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Topic ID: id_40024575 Version: 1.7
Date: Aug 29, 2022 7:47:35 PM

Preferences

Preferences allow you to set default behaviors for a number of different features.

To open the System Preferences screen, from the screen header area, click the Tools icon

and select System Preferences.

Note: System Preferences require a password to change the status.

To open the Exam Preferences screen, click the Scan Session menu and select Preferences.

System Preferences

System Preferences allow you to access several screens and set scanning and image transfer preferences.

Important: The Administration Password text field is where you type and enter your password. Only MR users that have been assigned to the GESystemPreferenceGroup by the site administrator will have a password. This allows privileges to change settings in the Admin Privileges area of the screen. Once a preference is changed, it is activated when the next session begins. Therefore, if you need to make a change for the currently active scan session, consider changing image transfer destinations or table movement changes from the Exam Preferences screen rather than from the System Preferences screen.

Figure 1. Example of: System Preferences screen

Table 1. System Preferences screen parameters
Parameters	Description
Mode	Mode selects the operation mode of the system; Clinical or Research. For details, see: Research/clinical mode activate procedure
Auto Voice...	The AutoVoice button opens the Auto Voice Management Tool Screen.
Auto Transfer	Allows you to define the transfer node and turn on/off automatic transferring images at the exam or series level. Auto Transfer by Exam begins transferring images to the selected node after the exam has ended. Auto Transfer by Series begins transferring images to the selected node after each series is completed. Images created within the session, including those images created when the session is in a end session state, are transferred. Images created after the exam has ended, such as post processed images, must be manually transferred.
Auto Archive	Allows you to define the archive device and turn on/off the automatic archival of images at the exam level. When scan completes, the exam is automatically placed in the archive queue and transferred to the archive node(s). Images created within the session, including those images created when the session is in a end session state, are transferred. Images created after the exam has ended, such as post processed images, must be manually archived.
Auto table movement	The state of this selection is held across exams and system reboots. For details, see: Automatic table movement procedure
Enable Save Localizers	Allows automatic saving of the Graphic Rx lines that appear in all three viewports. For details, see: Save localizers preferences procedure
Save FTMRA Realtime images	Allows you to save pre-trigger FTMRA real-time images as a separate series. For details, see: Save FTMRA Realtime images procedure
Axial Breast Images Presentation	Allows you to present breast images as either Supine or Prone. For details, see Scan Anatomy: Breast imaging.
Ready Brain Reference Line	Allows the selection of either the ACPC or OML line for the Ready Brain scan. For details, see: Set up a Ready Brain scan.
SAR Scout	SAR Scout is for head and neck imaging on 3.0T systems. It is used to determine the appropriate SAR control parameters based on the scan location. For details, see: SAR Scout Preferences
Graphic Rx Slices	Allows you to set a default preference to hide or show the 2D scan lines on a localizer when in Graphic Rx. For details, see: Graphic Rx Toolbar procedure
Hide/show options	Toggle switches that allow you to have a default hide/show state. For details, see: Scan parameter details Graphic Rx Toolbar procedure Graphic Rx slices procedure Extended Anatomy Selection List procedure

Exam Preferences

Exam Preferences allow you to set the preferences for the currently active scan.

The image transfer and table movement options can be set differently than the System Preferences, which allows you to have unique settings for a single patient without disrupting the system preferences. For example, the cardiac viewing station is temporarily off the network. You can change the auto transfer of images to another node for the current patient and leave the system preference as is.

Consider the following in regard to Exam Preferences.

When a session is saved to a protocol, the last preferences selected during the session are saved and then restored when the protocol is loaded.
Session preferences by default (or when reset) follow the equivalent system level preference, if applicable.
If duplicate network destinations are selected between the system and the exam preferences, the session level preference overrides the system level preference.

Figure 2. Exmaple of: Exam Preferences screen

Parameter	Description
Mode	Mode selects the operation mode of the system: Clinical or Research. For details, see: Research/clinical mode activate
SAR, dB/dt...	SAR, dB/dt... opens the SAR and dB/dt screen and allows you to change the SAR or dB/dt level within the currently active scan session.
Auto Transfer	For the currently active scan session, Auto Transfer allows you to define the transfer node and turn on/off automatic transferring images at the exam or series level. Auto Transfer by Exam begins transferring images to the selected node after the exam has ended. Auto Transfer by Series begins transferring images to the selected node after each series is completed. Images created within the session, including those images created when the session is in a end session state, are transferred. Images created after the exam has ended, such as post processed images, must be manually transferred.
Auto Archive	For the currently active scan session, Auto Archive allows you to define the archive device and turn on/off the automatic archival of images at the exam level. When scan completes, the exam is automatically placed in the archive queue and transferred to the archive node(s). Images created within the session, including those images created when the session is in a end session state, are transferred. Images created after the exam has ended, such as post processed images, must be manually archived.
Auto Table Movement	The state of this selection is held for the currently active scan session. For details, see: Automatic table movement
Enable Save Localizers	Allows automatic saving of the Graphic Rx lines that appear in all three viewports. For details, see: Save localizers preferences
Ready Brain Reference Line	Allows selection of either the ACPC or OML line for the Ready Brain scan. For details, see: Set up a Ready Brain scan.
SAR Scout	SAR Scout is for head and neck imaging on 3.0T systems. It is used to determine the appropriate SAR control parameters based on the scan location. For details, see SAR Scout scan.