![]() ![]() Observe the result of the query of the remote system in the left hand panel.Press Query and select the remote system to query from the popup and press OK.Enter the first few letters of the desired subject's name in the query patient's name field with a trailing asterisk ("*") wildcard (if left blank, the PACS will be queried for all patients). ![]() The following panel shows the control panel with default values for the checkboxes suitable for a typical de-identification scenario:Īs an example of how to perform the cleaning process, the following steps might be performed to query, retrieve, de-identify, blackout and export images to a zip file (assuming that the network has already been configured see How to configure it): ![]() Whether or not to accept any Transfer Syntax over the network or during file importation, or only those that can be decoded and displayed (blacked out).Export of DICOM files and DICOMDIR directly into a folder (intended for CD burning) or a zip file.Addition of a description of the DicomCleaner™ software as contributing equipment, to maintain a record in the cleaned instances of what tool was used.Removal or retention of structured content, such as the content tree of DICOM Structured Report (SR) files.Removal or retention of private attributes, except those that are known to be safe to leave and are important (e.g., SUV scale factor).Replacement of DICOM unique identifiers, which is performed consistently for a set of instances to maintain referential integrity.Removal or retention of clinical trial attributes, which may need to be removed for secondary re-use of clinical trial images.Removal or retention of institution identifiers, which may be needed to track facility performance but otherwise may be removed.Removal or retention of device identifiers (e.g., serial number), which may be needed to track device performance but otherwise may be removed.Removal or retention of patient characteristics (e.g., sex and weight), which are essential for PET SUV but otherwise often removed.Removal or retention of descriptions (e.g., Study Description), which though useful may sometimes have identifying information, with separate options to remove or retain the Series Description and Protocol Name (which are generally both useful and safe). ![]()
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