SIGNA MR355 / SIGNA MR360
Service Manual
5856356-3EN Revision 5.0
Basic Service Documentation. Copyright General Electric Company.
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Date: Jul 19, 2019 11:01:01 AM

HIS/RIS Setup and Troubleshooting

Table 1. Personnel requirements
Required persons	Preliminary requirements	Procedure	Finalization
1	Not Applicable	15 minutes	Not Applicable

Table 2. Safety

Warning

Connection of MR System to a NETWORK/DATA COUPLING that includes other equipment could result in previously unidentified RISKS to PATIENTS, or OPERATORS and RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION should identify, analyze, and control such RISKS.

Warning

Subsequent changes to NETWORK/DATA COUPLING introducing new RISKS and requiring new analysis; and changes to NETWORK/DATA COUPLING include:

Changes in NETWORK/DATA COUPLING configuration;
Connection of additional items to NETWORK/DATA COUPLING;
Disconnecting items from NETWORK/DATA COUPLING;
Update of equipment connected to NETWORK/DATA COUPLING;
Upgrade of equipment connected to NETWORK/DATA COUPLING.

Table 3. Required conditions
Condition	Reference	Effectivity
Acquire HIS/RIS, filming network information from the customer administrator.	-	-

This procedure documents the set up and calibration of the system to a clinical hospital information system (HIS) or a radiology information system (RIS).

Setup

From the Common Service Desktop, select the Configure button, select the Guided Install button, and in FE Mode login as root (password is operator).
Under Connectivity, select HIS/RIS.
Figure 1. HIS/RIS Screen
Enter applicable information in all fields (as provided by site) and click the Configure button.

Under MWL Configuration, select MWL Config Details. The detail field description shown in Table 4.

Figure 3. MWL Config Details Screen (Continued)

Table 4. Detail Field Description
Detail Fields	Category	Attribute Description	Search Detail Fields
Name	Patient Detail Fields	Patient's full name	Yes
Patient ID	Patient Detail Fields	Primary hospital identification number or code for the patient.	Yes
Weight	Patient Detail Fields	Weight of the patient in kilograms
Date of Birth	Patient Detail Fields	Date of birth of the named patient
Age	Patient Detail Fields	Age of the Patient.
Sex	Patient Detail Fields	Sex of the named patient. Enumerated Values: M = male F = female O = other
Scheduled Date	Patient Detail Fields	Date on which the Scheduled Procedure Step is scheduled to start.
Accesssion	Exam Detail Fields	A departmental IS generated number that identifies the order for the Imaging Service Request. A RIS generated number that identifies the order for the Study.	Yes
Exam Description	Exam Detail Fields	Institution-generated description or classification of the Study (component) performed.
SPS Description	Exam Detail Fields	Institution-generated description or classification of the Scheduled Procedure Step to be performed.
Procedure ID	Exam Detail Fields	Identifier that identifies the Requested Procedure in the Imaging Service Request. Required if Sequence Item is present.	Yes
Operator	Exam Detail Fields	Name of operator(s) acquiring or creating RT Image.
Radiologist	Exam Detail Fields	Names of the physician(s) reading the Study.
Referring Physician	Exam Detail Fields	Name of the patient's referring physician.	Yes
Local Protocol	Exam Detail Fields
Other Patient ID	Other Detail Fields	Other identification numbers or codes used to identify the patient.
Current Location	Other Detail Fields	Describes the current known location of the patient
Special Needs	Other Detail Fields	Medical and social needs (e.g. wheelchair, oxygen, non-English-speaking, etc.)
Requested Contrast Agent	Other Detail Fields	Contrast agent requested for use in the procedure
Allegies	Other Detail Fields	Description of prior reaction to contrast agents.
Pre-Med	Other Detail Fields	Medication to be administered at the beginning of the Scheduled Procedure Step, e.g. Nuclear Medicine radiopharmaceutical.
Pregnancy	Other Detail Fields	Describes pregnancy state of patient. Enumerated Values: 0001 = not pregnant 0002 = possibly pregnant 0003 = definitely pregnant 0004 = unknown
History	Other Detail Fields	history

If any of fields, other than the defaults, are desired to appear in the Modality Worklist, select or deselect appropriately and click the Configure button.
Under MWL Configuration, select Return Tag Configure.
Figure 4. Return Tag Configuration Screen
If any fields, other than the defaults, are desired by the site to be refreshed in the Modality Worklist, select or deselect appropriately and click theConfigure button.
Under MWL Configuration, select SCP Configure.
Note: SCP means Service Class Provider, it is used for HIS/RIS server (which provides MWL service) configuration.
Figure 5. SCP Configure Screen
Click the New button to setup a new item.
Enter applicable information in all fields (as provided by site) and click the Configure button.
Note: For the first time configure, please click "DefaultSelected" to enable configure button.
To verify network connectivity, click the Ping button.
Under MWL Configuration, select Table Column Selection Configure.
Figure 6. Table Column Selection Configuration Screen
Select or deselect any fields desired to be displayed in the patient record table (located at the top of the scan window) and click the Configure button.
Under MWL Configuration, select PPS Configure.
Note: At release of this document, PPS Configure is available with 1.5T systems only. PPS Configure will be available for 3.0T at a later time.
Figure 7. PPS Configure Screen
Click the New button to setup a new setup.
Enter applicable information in all fields (as provided by site) and click the Configure button.

Functional Check

Click the Work List icon for the scan screen (see Figure 8).
Figure 8. Work List Icon
To confirm the connectivity of the system to the RIS system, go into the scan desktop and select the New Patient icon (see Figure 9).
Figure 9. New Patient Icon
On the scan screen enter the following:
1. Patient ID:geservice
2. Weight:111
Click the Save button.
In the Search/Refresh box, click the Search Data button (see Figure 10).
Figure 10. Search Button
The Search Data window displays as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Search Data Window
From this page select how you want to pull information from the RIS system. The Get Patient List options are:
1. Enter a patient Name, Patient ID, Accession Number, or Procedure ID to define the search.
2. Selecting This System, which pulls the patient lists entered for this system.
3. Selecting This Modality pulls the patient list for all MR systems at this facility.
4. Selecting All Modalities pulls the patient list for all systems associated with this facility. Using this option may cause the scanner to hang if the facility has too large of Work List for all scanners at the site.
5. Selecting Date Range pulls patient lists for any set day or date range.
After entering the proper Search Data, click the Search button (see Figure 12).
Figure 12. Search Details Selected
The results appear in the list above the patient information (see Figure 13).
Figure 13. Full Work List

Troubleshooting

From the Common Service Desktop, select the Guided Install button, and in FE Mode login as root (see Figure 14).
Figure 14. Accessing HIS/RIS Setup
Under Connectivity select HIS/RIS (see Figure 15).
Figure 15. HIS/RIS Setup Screen and Tabs
Ensure that the Hospital Name, Suite ID, Host ID, and Local AE Title are correct for the MR system. The Local Port Number (Host Port) should be set to 4000 (same as the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) networking port number for MR systems). These are the parameters that the hospital RIS system uses to identify our system (see Figure 15).
Under MWL Configuration, select SCP Configuration (see Figure 16).
Figure 16. SCP Configure Screen
Ensure the following information with the site network administrator:
- Host Name is the site name.
- AE Title is the Modality Work List (MWL)Application Entity (AE) title of the RIS system of the site.
- IP Address is the internet protocol (IP) address of the RIS server.
- Port Number is the port number of the RIS system of the site.
Under Home, select Verification (see Figure 17.
Figure 17. Verification Screen
Select Configure and confirm no errors.
Select File>Quit.

Finalization

No finalization steps.