Glossary - S Entries
Sagittal
Sagittal Plane is any longitudinal plane dividing the body into right and left parts
SAN
A storage area network (SAN) is a storage device (such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes) to servers so the devices appear as locally attached to the operating system. A SAN typically has its own network of storage devices that are generally not accessible through the regular network by regular devices
Save button
The button used to save the transcription in PowerScribe
Save Current Layout as Protocol Option
Will launch the viewing protocol wizard.
Save Dictation
The menu option after a dictation has been recorded. Allows users to save dictations
Save Layout
Saves the current resource layout, including modifications in the Resource Layout Editor
Scan Documents
This will add the scanned images to the current Study and Series selected in the Patient Explorer.
Scanner Interface Application Field
The field pointing to the correct Scanner_Interface.exe file.
Scheduled
Indicates the study has been requested and scheduled to be sent. It is queued up and will be sent once the communication lines are free or its scheduled time window occurs.
Scheduler
The Scheduler can be used to keep track of one's resources and their use. It is like a detailed calendar or planner where events (or studies) can be listed at the appropriate time and date
Scheduler View
The scheduler is divided into resources and each resource can display multiple days. To select which and how many days you want to see you can use the calendar on the left section of the screen. The gray highlighted days are the currently selected days. Bold days are days that have something scheduled and the day with a red box is today. You can change the month by clicking on the month name or the left and right arrows beside the name. To have the calendar display multiple months simply drag its bottom or right border.
Scheduler View (Presets)
A quick way to change the number of days displayed is by using the built in presets below the calendar.
Scout
Option in image right click menu
Scout Lines
Reference other orthogonal images in the study.
Scout lines field
Determines whether scout lines are displayed on the images by default.
Script Editor
The form where custom scripts can be entered. The editor utilizes Pascal scripts only.
Scroll Once
Will only play the Cine until the end is reached, at which point it will stop.
Search button
Button that opens the quick search dialog
Search Filter section
Used to filter search results that will be returned to a station performing a query.
Search Worklist
A Worklist displayed when a specified patient and/or study are not present or not accessible by the logged in user.
Secure Email tool
Used to send a link of the study to another user of the system.
Select all Images when series selected option
Will select all the images within the currently highlighted viewport.
Select outgoing path field
The fax path used by the outgoing fax. Should be added by using the browse button.
Select Tool
Tool used to select images
Send
Indicates that your RamSoft station will be sending studies to the remote station.
Send Email
Action privileges pertaining to their user role
Send fax
Action privileges pertaining to their user role
Send fax options
The user option which allows users to send fax.
Send Only New Objects checkbox
When selected, the sending station will compare the objects in the study being sent, to the objects of the same study on the lookup station. If there are more objects in the study of the sending station, only those objects will be sent. If there were no new objects being sent, the transmit will not be logged in the Completed section of the Communication log.
Send Studies Privilege
Privilege an user must have in order to Push selected images
Send Tab
Area that allows the ability to toggle options that are used by the RamSoft station when it is sending studies to a remote destination.
Send to menu
The right-click menu option which displays various fax options to the user
Send to PACS button
The button used to highlight the destination and send the picture to PowerServer. Located above the Floppy disk icon.
SendFax option
The user option which allows users to send fax.
Series
A number of images of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession
Series Description
A description relating the the series of images
Series info dialog
The dialogue used to enter Series Info
Series information
The information in the Series form of PowerServer
Series Linking
Will make all the series on the screen scroll simultaneously.
Series Linking option
Simply links all the view boxes on the screen together. This means that if you scroll through, or Cine any of the view boxes, all the other ones will scroll along simultaneously.
Series option
Will open a list of all the different series of images within the study.
Series Tab
This tab consists of additional options that can be used to tweak the protocol.
Series Window
Window that shows each series
Server host field
The server's address for Terarecon Aquariusnet.
Server URL field
The field containing the server address for Dictaphone PowerScribe
Service Manual
A manual prepared by the manufacturer of RamSoft software that describes the methodology of servicing and maintaining it.
Service Tasks
Background tasks performed by the RamSoft Tasks Service
Settings Menu
Area to make changes to the RamSoft software settings
Setup viewport
The screen used to restore the dialogue settings to default.
Setup viewport dialog
The viewport which allows Annotation Sensitivity Factor Value to be changed.
Sex drop-down menu
drop-down to assign the Sex that this Diagnosis Code is used for. M stands for Male, F stands for Female and B stands for Both
Sharpness Tool
An image enhancement tool
Show active scout lines
Will only show the scout line referencing the currently highlighted image.
Show all Scot lines
Will show scout lines referencing all images within the study
Show annotations option
Will display the image's annotation values whenever a certain region of the image is highlighted by an ROI.
Show arrows on label checkbox
Will display arrows pointing from the label to the vertebra. If it is not selected, the label will be put directly on the vertebra.
Show Less Resource
Decreases the number of resources shown at one time in the scheduler
Show More Resource
Increases the number of resources shown at one time in the scheduler
Show Patient Annotations off/on
Will hide/show the patient specific tags that are found in the top left corner of the images.
Show scheduler
To display the scheduler go to the Worklist Editor button (the pencil button to the right of the Worklist name field). At the bottom you will see a section entitled Scheduler Details. Check off the box beside Show Scheduler.
Show selected scout lines
Will only show Scout Lines referencing images that are currently selected.
Show series
Will open the form that displays the series information for the study.
Show Series button
Will open the form that displays the series information for the study.
Show series button
Will open the form that allows for the creation of new series for the study.
Show visible scout lines
Will show Scout Lines referencing all currently visible images.
Show X marks on label checkbox
Will keep displaying the X's used to draw each label.
Show/Hide Patient Explorer
Will toggle the visibility of the Patient Explorer.
Shutter Tool drop-down menu
drop-down menu for shutter tool options.
Sigmoid option
Provides the ability to toggle between Linear and Sigmoid window and level settings.
Sigmoid window and level
Used specifically for x-ray images such as MG, and CR.
Sign button
The button used to sign the transcription in PowerScribe.
Single User
The final single user after two different users have been merged together.
Size field
Defines the size of the matrix used by the filter algorithm.
Slingshot
An application which works in tandem with RS MDinTouch to send files to the MDWebtop system. MDIntouch Slingshot software encrypts and securely transfers dictations from a Physician's docking station PC to MTWebTop system.
SOP Class
DICOM abbreviation for "Service Object Pair" Class. Includes both Service SOP Class and Storage SOP Class.
Speed scroll bar
Controls the speed of the Cine: Left (Slower) or Right (Faster).
Spine Labeling Tool
Allows a reading physician to easily label the different vertebrae and disks within a spine study.
Spine Study
Study relating to spine.
SR Report
Structured Report Document.
SR Text Report Template
When the SR Text Report Template button is clicked, this will open the SR Text Report Template Configuration window. This window sets up the header and footer that will appear when a SR report is printed. The IE Header field defines the Header that will appear in the SR Report. The HTML Header will appear as a title and must use HTML. The IE Footer will appear at the foot of the SR report.
Standard Uptake Value (SUV)
Defined as the ratio of activity in tissue per milliliter to the activity in the injected dose per patient body weight. The unit appears for NM/PT studies.
Start Scanning Button
Button used to initiate the document scanning process
Start Search Button
Begins a search from the populated search fields
Start Time
The Time when the Resource would be available. This is visible in the Scheduler
Start Time Column
Indicates the time each task should be run.
Station List
A list of stations that have been configured for DICOM communication. this list may include modalities, radiologists workstations, other PACS, and storage devices.
Status Bar
Bottom area of the form or window, which normally appears above the Windows Task Bar at the bottom of the screen.
Status Column
This column determines what is currently happening with the study.
Status Order Dialog
Determines the sequence of statuses.
Status Range
Defines the statuses that the user is able to see.
Still Compression drop-down menu
Determines the compression method used when capturing still images (single frame).
Storage Commitment
Tells the sending station what is the receiving status of the studies on the receiving station. The sending station can see the status of the Storage Commitment in the Communication Log if support storage commitment was selected in the Send tab.
Storage Commitment Log
The log provides feedback from the receiving system to let the sending station know if the studies were received successfully.
Stretch Series
Permits series to be displayed over multiple monitors
String data column
The column which gives the user an option to enter values for configuration entries requiring a string value.
Studies
Research, detailed examination, and analysis of an organism, object, or phenomenon
Study data
Information regarding to the study
Study Description
Description of Study Type
Study images
Images belonging to a particular study.
Study Info
Contains the study information of a patient. It can be found either by clicking on the Study Info icon from Worklist or from Search.
Study info dialog
The dialogue used to enter Study Info
Study Linking
Used for linking series of images while in compare mode.
Study Status
Every study that resides on the RamSoft system has a status associated with it. This status helps users identify what tasks have been performed on the study so far and who should be interacting with it next. Furthermore, when other aspects of Workflow are configured, study statuses determine which users' Worklists the studies appear on, what stations and users they should be distributed to, as well as who is able to access the studies.
Study Status Transitions
A transition from on study status to another, usually happens after signing
Study type
Are used to group multiple Procedure Codes.Studies that are a combination of multiple procedures are easier to order than individual studies.
Study Type Code
Code number associated with a study
Study Types
Are used to group multiple Procedure Codes.Studies that are a combination of multiple procedures are easier to order than individual studies.
Study Type's Description
Description of the study type
Subject field
The subject of the fax.
Sub tags
A type of annotation which is a sub tag of another documentation in the DICOM header.
Symptoms
Description of any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
System Configuration menu
A menu containing various options for controlling the various aspects of the software.
System Configuration
Administrator can configure system wide protocols that will be applied to all users of the system
System Configuration controls
The section of PowerServer which controls the various aspects of the software in the background.