Handling the LongView Cassette

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1. Handling the LongView Cassette 1

1.1 LongView IP and CL/RU Processing 1
1.2 Setting CL for the LongView Cassette 2
1.3 Registering and Reading the LongView IP: [N:N] 6
2. Editing and Stitching IP Images 10
3. Monitor Mode and Buttons 14
Appendix 1 LongView Cassette Settings and Details 15

June 27, 2006 First Edition

Medical Systems Business Division

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1. Handling the LongView IP
1.1 LongView IP and CL/RU Processing
(1) Equipment that supports the LongView cassettes and connection modes

This manual describes the system of the CL and RU in N:N connection.

Reader unit (RU) that supports the LongView cassettes and connection mode are described as
follows.
Also, reading performance of each RU is unique, and images may not be stitched smoothly if IPs
are read in different RUs, so we recommend reading them with one RU.

CL connection Option Option

Remarks
mode Anti-topple Strengthening
Equipment N:N (*1) retainer (*2)
FCR5000plus ○ Unnecessary Necessary (*3)
FCR5000Rplus ○ Unnecessary Unnecessary
FCR5000MAplus ○ Unnecessary Unnecessary
XG1 (346) ○ Recommended Unnecessary
Speedia CS (362) ○ Unnecessary Unnecessary
PROFECT CS（363） ○ Unnecessary Unnecessary
PROFECT ONE(368) ○ Unnecessary Unnecessary
355RU × Recommended Unnecessary
356 ○ Recommended Unnecessary
357 ○ Recommended Unnecessary
○ : Supported ×: Not supported --- : None
*1: This is a retainer that fixes the equipment and prevents it from falling.
Refer to the Service Manual for details. Use the retainer for the safety of users and equipment.
*2: It is necessary to use the retainer for the cassette set unit of the FCR 5000 plus for strengthening.
*3: Do not use FCR5000plus, FCR5000Rplus, or FCR5000Maplus with the other RUs as the data format
sent to the other RU and CL is different from the other equipment.

(2) Preparing to Use the LongView IP

The CL has to be set for IIP Service Utility and User Utility beforehand. It is not necessary to
perform any settings on the RU.

The software for image stitching, Image Composition Keysoftware (114Y5342310A00), is an

option.

(3) Service of the LongView Cassette

Refer to the following Service Manual.
FUJI IP LONG VIEW CASSETTE LC (2L) Document number 014-208-00E
FUJI IP LONG VIEW CASSETTE LC (3L) Document number 014-209-00E

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1.2 Setting the CL for the LongView Cassette

1. Select [Shut Down] from [FCR] menu on the upper right corner of the CL main screen.
When a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [SHIFT]+[OK] to go back to the Windows
screen.

2. Insert a CD-ROM of “Image Composition Keysoftware (114Y5342310A00).”

When a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [Continue].
A dialogue of installation completion is displayed, so click [OK].
Remove the CD-ROM.

3. Insert a CD-ROM of “CR-IR346CL Application Key(114Y5342002A00).”

When a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [Continue].
A dialogue of installation completion is displayed, so click [OK].
Remove the CD-ROM.
The installation is completed.

4. Set the CL for double/triple images.

The double images can be processed with the settings for triple images. Without reading the
third image, edit/stitch images.
Also, if processing only the double images, set the setting to “YES” to rotate the second image
by following the step 4-2 below.

4-1: Setting and Checking Connection

・Reboot the CL, and start the IIP Service Utility by clicking the upper left and right corners of
the screen and terminating the CL.
A screen of the IIP Service Utility is displayed.
・Click [Setup Configuration Item].
・Select [SYSTEM CONFIG] Æ [1.IMAGE MODALITY] Æ [21.Conection Between Reader and
Console]. Click a field of Value and display a pull-down menu.
Select [1:N-N] in accordance with your connection.

4-2: Rotating the Second and Third image

・Display and set the second image by selecting [SYSTEM CONFIG] Æ [1.IMAGE MODALITY]
Æ [40.Rotate the 2nd Stitching Image].
・Set for the third image at [41.Rotate the 3rd Stitching Image].
Select the second item from the top from the pull-down menu, and set [YES] for activating
rotation and [NO] for deactivating. Settings vary depending on the connection and a
number of images (double/triple).

[Ref.] For details of conditions and settings concerning image rotation, refer to “Appendix 1
LongView Cassette Settings and Details.”

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 4-3: Activating a Rotation Function
・Select [SYSTEM CONFIG] Æ [5.CL/IDT FUNCTION] Æ [11.Image Rotation/Reversal Range].
Click a field of Value and display a pull-down menu.
Select [4.L-R,T-B reversal/90-deg,Rotaiton].

4-4: Completing IIP Settings

・Select [Config(F)] Æ [Close(C)] at the upper left of the screen.
When a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [Yes].

Upon a completion of the above settings, terminate the IIP Service Utility.

5. Display the menu editing screen of the User Utility.

・Select [User Utility] from the [FCR] menu on the upper right corner of the CL main screen.
When a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [OK].
A screen of [Main menu - User Utility] is displayed.
・Click [Menu Setting] at the top of left column.
A screen of [Menu Setting - User Utility] is displayed.

6. Add [WHOLE SPINE] to the CL exposure menu.

6-1: Adding menu button

・Select the LongView [WHOLE SPINE] from the menu items displayed in the second row of
the [Display Setting] on the left, and register for the exposure menu.
Below is an example for adding [WHOLE SPINE] to the [CHEST] menu which is the third tab
from the left.
If you click the [CHEST] menu, added icons are displayed.
In this example, [WHOLE SPINE] is added to the lower right icon.

Drag and drop

・After selecting a radio button of [Exposure Menu] at [Exposure/Study Menu] on the right of
the screen, select [020D WHOLE SPINE] from the list and rotate it, and drag it to an
unregistered button.

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6-2: Editing the WHOLE SPINE Function
・After selecting a radio button of [Exposure Menu] at [Exposure/Study Menu] on the right of
the screen, select [020D WHOLE SPINE] and rotate it. Click [Edit] at the lower center of
the list.
The [Exposure Menu Setting - User Utility] screen for the selected exposure menu is
displayed.
・Select [Horizontal and Vertical Rotation] on the right side of the [Invert Image] under the
[Exposure Parameter1] tab.

Set

[Caution] Rotation cannot be set unless 5-11 of [SYSTEM CONFIG] of the IIP Service Utility is
activated.

[Ref.] For details of conditions and settings for rotating images, refer to “2. Editing and Stitching
IP Images.”

・Select [WS] of the [Function] on the right of the screen.

After setting, click [OK] and terminate the operation, and go back to a screen of [Menu
Setting - User Utility].

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7. Add [WS] to the QA palette.

7-1:Displaying edit screen

・On the screen of [Menu Setting - User Utility], select [Customizing the screen display] on the
bottom of the left column.
[Customizing the screen display - User Utility] is displayed.
・Click [QA palette].
[QA palette customization - User Utility] is displayed.

7-2:Adding [WS] icon to the QA palette

・ Select [Image composition settings] from the [Function list] on the right side and rotate the
image, and drag it to an unregistered field on the right of [GA modification].

Drag and drop

After setting, click [OK] and terminate the operation.

Exit the User Utility and terminate the CL.

Setting is completed.

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1.3 Registering and Reading the LongView IP: [N:N]
(1) Registering IP on the CL
It is necessary to input a serial number of an IP. Follow the procedure below.
Moreover, even if the IP is wrongly registered, you can change an order of the images and rotate
them on the CL after reading.
[Ref.] For advanced image editing, such as changing an order of images or adjusting a
displayed image quality, refer to “2. Editing and Stitching IP Images.”
Images can be rotated by using the tool bar under the image window.

„[WHOLE SPINE] is registered as a study.

„A serial number of the first IP is input.

8. Select an icon of [WHOLE SPINE] at the study menu of the CL.

In this example, [WHOLE SPINE] is in the lower right corner of the [CHEST] menu.
Select [CHEST] Æ [WHOLE SPINE] Æ [Study].
A screen changes, and [WHOLE SPINE] is displayed on the study list on the right.

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 9. A serial number of the IP can be input as follows.
If you input a serial number of the first IP, study items for the second and third IPs are
automatically displayed.
For the double images, input a serial number of the second IP and ignore the third one.
For the triple images, input serial numbers of the rest of IPs.
・Double: First register (1) the top of the double cassettes, then (2) the bottom of the double
cassettes.
・Triple: Separate the cassette first. Register (1) single cassette, and (2) the top of the double
cassettes, then (3) the bottom of the double cassettes.

„Double Cassettes „Triple Cassettes

(1) Top of the

double cassettes

(2) Bottom of the

double cassette

(3) Bottom of the

double cassettes (2) Top of the (1) Single cassette
double cassettes

(2) Reading IPs

When reading images with the RU, the first read IP will be the reference image (S and L values of
images), so read an IP that has the highest exposure density.

10. Read IPs with RU.

Generally, an order is as follows.
・Double leg exposure: (1) Top of the double cassettes Æ (2) Bottom of the double cassettes.
・Double spinal exposure: (2) Bottom of the double cassettes Æ (1) Top of the double cassettes
・Triple leg exposure: (1) Single cassette Æ (2) Top of the double cassettes Æ (3) Bottom of the
double cassettes.
・Triple spinal exposure: (3) Bottom of the double cassettes Æ (2) Top of the double cassettes
Æ (1) Single cassette.

Reading operation on RU is completed.

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(3) Editing and Stitching IP Images
Note that images cannot be stitched once a study is closed without stitching the read images.
Images are automatically stitched only when the read images are not rotated or re-ordered.

In case of double cassettes, follow the procedure 11 after reading the second IP.
If double images are read with the settings of the triple cassettes, you need to rotate the second
image by 180 degrees manually.
[Ref.] For advanced image editing, such as changing an order of images or adjusting a
displayed image quality, refer to “2. Editing and Stitching IP Images.”

11. Confirm that there are all the images necessary for stitching.

12. After reading with the RU, perform one of the following on the CL.

„CL when reading IP

Appears when the monitor

mode icon is clicked.

Image stitching

180-deg.image rotatation

Monitor Mode
QA

12-1:Automatic Stitching
・If there is no problem stitching images, click an icon of [Image stitching] on the lower right of
the study list, and execute the image stitching function.
If [Image stitching] is not displayed, double-click any item of the [WHOLE SPINE] and
highlight it.
In this case, automatic stitching function is performed, and marks on each screen are
matched by adjusting horizontally and according to the angles.
Also, if a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [YES].

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 12-2: Stitching after rotating the second image
・If you need to rotate the image by 180 degrees, double-click the applicable item of the
[WHOLE SPINE] and highlight it, and click [180-deg. image Rotate] on the tool bar under the
image window.
・Click [Image stitching] in the lower right corner of the study list, and stitch images.
In this case, images are stitched by using the marks on images.
If a dialogue is displayed for confirmation, click [YES].

13. If there is no problem with the stitched image, click [Study Completed] and terminate the study.
If you need to make adjustments, refer to below.

[Ref.] For advanced image editing, such as changing an order of images or adjusting a
displayed image quality, refer to “2. Editing and Stitching IP Images.”

The operation for the LongView cassette is completed.

[Remark] For displaying the original images before implementation of stitching, click [Monitor
Mode] on the left of the tool bar under the image window.
Refer to “3. Monitor Mode and Buttons” for more details.

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2. Editing and Stitching IP Images
Below are the procedures for rotating images, changing an order of images, or adjusting displayed
image quality. Perform as necessary.
Also, the editing screen of [WS] is activated only after images are stitched.

A. Confirm that images are already stitched.

B. Click [QA] on the tool bar under the image window, and display the QA editing screen.
B-1: Operation on a screen of [Palette 1] tab
Palette 1
Displayed image quality can be
adjusted, and you can enter
WS from this screen.

[WS] icon is
deactivated
(images before
stitching).

Use the rotation

icon on the WS
editing screen for
editing LongView
images.

z Adjusting displayed image quality

・Parameters can be displayed and the images can be adjusted as follows.
GA modification: Changes are applied only to the display, not to the image data.
GS modification: Changes are applied only to the display, not to the image data.
S value display: The current value. Settings cannot be changed.
L value display: The current value. Settings cannot be changed.

z Displaying [WS] screen (1/2)

・[WS] icon on the right of the GA is in gray as the process for stitching images is not performed
yet.

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C. Click [QA] on the tool bar under the image window, and display the QA editing screen.

C-1: Operation on [WS] screen (1/2)

・This editing screen ([WS] icon of Palette 1) is activated once stitching images is performed,
The screen can be displayed by clicking [WS] of [Palette 1] tab.

WS editing screen (1)

Images can be rotated and
their order can be changed.

z Rotating images
・Click [WS] of [Palette 1], and display the WS editing screen (1).
・Select one of the images on the left of the screen to rotate.
・Select one of the five icons from the right side of the screen, and rotate an image.

z Changing an order of images

・Click [WS] of the [Palette 1] tab, and display the WS editing screen (1).
・Select an image from the images on the screen for changing an order.
・Change an order of images by dragging an image.

z Displaying [WS] screen (2/2)

・[WS] screen for manually stitching images (2/2) is displayed by clicking [Next] on the lower
left of the screen.

・For terminating the operation, click [Next] and display the next screen, and click [OK].
Clicking the [OK] button stitches the images by adjusting horizontally.
Click [Cancel] on the lower left of the screen to return to the operation before editing.

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C-2: Operation on [WS] screen (2/2)
・On this screen, you can make adjustments to the stitched images (2 or 3) manually. It is
displayed by clicking [WS] of [Palette 1] tab to display the WS editing screen (1/1), and click
[Next].

WS editing screen (2)

Stitched image can be
adjusted manually.

On this screen,
images can be
re-adjusted by fine
adjustment mode.

z Adjusting stitched images manually

・The screen can be displayed by clicking an image in the image window, and operations can
be executed by selecting icons and arrow keys on the right side of the screen.
・Images cannot be re-positioned by rotating, unlike the automatic stitching. Images can be
stitched only by adjusting them horizontally.
Functions of icons and buttons are as follows.

[Two-point assignment.]: Two images are stitched in accordance with their marks.
Highlight an image by clicking the same button.
On the image screen on the left of the editing screen, place a plus-shaped cursor on a
reference mark on the first image and click in its center.
If you place a plus cursor on the mark of the second image and click, these two images are
stitched. During operation, use the image display mode buttons below.
[Fine adjustment]: Drags and stitches images.
Highlight the images by clicking the same button.
On the image window on the left side of the editing screen, select an image and stitch.
During operation, use the image display mode buttons below.
[Undo]: Enables to undo your previous operation.
[Top image to the front]: Displays images in an order of the top, middle, and bottom.
[Bottom image to the front]: Displays images in an order of bottom, middle, and top.

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 [Full Scale]: One of the three mode buttons, and images are displayed in a size before
applying stitching (only one of the three images is displayed on a screen, so you need to
scroll down).
[Pixel Scale]: One of the three mode buttons, and it displays an image in unit of pixel.
[Over all]: One of the three mode buttons, and it displays a reduced image.
This mode is activated when the screen is opened.
[Arrow keys x 4]: Available in [Full Scale] and [Pixel Scale] modes.
Image can be moved left and right, up and down.

・To stop the operation, click [OK] on the lower right of the screen.
Click [Cancel] to return to the operation before editing.

D. Click [Terminate QA] of the [Palette 1] tab and exit the editing mode.

E. If there is no problem with the stitched image, click [Study Completed] and terminate the study.

The operation is completed.

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3. Monitor Mode and Buttons
The following is functions for displaying an IP image, and they are on the right side of the tool bar
under the image window.
Screens of double / triple images can be switched.

„Operations of Monitor Mode

Image stitching

180-deg.image rotatation

Monitor Mode
QA

Appears when a monitor

mode icon is clicked.

[Stitched mode]:Stitched images are displayed.

[Source Image for Stitching(1)]:

The first image to be stitched is displayed.

[Monitor mode]:
Terminate the monitor mode.
When this icon is clicked, selected
study item is cleared (when it is
selected, a white frame appears).

[Source Image for Stitching(3)]:

Displays the third image for stitching.
In this example, double images are used, so the
third icon is in gray (unavailable).

[Source Image for Stitching(2)]:

The second image to be stitched is displayed.

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Appendix 1. LongView Cassette Settings and Details
Set the CL referring to the table below.
When reading the double cassettes with the settings of the triple, set the CL for the triple cassette.

Items IIP Service Utility User Utility

1-21 1-40 1-41 5-11 Invert Image Function
Double 1-1 YES YES/NO(*2) ON H&V(*3) WS
Double N-N YES YES/NO(*2) ON H&V(*3) WS
Triple 1-1 YES/NO YES ON H&V(*3) WS
Triple N-N YES(*1) YES ON H&V(*3) WS
*1: Even if it is set to NO, it will be recognized as YES.
*2: When setting the CL for the LongView cassette, the triple cassettes’ settings are used for the
double cassettes, but these settings are not used when reading.
*3: H&V:Horizontal and Vertical Rotation

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