IntelliScroll Overview

Introduction

IntelliScroll synchronizes scrolling of viewports having more than one image for modalities such as CT, PT, MR, MG, MG Tomosynthesis, and US. Depending on the modality, you can choose from the following options to link series with IntelliScroll:

  • Same Frame of Reference (FOR)
  • Same orientation
  • Image index number
  • Prior
  • R-Wave

Synapse determines the linked series groups according to the option you choose:

  • You can have up to nine different linked groups on the Viewer.
  • Synapse uses an IntelliScroll group icon so you can easily distinguish which series belongs to which group. For example, if you have two series with the same FOR and another two series with a different FOR, Synapse does the following:
    • Assigns the first series group with an IntelliScroll group icon
    • Assigns the second series group with an IntelliScroll group icon

Images with the same Orientation

If you have selected Enable IntelliScroll option in the user settings, by default, Synapse enables IntelliScroll automatically when multiple series have the same Orientation. Same orientation is based on DICOM information.

Note:

By default, Synapse links images with the same orientation within 30 degrees. See your System Administrator for more information.

MG Tomosynthesis Images

If you have selected Enable IntelliScroll option in the user settings, Synapse automatically links MG tomosynthesis breast pairs by image index number:

  • Synapse links breast modifiers with their modified pair. For example Synapse pairs a RCC ID Tomo with a LCC ID Tomo.
  • Synapse does not synchronize viewports that contain multiple series like stacking, all images, and bookmarked series.

Options for Activating IntelliScroll

You can activate IntelliScroll in the following ways:

  • Modify your user settings to configure IntelliScroll to open automatically when you open a study.
  • Use the context menu, IntelliScroll icons on the image icon menu, or keyboard shortcuts to enable or disable IntelliScroll for a specific study.

Linking Series

You can link series in the following ways:

  • For CT, RG, PT, and MR modalities - Match up current and prior studies by doing the following:
    • Use the delta link option to manually line up a series.
    • Link images with the option Same Orientation. This is the default behavior.
    • Link images with the option Same FOR. See Enabling IntelliScroll.
    • Link images with the option Sync by Index.
  • For US Stress Echo studies:
    • Link images with the option Sync by R-Wave.
  • For MG studies associated with 2D series:
    • Link images with the option Sync by Prior.
  • For CT and RG modalities - Use the Image Registration option to automatically line up series for current and historical studies. See Automatically Registering CT and RG Series.
  • For MG Tomosynthesis series - match up current and prior breast pairs by doing the following:
    • Use the delta link option to manually line up a series.
    • Link images using the Sync by Index option.

    Note:

    Sync by R-Wave does not support manual deltas.

Related Topics

Configuring Cross Reference Settings