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Release 8.1.3 SP2: New in Diagnostic Desktop
Products sign-off has been added to the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.3 SP2.

Diagnostic Desktop Help
The Diagnostic Desktop combines the features of a RIS, PACS, and reporting program into a seamless, single program for medical imaging departments.
New in Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging
Review new features for this desktop.
- Release 8.1.4.130: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.130 includes additional options that can be changed when editing the order of a completed study.
- Release 8.1.4.110: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  Among the new features in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.110 are improvements to the saving mechanism of order data.
- Release 8.1.4.100: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.100 includes an option to configure color settings based on keywords and an option to display active and comparison studies in one list.
- Release 8.1.4.050: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.050 includes improvements to measurement tools and the ability to clear all images from the Image area.
- Release 8.1.4.040: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  Among the new features in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.040 are improved late image notification, ability to identify the active cluster, and ability to switch between clusters.
- Release 8.1.4.030: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.030 includes improvements to Text area layouts, support for ASCII external reports, and support for order patient IDs in multi-site environments.
- Release 8.1.4.020: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  Among the new features in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.020 are a chronological overview of all comparison studies for the active patient gathered in one place, a Text area option to filter downloaded studies, and improvements to peer learning workflows.
- Release 8.1.4.010: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4.010 supports a new version of TOMTEC for cardiology reporting.
- Release 8.1.4: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  Among the new features in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.4 are support for multi-procedure acquisition tasks, new options for report addressees, more ways to display mammography studies, and improvements to order editing.
- Release 8.1.3 SP3: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  Editing and reviewing an order has been added in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.3 SP3.
- Release 8.1.3 SP2: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  Products sign-off has been added to the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.3 SP2.
- Release 8.1.3: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The following features are new in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.3.
- Release 8.1.2 SP5: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The following features are new in Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.2 SP5.
- Release 8.1.2 SP4: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The following features are new in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.2 SP4.
- Release 8.1.2 SP3: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The following features are new in the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.2 SP3.
- Release 8.1.2: New in Diagnostic Desktop
  The following features are new in Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.2.
New to Diagnostic Desktop: Start here
The Diagnostic Desktop is a single point of entry for all information, image viewing, and speech recognition features related to medical imaging.
Understanding Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging
Learn the basic concepts of Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging.
Organizing your work
Complete your work with tasks, optimize your workflow, and communicate with others who work on tasks.
Consulting studies
You can consult studies and compare them to the active ones.
Processing orders
Order information provides procedural details relating to images being taken.
Printing procedures and study labels
You can print selected procedures as well as the study label with a barcode.
Working with procedure plans
View, modify, and switch procedure plans.
Managing attachments
Use attachments to collect and communicate additional information about the patient, study, order, report, or procedure.
Reporting
Learn how to consult patient data, and work with reports to create your diagnosis.
Reading images
To view and analyze images, use the Image area tools.
Learning and improvement
Peer learning workflows and teaching files can be used within Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging.
Scheduling events in the Calendar
Review scheduled procedures and conference sessions in the Calendar.
Radiation management
You can keep track of the total amount of radiation a patient has received.
Performing quality control
Quality control is a process of aligning the data about patients with their images, which come from different sources. Quality control is an automatic step in the unverified study workflow, but it can also be performed manually.
Accessing desktop integrations from client desktops
You can access and use third-party applications that are integrated with Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging from client desktops.
Finding studies
To find studies, use either the simple or the advanced search interface.
Customizing the desktop look and feel options
Define Collaborator, list, and search options at the user, desktop, or system level.
Maintaining security and access
In Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging, sets of access-controlled features are combined into permission sets. One or more permission sets are included security roles. Security roles are assigned to users.
Troubleshooting: Log files and known limitations
Use system log files supplied with Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging for basic troubleshooting.
Keyboard shortcuts
Use the keyboard shortcuts for quick access to your everyday tasks.
Testing the connection speed
Your administrator might ask you to communicate the bandwidth and latency values to optimize the configuration for your workstation in Administrator desktop.
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Release 8.1.3 SP2: New in Diagnostic DesktopTopic number: 1544695838195

Products sign-off has been added to the Diagnostic Desktop for Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging release 8.1.3 SP2.

Products sign off

If configured by your administrator, you must sign off on used products that you add, edit, or remove during order review tasks.

See Registering and adding products and Adding products to procedure plan steps.