Active Overlays

Introduction

Active overlays are either text or interactive icon overlays. Active overlays enable you to view and interact with the text overlay data or interactive icons within an image viewport. When you hover over the active text overlay data, Synapse displays a highlighted rectangle.

Note:

In some environments, active overlays are disabled. See your System Administrator for more information.

You cannot use active overlays for Cine.

Use active overlays to enter data or launch a URL within the viewport itself. You can edit or update the following active overlays:

Active Overlay

Description

Indicates the image is in 2D mode.

To toggle to 2D slab thickness, do any of the following:

Indicates the image is in 2D slab thickness mode.

To toggle to 2D mode, do any of the following.

Toggle to enable or disable relative window level for a series. When you enable Relative Window Level on multiple series, all the series display the same relative window level.

Note: Right-click the active overlay to access a specialized context menu.

Toggle to enable or disable zoom pan for a series. When you enable Link Zoom Pan on multiple series, all the series display the same zoom and pan simultaneously.

Note: Right-click the active overlay to access a specialized context menu.

Click to launch a URL in an iFrame within a viewport or view a list of configured viewport URLs. See Launching a Third-Party URL within a Viewport.

Sends one or more key images directly from the Viewer to the Clinical Images tab of an open AR report.

Z:

To change zoom, do one of the following:

  • Right-click the rectangle to display the options Zoom to 1x or Zoom to fit.
  • Click the rectangle to display the zoom dialog box.

C:

To change the window center value, do the following.

  • Click the active overly to display the window level dialog box.
  • You can double-click an option to select and close the window level dialog box.
  • Enter a new window center value.

Note: To accommodate DICOM header information for PET studies with floating values, you can use fractional numbers such as 0.256 and 0.123 in WW and WC settings.

W:

To change the window level value, do the following.

  • Click the active overlay to display the window level dialog box.
    • You can double-click an option to select and close the window level dialog box.
  • Enter a new window width value.

Note: To accommodate DICOM header information for PET studies with floating values, you can use fractional numbers such as 0.256 and 0.123 in WW and WC settings.

T: or B:

To change the bottom or top value for NM or PT, do the following.

  • Click the active overlay to display the window level dialog box.
  • Enter a new bottom or top value.

Note: To accommodate DICOM header information for PET studies with floating values, you can use fractional numbers such as 0.256 and 0.123 in WW and WC settings.

Fusion Overlay T or B

Use one of the options to change the window level for the overlay of a fused series.

  • Click the number above or below the color bar to display the window level dialog box.
    • Enter a new bottom or top value.
  • Hover over the color bar. Synapse enlarges the color bar.
    • Click the color bar and hold. The cursor changes to a window level cursor.
    • Move the mouse to change the window level of the fused overlay.

Page  

Use one of the options to change page number.

  • Click the page number rectangle.
  • Enter a page number.
    Or
  • Use the slider bar to change the page number: . See Using the Slider Bar.

Orientation Markers:

 

 

Hover over the orientation markers to display the active overlay.

  • Click to rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees.
  • Click to rotate the image clockwise 180 degrees.
  • Click A, P, R, L, H, or F to flip the image either horizontally or vertically.
  • Click to rotate the image counter-clockwise 90 degrees.

Note: If the image does not support patient orientation, Synapse automatically provides <, >, v, and ^ as active overlay orientation markers on the image.

IM:

Use one of two options to change the image number.

  • Click the image number rectangle.
  • Enter an image number.
    Or
  • Use the slider bar to change the image number: . See Using the Slider Bar.

Series Name

Example: Chest W/O

Hover over or click the series name to display the series selection menu. See Using Series Selection Menu.

Accession number

Click the accession number to open a report. See Viewing Reports in the Viewer.

TR:

Click the transparency overlay of a fused image to display the Fusion Transparency dialog box.

Change the fusion transparency by doing one of the following:

  • Enter a value in the text box.
  • Move the slider bar control with your mouse pointer.
  • Use your middle mouse wheel to move the slider bar while in the dialog box.

Note: The number range of the text box is 0 to 100.

Related Topics

Viewer Features

Active Overlays for MPR View

Active Overlays for IntelliScroll

Using Active Overlays

Launching a Third-Party URL within a Viewport