Object ID: 00000018WIA300BB770GYZ
Topic ID: id_40026187 Version: 1.1
Date: Jan 21, 2022 5:54:14 PM

Automatic table movement

About this task

Use these steps to specify automatic or manual start of the table movement for all exams or an individual scan session. When prescribing the parameters for a series, once you click Save Rx to download the series, the table automatically moves to the new scan location if it is within 5 cm of the current table location.

Note: 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. This can be useful if you want to disable one of the on/off options such as auto table movement for all emergency trauma protocols because you are concerned about life lines, for example.

Step-by-step instructions

To set the automatic table movement for the system, follow these steps.
- The default setting for the Auto Table Movement is set from the System Preferences screen. The state of this selection is held across exams and system reboots.
  1. Click the and select System Preferences.
  2. From the System Preferences screen, type and enter your password in the Admin Password text field and click Apply.
    - Only MR users that have been assigned to the GESystemPreferenceGroup by the site administrator will have a password and thus the privilege to make changes.
  3. Select the desired table movement option.
    - Select On to have the table move automatically to the scan location if the table travel distance is less than 5 cm.
    - Select Off to have the table not move to the scan location, thus requiring you to press Move to Scan on the keyboard.
  4. Click Close.
To set he automatic table movement preference for the currently active scan session, follow these steps.
- The Auto Table Movement setting can be overwritten or changed for an active scan session from the Exam Preferences screen. Therefore, the next scan session reverts to the selection made from the System Preference screen.
  1. Click the Scan Session menu and select Preferences.
  2. From the Exam Preferences, select the desired table movement option.
    - Select On to have the table move automatically to the scan location if the table travel distance is less than 5 cm.
    - Select Off to have the table not move to the scan location, thus requiring you to press Move to Scan on the keyboard.
  3. Click Close.
    - The changes apply to the currently active scan session as soon as you close the Exam Preferences screen.