• Object ID: 00000018WIA30D24C80GYZ
  • Topic ID: id_2036368 Version: 1.2
  • Date: Jun 16, 2022 5:08:44 PM

ProtoCopy: copy scan parameters from an image into a protocol

About this task

Use these steps to copy the scan parameters from an image into a protocol on your MR system. The exam must be in a Progress state (you stopped scanning) or a Completed state (you ended the exam). Consider this information when using ProtoCopy:
  • Protocol notes are saved with the protocol.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. From the header area of the screen, click the Image Management icon.
  2. From the Patient List, select the desired exam.
  3. Select the desired series in the exam.
  4. From the Data Apps list, click ProtoCopy to open the Protocopy screen.
    Figure 1. Data Apps list
    • If the exam displayed does not match the exam whose protocol you want to copy, select a new exam in the Patient List and click Update Exam.
    • If the magnetic field strength or gradient fields mismatch between the protocol you are copying and your system configuration, a message displays above the Quit button. Modify scan parameters from the protocol program to optimize the protocol.
    • Use the + or - key to change the currently displayed series or image. The parameters are copied from the currently displayed exam, series, or image.
  5. Select a Protocol Category, an anatomical category, and type in a unique name in the Protocol Name text box.
  6. Save the protocol.
    • To save the entire exam, click the button next to Save Exam and click Save As Protocol.
    • To save only individual series, make sure the button next to Save Exam is not pressed and click Save as Protocol.
  7. When the message Protocol Save Successful is displayed, click Quit.