About this task
If you use the prescribe ahead feature and have some series prescribed with Normal level (e.g., series 1 to 4) and some series prescribed with First Level (e.g., series 5 to 8), you can scan the series out of the order prescribed and retain the SAR and dB/dt levels as they were during prescription. This only occurs as long as you do not click Setup after you have saved each series. If you click Setup on one of the Normal Level series, it will automatically change to First Level.Below is an example that may clarify this scenario.
Step-by-step instructions
- On the SAR and dB/dt level screen, select Normal Level.
- Acquire a localizer.
- Define the scan locations, modify desired scan parameters, and click Save Rx following each series prescription for series 2 to 4.
- From the Scan Session tab menu, click Exam Preferences.
- From the Exam Preferences screen, click SAR, dB/dt...
- From the SAR dB/dt screen, change the levels to First Level.
- Click Accept.
- Define the scan locations, modify desired scan parameters, and click Save Rx following each series prescription for series 5 to 8.
- Select series 5 in the Workflow Manager and click Scan.
This series will be acquired using First Level.
- Select series 2 in the Workflow Manager and click Scan.
This series will be acquired using Normal Level.
- Continue to click the desired series in the Workflow Manager and then click Scan and the prescribed levels will be used in the acquisition. If, for any of the series in the Workflow Manager, you click Setup, the SAR and dB/dt levels will automatically be set to First Level, regardless of where it was set during prescription.
