File Import dialog box

This dialog box allows you to import DICOM files from a disk into the Image database. Open this dialog by applying File | Import from the main menu bar or by pressing the 'Import' button in the Toolbar. Although it may be used by all types of users, certain operations are restricted to users with particular roles.

Import dialog box

Click on the controls in the picture to access links to appropriate information

Normal Use

  1. Use the Logon dialog box to logon to the system as an Operator or Administrator.

  2. Set the Import Mode in the Options dialog box to Exam

  3. Open this File Import dialog box (File | Import) and press the Browse button so you can select the root directory of the disk containing the images you want to import

  4. Press the Read button and watch the Progress Bar as the list boxes are populated

  5. If there are any items in the Images needing attention list then select each one in turn and press the Correct button to open the DICOM Correction dialog box so you can correct the errors detected in the files. When you've corrected the errors in an examination the item will be automatically moved to the Images Ready to Import list.

  6. Type a unique label into the Disk Label text box. It is envisaged that each disk arriving from the UKCTOCS Centres will be given a unique label to identify it in the CD-ROM disk archive

  7. Set the Clear Image Tree checkbox unless you want to add the images you are importing to the current contents of the TreeView.

  8. Press the Import button and watch the Progress Bar as the items in the Images Ready to Import list box are moved into the Image database. After the last item has been imported the Import dialog box will close and the images that have been added to the database will be displayed in the TreeView.

 

Control Description

The title of this dialog box and the way items are displayed in the two lists depends upon the settings in the Options dialog box. The picture above shows the dialog box in its exam mode.

The dialog box's main controls are the two list boxes. They each have associated buttons allowing the user to perform operations on the items you have selected in the list. In addition there is a 'Disk Ref' text box for entering the label of the disk whose files are being imported, as well as a number of progress bars and labels to keep the user informed about the progress of the operations being performed. These controls are described in detail below.

Images needing Attention List

An item is put in this list only if the associated DICOM file(s) requires attention; i.e. it has a name mismatch, is an orphan, a duplicate or has an unspecified error. This list box is set for single item selection.

If the Import Mode is not set to Examinations then the contents of the list is displayed differently as shown below:

Items in lists are displayed differently in Tree and File mode

The codes in the square brackets at the left hand side of the list correspond to errors found in the file as follows:

You can correct errors detected for items in this list by selecting them in turn and then pressing the Correct button.

Ready for Import List

An item is put in this list when the associated DICOM file(s) does not require attention and so is ready for importing into the Image database. This list box is set for multiple item selection. Engage multiplex selection by pressing the 'Ctrl' or 'Shift' keys when clicking an item.

If the Import Mode is not set to Examinations then the contents of the list is displayed differently as described in the Images Needing Attention list.

Disk Label Text Box

Enter the label of the disk containing the images to be imported. You can use this label at a later date to display all the images imported into the Image database from this disk by using the Select Image Records by Disk Ref dialog box.

Note: It is envisaged that each disk arriving from the UKCTOCS Centres will be given a unique label to identify it in the CD-ROM disk archive.

Read button

Click this button to read the DICOM file(s) at the location specified by the Location label.

Browse button

Click this button to open a standard windows dialog box that allows you to select the root directory from which the search for DICOM files will commence. Settings in the Options dialog box may cause the Read button to be pressed automatically when you close this standard windows dialog box.

Note: In File mode the file select windows dialog box opens so you can select the file to be read

View (images needing attention) button

Click this button to open the DICOM Image Viewer dialog box in order to display the image(s) for the selected item in the Images Needing Attention list.

Accept button

Click this button to move the selected item in the Images Needing Attention list into the Ready for Import list. This button is only enabled when the item selected in the 'Images Needing Attention' list has not got a Name Mismatch or Unspecified error.

Correct button

Click this button to open the DICOM Correction dialog box so that you can correct the errors in the item you have selected in the Images Needing Attention list. The dialog box opens with details of the selected item displayed.

View (ready to import) button

Click this button to open the DICOM Image Viewer dialog box in order to display the image(s) for the selected item in the Ready for Import list. The button is enables only when one item is selected in the list.

Remove

Click this button to move the selected item(s) in the Ready for Import list into the Images Needing Attention list.

Import button

Click this button to import all items in the Ready for Import list into the Image database. When an item has been imported it is removed from the list and when the list is empty the Import dialog box will automatically close. However, if an error occurs when importing an item an error message appears and the item is not then removed from the list.

Note: All items in the 'Ready for Import' list are imported regardless of whether or not they have been selected.

Close Button

Click this button to close the dialog box without performing any further actions.

Clear Image Tree Checkbox

If this checkbox is checked then any images previously displayed in the TreeView will be removed when the user presses the Import button. When it is unchecked the images imported into the database when the user pressed the Import button will be added to those already present in the TreeView.

Location Label

In File Mode this label shows the full path and filename of the file selected when the user last pressed the Browse button. When the user presses the Read button this file will be read and placed in the Ready for Import list or the Images Needing Attention list depending on whether or not its DICOM header contains any errors.  

In Tree or Exam Mode this label shows the root directory from which a search for image files will commence when the user presses the Read button. The results of this search are placed in the Images Needing Attention list or the Ready for Import list depending on whether or not the item's DICOM header(s) contained any errors.

Progress Label

Describes the progress and results of the various operations undertaken by the user with the Import dialog box.

Progress Bar

Shows the progress of the various operations undertaken by the user with the Import dialog box.