Posts by stridde

Dear Mr. Erickson

The behavior of iQ-VIEW is as follows: generally, iQ-VIEW will burn the images onto the medium in the same way as they are stored in the local imagebox. By default, this would be in an uncompressed way because iQ-VIEW will always decompress images that are received via DICOM or by import via "Filesystem" to Little Endian Explicit (uncompressed). Only, if the default settings are changed, iQ-VIEW can store the images that are received or imported with the transfer syntax in which they exist (e.g. with a compressed transfer syntax), which is not recommended for general use. In that case, they would also be burned onto a medium in this compressed form.

However, there is a parameter in the iQ-VIEW main configuration file (iQ-VIEW.ini), that can force the decompression of compressed DICOM images during the exporting process to medium. This INI parameter is called "ExportAlwaysLittleEndianExplicit=" and is, by default, set to "0" (= false).

Since you experience that the images in the "DICOM" folder of the medium take more space than those in the local imagebox, I would assume that you have changed the original settings of iQ-VIEW. You seem to be receiving/importing DICOM images in compressed form and seem to have set the INI parameter to "1" (=true).

Kind regards
Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Yes, that is a workaround. But please note that there are still a few components within iQ-VIEW 2.6.0 that are not 64 bit compliant, such as the TWAIN interface. So, while the XP compatibility mode will resolve the fit-in display issues, you may still run into issues in other places. And there is no workaround for 64 bit XP systems as you cannot choose the compatibility mode there.

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear wp51dos

This sounds like a configuration issue. Please make sure that the iQ-VIEW/K-PACS is correctly configured within the ConQuest (AE title, port and IP) and also that the ConQuest is configured correctly in iQ-VIEW (AE title, port and IP). Further make sure that the ports are not blocked (e.g. by firewall) or used by another application, that both iQ-VIEW/K-PACS and the ConQuest servers are running and that every DICOM station in your network has its own correct AE title (no multiple use of the same AE title).

Then check the DICOM transfer again. If there are still errors, check the logs on both ends to see what the error is.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear ajgg

As already discussed also with your local reseller, the issue with the alphanumeric date format will be fixed as well in the next version.

As for zoomed printing, of course, you may also use zoom on your images in iQ-VIEW 2.6.0 and print out images larger than the fit-in into the available view. Still, what you see is what you get. That's what the preview is for, so that you can decide which layout to use, how far to zoom the image(s) and to pan them to place the structures you are really interested in printing out into the center of the view.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear ajgg

Thank you for your inquiry.

There is no shortcut functionality for setting a study as locked as all shortcut functions refer only to viewer actions and this particular action can only be handled from the study browser. You may, however, set the lock manually by simply right-clicking onto the respective study entry in the study list and selecting the locking option.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear wp51dos

You can query another DICOM station with the help of iQ-VIEW / K-PACS and retrieve images from that station. However, you cannot query another iQ-VIEW / K-PACS and then retrieve images from it as iQ-VIEW / K-PACS do not provide Q/R SCP services.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear ajgg

True-sizing DICOM print will be possible with iQ-VIEW 2.7.0.

The true-size printing does not have anything to do with the display resolution but with the film size you select. Of course, if you have a rather big X-Ray image, it might be that not the entire images can be printed onto the film, if real-size is used. And, of course, you will also see more of the image if you use 14x17 inch film than when using 8x10 inch film.

It's the same with the display resolution. The smaller the resolution, the less of a large image you will see when displaying it in real-size. For the display of the entire image the fit-in zoom option is implemented, which will fit every image into the available view.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear wp51dos

Thank you for your inquiry. Please note, however, that both iQ-VIEW and K-PACS only function as Query/Retrieve SCU, but not as SCP, meaning that it is not possible to query an iQ-VIEW / K-PACS station from another DICOM device. You may, however, send studies from one iQ-VIEW / K-PACS to another.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear dbartalena

This issue has been known for a while and has been entered into the MANTIS feature and bug tracking system in September 2009. It is scheduled to be fixed in the next iQ-VIEW version 2.7.0.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear vnenov

I suppose the study browser display you are referring to is the query result and not the display in the study list of the iQ-VIEW imagebox. It sounds like the different XA series all have the same series instance UID. In that case, iQ-VIEW will correctly store and show them in one and the same series.

The best way would to change this at the modality, so that for each multi-frame image a different series UID is allocated. If that is not possible, you may use the additional server parameter "-ois" (without the quotes). Enter this parameter in the field "additional parameters" of the iQ-VIEW Server Admin Tool and restart the server. Please note that this change will not affect studies already stored in the local imagebox but only those that will arrive in iQ-VIEW via IQSERVER afterwards. The change also doesn't affect studies imported via "Filesystem".

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear Mr. Stacey

Both iQ-VIEW and K-PACS have a 10.000 study limit. The study browser won't display any more studies than that. As you know, the application isn't meant to be used as a storage system. The studies coming in will still be accepted but cannot be displayed al in the study list. Additionally, the performance of iQ-VIEW/K-PACS may suffer the larger the imagebox/database is and we can no longer guarantee data consistency.

If there aren't any more studies coming in, you may want to check if there is still available hard disk space left on the drive where the imagebox is located. If the HDD is filled up, no data can be stored.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear cshak

Please note that iQ-VIEW version 2.5.0.29 does not refer to a released iQ-VIEW version. Released were only:

- 2.5.0 = 2.5.0.47
- 2.5.0b = 2.5.0.57
- 2.5.0c = 2.5.0.59

Please install a released iQ-VIEW version! Recommended is 2.5.0c. However, in the meantime also iQ-VIEW 2.6.0 has become available so you may want to upgrade your existing station.

You have to be aware that we cannot give technical support for iQ-VIEW versions that were not officially released by IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear dieterlabz

As you realized, this first post is quite a few years old. The path issues have been solved many iQ-VIEW versions ago. You shouldn't have any issues when using iQ-VIEW 2.6.0.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear Susan

This is not an issue that can be easily solved without knowing any details. It can be a problem in the communication between the two devices or can have to do with the images themselves.

The best would be to use the highest log level on both ends (iQ-VIEW/K-PACS and destination station) and to try and transfer images again. Afterwards check both logs to see if there are any errors in it and clues on why the transfer fails.

In case you are using iQ-VIEW and have a valid service and support package, please inform your reseller of these issues and provide them with the log files as well as a sample study with which the issues appear.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear weibing

Currently iQ-VIEW does not support the display of these SOP classes. The application is also not referenced for use with radiation therapy.

For a complete listing of all supported SOP classes, please also refer to the iQ-VIEW DICOM Conformance Statement that is available for download in the "Download Center" of our website.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear eshkrig

Currently iQ-VIEW only supports ISO IR 100 character encoding on DICOM level (see DICOM Conformance Statement). We are aiming at supporting other character encoding in the future, such as UNICODE encoding for languages such as Russian. However, we cannot yet give a definite date or version where this will be implemented.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear dbartalena

Thank you for your report. Yes, those issues are known to us and are exactly the reason why we currently don't reference iQ-VIEW for use on 64 bit systems. We are working on optimizing iQ-VIEW for use also on such systems and will inform in our newsletter when iQ-VIEW becomes available for 64 bit systems as well.

Until then, please use iQ-VIE only on 32 bit systems. Otherwise we cannot guarantee that iQ-VIEW will be fully functional and only limited technical support can be given if the system requirements stated in the user documentation and in the brochures are not adhered to. Thank you.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear dbartalena

Thank you for your feature requests. Feel free to use our MANTIS bug and feature tracking system to provide us with your ideas.

There are changes planned for the iQ-VIEW Print Manager, which may include further layout options. We will discuss those internally. Currently, we are, however, reluctant to offer layout options higher than 5x5. This may change in the future. No additional layouts are planned for the next iQ-VIEW version 2.7.0. Maybe in a future version.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear cshak

If the iQ-VIEW shows the same hardware fingerprint after the reformatting of the computer and the reinstallation of iQ-VIEW, yes, you can use the same activation data that you have used before.

In case of hardware changes (due to failures) or migration to another computer, the hardware fingerprint will change. Please contact your reseller (if possible, beforehand) to get all necessary information about a replacement key procedure and potential costs.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.

Dear dbartalena

The features you are looking for are already integrated in iQ-VIEW for quite some time. Both the size of the text overlay as well as the text overlay items can be configured. You will find all details in the iQ-VIEW 2.6.0 Administration Guide that comes with the installation package but can also be downloaded in the "Download Center" of our website.

For information on how to change the font size for the text overlay on the print-outs, please refer to section 9.3.9 CHANGING THE OVERLAY FONT SIZE AND TEXT SCALING.

For all details concerning the configuration of the text overlay, please see section 9.9.1 CHANGING AND AMENDING OVERLAY INFORMATION OF IMAGES. Please note that changes in the text overlay will affect both the text overlay display in the viewer and in the print manager.

The content in the print page header is, however, not configurable. You may deactivate the page header and rely on the text overlay instead, if you wish.

Kind regards

Sabine Stridde

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IMAGE Information Systems Ltd.