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DICOM DIRECTOR

User Manual for

DICOM Director Gateway

Version 1.0

DICOM Director Team [email protected]

User Guide for DICOM Director Gateway

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Table of Contents

How to Read the Manual ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Symbols used in the Manuals ............................................................................................................................. 3

Notes ................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Welcome Note ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 5

DICOM Director Gateway ................................................................................................................................... 6

What is DICOM Director Gateway? ................................................................................................................... 6

How DICOM Director Gateway works? ............................................................................................................ 6

Installing DICOM Director .................................................................................................................................. 7

How to Install DICOM Director Gateway? ........................................................................................................ 7

DICOM Director Activities ................................................................................................................................ 11

How to Configure PACS Server /Manage PACS Server(s) .............................................................................. 11

Searching DICOM Study(s) .............................................................................................................................. 13

View DICOM Study(s) ..................................................................................................................................... 16

View DICOM Study(s) from PACS ............................................................................................................. 16

View DICOM Study(s) from folder .............................................................................................................. 17

View DICOM Study from file(s) .................................................................................................................. 19

View DICOM Study from ZIP archive File .................................................................................................. 20

Share DICOM Study(s) or DICOM file(s) ....................................................................................................... 21

How to View a Shared Study ............................................................................................................................ 23

Transfer DICOM Study(s) /File(s) .................................................................................................................... 25

Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................... 28

Abbreviation ........................................................................................................................................................ 29


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How to Read the Manual

Symbols used in the Manuals

The symbols used in this manual have the following meanings.

Indicates an explanation containing important points to pay attention to, when operating the software, software

services, products & restrictions or other information. Be sure to read the explanation.

Indicates an explanation containing information that is useful to know, i.e. a supplementary operating

procedure, or other information.

Indicates where you can find further relevant information on other pages in the user manual.

Notes

The content of this manual is subject to change without notice. There may be some differences between the

illustrations and explanations in this manual and your product, due to improvements or changes to the product

and the services.

Note that some of the illustrations or descriptions in this manual may vary due to changes for improvement in

this DICOM Director Gateway.

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Welcome Note

DICOM Director provides a gateway for sharing DICOM studies between Doctors or PACS systems,

allowing seamless communication and collaboration.

Below are some of the features of DICOM Director Gateway,

Share and Transfer DICOM images with others in minute(s).

Collaborate with Radiologists/Doctors without geographical restrictions.

Eliminate Redundant Data Capture and reduce error-prone manual tasks through digital process

automation

Extract DICOM images from multiple sources by integrating with multiple PACS Servers,

DICOM Folders, DICOM Files and DICOM ZIP Archive files.

DICOM Director is a complete business solution on a subscription model. It delivers unique PACS

solutions that are fully scalable and can seamlessly support DICOM standards.

DICOM Director is NOT a medical condition diagnosis product. DICOM Director is not

been approved by FDA or CE and is not intended to be used for any diagnostics purposes.

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System Requirements

Software requirements

Below are the minimal software requirements – Windows OS

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional or higher.

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 (x86 and x64)

Hardware requirements

Below are the minimal hardware requirements,

CPU: Single Core 1 GHz (Dual Core 1.8 GHz or higher recommended)

RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended)

HD: 64 GB, database and image storage sized appropriately

Bandwidth: High Speed Internet

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DICOM Director Gateway

What is DICOM Director Gateway?

DICOM Director Gateway is an application which allows multiple PACS sources to connect and enable

the view, share and transfer of hundreds of thousands of studies in quick succession time. DICOM Director

is renowned for its reliability and flexibility in various clinical environments.

How DICOM Director Gateway works?

Figure 1 How DICOM Director Gateway works

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Installing DICOM Director

How to Install DICOM Director Gateway?

Please follow below steps to install a DICOM Director Gateway:

Step 1: Click on below link or copy this link and paste into your browser to download Gateway:

http://www.dicomdirector.com/install/

Step 2: Find and click on [Install] button

Figure 2: Download Gateway Exe or Launch Application

To avoid Installation issues, please ensure that your system meets the

software and hardware requirements listed in the beginning of this document.

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http://www.dicomdirector.com/install/


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Step 3: Click on the downloaded file to run the installer. Below are the ways you can find the

downloaded file,

In the bottom of the browser in the left hand corner of the screen

Figure 3: Browser Download

Or in browsers’ download

Figure 4: Browser internal Downloads

Or My Computer >> Downloads


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Step 4: Once DICOM Director Gateway installation has completed, login to the Gateway.

If you have registered, use your credentials to Sign In to Gateway.

If you have not registered, please use the left hand side of the screen to Sign Up and

complete registration.

Sign Up section:

First Name: Enter your first name.

Last Name: Enter your last name.

User Name: Enter your Email ID. Your Email is your user name, so please enter a

valid Email ID.

Upon Successful registration, the registered User will receive Login credentials via the

email ID (User Name) which was entered above.

Sign In section:

User Name: Your Email ID is your user name. Enter the Email ID that was used in

registration.

Password: Enter the associated password to login into DICOM Director Gateway.

If you do not remember your password, you can receive a temporary password by

clicking on the FORGOT PASSWORD? link.

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After installation has completed, the application should be active and running. If

the application is not running, then click on the Gateway shortcut on your computer desktop to run the

application.

Make sure you read the DICOM Director Terms before using DD Gateway or

accepting the DICOM Director terms during registration.

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DICOM Director Activities

How to Configure PACS Server /Manage PACS Server(s)

DICOM Director Gateway is a flexible gateway which provides an option to connect to multiple PACS

servers using credentials.

Please refer to the below steps to manage and configure the PACS server:

Step 1: Begin DICOM Director Gateway and login to the application.

Step 2: Click on “Search Studies from PACS Server” button ( ) available on toolbar.

Step 3: Upon Clicking the “Search studies from PACS” button ( ), the application opens the

“Search studies” screen.

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Step 4: Click on the dropdown values for “PACS Location” and select “Add PACS server”. The next

screen will display, to manage PACS Servers

Step 5: Provide inputs to the required fields, to configure a new PACS server. Refer to the list of

parameters below, with description:

Parameter Description

Gateway Name Enter the Gateway Name.

Host/IP Address Enter IP Address or host name of the PACS server

Port Enter Port number.

My AE Enter AE Name i.e. Listener AE Name.

Remote AE Enter Remote AE Name or title of the PACS server

Description Enter Description. This field will get populate in “PACS location”

dropdown of the “Search studies from PACS” screen.


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Step 6: Once you have completed the PACS server configuration, you should be able to search DICOM

studies on “Search Studies” screen.

If you are not able to configure a PACS server or you have configured a PACS

but are not getting search results, please write to us at [email protected].

Step 7: You can edit the PACS server details by selecting a PACS server from the above list.

Searching DICOM Study(s)

Step 1: Begin the DICOM Directory Gateway application and log into it.

Step 2: Click on the “Search Studies from PACS” button ( ) on the toolbar.

Step 2: On clicking “Search Studies from PACS” button, DD Gateway displays “Search studies”

screen,

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Search Studies parameters:


PACS Location This search parameter allows you to select a specific PACS to

connect to and retrieve studies.

Modalities By default, all modalities are selected. You can also choose a

specific modality and perform a search on it.

Dates This search parameter gives you an option to quick search the

studies for a specific day or date or between the date ranges.

Filter By using this option you can search on known study attributes

or a specific known item about the study.

1) Please refer to the “List of Modalities” under the Glossary section to check modalities

supported by DICOM Director Gateway.

2) Please refer to the “Values for Dates Search Parameter” under the Glossary section to

check what kind of values are available in this dropdown list and how you can apply it.

3) Please refer to the “Search on Parameters” under the Glossary section.

Before applying any search parameters to search studies, ensure that you have

selected the appropriate PACS Server from the “PACS Location” dropdown.

Search Study Result(s) column headers:

Column Header Name Description

Study Date Displays date of the study

Patient Name Displays the first name and last name of the patient

Patients Birth Date Display the patient’s birth date

Patient ID Displays the Patient ID belonging to the study

Modality Displays modality of the study

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Study Description Displays description of the study if available.

Accession # Displays Accession number of the Study.

Study ID Displays Study ID

Referring Physician Name Displays the referring physician name

Performing Physician

Name

Display performing physician Name

# Images Count of Images that are available in this study

If you are not able to search studies or if you have issue/questions please

write us at [email protected]

Step 3: Perform search studies by providing appropriate values to parameters. Application displays

search result.

Step 4: Once you have the list of studies, you can download the study and view it.

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View DICOM Study(s)

To view Study(s), DICOM Director provides a built-in viewer which is easy to use. By using the DICOM

Director Viewer, a user can view and share or transmit medical images. There is also the ability to preview

series thumbnails. The DICOM Director viewer is compatible with almost all modalities.

You can view DICOM Image(s) by using below different types:

A. View DICOM Study(s) from PACS

B. View DICOM Study(s) from Folder

C. View DICOM Study from File(s)

D. View DICOM Study from ZIP Archive File

If you are not able to view any studies or list of studies in DICOM Director Viewer then

please write to us at [email protected].

View DICOM Study(s) from PACS

Please refer to the below steps to view the DICOM study(s) from PACS Server:

Step 1: Click on “Search Studies from PACS” button ( ) available on toolbar.

Step 2: Search the studies by selecting an appropriate PACS server.

Step 3: Select the study you wish to view and double click on it to download.

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View DICOM Study(s) from folder

Please refer to the below steps to view the DICOM study(s) from the folder:

Step 1: Click on folder ( ) from toolbar or you can use keyboards shortcut Ctrl+Shift+O.

Step 2: Click on “Open DICOM Folder”


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Step 3: Find and select the folder which contains the DICOM files you want to scan, click on the

OK button

Step 4: The process of scanning DICOM Files will start. You can browse images of the study as

soon as they begin appearing in the series preview bar.


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View DICOM Study from file(s)

Please refer to the below steps to view the DICOM file(s):

Step 1: Click on folder ( ) from toolbar or you can use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O.

Step 2: Click on “Open DICOM file”

Step 3: Browse a DICOM file that you would like to view and click on Open button


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View DICOM Study from ZIP archive File

Please refer to the below steps to view the DICOM file from the ZIP archive file:

Step 1: Click on folder ( ) from toolbar or you can use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Z.

Step 2: Click on “Open ZIP File”

Step 3: Find and select a ZIP Archive file that you would like to view and click on Open button


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Share DICOM Study(s) or DICOM file(s)

Please refer to the below steps to share the study(s) or DICOM file(s),

Step 1: Begin DICOM Director Gateway application and Log In.


Step 3: Perform search studies by selecting an appropriate PACS Server.

Step 4: After getting the search result from the PACS Server, select the study and double click on

it to view it in the DICOM viewer (You can also upload the DICOM Studies or DICOM Files in

DICOM Viewer by using Folder ( ) option available on toolbar).

Step 5: Click on the “Share” ( ) button available on toolbar to share the DICOM Study

or DICOM File(s).


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If you are not able to see the Share ( ) button on DICOM Viewer Screen

or not able to share the study, please write to us on [email protected].

Step 6: Enter values in required parameters carefully. Below are the parameters and its definition:


Dr. Name to share Enter the name of the Radiologist or Doctor (the target) to whom

you are sharing the medical image(s) or study. This is a required

field

Dr. Email ID Enter the valid Email ID of the Radiologist or Doctor (the target) to

whom you are sharing the medical image(s) or study. It is

important to enter a valid Email ID, as the Doctor with whom you

are sharing will receive an email with a link to view the shared

medical image(s) or study in the DICOM Director viewer. This is a

required field.

Mobile # Enter the phone number of the Radiologist or Doctor (the target) to

whom you are sharing the medical image(s) or study. It is

important to enter a valid phone number, as the Doctor with

whom you are sharing will get a One Time Password (OTP) on their

cell phone to view the shared medical image(s) or study. This is

required field. Default PIN is set to 9999 for beta testing.

Information You can additional info.

Anonymize

Image(s)

Select this checkbox if you do NOT want to share patient

information.

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Allow Image to

Download

Select this checkbox if you do NOT want the intended target to

download the shared DICOM file(s) or Study.

Step 4: Once you have entered values in all required fields, click on share button. DICOM Director

will begin the process to share the selected file(s) or study with the target doctor.

How to View a Shared Study

Please refer to the below steps to view the shared study:

Step 1: Once a Study has been shared with a target radiologist/doctor, the target radiologist/doctor

receives an email and PIN on their phone to view the file.

Step 2: The target radiologist/doctor must view the email that has been sent from DICOM Director

Services.

Step 3: Click on “viewer.dicomdirector.com” link from the email. Upon clicking this link, the

login screen for the DICOM Director viewer will open in the browser.


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The target radiologist/doctor must enter their valid Email ID and the PIN that was sent to them in

order to view the shared images or Study.

Email ID: Enter the Email ID of the target radiologist/doctor

PIN: Enter the PIN that the target radiologist/doctor received on his/her phone.

Step 4: Click on “Submit” button after entering a valid Email ID and PIN.

Step 5: On Successful authentication, the target radiologist/doctor is able to view the study that has

been shared with him/her.


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Transfer DICOM Study(s) /File(s)

Please refer to the below steps to transfer a study from one PACS server to another PACS Server,

Step 1: Begin the DICOM Director Gateway application and Log In.


Step 3: Perform search studies by selecting appropriate PACS Server.

Step 4: After getting a search result from the PACS Server, select the study and double click on it

to view in the DICOM viewer (You can also upload the DICOM Studies or DICOM Files in

DICOM Viewer by using Folder ( ) option available on toolbar).

Step 3: Click on the “Transfer” ( ) button available on the toolbar to transfer the

DICOM File(s) or DICOM Study(s).


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PACS Location Click on the dropdown option to select a PACS sever

(target PACS) where you want to transfer the selected

medical image or whole study.

None option button If you want to transfer a Study as it is then select the None

option button. This is the default option.

Prefix option button If you want to transfer a study with an added prefix

identification, then use this option button. If chosen, you can

add a prefix to the Patient ID and Patient Name fields.

Postfix option button If you want to transfer a Study with an added Postfix

identification, then use this option button. If chosen, you can

add a Postfix to the Patient ID and Patient Name fields.

Anonymize Image(s) Select this checkbox if you do NOT want to Transfer patient

information.

Step 4: Click on the Transfer button to begin the Transfer process.


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If the intended target PACS server is not listed in the PACS Location

dropdown, you can add the PACS server by selecting “Add PACS server” value from the

dropdown.

The Transfer from and to PACS Servers cannot be the same values.

You can NOT transfer a selected study from within the same PACS server.

Step 5: On successful transfer you will get an email notification from the DICOM Director

Gateway.

If you are not able to see the [ ] button on DICOM Viewer or not able

to transfer a study, please write to us at [email protected]

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Glossary

List of Modalities supported by DICOM Director:

Below is the list of modalities that are supported by DICOM director:

A. CR - Computed Radiography

B. DX - Digital Radiography

C. CT - Computed Tomography

D. MR - Magnetic Resonance

E. XA - X-Ray Angiography

F. US – Ultrasound

G. PT - Positron emission tomography

H. MG – Mammography

I. NM - Nuclear Medicine

J. RF - Radio Fluoroscopy

K. RG - Radiographic imaging

L. XC - External-camera Photography

M. OT (Other)

N. SR - SR Document

Note: Please write to us on [email protected] if you have subscribed but are not able to search on a

specific modality or you are not able to see the modality you require.

Search on Parameter:


Patient ID Searching on specific Patient ID

Patient Name Searching on Patient first name , second name or full name

DOB Search on patient’s date of birth

Study ID Searching on Study ID

Study Description Search On Study description

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Abbreviation

Abbreviation Description

DD DICOM Director

SaaS Software as a Service

PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System

DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

HIS Healthcare Information System

HER Electronic Health Record

HL7 Health Level-7 or HL7 refers to a set of international standards for transfer

of clinical and administrative data between software applications used by

various healthcare providers

IHE Integrating the Healthcare enterprise

FDA Food and Drug Administration

CE Conformity European

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