Glossary - L Entries

Label

Way of renaming presentation state

Label L6 between L5 and S1 checkbox

Allows a reading physician to omit the vertebra L6.

LAN

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of buildings, such as a school, or an airport

Landscape

The orientation used for printing. Implies that the image will be printed with the width greater than the height.

Last Resource

Scrolls horizontally to the last resource

Last Run Status

Describes the completion status for the last execution of each task.

Lateralities dialog

A dialogue used to determine the number of entries available to users in the lateralities menu.

Laterality

Indicates patient position relative to the imaging beam. Where applicable, may take any of the following values: RIGHT, LEFT, BILATERAL, UNILATERAL.

Laterality drop-down Menu

Localization of function on either the right or left sides

Launch PowerReader

Launches PowerReader to view the current study.

Launch RIS button

The button which is used to launch RIS. Appears once the URL to invoke RIS has been entered.

Layers option

Opens the list of all the existing graphic layers.

Layout Tool

Clicking this tool will open the Setup viewport Layout dialog.

Length (Pixels)

The required resolution for the image length in pixels.

Load Report

A saved report can be opened through the report viewer by pressing this button

Local Cache

A RamSoft image cache that runs on a PowerReader workstation. It is dedicated to that specific instance of PowerReader.

Local Cache Contents

A list of DICOM objects that have entered the client's local cache

Local Cache Log

A list of DICOM objects that have entered the client's local cache

Local Setup

Settings relating to the client machine

Local Setup Dialog

View the Connection Path for your client.

Locations Button

Allows you to keep track of any location within your facility. This is required to hold any resources the facility may have.

Locations command button

Opens locations window

Lock toolbars

The option which locks the tool bar and prevents any editing of the toolbar. Accessed through Window - Toolbars - Lock Toolbar.

Logical Operators

Possible logical operators : AND, OR, NOT AND, and NOT OR.

Logoff

This will close the RapidResults.

Loop

Will cause the Cine to repeatedly start over every time the last frame is reached.

Lossless Compression

Digital data compression in which all the original data information is preserved and can be completely reconstituted.

Lossy Compression

Methods of digital compression in which the original information cannot be completely reconstituted

Lossy JPEG Quality track bar

Used to set the default JPEG quality factor used when performing JPEG lossy compression on images. A quality factor of 75 is the default.