WebAccess User Guide
Getting Started
Release 3.1
122000v3.1
Copyright
WebAccess is a trademark of Cemax-Icon.
All products and company names should be considered registered trademarks or
trademarks of the respective companies.
 2000 Mitra Imaging Inc. All rights reserved.
Permission is granted to photocopy and distribute this manual for personal use.
The information provided in this manual is subject to change without notice.
12/18/00
Revision Record
Document Name: WebAccess 3.1 User Guide
Document Number: 122000v31
Revision Date
Description
Apr 5, 2000
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Initial release of the document
May 11, 2000
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added information about patient folders, minor graphic
and formatting updates
June 26, 2000
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updated for release 3.1
Oct 23, 2000
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updated for 3.1 general release
Dec 20, 2000
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3.1 general release
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What Can I Do With WebAccess?
WebAccess allows you to search for studies, view study images and read reports
associated with those studies across a network connection. You need a web browser such
as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Your system administrator can help you
install the necessary software and configure your workstation, as well as give you a
unique user ID and password.
Using this Guide:
This Guide is divided into three sections:
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1
Performing basic workflow tasks in WebAccess.
2
Getting more help as you work in WebAccess.
3
Using a mouse (appendix for new users).
Log In
1
Type your User ID in the User ID
field.
If you are using a Mac, you must click
in the User ID field before typing
your User ID.
2
Click in the Password field, or press
the TAB key.
3
Type your password. Your password is case sensitive; “John” is not the same as
“JOHN” or “john”.
4
Press ENTER, or click on Login to log in to the web server.
5
If the password is incorrect, a message informs you that your log in attempt failed.
Repeat steps 2-4.
If the password is correct, the Study page launches.
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Search for Studies
From the Study page you can search for studies and select studies to view at your station.
Choose the criteria you think matches the studies you are looking for. You may choose
up to six of the following search criteria:
• location
• patient location
• date
• body part
• referring physician
• status
• modality
• sex
• Patient ID, Name or Accession Number
• department
You must select Location as a criteria. You may use Location and the Date as a criteria
only once per search (or you receive an error message), but you may use the other
criteria more than once.
For each criteria you choose, select a constraint to further restrict the search.
1
Select your search criteria from the drop-down lists. For example, leave the Location
criteria constraint at the default.
2
In the field to the right of Location click on the drop-down arrow
Date.
3
Select your search constraints based on the
search criteria you have selected. For this
example, in the field under Date, select
Last month from the drop-down list using
and select
the arrow.
4
Click on Search for Studies to search for matching studies.
Only studies which match all the parameters you have specified are displayed.
5
To reset the default search criteria values (the criteria when you first opened
WebAccess), click on Reset Query Criteria.
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Automate Your Searches
If you always use the same search criteria, such as Study Location - Web Cache, and Date
- Last month, create a search wizard to perform this action for you. A wizard records the
steps you take and turns the process into a single click of a button.
1
Select your search criteria from the drop-down lists. For this example, leave the
search criteria Location and Date.
2
Select your search constraints based on the criteria you have selected, such as Web
Cache as the Location and Last month as the Date.
3
Click on New Wizard.
A dialog box opens requesting a name for the Wizard.
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4
Type a name in the field.
5
Click on OK.
The new Wizard appears as a button with the
name you assigned below the main toolbar.
6
Select the Wizard you just created by clicking
on the Wizard button.
The search criteria is automatically set and the
database is searched. If you selected the View
Images option when creating the Wizard, the images will be displayed on the Image
page.
Select a Study to Display
1
Click on the appropriate column
heading. For example, click on the
Study Date column heading so that the
most recent studies are at the top of the
list.
2
Click again to reverse the sort order
from ascending to descending.
3
To select a study, click on it.
When a study is selected, it appears in reverse video (dark background, light text).
4
To select all studies for a patient, click on the folder
icon next to the patient name. The folder icon is a
container for studies belonging to the same patient.
5
To select a specific study for a patient, click on the
study you want below the patient folder.
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6
Hold down the CTRL key and click on the selected study to cancel the selection.
7
Click on another study to select it.
8
Click on one of the display format buttons such as 1x1 View.
9
The Image page is now active.
Change Viewing Formats
To change the viewing format, click on any view format buttons.
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Click on 2x2 View.
2
The view changes to show four images from the same study.
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Navigate Through Pages of a Study
1
To move forward one page, click once on the right arrow of the image slider.
click here to move
forward
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2
To move back to page one, click once on the left arrow of the
image slider.
3
To jump to page 5 click and drag the slider until you see 5
displayed on the slider.
drag to the
right to move
forward
Select Multiple Studies
1
Click on the Study tab to switch back to the study page.
2
Click on the second study in the list, hold down the SHIFT key and click on the fifth
study. SHIFT is used to select multiple consecutive studies.
3
Hold down the CTRL key and click on the eighth study. CTRL is used to select multiple
studies that don’t appear one after the other.
Your screen should look similar to the screen capture below:
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Display Images using the Shortcut Menu
1
Right-click on a study in the Display list. (If you’re a Mac user, press COMMAND and
click.)
2
Select View images from the menu.
Navigate Through the Studies
1
Click on the drop-down arrow
beside the patient name in the top left of the
Image page to view a list of the selected patient names with additional patient
information.
2
Click on the second study in the list.
WebAccess loads the images for the second study.
3
Move ahead to the next study by clicking on the right arrow of the study slider.
click here to move to
the next study
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Select a Different Series for Viewing
1
Navigate through the studies one by one until you locate a study with more than one
series. The Select Series button is enabled. (The series button is disabled if there is
only one series available.)
2
To select all the series, click on Select All, then OK.
All series are now selected. Pages are created from images in all
available series.
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3
Click on OK.
4
Click on Select Series.
5
Click on Select All to deselect all of the series.
6
Click on the second series, then click on OK. These images are
called thumbnails because of their size.
7
Click on OK.
The new series is loaded and displayed on screen.
Compare Images From Two Studies
1
Click on Split Screen.
The Image window is split into
two viewing areas. Each half of the
screen has its own toolbar to allow
images to be manipulated
independently.
2
Use the Study slider in the left
pane to select the first patient.
3
Use the Study slider in the second
pane to select the fifth patient.
4
Click on Split Screen again to
return to single screen mode.
WebAccess defaults to the patient study that was shown on the left half of the screen.
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Load Images Quickly
If you are viewing images over a slow connection, you can enable a feature called lossy
compression. Compression makes the images smaller in size so you can view images
more quickly. There is a slight reduction in image quality.
1
Switch to the Study page.
2
Click on Enable Lossy Compression.
Compression is enabled when the button is pressed.
3
Select the first study in the list.
4
Click on 1x1 View to move to the Image page.
When lossy compression is enabled, a green triangle appears in the bottom right
corner of the image, as shown below:
green triangle
5
Switch back to the Study page and click on Enable Lossy Compression again to
disable compression.
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Open a Report
You can open reports on the study for viewing on screen, printing, or saving for later
consultation.
Viewing a Report
1
Look in the Display list for a study with a preliminary study icon
approved study icon
or an
in the Status column. (The preliminary study icon is
faded.)
When one of these icons appear in the
Status column, there is a report
available for viewing.
2
If you see a study with one of these
icons, select it.
3
Click on Retrieve Report.
The report is displayed on screen.
4
Click on Large Text (24 pt), Medium
Text(18 pt) or Small Text (12 pt), to
enlarge or reduce the text size so that is
more readable.
Printing a Report
1
Click on Print. This opens the default print dialog for your computer’s operating
system.
2
Use the drop-down arrow to select the printer you want to send the job to.
3
Leave the number of copies at the default (1).
4
Click on OK.
Saving a Report
1
To save a report, click on Save. This opens
the default save dialog for your
computer’s operating system.
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Choose a location where you want to save
the report. For example, use the dropdown arrow beside the Save in field and
double-click on the C:\ drive. Doubleclick on the Temp folder.
This will save your report in the Temp directory on your hard drive.
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3
Enter the name of the file in the Save As field, such as MarchReport.
4
Add one of the following suffixes onto the name:
Suffix
Description
.txt
Saves the file as a plain text file (just the words). You could read
this file using the following software: WordPad, Notepad,
Microsoft Word or WordPerfect.
.rtf
Saves the file in rich text format. Rich text format keeps some of
the formatting of the original document. For example, bold
words would still look bold. You could read the file using the
following software: WordPad, Notepad, Microsoft Word or
WordPerfect.
.html
Saves the file so that you could read it using your web browser
(Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator).
The name of the file should look similar to “MarchReport.txt”, “MarchReport.rtf” or
“MarchReport.html”.
5
Click on Save.
Viewing a Report and Image Side-by-Side
1
Switch to the Study page.
2
Select a study in the Display list with an available report.
3
Click on 1x1 View.
4
Click on Retrieve Report.
You can view the report and
the image side-by-side.
5
Use the scroll bars to see all the
information for the different
sections of the report (Patient
Information, Report
Information and Study
Information).
6
Click on Split Screen to return
to single screen mode.
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Leave the Computer
After you finish your session, or you leave the computer unattended, you should logout
of WebAccess to protect the security of the system.
1
Switch to the Study tab.
2
To return to the login screen, click on Exit.
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Where to Go Next?
If you have completed the first section of the Getting Started User Guide, you are ready
to work with WebAccess. As you work, you will find additional sources of information in
two formats: printed manuals and online files.
Printed Documentation
There is one source of printed documentation provided:
Printed Manual
When to use it...
WebAccess Reference Guide
If you need more information about
concepts or workflow.
Online Documentation
You can also access information online, while you are working within WebAccess. There
are two different types of online information available:
Online Manual
When to use it...
How to access it...
Tool Tips
If you want to know the
name of a button.
1 Place the pointer over the button
and leave it there until a small
box pops up.
2 The box contains the button
name.
Online Help
If you want information
about workflow tasks or
about a specific tool.
1 Switch to the Study page.
2 Click on Online Help.
The
main help page opens in a
second web browser window.
3 Click on the topic you want to
learn about.
4 Proceed through the topics at
your own pace, or use the Index
or Tool Reference tools.
5 To close the Online Help, click
on the close box (X) in the top
right corner of the second web
browser window.
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Appendix: Use the Mouse
This appendix if for users who are new to working with a PC, and may be unfamiliar
with using a mouse.
PC Mouse
The mouse has two or three buttons. The most frequently used button is the left button.
Unless you are specifically told to right-click (meaning press the button to the far right
on your mouse), always use the left mouse button.
Mac Mouse
If you are using a Macintosh, there is only one button. If you are told to right-click, Mac
users need to press and hold the COMMAND key while pressing on the mouse button. The
COMMAND
key is the key with the
and z symbols in the bottom row of your keyboard.
Mouse Actions
When you move your mouse, you will see a pointer moving across the screen.
Depending on the action you are carrying out with the mouse, the pointer on the screen
changes shape:
Appearance
Name
Description
Pointer
Appears when you point to objects you can click on,
for instance to select or activate them.
I-beam
Appears when you can type in text. Also called a
cursor.
Hourglass
Indicates an action or process is taking place. Be
patient, the system will be ready when your pointer
appears as a pointer or I-beam.
Use the mouse for the following actions:
Action
Description
click
Direct the pointer onto an object and pressing the left button
on your mouse.
right-click
Direct the pointer onto an object and pressing the right
button on your mouse for PC users.
click and drag
Direct the pointer onto an object, holding down the left
button of your mouse and moving the mouse.
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Action
Description
select
To select an item click the left mouse button while pointing at
the item. If you click the selected item again, it is deselected.
To select text, hold down the left mouse button and drag
through the text you want to select. Selected text is
highlighted. To deselect text, click it once.
COMMAND-click
FOR MAC USERS ONLY. Refers to pressing the COMMAND key
(
z) while clicking on the mouse button.
Using the Scrollbars
If the window you open is not large enough to hold all the contents scrollbars appear
along the bottom and right-side of the window as in the screen capture below.
scroll slider
vertical
scroll bar
scroll arrow
horizontal scroll bar
Use the scroll bars to view hidden areas:
• To jump a large distance, click and drag the scroll slider. For example, to move to
the bottom of the page, click and drag the vertical scroll slider to the bottom of the
scrollbar.
• To move a smaller distance, click on the scroll arrow which faces the direction you
want to move in.
Note: The fewer number of items in the list, the larger the scroll slider. The greater the
number of items in the list, the smaller the scroll slider.
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