
The show/hide hotkey only works when the Workstation application has focus.
12-3: Launching PowerScribe Using the Show Button

The user can select to Launch the PowerScribe application from within the Centricity
Workstation by clicking on the Show button in the Work Modes palette.
2. Select the Launch PowerScribe option.
The PowerScribe application is opened in the background and is hidden behind the
Centricity Workstation application.
3. To display the PowerScribe application, click on the Show button in the Centricity
Workstation Work Modes palette and select the Show/Hide option.
To synchronize PowerScribe with Centricity Workstation, use the Launch PowerScribe/
Sync Report button. To show/hide the PowerScribe application window, use the Show/
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Hide button. Note that when you click the Launch PowerScribe... button, Extend opens/
creates the report for the corresponding displayed/selected exam on PowerScribe. The
PowerScribe window is hidden so that you can view images and dictate. To show/hide the
PowerScribe window, use the show/hide button or the
Alt - z hotkey.
If there is an exam displayed, clicking the Launch PowerScribe/Sync Report button
opens/creates the report for the displayed exam (regardless of what is selected in the
Workmode). If there is no exam display, clicking the Launch Powerscribe/Sync Report
button opens/creates the report for the selected exam.
Section 13: Typical Interpretation Workflows

13-1: Workflows Overview
In this online help system, several workflow scenarios are presented. Each site must
evaluate and determine the one that most closely matches their site requirements.
The Extend PowerScribe integration fundamentally does three things:
1. Logs users in to PowerScribe automatically
2. Automatically synchronizes PowerScribe with an exam opened or selected from
Centricity Workstation Worklist (or, can be configured to synchronize only when the
user requests it)
3. Marks exams dictated in Centricity Workstation when the end dictation button on the
microphone (mic) is pressed (or, can be configured to mark exams dictated when the
report is signed in PowerScribe).
Marking the exam dictated in Centricity Workstation is the only action that can be
performed from PowerScribe to Centricity Workstation. All other exam status changes
initiated from the Workstation are not carried back to PowerScribe.
All other actions, whether on Centricity Workstation or with regard to the RIS / PACS
integration, are beyond the scope of this integration. Extend PowerScribe is a loose
integration, designed to relieve the user from having to manually log in to two applications,
scan barcodes to keep them in synch, and manually mark exams dictated in Centricity
Workstation.
Note:
Since this is a loose integration, there are many actions you can take, either in
Centricity Workstation or in PowerScribe, that can get exams and reports into states
requiring manual or administrator intervention to correct. Close adherence to the
workflows prescribed in this help system will improve productivity with this system.
There are three work modes in Centricity WorkstationBrowse, Verify, and Dictate:
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Verify mode is not used with Extend PowerScribe.
Dictate allows users to read and dictate exams in batch mode.
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The first step for the site to decide is how to utilize the following two modes:
Method 1 The Dictate Macro
Method 2 Browse Mode
13-2: Method 1 The Dictate Macro

If you normally work through various unread Worklists and desire highly automated,
lockstep workflow, use Method 1 The Dictate Macro.
If you normally work in a more random manner, going from Worklist to Worklist and/or
querying for individual exams or small groups of exams, use Method 2 Browse Mode.
Use Dictate macro for normal workflow, reading exams one by one off unread Worklists.
For interruptions, the users switch to browse mode, open exams, and PowerScribe stays
synchronized with the open exam in Dictate.
When you end dictation on a current exam, the Dictate macro automatically displays the
next exam on the Worklist. (Or, PowerScribe can be configured to display the next exam
after the report is signed.) At any time, you can still display the next exam manually as
you would in Browse mode.
To use the Dictate Macro, the auto sync user preference should be off. Auto sync will
occur in Dictate mode only, allowing free exam browsing without synchronizing
PowerScribe.
If you are using the self edit worktype, or for any reason want to see your text from a
dictation while in Dictate macro, configure Extend PowerScribe to mark exams dictated
when the exams are signed. If you do not configure PowerScribe to mark exams dictated
when the exams are signed, you will not see the dictated text and the next exam will not
display after pressing the end dictation button. This option would be appropriate if you are
using the send to editor or digital dictation worktypes.
The Dictate macro provides some additional protection over Browse mode for a multi-user
environment. In Dictate macro, once a user has started the macro by opening the first
exam, Centricity Workstation will skip over other exams in the Worklist that have either
already been dictated or that are currently opened by another user.
13-3: Method 2 Browse Mode

If you normally work in a more random manner, going from Worklist to Worklist and/or
querying for individual exams or small groups of exams, use Method 2 Browse Mode.
If you normally work through various unread Worklists and desire highly automated,
lockstep workflow, use Method 1 The Dictate Macro.
Use Browse mode for normal workflow. Use the various user preferences and Extend
properties, (explained for the GE Field Engineer in the PowerScribe Service Manual), to
set up the system to meet your needs. Browse mode is very flexible, but you will then only
have one mode in which to perform your normal workflow.
To use Browse mode, the auto sync user preference should be on.
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13-4: Additional Browse Mode Features

13-4-1: Zero Image Exams
When dictating exams that cannot be opened in Centricity Workstation, you can dictate
them in Browse Mode from the Centricity Workstation Worklist without actually opening
the exam and displaying the images.
To do this:
1. Select the exam in the Worklist.
2. Manually synchronize PowerScribe using the PowerScribe menu/button in the Work
Modes palette.
Note:
The signOnWorklist extend property also must be set to true for the Workstation.
The signOnWorklist property should be configured to true if you want the ability to be
able to mark exam dictated from the Workmode (without displaying exam). Otherwise,
exams will not be marked dictated on the worklist (i.e. without displaying the exam). For
marking zero image exams dictated from the Extend integration, this property should be
set to true. Contact your GE/PACS administrator to configure your system.
13-4-2: Looping Through Multiple Exams

Looping through multiple exams allows you to dictate one by one from a selection of
exams from a Worklist, all opened at the same time. The next exam button (or Alt-n) is
used to go to the next exam. The difference between looping through exams workflow
and normal Browse Mode workflow is that while looping, you can select multiple exams,
using the ctrl or shift keys, open them all at the same time by any of the normal methods of
opening an exam (except by double clicking since you have multiple exams selected in
the Worklist), and then loop through exams similar to the Dictate Macro workflow.
Note:
Looping through open exams will not automatically take you to the next exam the way
the Dictate Macro does. You must manually change to next exam, either by:
pressing Alt-N or clicking the "Next Exam" button.

or
selecting the next exam from the opened exams menu in the function bar.
If the Loop Through Opened Exams and Skip Dictated Exams preferences are both
checked.
To set the "Loop Through Opened Exams" preference, see Loop Through Opened Exams.
To set the "Skip Dictated Exams" preference, see Skip Dictated Exams.
Note:
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If only the Loop Through Opened Exams preference is checked, you will continue to loop
through the list of exams selected on original loop through list until you either close all
exams or until you open a new exam from Worklist, not part of the original loop through
list.
Once all the opened exams have been dictated, a dialog box displays stating, All Exams
Have Been Dictated. You can now select Close All Opened Exams under the Function
Bar Drop Down menu and open the next set of exams you want to dictate.
13-4-3: Linked Exams/One Report for All

Sometimes it is helpful to be able to dictate a single report and link this report to more than
one exam. A common scenario to use this would be a chest/abdomen/pelvis exam, where
there are three exams in Centricity Workstation, but they are really a single exam from the
patient perspective. The Extend PowerScribe Linked Exams feature (One Report for All
option) allows a report in PowerScribe to be created with the accession numbers from all
of the linked exams and will automatically mark all of the exams dictated in Centricity
Workstation just as it would for a single-exam report.
The One Report for All option allows the user to dictate a single report for a patient with
multiple exams. Once the report has been dictated, it is applied to all of the selected
patient exams.
When selecting exams, the following requirements must be met in order to enable the
feature:
More than one exam must be selected from the Centricity Workstation work list.
All of the selected exams must be from the same patient.
Each selected exam must have a valid accession number.
Exam must not already have a report in PowerScribe
When selecting the patient exams, the status cannot be:
a scheduled exam
a non-completed exam
an exam that already has report
an exam that is scheduled and already has a report
When all of these conditions are met, selecting the One Report for All option will open
the PowerScribe application. Any dictation or notes entered in PowerScribe are applied to
all of the selected exams.
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specified) are enabled. Otherwise, it will be disabled. Note that you can only created
a report for linked exam in the Browse Workmode palette. Before displaying the
exams for dictation, you should link the exam to create a report on PowerScribe.
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13-4-4: Writing a Report for Multiple Exams

1. In the Centricity Workstation Work Modes palette, select a patient with multiple
exams.
Note:
For the linking of exams workflow, the Autosynch user preference should be
turned off. Otherwise, you will need to select the exams, then select One Report
For All and start dictating the report before opening the exams.
2. Select the exams you wish to create a single report for. The exam selections must
meet the requirements mentioned above.
3. Click on the Show button in the Work Modes palette.
4. Select the One Report for All option.
The PowerScribe application is opened. You can now dictate and create one report for
all of the selected exams.
Note:
Workflows for linked exams typically fall under two types:
All images in single exam and other exams have zero images, (for example,
Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis) you view all images in a single exam while dictating.
Each exam has images Knee, angle, foot You view the first set of images and
you dictate then you open second exam and you review and dictate the second
set of images. The third exam with images follows the same workflow as the first
and second exam readings.
13-5: Creating Reports

13-5-1: Creating Reports with the Dictate Macro
The Dictate Macro provides the user with the most efficient workflow design, but it is less
flexible than the Browse Mode.
1. From the Dictate Macro, select a Worklist and open an exam. While PowerScribe is
hidden in the background, PowerScribe synchronizes automatically with the exam
opened.
2. Start dictating the exam by pressing the Dictate button on the Microphone.
Note:
When the red light is visible on the microphone, the dictation session is active and
the microphone is recording the user's interpretation.
3. Once dictation is complete, there are two ways to complete the dictation process:
Press the Stop/Play button and then the End dictation button (function A or B
button, depending on users left- or right-hand PowerScribe preference settings).
or
Press the End dictation button.
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The PowerScribe window displays with the transcribed text.
The default behavior when dictation is ended is that the Report will be saved and the next
exam on Worklist will open and be available for interpretation.
Note:
When the End dictation button is depressed, dictation is automatically saved and
the "save button is now grayed out.
Note:
When you click the Next Exam button in the upper right corner of the screen, (or,
when you press the "End" dictation button, depending on your site's settings,
contact your PACS administrator), the system automatically does the following:
Close the open exam
Mark the exam Dictated
Open the next exam on the Worklist available for interpretation.
Note:
If you are using the Dictate Macro but you want to review another exam from a
Worklist in Browse Mode, complete the following steps:
Press the End dictation button to transcribe the partial report. If you do not
perform this step, PowerScribe will prompt you to save the text.
Proceed to Browse Mode to view (and if desired, possibly dictate) on another

exam.
You can also return to the Dictate Macro, where the exam is still opened and to
complete the interpretation.
When requisition driven workflow is interrupted in the Dictate Macro:
If you open an exam and begin dictation, and you are interrupted and you need to go back
to the Worklist and open another patient exam, you should complete the following steps:
1. Leave the dictation open in Dictate Macro, or finish the dictation and let the dictate
macro take you to the next exam.
2. Go to Browse Mode and view exams. If you dictate, you can save or delete the
Dictate Macro report that is open in Centricity Workstation. If there is content to be
saved, save it. If the dictate macro just took you to that exam and you havent started
your dictation yet, delete it. In this workflow method, where you are using the dictate
macro for normal workflow, auto synch should be off in browse mode. If you are in the
middle of a dictation and dont want to dictate in browse mode during your interruption,
when you return to dictate macro, PowerScribe will still be synched with the exam you
were on before the interruption.
3. Go back to the Dictate Macro and resume dictating.
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13-5-2: Creating Reports in Browse Mode

Worklists for exams to be interpreted can be assigned to the Browse mode. The Browse
mode offers some flexibility for moving between the various Worklists within PACS.
1. Open any Unread Exam in Centricity Workstation from the Worklist in the Browse
Mode. PowerScribe can be set to automatically synchronize with the correct result
dictation (PowerScribe) window.
Note:
When the red light is visible on the microphone, the dictation session is active and
the microphone is recording your interpretation.
2. Interpret images by pressing the Dictate button on the microphone and speaking the
interpretation. During the dictation, process the PowerScribe application is running in
the background.
3. At the end of the interpretation, press the Stop Dictation button on the microphone to
review transcribed text, self edit the text or Approve the result.
Note:
When the End dictation button is pressed, dictation is automatically saved and
the "save button is now grayed-out.
Default Behavior: Centricity RA1000 will mark the exam Dictated as soon as the Stop
Dictation button has been selected on the microphone. (Via an Extend property).
Centricity RA1000 can also be configured to mark exams dictated in Centricity
Workstation when the report has been signed off.
Selecting the Sign button in the PowerScribe window sends the result to the RIS. The
RIS will send a signed copy of the report and update the exam status in PACS to
Completed on the Centricity RA1000 Worklist (an exam with an Approved result).
When requisition driven workflow is interrupted in the Browse Mode:
If you open an exam and begin dictation, and you are then interrupted and need to go
back to the Worklist and open another patient exam, you should complete the following
steps:
1. Before going to the Worklist, press the Display Dictation (Transcribe) microphone
Function button and save dictation. If you forgets to save dictation, you should receive
a prompt asking to save the dictation.
2. Go to the Worklist and select and open the other patient exam.
3. You can go back to the original exam and complete the interpretation.
13-5-3: Resident Workflow

Residents may have responsibility to dictate exams, but typically residents do not have the
privileges to sign off reports without an attending physician reviewer.
Note:
When you log into Centricity Workstation, you will be prompted to select your
attending radiologist. If you do not select an attending radiologist from the list, the
reports will default to the queue of the first attending radiologist on the list.
1. Press Start Dictation on the Microphone and begin dictation.
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2. After rendering the dictation, select the End dictation button on the microphone and
the transcribed text will display.
Note:
If you want to save report in his queue without sending to the attending physicians
queue, click Save in the PowerScribe window, or select from Save from the
PowerScribe File menu and the result is left in the residents queue and the exam
status updates to "dictated.
3. Edit the text in the PowerScribe window until it matches the desired report then
approve the report.
13-6: Editing Reports

13-6-1: Editing Dictated Text
To edit your recorded dictation:
1. Use the Rewind/Forward or Stop/Play buttons on the microphone.
2. Use the Dictate button to begin dictation over the original voice file.
To edit results using voice commands while in self edit:

1. Open the exam in Centricity Workstation, manually synchronizing the exam with
PowerScribe.
2. Click into the point of the report where editing is to be started.
3. Say Select" and the word you want to correct, change or edit. For example: Select
fracture results in the word fracture being highlighted. Once this occurs, then say into
the microphone the words you desire inserted in the text. The highlighted word is
replaced with the newly dictated text.
4. To remove words, highlight the text, press the Dictate button and say, Scratch that.
5. When you are done editing the voice file for the words to be transcribed, click the
Transcribe button.
6. You may also edit the report using the keyboard, as in a word processing application.
Inserting your PowerScribe macros:

Every user can create their own individual Macros for exam results. Once macros have
been created for the user on the Dictaphone server, the user can call up the Macro by
saying:
PowerScribe (state the name of the macro here)
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13-6-2: Creating a Report Addendum

When the interpreting physician signs off a report in the PowerScribe application, the
report is sent to the RIS and it generates a message to the PACS system that changes the
exam status to Completed in PACS.
However, there are times when the dictating physician (or others with the appropriate
privileges) can choose to add an addendum to a report. In order to perform this task,
complete the following steps:
1. Open an exam in the Centricity Workstation in the Browse Mode (the exam could be in
either Dictated or Completed status in workstation depending on the timeliness of the
RIS sending the approved report to the PACS).
Note:
If the autosynch user preference is not on, you must synchronize PowerScribe
manually with the open exam.
2. After the exam has been synched, a dialog box opens, prompting you to create an
addendum.
3. Press the Dictate button and dictate as normal using the PowerScribe application to
create the addendum.
4. Press the End Dictation button on the microphone and the transcribed addendum will
be visible in the PowerScribe window. Review the text, make edits if necessary, and
sign the report.
Note:
Prior to the report being signed, the dictation can only be edited by the user who
has the report in their PowerScribe queue. Only when the report has been signed
can an addendum be created.
Once the report is signed off, if you synchronize PowerScribe with Centricity Workstation
(either automatically upon display image or manually by clicking the Launch PowerScribe
button, Extend prompts you to create addendum with Yes/No option. If you click "Yes, a
new addendum will be created for the exam. If you click "No," no addendum or report will
be created or opened.
13-7: Signing Reports

Typically the interpreting physician signs off on a report in the PowerScribe application
immediately after dictating it.
However, there are times when the dictating physician (or others with the appropriate
privileges) will not be able to sign off on the report until a later time. This is normally the
case when PowerScribe work types other than self-edit are used (i.e. send to editor or
digital dictation.)
When the reports do become available for signoff, they appear in the PowerScribe report
viewer queue of the author or the authors designee. In this case, the Extend PowerScribe
user should sign off the reports from their queue.
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13-7-1: Allow Batch Signing Reports

Prior to Centricity Workstation Release 2.1.2.1, batched report signoffs involved running
PowerScribe in standalone mode (without Centrcity Workstation running). Each signoff
ended with manually closing a PowerScribe dialog box and re-showing the PowerScribe
application.
In Centricity Workstation Release 2.1.2.1 and later, a new user preference, "Allow Batch
Signing Reports" is available to streamline report signoffs. This preference is in Utilities >
Extend PowerScribe User Preferences.
When the Allow Batch Signing Reports user preference is checked, behavior is as
follows:
Users can open reports from their PowerScribe report queues and sign them.
The PowerScribe application will not hide.
Users will not get the out of context dialog.
When the Allow Batch Signing Reports user preference is unchecked, behavior is
as follows:
If, when signing reports:
the reports are signed off from the users queue without synching the exam in
Centricity Workstation (which must be done manually as there is no command to
make Centricity Workstation open the exam associated with the open report in
PowerScribe) and
the signed off report is not the active, open exam in Centricity Workstation
users will get out of synch dialogs when signing off each report.
Note:
Default setting for this user preference is unchecked. Setting is applicable for the
current session only, and the preference reverts to the default setting after logout.
Note:
Depending on configuration (contact your PACS administrator for what setting is used
at your site), Exams may get marked dictated in Centricity Workstation when you sign
the report.
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14-1: Extend Properties
14-1-1: Basic Extend Properties
Once you have established which workflow scenario(s) you want to follow, the site must
determine what (if any) changes to make to the Extend Properties on each Extend
PowerScribe workstation.
While PowerScribe User Preferences apply only to a user and apply regardless of
which workstation the user logs onto, Extend Properties affect one workstation
only, and the Extend Properties affect all users who log in to Extend PowerScribe
on that workstation.
For a list of other applicable Extend Properties and descriptions, please consult the
Extend PowerScribe Service Manual.
14-2: PowerScribe User Preferences

14-2-1: Accessing the PowerScribe Preferences Tab
Once you have established which workflow scenario(s) you want to follow (see Workflows
Overview), each user will need to select their user preferences.
Note:
These preferences stay with a user regardless of the workstation they have logged in
to, as long as the workstations are all connected to the same PACS.
To access the PowerScribe preferences settings, do the following:
1. Click the Utilities button (located at the bottom of any screen in the Workstation Task
bar)
or
Right-click in the dark gray area of the Workstation Function Bar at the top of any
screen and click Utilities.
2. Click the PowerScribe User Preferences tab.
Note:
To respond effectively to user questions and provide ongoing user support, System
Administrators may want to document individual user preferences.
The PowerScribe User Preferences are:
Automatically Synchronize on Display Images
Skip Dictated Exams
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Allow Batch Signing Reports
14-2-2: Automatically Synchronize on Display Images

The Automatically Synchronize on Display Images preferences allows the Centricity
Workstation and PowerScribe to synchronize opened exams. When an exam is displayed
in Centricity Workstation and then PowerScribe is launched, the displayed exam is
automatically synchronized in PowerScribe. This prevents the user from mistakenly
viewing and dictating the wrong exam.
When the Centricity Workstation and PowerScribe are synchronized, the user can open
any exam from the Centricity Workstation. This gives the user the ability to pre-load
exams. When the report is signed in PowerScribe, the synchronized exam will be marked
dictated in Centricity Workstation and the next exam in the list will be loaded in both
applications..
When you break the synchronization (breaking the synchronization means you manually
open a different report on PowerScribe), the synchronized exam will then be set to the
current exam.
If you sign a report on PowerScribe and the Exam ID for that report is not the same as the
synchronized exam on the Centricity Workstation, the user will see a message box stating
that the system is not synchronized. This message box will also show the synchronized
Exam ID and the Exam ID for the report on PowerScribe that was just signed
Guidelines for Setting the "Automatically Synchronize on Display Images"

Preference
1. If you are using Browse mode for your normal workflow, the "Automatically
Syncrhonize on Display Images" preference should be on (box checked). In Browse
mode, when this preference is on, PowerScribe automatically synchronizes with the
exam opened in Centricity Workstation.
2. If you are using the Dictate macro for your primary workflow and you want to use
Browse mode for interruptions, (without breaking your Dictate macro session), the
"Automatically Synchronize on Display Images" preference should be off (box
unchecked).
Note:
However, in Browse mode, if the "Automatically Synchronize on Display Images"

preference is off, you must manually synchronize PowerScribe whenever
dictating an exam in Centricity Workstation by accessing the Exam Functions
drop-down menu and selecting Launch PowerScribe/Sync Report (or use the
PowerScribe button/menu in the Work Modes palette).
3. In the Dictate macro, synchronization occurs even if the "Automatically Synchronize

on Display Images" preference is off (box unchecked).
Setting the "Automatically Synchronize on Display Images" Preference

1. In the Centricity Workstation, display the Utilities palette.
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2. Click on the PowerScribe Preferences tab.
The PowerScribe preferences display in the Utilities palette window.
3. See the guidelines above to determine whether to check or uncheck (select or
deselect) the Automatically Synchronize on Display Images checkbox.
The change is automatically saved.
14-2-3: Loop Through Opened Exams

The Loop Through Opened Exams option enables the user to loop through a list of
opened exams.
Looping involves sequentially advancing through a list of opened exams. Once the user
reaches the bottom of the list, the next exam to be opened is the exam at the top of the
list.
You can advance to the next opened exam by ending a dictation of an exam or by clicking
on the Next Exam button in the Centricity Workstation Function Bar.
Setting the "Loop Through Opened Exams" Preference

The PowerScribe preferences display in the Utilities palette window.
3. Select the Loop Through Opened Exams check box.
Associated with turning on the "Loop Through Opened Exams preference, there is an
image preloading functionality. This feature is useful if the system is configured to mark
dictated when sign off report. Contact your GE/PACS administrator about what
configuration is set up on your system.
To use this functionality, the following user preferences must be set:
Caution:
Loop through Exams must be turned on
Auto synchronize on display exam must be turned off.

You will need to manually synchronize PowerScribe with the displayed exam.
Once you are done dictating the first exam, say Exam A, press the next button
to go to the next exam, say Exam B, while you can still modify or finalize the
report and sign it off. Exam A will be marked dictated automatically by Extend.
You can then manually synchronize PowerScribe with Exam B by pressing the
"Launch Powerscribe.. button and you can continue.
For more information, see Looping Through Multiple Exams.
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14-2-4: Skip Dictated Exams

The Skip Dictated Exams option enables the user to skip any exam that has previously
been dictated while looping through the opened exams list. This feature only works when
you are looping through an exam list and the Loop Through Opened Exams option is
enabled.
The PowerScribe preferences appear in the Utilities palette window.
3. Select the Skip Dictated Exams check box.
14-2-5: Turn On PowerScribe

You can select to turn off the Centricity Extends PowerScribe application for the Centricity
Workstation. If the Turn On PowerScribe option is not checked, then the PowerScribe
Extend is turned off and there is no integration between the Centricity Workstation and
PowerScribe.
The PowerScribe preferences appear in the Utilities palette window.
3. Select the Turn on PowerScribe check box.
Section 15: PowerScribe Work Types

15-1: Self Edit Work Type
The Self Edit work type eliminates the transcriptionist function entirely, because users edit
and approve their own reports.
1. If the autosync preference is unchecked. open the exam and synchronize
PowerScribe.
2. You may have to use the WorkType" drop-down menu in PowerScribe and select
"Self Edit.
3. Press the Dictate button.
4. Speak the dictation.
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5. Press the Dictate button or Stop to end the recording.
6. Press the End Dictation button to ensure that the dictated report is marked dictated
and saved.
7. Use Rewind, Fast Forward and Play/Stop to reposition the dictation.
8. Press Dictate to speak over (Erase and Overwrite) dictation at the reposition point.
All dictation following the reposition point will be erased.
Note:
Note:
If you press the microphone button (see Microphone Buttons), the translated text
will be displayed, and the voice recording behavior of the microphone would
change. In this case, new dictation would be inserted at the reposition point.
The Extend PowerScribe integration is designed for the Self Edit work type setting on
PowerScribe. Doctors make use of the voice recognition capability provided by
PowerScribe to complete the report themselves without the need for transcriptionists.
Since this is how this integration is designed, it may not work well with other workflows
(such as the Send to Editor Work Type (Transcriptionist)).
15-2: Send to Editor Work Type (Transcriptionist)

The Send to Editor work type sends both report audio and text to transcriptionist, who
edits the users report text by listening to users audio and making corrections where
needed.
1. If the autosync preference is unchecked, open the exam and synchronize
PowerScribe.
2. You may have to use the WorkType" drop-down menu in PowerScribe and select
"Send to Editor.
and saved.
15-3: Digital Dictation Work Type

With the Digital Dictation work type, the users report audio is sent to the transcriptionist,
who transcribes the report from the audio. No report text is generated by the user.
1. If the autosync preference is unchecked, open the exam and synchronize
PowerScribe.
2. You may have to use the "WorkType" drop-down menu in PowerScribe and select
Digital Dictation.
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and saved.
7. Use Rewind, Fast Forward or Play/Stop to reposition the dictation.
8. Press Dictate to speak over (Erase and Overwrite) dictation at the reposition point.
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Section 16: Microphone and Keyboard Functions

16-1: Microphone Buttons
(For Right-handed Users):
The following describes the functionality of the microphone buttons 1 and 2 in addition to
the DICTATE, FF, STOP/PLAY and the REW button in the three different dictation modes
(PowerScribe work types):
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Self Edit
In left-handed mode, buttons 1 and 2 switch sides and buttons 3 and 4 switch sides.
The actual functions for each (as described in the right-handed mode section above)
remain the same.
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16-2: Quick Reference for Microphone Keys and Keyboard
For an illustration of the microphone and its function buttons, see Microphone Buttons.
For Microphone Function Key Reference, see Microphone Function Keys.
For Keyboard Function Key Reference, see Keyboard Function Keys.
16-2-1: Microphone Operation and Control Modes
The primary keys used during the dictation and editing processes include: Dictate,
Fast Forward, Stop/Play, Rewind and Scan.
To set the Microphone buttons based on user preferences, Select Tools > Options >
Microphone Controls.
Microphone Control Mode

On/Off Toggle
How to Operate Microphone in This Mode

1. When set, you must press Dictate to start
dictation and press Dictate again to stop
dictation.
2. To play your dictation, press the Stop/Play
button once to begin playback.
3. Press the Stop/Play to stop the playback.
Dead Man
1. Press and hold down the Dictate button while

dictating. Release the Dictate button when
finished dictating.
2. To playback your dictation, press and hold
down the Stop/Play button to begin playback.
Release the Stop/Play button when playback
is complete.
Always On
1. Press Dictate to begin Dictation. Press the

Stop/Play button to end.
2. To start playback of Dictation, press the Stop/
Play button.
3. To stop the playback, press Stop/Play button
again.
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For each of the three microphone control modes, the Rewind and Fast Forward Buttons
operate in the same way:
To Rewind: Press and hold the button. To stop rewinding, release the Rewind button.
To Fast Forward: Press and hold the button. To stop fast forwarding, release the Fast
Forward button.
16-3: Microphone Function Keys

The following tables describe the microphone function keys, depending on if you are a
right-handed or a left-handed user.
16-3-1: Microphone Function Keys (Right-Handed User)
Function Key
During a Dictation
Session
During a Correction
Session
While Other Dialog

Boxes are Open
Function A (FN-A)
End Dictation
Display Dictated Text
Accept Selection
Function B (FN-B)
Select Priority
Next Template Field
Tab
Function C (FN-C)
Select Batch Dictation
Sign/Approve Report
Function D (FN-D)
Insert ICD-9
Insert ICD-9
16-3-2: Microphone Function Keys (Left-Handed User)
Function Key
During a Dictation
Session
During a Correction
Session
While Other Dialog

Boxes are Open
Function A (FN-A)
Select Priority
Next Template Field
Tab
Function B (FN-B)
End Dictation
Display Dictated Text
Accept Selection
Function C (FN-C)
Insert ICD-9
Insert ICD-9
Function D (FN-D)
Select Batch Dictation
Sign/Approve Report
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16-4: Keyboard Function Keys

Note:
PowerScribe must be in focus for these keyboard functions to be used.
Function Key Function Description

F1
Help
F2
Rewind
F3
Stop/Play
F4
Fast Forward
F5
Refresh Queue
F6
Expand Power Normal
F7
Spell Check
F8
ICD-9 Coding
F9
End Dictation/Approve/Sign
F10
Decrease Playback Speed
F11
Increase Playback Speed
F12
Log Off

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Reason For Change
06/2006
GK
Includes updated information for PowerScribe 4.7.
09/2006
DJT
Added updated versions of sections 2-7.
11/2006
GK
Where not present in the previous revision, updated

occurrences of lone term Centricity to Centricity
Workstation for clarification purposes.
4/2010
GK
Regulatory Information updates to sections 2 through 6.
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Section 1:
1-1:
Overview
OrthoView Overview
The OrthoView application, orthopedic templating software from Meridian Techniques
(MTL), is primarily used for orthopedic surgery planning purposes. The Extend OrthoView
integration allows orthopedic surgeons to access pre-surgical templating software from
the Centricity workstation. This solution is critical for hospitals to adapt a filmless workflow
as opposed to the traditional orthopedic workflow where surgeons had to print films for
prosthetic templating.
Extend OrthoView Integration provides one Windows-based terminal for orthopedic
surgeons where Centricity Workstation and OrthoView clients share a common log-in and
patient context while integration at the system level exists.
Extend OrthoView integration adds an additional menu selection under the Image
Functions menu. Successfully logging into Centricity automatically logs in and
authenticates the OrthoView application. When you logout of Centricity, you are also
logged out of the OrthoView application.
For specific information about OrthoView functionality, warnings or any other
precautionary information refer to the OrthoView Online Help available within the
OrthoView application.
Note:
Section 2:
Any exam with a saved OrthoView template will not be able to use the Show as
Acquired functionality of the Centricity Workstation.

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Warnings

2-1:
2-1-1:
Specifications
Image
The OrthoView application supports orthopedic templating on CR and DX images. If you
start the OrthoView integration for an image from another modality, an error message will
display. The series must also contain at maximum 5 images.
The images within the active region of the Centricity Workstation are transferred as
acquired with no image manipulation to the OrthoView application when the Extend
OrthoView integration is used.
Caution:
2-1-2:
Automatic synchronization between Centricity and OrthoView only occurs

when you select OrthoView from the Image Functions menu within Centricity
Workstation.
Monitor
OrthoView currently only supports displays on low resolution color monitor configurations
for 1C or 2C.
2-1-3:
Patient Context
Extend OrthoView transfers the Patient ID from the Centricity Workstation to the
OrthoView application. Therefore the Patient ID displayed within OrthoView reflects the
complete Patient ID as found within the Centricity Workstation.
2-2:
2-2-1:
Orthopedic Templates
Overview
To use OrthoView for planning orthopedic procedures you must obtain and install
Templates for the prostheses used in surgery. Templates are valid for a period of up to six
months, after which time they expire and need to be updated with the latest versions.
For more information on using templates, refer to the OrthoView online help and service
documentation.
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2-2-2:
Acquiring Templates
Templates are acquired from the OrthoView web site, www.orthoview.com. Only
registered users are allowed to request and download the template installers.
Contact your hospital's PACS system administrator or hospital personnel in charge of
managing the OrthoView application about requesting templates.
2-2-3:
Obtaining Updates
When a template expires OrthoView automatically produces a warning message when the
application launches. Updates are made available to registered users on the OrthoView
web site, www.orthoview.com.
Contact your hospital's PACS system administrator or hospital personnel in charge of
managing the OrthoView application about obtaining updates for the templates.
2-3:
2-3-1:
Extend OrthoView Troubleshooting Tips

Error Dialog Messages

Action:
Resulting Message Box:
OrthoView integration started while active series A dialog box appears with these two messages:
is from an unsupported modality.
Choose an Active layout with up to 5 images.
modalities: CR, DX
modality type.
Number of images within the series exceeds the A dialog box appears with these two messages:
number of supported for OrthoView integration.
Choose an Active layout with up to 5 images.
modalities: CR, DX
Resolution: Select a series that does not
exceed the maximum number of images
supported.
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3-1:
Launching OrthoView
Launching OrthoView
Refer to the Specifications for details regarding the image and patient context.
Launch the OrthoView application for CR or DX series in the active layout on the
configured monitor. If another modality type is selected an error dialog box displays
showing the supported series types. If this error displays, the OrthoView application will
not open. Select a CR or DX series to open.
Launching OrthoView from Centricity:
1. In Centricity Workstation, select the CR or DX series.
2. Verify that the series you want to template is within the active region.
3. From the Image Functions drop down menu, select the OrthoView menu item.
The OrthoView application opens or if it is already running the focus switches.
The OrthoView application works with one series at a time. To view another series, you
must return to the Centricity Workstation application, select another series, and re-start
the OrthoView integration.
3-2:
Accessing OrthoView Online Help / Operators Manual

Extensive online help or operators manual is available within the OrthoView application
while the application is running or in focus. To access the online help provided within the
OrthoView application:
1. Press the F1 key
2. Click the Help menu.
3-3:
Opening Exams in OrthoView

When you start the Extend OrthoView integration the current exam displayed in the active
region of the Centricity Workstation is transferred to the OrthoView application as
acquired.
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3-3-1:
Opening an Exam without a committed OrthoView template

The images related to the exam will be transferred to the OrthoView application. The
images appear as acquired and do not reflect any image manipulations that were done
within the Centricity Workstation. When OrthoView application launches or comes into
focus you can start your own templating session.
3-3-2:
Opening an Exam with a committed OrthoView template

When the exam contains a committed OrthoView template all of the earlier overlays
associated with the orthopedic template will display. The image associated displays as
acquired just as when the initial template session was completed. Centricity Workstation
does not transfer window leveling, rotations, and other image manipulations transferred to
OrthoView.
For more specific information about OrthoView functionality, refer to the OrthoView Online
Help available within the OrthoView application.
3-4:
3-4-1:
Closing OrthoView
Manually Closing the OrthoView Application
To close the OrthoView application manually, click the x button in the upper right corner of
the window of the OrthoView application.
3-4-2:
Automatically Closing the OrthoView Application

The OrthoView application automatically quits when you quit or log out of the Centricity
Workstation.
Note:
Section 4:
4-1:
If a templating session has not been committed OrthoView displays asking if you want
to Commit the session before exiting.
Switching Between Centricity and OrthoView

Return to Centricity Workstation
You may return to the Centricity Workstation application in the same image series that was
displayed before you opened the OrthoView application.
Click the Switch to Centricity button to return to the Centricity Workstation application.
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4-2:
Note:
4-2-1:
Re-enter OrthoView Application

When returning to OrthoView if a templating session is in progress for a different
exam, a message displays asking if you want to cancel the editing of a series.
Same Image Series

After you return to the Centricity Workstation application, you can re-enter the OrthoView
provided you do not select a new image series.
Select the OrthoView menu item from the Image Function pull down menu.
4-2-2:
Different Image Series

If you do select a different image series when you are in the Centricity Workstation
application, you will need to determine what to do with the uncommitted templating
session.
2. Select the CR or DX series within the Centricity Workstation
3. Verify that the series you wish to template is within the active region.
4. Select the OrthoView menu item from the Image Functions drop down menu.
5. A message displays prompting the asking if you want to cancel the editing of the
previous series. Click Yes to cancel previous actions or click No to open the Commit
dialog box.
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Chapter 1 Centricity AW Suite 1.0

About AW Suite 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Skip Dictated Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

RadNet RIS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Legacy IDX Interpretation Worklist Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Method 2 Browse Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Centricity AW Suite 1.0

This chapter includes:

Automatic synchronization between Centricity and Centricity AW Suite only

License, Copyright & Restrictions

Centricity AW Suite 1.0

Automatic synchronization between Centricity and Centricity AW Suite only

Troubleshooting TipsCentricity AW Suite

Table 1-1: Error Dialog Messages

AW button clicked while on a series from an

A dialog box appears with the message:

A dialog box appears with the message:

Centricity AW Suite 1.0

Launch from View Panel

Launch from Worklist

Launch the Operator Manual

Click the Viewer

Click the Patient List

Click the Close

button to quit the application and return to the Centricity

Centricity AW Suite 1.0

Automatic synchronization between Centricity and Centricity AW Suite only

Re-Enter the Centricity AW Suite Application

Automatic synchronization between Centricity and Centricity AW Suite only

Different Image Series

The application is linked to the currently displayed series in the Centricity

Click Yes to begin rendering on the new image series.

Click No to return to the previous rendering session.

4. Select a protocol category (when applicable).

Centricity AW Suite 1.0

Secondary Image Capture

Images Not Saved

Centricity AW Suite 1.0

This feature is available on Centricity Workstation 2.1 only.

This feature is available on Centricity Workstation 2.1 only.

Centricity* AW Suite 2.0

This chapter includes:

About AW Suite 2.0

Radiology Information System (RIS) Applications

Advanced Imaging Applications

Centricity AW Suite includes the Volume Viewer application.

Automatic synchronization between Centricity Workstation and Centricity AW

*Trademark of General Electric Co.

Centricity AW Suite 2.0

Support Phone Number

Centricity AW Suite 2.0

Applications Support Using iCenter, Applications Answerline,

View status of open service requests.

Regulatory updates to the following for AW Suite 2.0.4: