Mammography Overview
Introduction
To adequately lay out mammography images for diagnosis, each image of the study must be identified for placement. In some cases, Synapse groups mammography images into a single series, which prevents the reading protocol from placing specific images in the layout.
How Synapse Groups MG Images
Synapse groups MG images using the following DICOM tags which determine slider bar orientation markers for the MG modality:
- Image Orientation (Patient)
- Image Position (Patient)
- Frame Laterality
Even if all images are in the same series as acquired, Synapse divides images into appropriate groups. Mammography images have a laterality of left, right, or center, and a various number of view code sequences, such as cranial caudal (CC) or medial lateral oblique (MLO). Synapse identifies each of the groups in a study and creates a series for the reading protocol to use. This grouping algorithm does not use the series UIDs of the image.
Synapse uses the results of the new image grouping for reading protocol selection. Instead of using a single series to match against a reading protocol, the image content of the study is used to match a reading protocol.
The Series Picker displays results of the mammography image grouping.