Glossary - M Entries
Magnifying Marker
This tool opens the Magnifying Glass, as well as a magnifying marker. The difference is that now the magnifying glass no longer displays what is underneath it. It now displays the contents of the magnifying marker.
Maintenance Tool
The tool used by System Admin to define various features of RamSoft Software.
Manual Linking
Allows for customized cross series relationships.
Matrox Meteor II (Matrox Intellicam)
High-performance frame grabbers for cost-sensitive applications. Designed to capture from standard analog color or monochrome video sources, Matrox Meteor-II combines extensive functionality with unprecedented value in a frame grabber
Max Number of Objects
Maximum number of objects that the cache will store
Max OD
Maximum Optical Density
Maximize
Maximizes the image viewer area to be the full size of the browser window.
Maximize option
Maximizes image to full screen to help with analysis
Maximum Number of Associations option
Allows higher efficiency and faster transfers of files. Through the use of multi-threading, it allows the user to send studies through a number of threads, instead of only one thread. This increases the throughput of the system, ultimately decreasing the amount of time if takes for studies to be received by remote stations.
MDIntouch
The service application which bridges functionality between the RamSoft software and the MDIntouch's MDWebtop system. The MDIntouch works in tandem with MDIntouch slingshot, an application designed to send files to the MDWebtop system and then create an audio file in the .WAV format.
MDIntouch MTWebTop system
MDinTouch is an application service provider that specializes in the critical area of dictation, transcription, report distribution, and storage of medical reports
MDIntouch Output Directory
The specified output directory where the RSMDintouchSvc stores the newly processed .WAV files
MDIntouch Query Interval
The number of milliseconds the user wants to wait before polling the database. The default is 5000 or 5 seconds but the user has the option to change the interval. It is recommended to keep the interval to ten minutes or higher.
MDIntouch Slingshot
An application designed to send files to the MTWebTop system
MDINTOUCHENABLED
The option in System configuration menu enabling MDIntouch service.
Measure angle tool
Allows you to measure an angle created by two structures in the image.
Measure Tool
Tool used to create a line from one point to another including measurements of the line
Medium Type
Type of medium the DICOM print will use
Medium Type drop-down list
Method to select which type of medium to use
Medium Type Field
The field informs the DICOM printer about the specific type of film or paper used.
Member (Coverage)
A member covered under the insurance plan.
Merge Users
The option which allows two users from different groups and/or different roles to be merged together.
MG study
Mammography Study
Microsoft word documentation
The documentation used by MS Word users to get a better understanding of the software.
Microsoft Word Reports
Diagnostic reports created with MS Word using templates.
Microsoft Word Template
A pre configured Word document in which vales are inserted automatically for predefined fields.
Min OD
Minimum Optical Density.
Minimize
Returns a maximized image back to the original size.
MIP
Maximum intensity projection (MIP) is a computer visualization method for 3D data.
Modality Field
Determines what modality the preset applies to.
Modality
Refers to a specific machine that acquires images or class of machines that use the same basic technology
Modality drop-down Menu
A drop-down menu containing various modalities. The menu is used to configure information regarding various types of modality. It includes a two letter representation of any of the various types of equipment or probes used to acquire images of the body, such as radiography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging
Modality Fee Schedule
Used to store the amounts charged for specific Modalities
Modality Field
Field specifies what modality the filter can be applied to.
Modality Modifier
Specific modalities may have specialized subtypes (e.g. CT angiography), which are described using modality modifiers.
Modifiers
A standard code that modifies the charge submitted to billing
Mouse Wheel scroll by Image Page option
When unchecked, mouse scrolling will move the highlighted viewport to the next image on the screen if more than one viewport is present. When enabled, scrolling the mouse will move the highlighted viewport to the first image in the series which is not currently on the visible screen. This makes scrolling through a series much faster and removes the need to scroll multiple times to view the next images in a series."
MPPS
Modality Performed Procedure Step is a method that allows stations to receive the most up-to-date status of the study. By selecting Support MPPS, MPPS can be sent to the receiving station when studies are being transferred.
MPPS Log
MPPS is a method to allow a system to receive the most up-to-date status of the study. The MPPS log is a log of studies which have their status confirmed through MPPS.
MPR
Multi planar Reconstruction, a term used in medical imaging to refer to the reconstruction of images in the coronal and sagittal planes in conjunction with the original axial dataset.
MPR tool
Reconstructs two-dimensional views of a series after creating a three-dimensional volume. The reconstruction will take place on slices in the currently selected series only. A minimum of three slices has to exist and the slice spacing must not be too large.
MTWebTop
A medical transcription tool from MDinTouch which allows medical transcription managers to access transcribed clinical reports.
MTWebTop account
The account of the user using the MDIntouch software.
My Latest Exams Windows
List of the latest exams taken by the user.
My Worklist
An option that allows you to configure your own Worklist
MyFax
The Internet fax service which allows users to send and receive faxes by email either manually or automatically.
MyFax Password
The password issued to the authorized user of MyFax account
MyFax Radio button
The option which allows MyFax to be used as the default fax software
MyFax Username
The Name of the Authorized user for the MyFax Software.