NEW AW Volumeshare 7 Ext5 PDS
NEW AW Volumeshare 7 Ext5 PDS
NEW AW Volumeshare 7 Ext5 PDS
AW VolumeShare 7
Improved department productivity.
Increased diagnostic confidence.
Reduced operating costs.
And that’s just the beginning…
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Features Industry Standards Indications for Use
• Simple drag and drop action for AW VolumeShare 7 complies with a
networking, media interchange, AW VolumeShare 7 is a review
wide variety of industry standards to
and filming. workstation, which allows easy
facilitate adoption of features and
• Multi-tasking capabilities. selection, review, processing and
performance improvements as the
• Active directory integration allows computing and medical imaging filming of multi–modality DICOM
enterprise level user authentic- industry evolves. images from a variety of diagnostic
ation. Directories supported include imaging systems. When interpreted
Microsoft® Active Directory® (MSAD) Computer Industry Standards for by a trained physician, filmed or
and other LDAP authentication Workstation Class Products: displayed images on the AW monitor
services POSIX (1003.1, 1003.2, 1003.4) may be used as a basis for diagnosis,
• Patient list to manage images from
ANSI C / ANSI Draft Standard C++ / except in the case of mammography
local workstation or remote
JAVA® images.
systems.
• Postfetch feature, designed to
DICOM Conformance Standards:
optimize your reading workflow by Regulatory Compliance
DICOM 3.0 Storage Service Class
automatically gathering a patient’s UL1950, CSA 950, IEC/EN 60601-1-
for RT, CT, MR, CR, X-ray (Angio and 2:2007, IEC 60950- A12:201
prior exams according to your pre-
R&F), Digital X-ray (DX), MG, NM,
set criteria. IEC 60950-1:2005/A1:2009,
PET, U/S, Secondary Capture,
• Connectivity with RIS
Secondary Capture Color DICOM EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009
• Support for Key Images.
Image Objects. (Service Class User +A1:2010+A12:2011,
• End Review automates routine
(SCU) for image send and Service
filming and networking tasks with UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 NO 60950-1-
Class Provider (SCP) for image
just one click. 07-CAN/CSA CSA C22.2 NO 60950-1-
receive). 07-CAN/CSA
• Search Advantage for fast and
easy search of a patient’s exam DICOM 3.0 Query/Retrieve Service
Class (SCU and SCP). EN 980:2008 - Symbols for use in the
history on PACS or any other labeling of medical devices
DICOM®-compliant device. DICOM 3.0 Storage Commitment
• Enhanced Quick Filters of the Service Class (SCU). EN 1041:2008 - Information supplied by
Patient List filters studies by DICOM Print (Color and B&W). the manufacturer with medical devices
Modality, Date, End Review status DICOM Media Interchange (CD-R, ISO 14971:2007 / EN ISO 14971:2012 -
or Exam Description. DVD+R(W)). Medical devices - Application of risk
• DICOM CD/DVD/USB Creation Tool. management to medical devices
• High-performance database Filming Protocols
IEC / EN 60601-1-6:2010 - Medical
management system. DICOM Print (Color and B&W) and electrical equipment
• 2D Viewer for image display, Adobe® Postscript (Color and B&W)
for supported printers. IEC 62304:2006 / EN 62304:2006 +
manipulation, annotation, review.
AC:2008
• Integrated Filmer with enhanced
flexibility to perform all filming and
data exporting tasks.
• Access to a wide variety of
applications for greater diagnostic
flexibility.
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AW VolumeShare 7 For detailed description of Volume Viewer
features, please refer to the Volume Viewer
Product Data Sheet.
The AW VolumeShare 7 workstation gives
you powerful capabilities aimed at License Management
increasing your diagnostic confidence, Application Usage Monitor tracks how often a
reducing your operating costs, and particular license was used, when, and by whom.
improving your departmental productivity. You can compile and view usage reports for a
specific period of time. This helps you understand
how your systems contribute to departmental
Available Configurations: productivity and to plan for future license
requirements based on actual usage data.
VolumeShare is a multi-modality advanced For floating licenses, a secondary license server
visualization workflow solution that helps to can be assigned for redundancy. If the primary
enhance diagnostic confidence and productivity. license server becomes unavailable, the
The AW VolumeShare 7 workstation features secondary can be contacted so that work can
software that is optimized for 64-bit technology continue.
and multicore processor hardware to provide
leading edge performance. It includes AW’s premier User interface
3D image analysis package, Volume Viewer, with a Choice of one or two 1280x1024 monitors with
suite of volumetric visualization and analysis tools scroll or optical mouse.
for CT, MR, 3D X-ray and PET. In addition, this Simple drag-and-drop mechanism for
package includes the multi-modality 2D Viewer networking, media interchange, filming and data
with dedicated functions for review of CT, MR, X- export options.
Ray, Angio, DX, U/S and PET images. It also includes Automatic help message display briefly describes
the Filmer, a multimedia export tool for creating function currently under the mouse pointer.
electronic films, filming and exporting to an internal Shortcut keys and programmable window/level
web server, CD, or DVD. function keys for accelerated control.
AW VolumeShare 7 is also available for purchase Multi-tasking capabilities that allow Patient List,
without Volume Viewer for users who require only 2D Viewer, Filmer and Volume Viewer to run
2D image applications. Volume Viewer dependent simultaneously with Fast Switch capabilities
features will not be supported on this configuration. between applications.
Modalities Security
Supported DICOM modalities include:
Full support of Enterprise Authentication with
Computed tomography (CT),
Microsoft® Active Directory® and Novell®
Magnetic resonance imaging (MR), eDirectory™. Users can access their AW
Radiofluoroscopy (RF), Workstation with existing Single Sign On
Xray angiography (XA), credentials. This may streamline HIPAA
Computed radiography (CR), compliance.
Digital radiography (DX), If Enterprise Authentication is not used, an
Mammography (MG), administrator-defined UNIX login and password
Nuclear medicine (NM), is required per workstation. A lock screen feature
Positron emission tomography (PET), enables you to lock the workstation display when
Ultrasound (US) leaving it momentarily, preventing unauthorized
Structured Reporting (SR), access to patient data.
Key Objects (KO) Main actions performed on the AW (save, film,
network, export) are flagged and saved to an
Volume Viewer Application audit trail which includes username, ID, patient
AW’s 3D image analysis package with a broad name, exam ID, date, and time.
range of multimodality image analysis tools Multiple users can have different local UNIX
including multiplanar reformat, curvilinear logins, use the same AW workstation, and yet
reformatting, volume rendering and lumen keep their user preferences unique.
navigation.
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AW VolumeShare 7 is secured by Product Network viewer preferences. You can designate one AW on
Filters (PNF), which keeps unauthorized users from your network as a preference management server.
accessing open ports over the network. You can A standard USB flash drive may also be used to
configure this feature to provide only specific share preferences between workstations.
remote devices access to AW ports. One-Touch protocols enable you to define an
While not recommended, AW VolumeShare 7 application or preset protocol to launch
does support ClamAV® anti-virus protection. This automatically based on DICOM elements.
program is not activated by default in order to DICOM Query/Retrieve Storage Class User (SCU) and
guarantee optimal performance of the AW Storage Class Provider (SCP) provide seamless
workstation. If needed, your GE Healthcare field network integration.
engineer can activate the program. However, it is DICOM Storage Commitment SCU lets you know
the customer’s responsibility to provide a safe when exams have been archived successfully on
internet connection from the workstation and to DICOM devices, such as PACS, that support Storage
keep virus definitions current. Commitment SCP.
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Worklists and Filters classifies data according to patient folder
You can filter the patient list by modality, date, end description of the DICOM standard: Patient/Exam;
review status, or exam description. Most filters are Study/Series; Sequence/Images.
available on the remote host patient list as well. Automatically deletes images on first-in first-out
You can filter the patient list further by choosing one (FIFO) basis, which can be toggled on/off.
or any of these parameters: Lock Exam feature protects specified exams from
‐ Modality. deletion.
‐ Patient name or patient ID. Permanent display of available disk space
‐ Exam location (hospital name) and exam description. facilitates disk management.
‐ Series description Study anonymization tool modifies DICOM
‐ Date and time of day: today, or specified date or elements to remove protected health information.
date ranges with a specified time or time ranges.
‐ Radiologist’s or referring physician’s name. 2D Viewer
‐ Accession number. The 2D Viewer is an application used to display,
Quick Sort (ascending or descending) and Quick Access manipulate, annotate, and review 2D images by a
(entry field) are available for any of the fields displayed trained physician for diagnostic interpretations.
at exam level (patient name, patient ID, exam location This tool has been designed to provide greater user
and description, radiologist’s and referring physician’s efficiency, providing a set of intuitive, easy-to-use
name, date and time). interface features.
Queues Display customization
• AW VolumeShare 7 manages three queues: network Display customization allows the user to manage
transfer; media interchange, filming. A menu on the layouts to display data. Key benefits include:
patient list gives you easy access to queue status, and Allows modification of number of exams or series
an animated icon gives you continuous network queue displayed to facilitate either single or multi-exam
status information. reviews.
Standard layouts give you flexibility to tailor the
DICOM CD/DVD/USB creation tool
image display from 1x1 to 8x8. The current layout
• The DICOM media creation tool offers you the flexibility
is retained if the images are from the same
to save and retrieve from supported CD, DVD, or USB
modality and orientation.
storage devices.
Annotation levels allow selection of the image
• Add selected exam, series, or images by dragging and
information fields to display.
dropping to the pre-mastering window.
Toolbar customization puts you in control of
• CD and DVD usage percent is shown before you launch
which buttons are displayed to meet your needs.
the writing process.
• You can optionally down sample certain 10242x5122 X-
Study Navigation
ray angiographic images during CD creation.
• The navigator lets you assign a series to a view
• CD/DVD composer lets you manage large amounts of
on the fly.
data. If data size is larger than medium capacity, you
• Cine mode also provides temporal, spatial, or
are prompted to supply additional media storage
manual playback loops.
space.
• With two exams or series loaded, Cine mode
• You can specify the number of copies created during a
supports a side-by-side display format with
CD/DVD save session.
synchronized playback loops for more efficient
• You can embed a Centricity® DICOM viewer on DICOM
comparisons.
CD/DVD so data can be reviewed on a PC running a
Windows operating system.
Image Review
• You get lossless JPEG reading of any DICOM CD/DVD
• The initial image window and level setting is
media. Lossless writing is available for X-ray exams.
based on the DICOM header. Once displayed,
• CD/DVD drives operate at 16x write speeds and read
several methods of adjusting image window and
speeds up to 48x depending on choice of media.
level are provided.
• For limitations on USB storage, refer to the AW
• Provides routine image manipulation features:
VolumeShare 7 Basic Display/Viewer/Filmer User
‐ Flip/Rotate, Zoom, Pan, Magnifying Glass
Manual.
‐ Inverse Video: inverts grayscale color map.
- Display normal: lets you return the image to its
Database management
default viewing parameters.
High-performance database management system
You can access the following features using a
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single mouse click directly on the image. Having these exporting flexibility.
direct manipulation tools easily at hand gives you fast
access with less distraction from your review task by This feature supports two modes: the Mini Filmer
eliminating the need to return to the graphical user mode and Full-Screen mode, which provides the
interface controls: 2D distance, Angle, Report cursor, ability for full customization and film layout
Box ROI, elliptical ROI and free-hand ROI template creation.
The program continuously updates statistics on the fly. Three key mechanisms give you exceptional
• The Annotation feature lets you highlight areas of flexibility:
interest by adding text and line/arrow pointers to any 1. Free Format Filming
image feature. 2. DICOM Structured Reporting (SR)
• The Copy/Paste/Erase feature lets you 3. Data Export (HTML/PDF and
copy/paste/remove any text or graphic placed on an JPEG/PNG/MPEG/AVI/QTVR)
image. With the Filmer you can easily extract significant
• Cross-reference indicates the position of the current images from any AW application (2D Viewer,
slice over the scout or localizer or any other non- Volume Viewer, READY View, etc.).
parallel series. • You can film images individually by dragging and
• Save lets you store a copy of the image as it appears dropping to the on-screen Filmer, or by using the
on the screen for future review. F1 keystroke.
• The Key Images feature allows you to flag images and • Multiple Image formatting lets you film multiple
create key objects. images in a single page frame with the F2
keystroke.
Batch Filming • With Film MID you can send multiple images to a
The Print Series feature lets you automatically batch film single filmer frame with the F3 keystroke.
an entire series with a single keystroke. • Batch Filming is supported from applications that
provide that capability (Print Series in the Viewer,
Advanced X-ray Analysis Batch Film Protocols in Volume Viewer).
• You can apply shutters to X-ray images to focus on Communication between applications and the
specific areas within the image. Shutters are black, Filmer is accomplished in the mini Filmer mode,
opaque overlays with elliptical or rectangular cutouts which provides a minimized footprint. The mini
that you can size as desired. Once a shutter is applied, Filmer mode provides the following:
you can move the underlying image to shift the • Compatibility with Batch Filming from Volume
viewable area. Shutters can also be applied to CT and Viewer (may be optional in your configuration)
MR images with the Image Matte feature. • Store and position images transferred from an
• You can apply several levels of edge enhancement application.
filters to an image. • Type of export (film, media, database).
• Image Subtraction: A graphical user interface lets you • Rapid switching between Full-Screen Filmer and
select a mask and subtraction of all images in an application.
associated sequence. Subtracted images may be The resultant electronic films become a quick
saved as a sequence with one mouse click. summary of the patient study and radiological
• Landscape: With this tool, you can introduce a interpretation to be reviewed by clinicians and
percentage of the mask image into the subtracted physicians. They can also be saved as independent
image for anatomical reference. A graphical user files (DICOM SR and Secondary Captures) for
interface lets you specify the percentage of mask to be teaching purposes.
reintroduced. The Filmer works on the WYSIWYG (What You See Is
• Pixel Shift: Auto pixel shift optimizes a mask to image What You Get) approach, and the electronic film
registration. You can also move a mask manually to can contain one or several pages with specific
optimize subtraction quality in a specific region of layouts for each page or all pages.
interest. A flexible Edit Mode provides the ability to easily
• Split Pixel Shift: You can split the screen horizontally or add, manipulate, format, or delete images from the
vertically for pixel shift. film. Images can contain text and graphics from
• Maximum/Minimum Opacifications: You can measurements and your annotations, and may be
integrate selected images to provide a resulting Max. window/leveled, magnified, flipped, rotated, or cine.
Op./Min. Op. image. You can add additional annotation to the image in
Filmer edit mode.
The integrated Filmer enhances the efficiency of the The Preview Mode displays the film as it will be
review station and gives you greater filming and printed or exported, taking into account the layout
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applied to each page and the compression level specified approximately:
for non-DICOM exporting (JPEG/PNG and ‐ 8,300,000 2562 uncompressed images OR
MPEG/AVI/QTVR). ‐ 1,900,000 5122 uncompressed images OR
‐ 475,000 10242 uncompressed images OR
Printing ‐ 100,000 2048 x 2560 uncompressed images
AW VolumeShare 7 includes Network DICOM Print (B&W • Internal DVD Writer drive for read/write of DICOM
and color). For supported printers, AW VolumeShare 7 CD/DVD media, read/write of Data Export CD/DVD
includes Network PostScript capability (B&W and color). data and service use (DVD Install)
For PostScript and DICOM printers, any printing format • Integrated Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Port.
created in the Filmer is supported (e.g. non-square matrix • 1 USB QWERTY (or regional) Keyboard and Mouse
formats for rectangular images such as CT run-offs).
• AW VolumeShare 7 postscript printing has been tested Footprint
on the following devices: Codonics 1660M, 1660MD or Height 43.18 cm (17.0 in.)
Horizon, Lexmark Optra 1650N, 1855N, SC1275N, Width 16.89 cm (6.65 in.)
C710N, C720N, T612 or T614, Seiko 1720D,Kodak Depth 44.47 cm (17.5 in.)
DMI3600, Quantium GL2101HD, declared with Approximate Weight 13.5 kg (29.8 lbs)
film/thick paper or with plain paper, Tally T8106, HP
LaserJet and Xerox Phaser Operating Environment
• Digital cameras and analog cameras using a 3M-952 Temperature: +5°C to +35°C
protocol (including DASM interface) are not supported Humidity: 8% to 85% (relative non-condensing)
on AW VolumeShare 7. Altitude: 0 to 3100m (10,000 ft.)
Acoustics: LWAd less than 4.3 Bels
Exporting Shock: 40 G peak, half-sine, 2-3 ms
Data export is integrated in the Filmer, thus providing all
image processing tools needed for multimedia image Non-Operating Environment
export. The Filmer exports any electronic film to DICOM Temperature: -40°C to +60°C
SR, PDF/HTML, JPEG, PNG, MPEG, AVI or QTVR format. Humidity: 8% to 90% (relative, non-condensing)
Non-DICOM data can also be saved on a multi-session Altitude: 0 to 9100m (30,000 ft.)
CD/DVD. The Data Export capability is intended only for
publishing and communication, not for diagnostic Monitors
purposes. Its simplicity is reflected in the different export (2) 19” color Flat Panel LCD monitors
mechanisms available: DICOM Part 14 factory calibrated
CD/DVD removable media Native resolution 1280 x 1024 (5:4 aspect ratio)
USB flash drive Approximate Weight: 7.2 Kg (15.87 lbs)
Network HTTP and FTP protocols AC 100 - 120 V, 200 - 240 V: 50 / 60 Hz
Cardiac Review and Export Image Networking
Processing and review of CT, MR and PET cardiac exams
Standard 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet for DICOM
with manual oblique reformatted protocols can be
1000 Base-T dedicated network for optimal Direct
exported as a multi-phase Cine movie that allows
Connect performance
referring physicians to review exams in a dynamic mode.
Protocols supported:
‐ DICOM 3.0 Storage SCU/SCP and Query/Retrieve
System Components SCU/SCP
‐ InSite
‐ TCP/IP network layer
Workstation Configuration
‐ SdCNet supported to query/retrieve from AWS 3.1
• HP Z440 Workstation
and AW 4.0
• Intel® Xeon® E5-1660 v3 Eight Core 3.0 GHz CPU with
AW VolumeShare 7 does not support the
20MB Shared L3 Cache
AdvantageNET network protocol.
• 2133 MHz Front Side Bus
AW VolumeShare 7 does not support DICOM images
• 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2133 MHz ECC Registered DIMM
from GE Healthcare Signa™ version 5.x 1.5T MR
• RAM upgradable to 64GB (8x8GB)
systems
• NVIDIA Quadro NVS 310, 1024MB Graphics card
AW VolumeShare 7 software is supported on the
• 1 x 256GB Solid State Drive for OS and Applications
previous generation AW VolumeShare 5 HP Z800 and
• 2 x 512GB Solid State Drive in RAID-0 for image cache.
Z820 workstations.
• Cache, which is subject to overhead can store
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