Structured (DICOM SR) reports created by the Connectivity Manager appear in the Structured Reports tab of the Text area Report pane. Structured reports provide the following benefits over reports retrieved from a RIS or the MVF database:
A consistent presentation of the information across reports—a local stylesheet controls the presentation of all structured reports.
Ability to prefetch the report—the structured report is considered another object of the study. IMPAX can prefetch all relevant studies and priors (including the structured report) for a patient (especially beneficial for enterprise prefetching).
Available in the Image cache along with the study and not dependent on the Connectivity Manager to access it (beneficial if the enterprise Connectivity Manager is not available—such as, still have access to reports).
 | Note: Reports generated from a RIS or stored in the IMPAX database appear in the Reports tab of the Text area Report pane. |
To view a structured (DICOM SR) report
Display the Text area for the patient/study of interest.
In the Text area, if the Report panel is collapsed, click the Report bar to expand it and view the report.
To enlarge the Report panel, drag the expandable bar to the left or the Report bar higher.
Switch to the Structured Report tab.
To view another report for this patient, click a dictated study in the Study List.
To print the report, click Print.
Required permissions
General: Text Area > Enable Text Area operation
Study-based: Text Area > View Reports operation