Working with Results

##Creating DICOM Files Once the fMRU analysis has been completed, it may be desirable to upload images of the results to PACS. While the paid version of IDL can create DICOM files, the free version cannot. The results can be exported as image files, however, and CHOP-fMRU_Assistant can then create DICOM files. These can be uploaded to PACS and will show up as an additional series in the original study.

First, change the study as above to the study of interest. This step is important, as the software will use the DICOM headers from the selected study to create new DICOM files. Choosing the wrong study in this step will cause the results to be associated with the wrong patient. Click the Images to DICOM button. Navigate to the directory containing the images exported from CHOP-fMRU and select all images that will be published to PACS, by either holding the Ctrl key and selecting multiple items or by pressing Ctrl+A to select all items. Click OK.

The DICOM files will be created and stored in the output_files directory for the study in the database.

##Uploading Results to PACS After results have been converted to DICOM files, simple click the Upload to PACS button in the main form. The progress of the operation will be visible in the status bar at the bottom of the window.