Notes for case harvesting workshop (2014 edition, using Osirix 5.8.5)

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1 Notes for case harvesting workshop (2014 edition, using Osirix 5.8.5) This document contains a summary of the material covered in the first half of the case harvesting workshop, as a source of reference. It will also be useful for anyone who missed the session or who purchases a new computer or external hard drive during the remainder of their training. Prepared by H Matthews & S Shamshuddin for North West School of Radiology. Change external hard drive PIN from default: To change the PIN password on your external hard drive, follow instructions in pack Create folders on diskashur external hard drive (EHD) to hold your cases*: Plug in, enter PIN code and press padlock symbol and wait a few moments until light is continuous green The icon should appear on your desktop and in finder menu; open this. Create folders and subfolders on your diskashur EHD as below, or copy from the readymade folder provided at the workshop (04 Museum master folder) Osirix Master folder! subfolders! 01 rapid reporting!!! 02 Long Cases!!! 03 VIVA!!! 04 Interesting cases!!! 05 Personal collection DICOM cleaner! subfolders! 01 Edit!!! 02 Cleaned

2 Osirix preferences It is important to set your preferences in Osirix to optimise for teaching rather than use as a clinical PACS. If you still have the.plist folder provided at the workshop on your EHD; Open Osirix. From menu bar, select OsiriX > preferences> choose general Click Load preferences button Navigate to the.plist folder (your EHD>01 software>osirix viewer for Mac> NWSOR OsiriX pref), select.plist folder and click OK button. Then quit and restart Osirix. If you are using an older version of Osirix, you may find the 2013 version of this document more helpful. If you simply no longer have the.plist file, open Osirix, from menu bar select OsiriX>preferences, then work through each of the highlighted sections copying the settings as illustrated below.

3 General: Database:

4 CD/DVD: Viewers: If you re planning to attach reference articles as PDF files, you may wish to check this box for better image resolution when viewing PDF attachments

5 Linking of database folders on hard drive to Osirix*: In Osirix database view, choose File (menu bar) > New database folder... > navigate to the subfolder you created earlier on your encrypted hard drive, then single click folder name to highlight > click Create button. The new database folder will appear in Sources pane of Osirix database window (red arrow on image below). Repeat the above for each of the 5 subfolders you created earlier on your EHD. *You may occasionally need to repeat this step if OsiriX forgets where to find your cases. You will know this has happened because a red dot will appear in place of the blue folder, and you will be unable to view your cases To remove unwanted database folder(s): In Osirix>preferences>locations. Highlight the database(s) you want to remove from the list in the bottom pane and hit backspace key. NWSOR policy note Please ensure that you always select the appropriate database folder before importing cases to Osirix (red arrow on image). In line with NWSOR information governance policy, you should store cases only on your encrypted EHD. The Osirix Local default database (green triangle icon) is stored on the my documents folder on your laptop and therefore should not be used.

6 Caffeine To avoid your EHD timing out and shutting itself down in the middle of a teaching session, preventing you from viewing cases stored on it, it is recomended to install this small app. Available free from itunes store, this keeps your laptop and EHD running, even at the expense of draining your battery. It places a coffee cup icon in the menubar of your laptop, which can be clicked to turn the app on/off. When the coffee cup is full and steaming, it is switched on. Customise toolbars in database and image viewing windows Select Format (menu bar) > Customise toolbar... The customisation window will appear. Drag and drop to move your favourite icons onto the toolbar and unwanted ones off the toolbar.

7 Appendix for tutors reference: To format diskashur prior to session: To format a diskashur to FAT32 format (compatible with both Mac and PC) use disk utility software on a mac. Insert diskashur to USB port. Enter admin password (123456) then padlock symbol. Once unlocked, open disk utility (launchpad, other applications, disk utility) Select istorage diskashur from list of drives and volumes on left side of window. Click the erase tab Enter a name for the drive (in place of default untitled ) Select volume format to use (FAT32 if you want to use on both PC and Mac-recommended for NWSOR teaching purposes) Click erase button Linking database folders on EHD to Osirix NB It s tempting to use Add local path at the bottom of Osirix : preferences : locations page, but my experience is that Osirix will have forgotten the filepath the next time you open it...