The IVS Reporter Tool is available beginning in IVS 1.38. The reporter tool was designed to assist the user in submitting service and applications reports for review by the Bioscan service team. The tool offers a variety of pre-defined report sequences as well as an option for a manual report. Reports are bundled into zip files and automatically submitted to the appropriate Bioscan personnel.
NOTE: Only information visible in the IVS Reporter window is uploaded when a report is submitted. No personal, confidential, or otherwise hidden information is collected.
The IVS Reporter is installed automatically in IVS version 1.38 and higher. It may also be downloaded independently at Invivoscope.com.
To install the Reporter, double-click on the installer icon on the Desktop and follow the default install instructions.
To open the IVS Reporter Tool, double-click on the IVS Reporter icon. the icon is automatically installed on the Desktop during IVS installation.
When the tool opens, a list of pull-down options is presented.
Select the appropriate option from the menu, or select "Manual Report" to submit a custom-made report.
Most reports will first request a written description of the problem, to be included in a text file attached to the report.
For any report (not just the Manual Reports), it is possible to add additional files and images using the four "Add" buttons arrayed across the left-hand side of the tool.
The "Add Files" button opens a Windows Explorer dialogue that can be used to manually select files. Note that multiple files may be selected simultaneously for inclusion in the report.
The "Add DICOM" button opens the DICOM browser where files may be selected. To load into the Reporter, either press the "Open" button or right-click and choose "Load into Reporter".
The "Add Comment" button opens a text dialogue that may be used to add additional written comments to the report.
The "Add Screenshot" button opens a screenshot acquisition dialogue. The dialogue has a capture delay to allow files to be opened or procedures begun prior to acquisition of the screenshot.
Note that in some pre-defined report options, the reporter tool will automatically prompt for some of these files. For example, in Step 3, we have chosed "CT Image Quality Issues". The reporter tool will automatically open a DICOM Browser and prompt for the selection of the appropriate projection and/or reconstruction files.
Also, it should be noted that some files may be needed from the "other" computer (i.e., files from the acquisition computer for reports generated on the workstation computer). These files are specified based upon the chosen report and should be copied manually and included in the report.
In addition to the manual "Add"-button options, the pre-defined report options will automatically gather certain files. If we again look at CT Image Quality as an example, we can see that certain X-Ray configuration and calibration files were automatically added to the report. In this example report, we can see these files as well as the description.txt file, system registry files (automatically gathered), example DICOM files, a screenshot, a comment file, and a manually selected "User file".
It is possible to review some low-level items in the Content section by double-clicking on them. For example, in the screenshot below, all System Information collected for the report has been displayed. Images with common extensions (i.e., .png, .jpg, .gif) may also be previewed. Double-clicking on DICOM data will preview the DICOM header using the DICOM Dump tool.
It is also possible to rename entries in the Contect section by double-clicking on the top-level element.
Once all of the necessary files, screenshots, comments, and images have been loaded into the report, press "Send" to zip the file and submit it for review by the appropriate Bioscan team member. We also recommend use of the "Save" button to save a copy of the report for internal use.
If there are difficulties in sending the file from within the Reporter, please save the zip file to a local machine and then upload it manually at upload.spect-ct.com. After uploading, please email service@spect-ct.com with the link to your report.
NOTE: A contact email must be included to "Save" or "Send" the report.
Please contact Jacob Hesterman (jhesterman@bioscan.com) or Christian Lackas (clackas@bioscan.com) should you have any questions.