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List of possible actions for keyboard shortcuts


Through the Customize dialog, you can assign keyboard shortcuts to many actions performed in the Image area. The table below lists all actions that can be assigned to a keyboard shortcut. (The action names are linked to the corresponding tool topic, if any.)

Action Description
1:1 NavigatorDisplays the breast image at a one-to-one pixel size (each pixel on the screen represents one pixel in the modality image)
1:1 Navigator NextNavigates to the next quadrant of the breast image
1:1 Navigator PrevNavigates to the previous quadrant of the breast image
Active TargetPresents a 3D context for images in studies and shows the location of slice positions
Add study To worklistAdds a study to a scheduled or personal worklist from the Image area.
Adjust Window Level Changes image brightness and contrast by adjusting window center and window width values and gives access to preset window level values
Apply Comparative Review Mode Displays the mammography study in the selected comparative review mode
Break Out Gated Exam Creates a temporary series that displays the same point of a heart cycle through time in NM studies
Cine Viewer Plays series images in a continuous loop or frame by frame
Collimate Crops an image
Compare Displays an original and a clone of an image side by side in a compare window
Configurable Study SaveDefines the types of study changes saved such as geometry, markup and widow leveling changes
Cross-Study LinkLinks between series from two or more different studies
Customize Opens a dialog for setting user preferences for toolbars, screen layouts, hanging protocols, startup defaults, markup statistics, automatic study saves, modality preferences, image wizards, keyboard shortcuts, and cine viewer
Dictate Starts dictation for a single study
Display Scout Opens a Scout window that shows the slice location in CT and MR studies
Extended Monitor Display Displays an enlarged instance of a series in a new window on an extended color monitor
Flip Rotates images along the horizontal or vertical axis
Geometry Reset Reverts all rotations and flips applied to any images in the study to the previously saved state
Image Enhancement Produces a sharper, enhanced image edge by accentuating the difference between a pixel value and a weighted average of the surrounding pixels
Image Fit to ScaleScales images so that the breast fills the available viewport space, without cutting off any anatomical content
Image Selection Selects images that other tools can be applied to
Invert Exchanges the white and black areas in an image
Key ImagesSets state of key image actions such as adding or removing key images, navigating key images, and viewing only key images in the Image area.
Limit window level Adjust the window level values within a smaller range
Link Preference Sets the state of Link Preference menu items.
Link Series by Slice Position Connects series with automatic slice position synchronization so that navigation, window leveling, or magnification performed on one series applies to all series
Magnify Zooms in on a specific area of an image
Magnify Center Magnify from the center of the image
Magnify/Pan Reset Reverts all magnification and panning applied to any images in the study to the previously saved state
Mammography CAD SR Toggle Displays or hides mammography CAD SR markers of the R2 ImageChecker® type
Markup Reset Reverts all markups applied to any images in the study to the previously saved state
Markup StatisticsDefine which measurement values appear when measuring with the Markup tools
Move to Selection Display the selected series or study
Multiple Study Dictate Starts dictation for two or more studies
Navigate Images Moves to the next or previous image, page, or tab
Navigate Patients Moves to the next or previous patient's studies
Navigate Series Moves to the next or previous series or page
Navigate Studies Moves to the next or previous study for the same patient
Next Comparative Review Mode Moves forward to the next comparative review mode defined for mammography studies
Next SnapshotMoves to the next snapshot in the snapshot list.
Next VOI LUTMoves to the next presentation selection for a breast image.
NM Palette Reset Removes all color palettes applied to the current study
Nonlinear Window Level Changes the window level values of an image based on graphical curve adjustments
Nuclear Medicine Palette Applies a specified color palette to grayscale images in a study
Paired Zoom and PanMagnifies all breast images that are in view and then moves the images in a similar direction at current magnification
Pan Changes the image position without changing the magnification
Previous Comparative Review Mode Moves back to the previous comparative review mode defined for mammography studies
Previous SnapshotMoves back to the previous snapshot in the snapshot list
Previous VOI LUTMoves back to the previous presentation selection for a breast image
Projection Displays an enlarged instance of an image in a projection window
Redo Reverses the effect of the previous Undo command
Rotate Rotates images by a certain number of degrees
Save Saves selected changes to the study
ScriptRuns script wizards in the Image area
Set Operating Mode

Activates a different Image area tool

Note that the Display Markup mode corresponds to the Markup Annotation tool.

Set Scope Defines whether tool actions apply to one image, to all images in the series, or to all images in the study
Set Screen Format Defines how images, series, and studies are arranged in columns and rows on an Image area monitor
Set Series Hanging Protocol Applies an available hanging protocol to the current study
Set Series Mode Defines whether each Image area monitor that displays the same studies also displays the same series of those studies
Set State Sets the state of a “toggle” tools such as Display Markup Toggle or Display Available Series
Set State on Screen Sets the tool state on a given monitor
Set Study Mode Defines whether each Image area monitor displays different studies or whether studies span two or four monitors
Smooth Rotation Rotates an image by making a line drawn on the image perfectly vertical
Sort by Attribute Sorts images in the series according to available DICOM attributes
Spine AnnotationApplies spine annotation markers to axial CR, CT, or MR images to indicate which section of the spine an image intersects
Spine Annotation - Label OrderDefines the order of the labels when annotating spine images
Spine Annotation - Size/AngleAdjusts the size or the angle of the spine annotation label perimeter box
Split Multi-Phasic Series Splits a multi-phasic series into multiple series, each containing one phase
Startup DefaultsSets the state of some of the Image area startup defaults.
Study Reset Reverts all images in the study to their previously saved state
Tab Toggle Adds navigation tabs to images of interest
Undo Reverses the last change made
Web Links to an external website
Window Level Preset Applies a predefined window level (brightness and contrast) value
Window Level Preset Number Consistently applies the same window level values to images
Window Level Reset Reverts window level changes to the previously saved state
Wizards Applies one or more image wizards

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Topic number: 8725

Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base