Vitrea Admin Guide

132 Pages·2007·5.17 MB·English

Vitrea 2
®   
version 4.0
Administration Guide
VPMC-8157B
Vital Images, Inc. 2007
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Safety and Regulatory Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Caution Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
General Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
HIPAA Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Online Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Contact Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Getting Started – Microsoft Windows® Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Understanding Hardware Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Minimum & Recommended Hardware Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Hard Drive Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing Windows 32bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Windows Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Configuring Windows Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Windows Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installing Windows 64bit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
Pagefile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
BIOS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Configuring Antivirus and Disk Defragmentation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Adding Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
Cleaning Up the Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
Creating a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
Creating and Restoring Disk Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
Creating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
Applying an Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
Imaging New Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Imaging the C: Partition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Setting Network Information and Partitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
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Setting an IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Changing Drive Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Licensing Vitrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Entering a Static License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Understanding Concurrent (Floating) Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Floating License Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Query the Floating License Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Installing Vitrea Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
Registering and Authorizing Vitrea Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
DICOM Devices and Postscript Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Introducing DICOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Common Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Understanding VICommunicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Testing the Functionality of VICommunicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Restarting VICommunicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Adding DICOM Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Testing DICOM Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Sending Images to the Vitrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Extended Storage Classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Configuring Vitrea’s DICOM Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Turning on the Multi-frame Option in Vitrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Configuring PACS in Vitrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Setting Up Vitrea to Vitrea (V2V) Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Adding ViTALConnect Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-14
Configuring Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-17
Configuring DICOM Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-17
Installing Postscript Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19
rUnderstanding SmartQuery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19
Using the SmartQuery Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19
Importing and Exporting the DICOM Device List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Reading the ECFConfiguration.xml Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Exporting the DICOM Device list into the ECFConfiguration.xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
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Learning Basic Vitrea Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Learning Basic Vitrea Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Study Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
The Gallery window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
The Viewer Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
The Report Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4
The Review Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
The Help Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Vitrea Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Customizing Vitrea Burned CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
Modifying the Apache Web Server Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Enabling Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Adding Multiple Vitrea Workstations to the Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Understanding Modified Presets and Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Saving Modified Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Changing the Default Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Changing Compression Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Customizing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13
System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Disk Defragmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Software Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
Configuring Autodelete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
Configuring AutoDelete by Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
Configuring AutoDelete by Disk Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Configuring AutoDelete by Store Confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Welcome to Vital Image’s Support Knowledge Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Registering for Vital Images’ Support Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Using Vital Images Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Adding Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Resolving Importing, Exporting, and Printing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Troubleshooting DICOM Export Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Troubleshooting DICOM Printing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Troubleshooting CD/DVD Burning in Vitrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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General CD/DVD Troubleshooting Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Archiving Data in Vitrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Archiving a Report to CD/DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
Troubleshooting a Slow System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
Running Chkdsk to Fix Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Verify Free Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Checking Processes for high CPU usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-15
Running Disk Defragmentation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17
Optimizing Video Card Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Vitrea Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Changing Video Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-21
Vitrea Software Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Restoring Customized Report Templates and Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Vitrea Saves Your Customized Templates and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Finding Commonly Used Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
C: Drive Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
E: Drive Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Creating a Backup for Vitrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
VxNet Introduction (for PACS Integrated Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Introducing VxNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Understanding Stand-alone vs. Integrated Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Reading VxNet Log Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Introducing the Communication Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Reviewing Load Times of Integrated Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Licensing Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Vital Images License Request Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Index-1
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Vitrea® 2 version 4.0 Administration Guide
Introduction
Product Overview
Vital Images’ Vitrea® medical imaging software, installed on a state-of-the art,
high performance Windows workstation, provides the most sophisticated vol-
ume-rendering software available anywhere in the world today.
Vitrea revolutionizes the world of clinical radiology by providing you with an easy-
to-use workstation that can make diagnoses easier, faster, and more reliable than
ever before. Vitrea provides both 2D and 3D environments, where you can create
and examine diagnostic quality images in less than five minutes. Vitrea gives you
the tools you need for your daily work: fast image rendering, an embedded clini-
cal workflow and protocols, image fine-tuning and navigation, and report author-
ing.
With Vitrea, you can quickly and easily accomplish the following tasks:
• Communicate with configured DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communica-
tions in Medicine) devices to retrieve and export patient data
• Preview images as acquired by the scanner, using the 2D Study Viewer
feature
• Load one or multiple CT or MR volumes for a patient
• Select from a gallery of predefined clinical viewing protocols
• Adjust visualization parameters to enhance images
• Review multiple image files in 2D, side-by-side views
• Measure regions of interest
• Locate and observe points of interest, using a mix of multi-planar refor-
matted (MPR) 2D and 3D images
• Trim with 3D and 2D segmentation to focus images on regions of interest
• Fly through or around anatomical images
• Save snapshots highlighting regions of interest to a printable, Intranet-
ready report
• Capture image sequences in batches to create printed reports or make
Intranet-ready digital movies
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Safety and Regulatory Considerations
For general Vitrea safety and regulatory considerations, refer to the Safety and
Regulatory Considerations section of Basic Vitrea 2 User Guide.
Caution Statements
Hardware and Safety
• Some computer monitors (computer screen, CRT) are unshielded. Do not
place the monitor, whether in its shipping carton or unpacked, inside the 1.3
Gauss line of any Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) magnet. Exposure to
this strength of magnetic field will permanently damage the monitor and may
void the manufacturer’s warranty. Assume all monitors, regardless of the
manufacturer or source, are unshielded unless the manufacturer specifically
states otherwise.
• The Vitrea workstation uses 24-bit color resolution or 8-bit grayscale resolu-
tion which is lower than that of radiologic film. The user must use profes-
sional judgment at all times when interpreting images that may be influenced
by resolution level.
• For best results, set the workstation monitor resolution to 1600 X 1200 pixels.
If you set the monitor to a lower resolution, for example 1280 x 1024, you may
not be able to see some buttons and controls. If you use a lower resolution,
set the Windows Taskbar to auto-hide. To do this, right-click the taskbar, then
select Properties. Check Auto-hide the taskbar box.
• You must have enough random access memory (RAM) on your workstation. If
you do not have sufficient memory, you may experience a significant
decrease in system performance or even a system crash. It is important to
provide enough memory to work with--more than the anticipated maximum
size for a volume. If you think you are experiencing low memory issues, con-
tact your System Administrator or Vital Images. For Vital Images contact infor-
mation, see Contact Us.
• Do not use the Vitrea workstation if any unsafe condition exists. If the hard-
ware fails, resulting in a hazardous condition such as smoke or fire, turn off
the power to the hardware and unplug the monitor and CPU. Do not use the
equipment if a malfunction takes place. Contact your System Administrator or
Vital Images to correct any malfunctions before proceeding. For Vital Images
contact information, see Contact Us.
• If the Vitrea screen goes blank or the system locks up at any time while you
are using it, it could disrupt the interpretation of an image. Should this occur,
be sure to restart Vitrea.
• Do not install the Vitrea workstation within six feet of a patient area. Patient
vicinity is defined in Medical Electrical Equipment - Safety Requirements for
Medical Electrical Systems (IEC 601-1-1), as ‘any volume in which intentional
or unintentional contact between the PATIENT and any parts of the SYSTEM or
some other persons touching parts of the SYSTEM can occur’. See the follow-
ing diagram for clarification:
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FIGURE 1. Patient Vicinity Diagram
General Safety The Vitrea software and its computer platform constitute the Vitrea workstation.
Considerations The Vitrea workstation is a sophisticated combination of software and hardware.
The Vitrea workstation is intended to be used by the following individuals:
• physicians
• radiologic technologists
• other medical personnel under a physician’s supervision
Keep the electronic copy of this manual on your workstation. Review the Vitrea
operating instructions on a regular basis, paying special attention to Caution
statements and Notes.
Refer to the instruction manuals for your specific computer hardware and for any
other system software for additional safety information.
Be sure to limit access to patient data to authorized individuals. Access control
can be achieved by physical security measures (locking systems), by software-
based password security systems, or both. If you have questions, contact your
System Administrator or Vital Images. For Vital Images contact information, see
Contact Us.
HIPAA Compliance Vital Images’ products comply with the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
It is the responsibility of users to comply with their institutions’ HIPAA policies.
Online Registration
All customers are required to register their Vitrea software and agree to the terms
of a Vital Images software license agreement. Upon installation and subsequent
upgrades, a dialog box will display every time you launch Vitrea, requesting you
register the software. After you register, the dialog box will not display.
You can also register your software through our web site, or by email.
You should register within 30 days to ensure continuous operation of Vitrea. If you
have not registered within 30 days, you will no longer be able to start Vitrea.
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NOTE To register the software on your workstation, you must log on as a
Vitrea administrator.
Contact Us
• For general, non-technical support questions, contact us through our Web
site: www.vitalimages.com.
• For customer technical support, contact us using one of the following meth-
ods:
• In the U.S., call the Customer Support line at 1.800.208.3005.
• Outside the U.S., contact your Vital Images distributor. For a list of inter-
national distributors, go to http://support.vitalimages.com/contact.asp.
• Go to http://support.vitalimages.com/requestinfo.aspx and perform the
following steps:
a In the Destination field, select Technical Questions and Support
Issues.
b Fill out the rest of the form.
c Click Send.
• Email [email protected].
• For licensing information or requests, contact us through
[email protected].
To provide feedback about this document or other Vital Images product
documentation, email [email protected].
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