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 choose from the following criteria.
| Criteria | Conditions | Expected values | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
Accession Number |
Starts with Ends with |
Type all or part of the accession number. Note: This is case-sensitive for AS3000 servers. |
Studies |
Body Part |
Is Is not |
Select the part of the body where the study was taken. |
Studies Teaching Files |
Branch of Service |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select the branch of service or select ... to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the branch of service and click OK. | Studies |
Conflicts | Yes No | Select if you want to search for studies with conflicts. This criterion does not work with the priority grouping rules functionality. Note: Selecting No performs a unconstrained search; therefore, ensure you select additional search criteria. | Studies |
Current Patient Location |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select the current location of the patient or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the current patient location and click OK. | Studies Teaching Files |
Department |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select the department where the study was performed or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the department and click OK. |
Studies |
Department Visit Number |
Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the department visit number, which locates studies based on the number of times the patient has visited the department, including the time of the current study. |
Studies |
Global Patient ID |
Is Starts with Ends with |
Type all or part of the Global Patient ID. A patient can have multiple patient IDs across different information systems in the enterprise. The Global Patient ID links these multiple IDs by providing an identifier that does not change for the patient and is never used by other patients. |
Studies |
HIS/RIS Verified |
Is Is not |
Select one of the following: Failed Verification—Verification was required, but the study failed verification. Never Verified—No verification was required for the study, so none was done. (Studies enter this state if the RIS at the site cannot verify incoming studies.) Verified—Verification was required and the study passed. |
Studies |
Institution |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Select the name of the institution where the study was performed or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Favorites dialog. From the list, select the institution and click OK. |
Studies |
Item Name |
Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the name of the teaching file folder or the teaching file. If you type the name of a teaching file folder, the search results includes both folders and teaching files. |
Teaching Files |
Key Image Title | Is Is not | From the list, type or select a Key Image document title that the key images are organized under. | Studies |
Keywords |
Is Is not Is Empty Contains Does not Contain |
From the list, type or select a keyword that has been associated with the study. |
Studies |
Modality |
Is Is not Contains Does not Contain |
Select a modality from the list. (The ability to view certain studies from certain modalities is controlled by license, permissions, and server configuration.) In multiple IMPAX cluster configurations, where the IMPAX Data Center serves as the central archive, do not use Modality as search criteria. |
Studies Teaching Files |
Operator |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the name of the operator who performed the study. |
Studies |
Other Patient IDs |
Is Starts with Ends with |
Type all or part of an alternative patient ID. |
Studies |
Patient Age at Acquisition |
Any age Age Is At Most At Least Age Between |
Enter the patient's age when the study was acquired in days, weeks, months, or years. For Age Between, you must enter an age range. |
Studies Teaching Files |
Patient Birth Date |
Any Date Date is Age Is At Most At Least Age Between Date Between |
Type a date or select it from the calendar to search within or select Any Date. Text highlighted in red indicates an invalid date format. Note that if you select Any Date, you must also select another criteria to search on. Unconstrained searches are not allowed. |
Studies |
Patient ID |
Is Starts with Ends with |
Type part of the patient ID. For the best results, use Ends with, and type the last few numbers of the patient ID or medical record number. |
Studies |
Patient Location |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Select the patient's location when the study was acquired or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Favorites dialog. From the list, select the study patient location and click OK. |
Studies |
Patient Name |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the patient's name. |
Studies |
Patient Name (Ideographic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of an East Asian patient name using ideographic characters. |
Studies |
Patient Name (Phonetic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of an East Asian patient name using phonetic characters. |
Studies |
Patient Name (Single Byte) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of an East Asian patient name using single-byte characters. |
Studies |
Patient Sex |
Is Is not |
Male Female Other |
Studies |
Performing Physician |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of the performing physician's name or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the performing physician and click OK. To allow the logged in user to view studies they are the performing physician for, select Current User. |
Studies |
Performing Physician (Ideographic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of a performing physician's East Asian name using ideographic characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the performing physician and click OK. |
Studies |
Performing Physician (Phonetic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of a performing physician's East Asian name using phonetic characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the performing physician and click OK. |
Studies |
Performing Physician (Single Byte) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of a performing physician's East Asian name using single-byte characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the performing physician and click OK. |
Studies |
Priority |
Is Is not |
Select the priority from the list. The Priority ID is assigned at the RIS. Typically, the ID is assigned when the study order is generated. Depending on the type of RIS your site uses, the values in this list may be High, Low, Null, or some other similar values. |
Studies |
Radiologist |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of a the name of the radiologist who dictated the study or select ... to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the radiologist and click OK. |
Studies |
Rank |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select a value for the military rank or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the rank and click OK. |
Studies |
Reason for Study |
Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the reason for the study. |
Teaching Files |
| Referring Physician | Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of the referring physician's name or select ... to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the referring physician and click OK. To allow the logged in user to view studies they are the referring physician for, select Current User. |
Studies |
Referring Physician (Ideographic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of referring physician's East Asian name using ideographic characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the referring physician and click OK. | Studies |
Referring Physician (Phonetic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of a referring physician's East Asian name using phonetic characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the referring physician and click OK. | Studies |
Referring Physician (Single Byte) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of a referring physician's East Asian name using single-byte characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the referring physician and click OK. | Studies |
| Requested Procedure | Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the requested procedure text. | Studies |
| Requested Procedure ID | Is Starts with Ends with |
Type all or part of the requested procedure ID. | Studies |
| Requesting Physician | Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of the requesting physician's name or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the requesting physician and click OK. To allow the logged in user to view studies they are the requesting physician for, select Current User. |
Studies |
Requesting Physician (Ideographic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of a requesting physician's East Asian name using ideographic characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the requesting physician and click OK. | Studies |
Requesting Physician (Phonetic) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of a requesting physician's East Asian name using phonetic characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the requesting physician and click OK. | Studies |
Requesting Physician (Single Byte) * |
Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select all or part of a requesting physician's East Asian name using single-byte characters or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Select Search Favorites dialog. From the list, select the requesting physician and click OK. | Studies |
| Requesting Service | Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the name of the department that requested the study. | Studies |
| Scheduled Procedure Step ID | Is Starts with Ends with |
Type all or part of the scheduled procedure step ID. | Studies |
| Speciality | Is Is not |
Select a specialty from the list, such as Head, Chest, Body, Neuro, and so on. In multiple IMPAX cluster configurations, where the IMPAX Data Center serves as the central archive, do not use Speciality as search criteria. |
Studies Teaching Files |
| Station Name | Starts with Ends with Contains Does not Contain |
Type or select the station that generated the study or select ... (ellipsis) to open the Favorites dialog. From the list, select a station name and click OK. | Studies |
| Status | Is Is not |
Select the status of the study: Dictated Dictation Started New Approved Reported Trainee Dictated Trainee Dictation Started In multiple IMPAX cluster configurations, where the IMPAX Data Center serves as the central archive, do not use Status as search criteria. |
Studies |
| Study Comments | Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the study comments. The search returns results for both the study comments and the words used in the XML tags for the comments; therefore, you may have more results returned than expected. Some of the XML tag words include comment, ID, text, and author. Note: This is case-sensitive for AS3000 servers. |
Studies Teaching Files |
| Study Date | Any Date Date is Today Yesterday Older than Within the Last Date Between |
Type a date or select it from the calendar to search within or select Any Date. Text highlighted in red indicates an invalid date format. Note that if you select Any Date, you must also select another criteria to search on. Unconstrained searches are not allowed. |
Studies |
| Study Description | Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the study description from the RIS examination code. | Studies Teaching Files |
| Study Description (Internationalized) * | Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the study description using East Asian characters. | Studies |
| Teaching File Comments | Contains Does not Contain |
Type all or part of the teaching file comment that has been added to the teaching files. | Teaching Files |
* These criteria are available only when the UseMvfUtf8Fields entry in the AgfaHC.Pacs.Web.Services/Web.config service on the IMPAX Application Server is set to true.
See also
Finding studies using Advanced Search
Topic number: 8605 Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base |