Shortcuts
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
IHE recommendations in Basic Image Review profile.
Selected view of the 2D DICOM Viewer
Shortcut | Action |
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T | Translate (pan) the image canvas |
W | Window / Level |
S | Series scroll |
Z | Zoom |
R | Rotation |
H | Crosshair: in multiview mode synchronizes the crosshair position to all the views (Note: Ctrl + click or Ctrl + Shift + click allows changing the Window / Level values) |
C | Cine Start / Stop |
M | Measure |
D | Distance measurement |
A | Angle measurement |
Y | Polyline measurement |
B | Textbox |
Q | Context menu |
Ctrl + Spacebar | Change to the next action |
Ctrl + mouse drag | Accelerate the current action |
Ctrl + Shift + mouse drag | Accelerate more the current action |
Alt + R | 90° rotation (clockwise) |
Alt + L | 90° rotation (counterclockwise) |
Alt + F | Flip horizontally (after rotation action) |
0 1 2 3… | DICOM presets |
K | Toggle key image state |
Spacebar | Show/Hide all the annotations (three states) |
I | Show/Hide all the annotations (three states) |
Escape | Reset the selected view |
P | Print view(s) with the operating system printer |
Right-click | Open the contextual menu for more options |
Double click | Toggle fullscreen |
Drag files/directories (from the OS file manager) |
Open DICOMs files |
DICOM explorer
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl + click on the thumbnail | Select multiple series |
Click on a thumbnail and then Shift + click on another one | Select all series between |
Enter | Open the selected series in the default viewer |
Click + drag a thumbnail in the main view | Display a series |
Right-click | Open the contextual menu for more options |
Note
Downloading Priorities: Selecting a thumbnail gives the best priority to download.
Graphics
Shortcut | Action |
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Click on a graphic | Select a Graphics |
Click + mouse drag | In selection mode: select all the graphics inside the selection area. In drawing mode: draw the selected graphic shape. |
Ctrl + A | Select all the graphics |
Ctrl + D | Deselect all the graphics |
Delete | Delete the selected graphics |
Shift + click on a graphic | In selection mode: add or remove a graphic to the current selection. In drawing mode: force to draw on another graphic (without shift the graphic is selected). |
Double click | Stop adding points for polyline (also available in the context menu) |
Right-click | Open the contextual menu for more options |
Tips and Tricks
Window / Level:
- Horizontal movement of the mouse to the right will widen the window width (flatten the perceived contrast)
- Vertical movement of the mouse upwards will lower the window center (increase the perceived brightness). See Preferences to inverse level direction.
Two ways to draw a segment:
- Click + drag > release
- Click > release > drag > release