IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base: Extended > Reading studies > Viewing study text and priors

Configuring custom URLs with study context for web-based searches

Radiologists and clinicians often need to search the Internet for details regarding a particular study. For example, the radiologist might search the Internet on a new procedure protocol to help in diagnosing a study. This may involve searching based on a differential diagnosis or procedure protocols. Certain institutions also have their teaching file system, or other web-based information systems, such as a RIS or LIS that users want to integrate with IMPAX using a URL that can be constructed with study data.

You can customize web-based searches with study context in the Study panel of the Text area.

To configure custom URLs with study context for web-based searches

  1. Open a study in the Text area.

  2. In the Text area, if the Study panel is contracted, click the Study bar to expand it.

  3. Switch to the Web tab.

  4. In the displayed web browser, perform your search.

  5. Copy the URL that is created for the search.

  6. Replace the search criteria with [SEARCH_TERMS].

  7. Apply this to the custom URL.

    All subsequent searches replace [SEARCH_TERMS] with the selected study context.

For example, searching lycos.com for the term "US right kidney" provides the following URL:

http://search.lycos.com/?tab=web&query=US+right+kidney&x=28&y=17

The following is the customized URL for study context:

http://search.lycos.com/?tab=web&query=[SEARCH_TERMS]&x=28&y=17


Topic number: 125448

Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base