Shortcuts
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
IHE recommendations in Basic Image Review profile.
Selected view of the 2D DICOM Viewer
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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