The IMPAX Client supports four linking modes for navigating series together effectively.
Auto Link
Manual Link
Navigate All
Cross-study Link
Auto Link mode
In Auto Link mode, IMPAX automatically links all coplanar series within a single study. It links the series by the table position of the patient, which is recorded with the images. As a result, you can navigate the coplanar series together, to get all the available image details about a particular region at one time. For more information on Auto Link mode, refer to Linking series automatically.
 | Note: For some studies, it is helpful to treat off-axis series as coplanar, so they are linked. You can specify the acceptable allowance for linking off-axis series. Refer to Specifying the allowance for linking off-axis series for more information. |
Linking constraints
For series to be linked in Auto Link mode, the following conditions must be satisfied:
Series must be from the same study.
Series must be considered coplanar. Generally they must be of the same view: axial series linked with axials, sagittals with sagittals, and coronals with coronals.
Series must be within the specified acceptable allowance for linking off-axis series.
Series must have the same frame of reference. Series with a different frame of reference can be linked manually. Refer to Adding a series with a different frame of reference to an auto link group.
Series must be volumetric. Non-volumetric series cannot be linked in Auto Link mode.
Manual Link mode
In Manual Link mode, no series are linked automatically. You select the series you want to link within a study. Refer to Linking series manually for more information.
Linking constraints
For series to be linked in Manual Link mode, the following conditions must be satisfied:
Series must be from the same study.
Series must be within 45° of the active series. Generally they must be of the same view: axial series linked with axials, sagittals with sagittals, and coronals with coronals.
Volumetric series may be linked only to other volumetric series.
Non-volumetric series may be linked only to other non-volumetric series.
Navigating All mode
In Navigate All mode, you can scroll through all of the series in a study at the same time to get a quick impression of the study. Refer to Linking all series for more information.
Cross-study Link mode
When Cross-study linking is activated, you can compare coplanar series from two or more different studies. This is particularly helpful to determine how the condition of a patient has changed over time. Refer to Linking series from different studies for more information.
Linking constraints
For series to be linked with the Cross-study linking tool, the following conditions must be satisfied:
Series must be considered coplanar. Generally they must be of the same view: axial series linked with axials, sagittals with sagittals, and coronals with coronals.
Volumetric series may be linked only to other volumetric series.
Non-volumetric series may be linked only to other non-volumetric series.