• Object ID: 00000018WIA30B3C970GYZ
  • Topic ID: id_40023157 Version: 1.3
  • Date: Mar 25, 2022 3:58:37 PM

Save images

About this task

Use these steps to save images from your MR system to a CD/DVD or USB device.

The DVD read/write speed varies between computer models. Note that USB flash devices provide the fastest means for saving images.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. You can record DICOM image data to either a blank, compatible CD/DVD that is placed in the CD/DVD read/write external drive or to a USB device inserted into one of the USB drives. If saving to CD/DVD, once you close the drawer with the CD/DVD in it, wait until the CD/DVD drive light turns off, which is an indication that the CD-R or DVD-R is spinning up to speed.
    • If you have a dual CD/DVD drive computer, place the CD in the read/write drive - the bottom drive.
    • A CD-R or DVD-R can only be recorded once. All image data that you want to record on a given CD-R or DVD-R must be selected beforehand, and will be recorded in a single pass. It is not possible to add data on a CD-R or DVD-R.
    • Image data can also be recorded on CD-R in PDF or HTML format, using the Data Export function.
    • You cannot load images on a USB device that already has data stored on it. A prompt appears indicating that if you continue, it will erase all data on the USB device. It is advisable to only use a USB device with no data on it.
  2. From the Data Apps list, click CD/DVD/USB to open the Compose screen.
    Figure 1. Compose screen
    • Typically, the Compose screen appears on the Image Management desktop when you click CD/DVD/USB. If it does not appear, it is because it has been minimized. To view the screen, click the arrow in the upper right corner, next to the Session Apps list to collapse or expand the screen.
      Figure 2. Arrows expand and collapse the Compose screen
  3. From the CD/DVD/USB Compose screen, select the media type from the Media menu.
    If you opened the Compose screen before you inserted a device into a drive, click Refresh icon to update the Select Media menu.
    Figure 3. Media menu
  4. To save a Viewer with the images, click Include Image Viewer.
    If you do not select Include Image Viewer, then you cannot view the images on a PC or laptop. The purpose of saving the images without the Viewer is to transport them to another compatible MR system.
    Figure 4. Include Image Viewer option
  5. To check that the data has successfully been transferred to the media, click Verify Data.
    Figure 5. Select Verify Data
  6. Select the desired exams or series from the Patient List.
    1. Click an individual item.
    2. Press Shift and simultaneously click the first and last item.
    3. Press Ctrl and simultaneously click individual items.
  7. From the CD/DVD/USB Compose screen, click Add. The selected exam/series/images are added to the CD/DVD/USB Composer list.
    • The Total Size display updates as more exams/series/images are added to the Compose list. Toggle Include Image Viewer on/off to see updated Total Size display.
    • A message displays if the size of the exams/series/images exceeds the space on the CD/DVD or USB device.
    • You cannot add the same exam to the Compose screen more than once. A message appears indicating you have entered the same patient more than once. Remove one of the exams.
  8. Optional: Clear exams or series from the CD/DVD Compose list.
    1. From the CD/DVD/USB Compose screen, select the desired series and/or exams you wish to clear.
      • Press Ctrl and simultaneously click individual items to remove non-contiguous items on the list.
      • Press Shift and simultaneously click the first and last item to remove contiguous items on the list.
    2. Click Remove.
  9. Click to start the recording process.
    • Do not begin recording until all desired series have been added to the list. You cannot record more data to the CD-R or DVD-R once you have started the recording process.
    • The message/progress bar displays messages and a progress bar indicating the progression of the copy activity.
      Figure 6. Progress bar (1) and message area (2)
    • Error prompts may appear if the media is damaged, if the media is not blank, the files are too large for a single media, etc.
    • The progress bar displays 100% and a message appears in the message area when recording is completed.
    • Very large data sets (typically fMRI) can take a very long time (more than one hour) to copy to CD. If you change your mind about copying the files to CD/DVD, you can quit copying and start it over at a time more convenient. Click Quit to cancel the copy process and upon clicking OK to the confirmation prompt, the copy process is stopped and the Composer screen closes. An alternative is to click Cancel.
    • Stop icon stops burning data.
  10. Once the recording is finished, click Close icon to close the Compose screen.
    • If you click Close before the completion of the save process, a confirmation prompt appears. If you confirm the request to close, then the save process is canceled.
    • When the contents have been burned to the media, a message is posted in the Message area. It is now safe to remove the media.
      • For a CD/DVD media, the drive automatically opens when the CD/DVD save is finished.
      • For a USB media, click the Eject icon from the CD/DVD/USB Compose screen to remove the media from the drive. Do not remove the USB device during the copy process. Removing the USB device without ejecting it can result in errors that may require the device to be reformatted.