Performing a Simple Search 6.5

A simple search allows you to search for image studies based on a combination of the following search filters: Collection(s), Image Modality(ies), Anatomical Site, Manufacturer Model(s), Available date, Subject IDs, and Baseline Plus. The more criteria you select, the fewer results you receive. After you select your search criteria, you can create a saved query to use later.

To perform a simple search

• On the NBIA home page, click Simple Search or Search Images > Simple Search.
  The Simple Search page appears.
  
  Choose the search criteria as described in the following table.

  Description	Simple Search Criteria
  Results per Page	Select the number of search results per page the search will return.
  Collection(s)	Collections are NCI-defined groupings of image data sets. Select from the collections to which you can access. If none are selected, then the search returns data for all collections. Click the (?) icon next to the collection name to display a popup with the collection description if it exists. Click Collection Descriptions for more information about the collections.
  Image Modality(ies)	Select from the available image classifications. If none are selected, then the search returns data for all modalities.  Specify whether to Return cases that include All or ANY Modality. Modality description Descriptive text for the modality displays when you hover the cursor over the option. The NBIA data portal can perform ultrasound-specific searches. To launch an ultrasound image search, select US in the list of Image Modalities. When you do so, three additional search options display on the page, shown below. Configure the options appropriately for the ultrasound data you want to search. Number of frames: One ultrasound DICOM file can consist of multiple frames which you can specify in this option. Specify if Ultrasound Color Data is present. Specify one or more Ultrasound Image Modes. If you choose to view an ultrasound DICOM file in animation, NBIA loops through all of the images in the file.
  Anatomical Site	To further restrict the search, optionally choose the anatomical site of interest.
  Manufacturer Model	To restrict manufacturer model results, uncheck All Manufacturers. Expand and display the list as needed, and select the items to restrict the search.
  Available (mm/dd/yyyy)	To restrict results to the date the image became available in the system, expand the panel, enter from and to dates and select Add Criteria to perform the search.
  Subject ID	To restrict results to a comma-separated list of patient IDs, expand the panel, enter the list of patient IDs, and select Add Criteria to perform the search.
  Baseline Plus	Expand the panel and specify the Minimum Number of Additional Studies.

  To clear the search criteria and start over, click .

  The search results appear.
  
  

  Save the Query

  You can save your search criteria to make it easier to repeat this query in the future. After you have selected one or more search criteria, the Save Query link appears at the bottom left of the page.

  To save a search query

  1. Select search criteria.

  2. In the box above the Save Query link, enter a name for your query.

     
     
     
     

  3. Click Save Query.
     The query is saved. You can see it by selecting Tools > View Saved Queries.

  For more information, see Managing Saved Queries.

  Navigation Tips

  • Click the down arrow next to a column title to sort the column by that item.
  • Click the arrows at the bottom of the table to display the first, previous, next, or last page of results.
  • Click the page number links to move to a specific page of results.
  The Search Results (Studies for Subject) page shows studies associated with the subject that you selected on the Search Results by Subject page. Each study, identified by Study Instance ID, Description, and Date, is followed by a table with rows for each image series in the study. At the top and bottom of the page, breadcrumbs in the format Search >> Study show the level of the data on the page. Clicking Search in those breadcrumbs returns you to your original search results.

  The following table describes the data available for each study and image series in that study.

  Field	Description
  DICOM Web Viewer link	Click this link to see all study images in the DICOM Web Viewer.
  Series	Series identification number
  Description	Description of the series
  Modality	Image modality
  Manufacturer	Name of the manufacturer of the image series
  Images	Displays the number of images in the series. This number includes visible images that meet the search criteria.
  Thumbnails	Click this link to display thumbnails of the series' images. For more information, see Search Results (Images for Series).
  Cine Mode	Click in a series record to launch an animation of the series. This feature is only available when two or more thumbnails are available for the series. For more information, see Viewing Image Animation.
  DICOM	Click to open a new window that displays DICOM metadata about the first image in the series.  Each image series can have multiple images whose thumbnails display in this search results page. While each image has its own DICOM file whose attributes may vary slightly from the others in the series, the DICOM file that opens displays values for only the first image in the series. These values represent the values for all images in the series.
  Add to Basket	Click to select a series and add it to your data basket, or to remove it from your data basket. To mark all series in the search results as records you want to add to your data basket, click . For more information, see Managing the Data Basket.
  Add a Study series to Basket	To add only the series in a single study in the search results to your basket, click in the Add This Study to Basket section.