IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base: Extended > Finding studies > Finding studies using Advanced Search
When finding studies using Advanced Search, finding teaching files, or creating worklists, you can refine the search expression by adding the same criteria multiple times, or removing unnecessary criteria.
To add the same search criteria multiple times to receive cumulative results
Next to the displayed search criteria, click the plus (+) button.
This allows you create expressions such as "Patient Name contains JOHNSON" or “Patient Name contains SMITH". This returns a cumulative set of results that is all patients that have names containing either Johnson or Smith. (The duplicated criteria is logically ORed.) For example, the results would be:
John Johnson Tim Johnson Shelly Johnson Carla Johnson Smith Paul Johnson Smith Thomas Smith Johnson Howard Smith Patricia Smith Sheila Smith Sarah Smith Johnson
To add the same search criteria multiple times to receive inclusive results
From the Add Criteria list, select a criteria that is already displayed.
This allows you to create search expressions such as "Patient Name contains JOHNSON" and "Patient Name contains SMITH". This returns all patients that have both Johnson and Smith in their names. (This duplicate criteria is logically ANDed.) For example, the results would be:
Carla Johnson Smith Paul Johnson Smith Thomas Smith Johnson Sarah Smith Johnson
To add different search criteria to receive inclusive results
From the Add Criteria list, select a criteria.
From the Add Criteria list, select a second criteria.
This allows you to create search expressions such as "Patient Name contains SMITH" and "Modality equals MG". This returns all patients with MG studies that have Smith in their names. (This criteria is logically ANDed.)
To append searches
From the Add Criteria list, select a search criteria.
Repeat step 1 for any additional search criteria.
To divide the search criteria into two searches that will be appended, click the Add Search button to the right of the Add Criteria list.
Notice a line appears at the bottom of the search criteria and the words New Search appear to the left of the line.
To group the search criteria into the appropriate searches, click the New Search text or the criteria label to drag and drop the line to required location.
Continue to add search criteria and search divisions as required.
This allows you to create search expressions that return all the CR studies for patients with Smith in their name and all MG studies for patients with Jones in their name:
modality=CR patientName="Smith" ----------------------- (New Search) modality=MG patientName="Jones"
To remove a search division, click the minus (-) button.
To remove a criteria from the search expression
Next to the search criteria, click the minus (-) button.
The criteria is removed from the search expression.
See also
Finding studies using Advanced Search
Finding teaching files using Advanced Search
Topic number: 8604 Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base |