Product Release Notes

Jan 28, 2026

Version: v7.23.0

Sirona Viewer

New Features will be enabled on Feb 3, 2026

Clear Viewport tool
The Clear Viewport Tool allows radiologists to intentionally leave one or more viewports blank, giving them greater flexibility when arranging current and prior study series across multiple viewers. This enables cleaner layouts, easier comparison, and more control over hanging protocols. Open Customize Tools → Toolbar. Drag the Clear Viewport tool into the active (blue) toolbar area. Optionally, configure the tool to a mouse action (e.g., mouse wheel). Activate the Clear Viewport tool. Click on one or more viewports you want to clear. Multiple viewports can be cleared in a single action while the tool is enabled. Cleared viewports remain empty until new series are explicitly hung into them.

Sirona Advanced Imaging Suite
We received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Sirona Advanced Imaging Suite, marking a significant regulatory milestone and the company’s first Class II medical device designation. This clearance expands Sirona’s diagnostic imaging capabilities to include PET/CT support with quantitative SUV analysis, image fusion, maximum intensity projection (MIP) generation, and multi-planar reconstruction (MPR). Please contact Sirona associates to enable this functionality.

Lossy Indicator
Introducing a visual indicator to notify radiologists when an image is lossy compressed. This helps ensure primary interpretations are performed only on full-fidelity images, in line with compliance requirements. Lossy compressed mammographic images are not permitted for primary diagnostic interpretation.

Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 patient information is not in sync sometimes
When load performance is slow and autoload next case feature is enabled, the viewer 1 updates to autoloaded case and patient information. However, viewer 2 still remains on the previous study and patient information. To mitigate this issue, refresh the viewer windows using Cmd+R (Mac) or Ctrl+R (PC) or the refresh icon on top right corner of viewer windows.

Sirona Reporter

Dictation Service Errors could occur randomly while dictating.

Before: While dictating throughout a session an error could get presented saying ‘Dictation Service Error: Unhandled exception’. This was caused by the same connection ID being used in rare cases after the websocket connection to the speech engine was already closed.

After: The connection ID’s are now closing correctly and instances of this error appearing no longer occur.

Dictating “number 2” while in a numbered list would not render in a numbered list format.

Before: When dictating inside of a numbered list if you dictated “period” followed by “number 2” it would appear in the first list item as “#2” instead of generating the second item in a numbered list format.

After: When dictating “number 2” while in a numbered list after dictating “period’ the proper formatting should be rendered into a second list item instead of putting “#2” in the first list item. *the instance of this occurring after a period was seen after the original fix was included in the v7.19.0-3 release*

Auto impressions not generated on first attempt with magic wand icon.

Before: When using the ‘magic wand’ icon to generate an auto-impression it would sometimes not generate an impression the first time the icon was clicked. It would take clicking the icon twice or more to get the auto-impression to generate.

After: Auto-Impressions will now generate on the first click of the ‘magic wand’ icon near the IMPRESSION section.

Sirona Worklist

New Features will be enabled on Feb 3, 2026

Custom Worklist
A worklist is a real-time, prioritized queue of imaging studies that guides radiologists on what to read next and supports timely, safe diagnostic care. To operate efficiently, healthcare organizations require flexible worklist tools that align with their unique workflows while also accommodating individual user preferences.

Sirona’s Custom Worklist enables radiologists, administrators, and other authorized users to create, manage, and personalize worklists to meet these needs. Both public and private worklists are displayed in a collapsible left-side drawer, allowing users to easily manage screen space and access relevant queues.

Users can build custom worklists by applying up to 18 configurable filters, including status, site, modality, and priority. New worklists can also be created by refining existing ones, and multiple worklists can be combined to deliver consolidated or specialized views of imaging studies.

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) governs permissions, ensuring that only authorized users can create or modify public worklists while maintaining appropriate oversight and consistency. A Sirona Associate will need to enable this functionality.

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Critical Workflow
Critical Findings represent urgent results that may have a direct impact on patient outcomes and require timely communication to referring providers and care teams. Radiologists need efficient tools to identify, document, and track these findings to ensure appropriate and prompt patient care.

Sirona’s Critical Results Workflow enables radiologists to easily flag an exam as Critical directly within the Reporter, with optional comments. When an exam is marked as Critical, the Critical indicator is highlighted in red, the exam row in the worklist is visually emphasized, a Critical icon is added to the Alert column, and the exam is automatically moved to the top of the worklist. Any comments entered at the time of flagging are accessible in the Exam Comments, and a critical finding alert is included in the report message.

After communication of the critical finding is completed, users can remove the Critical status from the worklist and document any follow-up details in Exam Comments. If a Critical designation is removed prematurely, the exam can be re-flagged as Critical from the ellipsis menu on the corresponding worklist row.

A complete audit trail of Critical status changes is maintained and can be reviewed in the Exam History.

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Search
Sirona Search enables users to quickly find patients, orders, and exams across all stages of the imaging workflow, including completed exams not present in the recently read worklist and orders that are still in a scheduled status.

Accessible from a new component at the top of the left navigation bar, Sirona Search opens a dedicated search panel where users can search for exams by entering a complete Accession Number, or search for patients using a complete MRN, partial patient name, or complete date of birth.

For exact matches on Accession Number or MRN searches, the patient name is displayed at the top of the search results, with the associated Search Patient Jacket shown below. When searching by patient name and multiple results are returned, users can select the appropriate patient from the list, which opens that patient’s Search Patient Jacket.

From the Search Patient Jacket, users can review all associated orders and exams, add Exam Comments, and launch the Viewer or Exam Manager directly.

Watch a demo of this feature

Exam Comments
Exam Comments provide a shared communication space for care teams to document general, task-oriented notes related to patient care that are not part of the formal medical record. These comments support coordination and follow-up activities, such as when a radiologist identifies missing information needed to complete a report (for example, additional details about the study reason).

Exam Comments are available within the Verify and Move to QC workflows and now also capture comments entered when an exam is marked with a Critical Finding or when the Critical status is cleared. With this feature, Exam Comments are consolidated and accessible from the Patient Jacket, giving users a centralized view of all relevant exam-related communications.

Worklist Tooltip Hover over Displays Numbers

Before: When creating a worklist that includes Critical Results filters, the hover over displays numeric values in place of the written values.

After: When creating a worklist that includes Critical Results filters, the hover over displays the expected written values.

Jan 14, 2026

Version: v7.22.0

Sirona Viewer

Clear Viewport tool

The Clear Viewport Tool allows radiologists to intentionally leave one or more viewports blank, giving them greater flexibility when arranging current and prior study series across multiple viewers. This enables cleaner layouts, easier comparison, and more control over hanging protocols. Open Customize Tools → Toolbar. Drag the Clear Viewport tool into the active (blue) toolbar area. Optionally, configure the tool to a mouse action (e.g., mouse wheel). Activate the Clear Viewport tool. Click on one or more viewports you want to clear. Multiple viewports can be cleared in a single action while the tool is enabled. Cleared viewports remain empty until new series are explicitly hung into them.

Sirona Advanced Imaging Suite

We received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Sirona Advanced Imaging Suite, marking a significant regulatory milestone and the company’s first Class II medical device designation. This clearance expands Sirona’s diagnostic imaging capabilities to include PET/CT support with quantitative SUV analysis, image fusion, maximum intensity projection (MIP) generation, and multi-planar reconstruction (MPR). Please contact Sirona associates to enable this functionality.

Linked scrolling on cross-sectional studies

Before: While scrolling on some cross-sectional studies, linked scrolling between image planes behaved inconsistently. Scrolling through axial images sometimes caused other planes (such as coronal) to jump to fixed positions (for example, the first or last image) instead of remaining properly linked.

After: Unlinking the cross sectionals and the localizer series now stabilizes and maintains correct linked scrolling. Axial, coronal, and sagittal views update smoothly without unexpected jumps, providing a more consistent & improved reading experience.

CT Window level presets on PET-CT fusion

Before: Users were not able to apply CT window-level presets on a PET-CT fused image series.

After: Users can now apply CT window-level presets like bone, lung etc. on a PET-CT fused image series.

Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 patient information is not in sync sometimes

When load performance is slow and autoload next case feature is enabled, the viewer 1 updates to autoloaded case and patient information. However, viewer 2 still remains on the previous study and patient information. To mitigate this issue, refresh the viewer windows using Cmd+R (Mac) or Ctrl+R (PC) or the refresh icon on top right corner of viewer windows.

Sirona Reporter

Edit Templates/Macros with Nested Content

Previously if an inline bookmark was created or imported within another inline book mark (nested content) then saved, the template/macro builder would then become unavailable for that template or macro. If a user attempted to edit it after the nested content was created it would produce a message stating “editing is disabled”. Now templates and macros that have nested content can be edited after the fact. The “editing is disabled” message no longer appears.

Auto-loaded template would not display when claiming an exam from the Reporter icon.

Before: When an exam would have an auto-loaded template set for it and the exam was loaded for viewing but not claimed, the default template would appear, not the correct mapped template when claimed in the Reporter via the icon.

After: Now when claiming an exam from the icon in the Reporter it will load the correct mapped template not the default template.

Picklist choices would not display if they were a part of a macro that was manually called in.

Before: When a template included a picklist if a macro was also invoked that included a picklist, the picklists choices from the macro would not display, only the template picklist choices would be visible when navigating to the field.

After: Now when a macro is inserted into a report that includes a picklist, the picklist choices will display like any other picklist.

Red recording border would be on, indicating recording was active when it was not.

Before: On rare occasions the red recording border would be displayed around the Report Editor indicating that recording was currently active, however no dictated text would be returned. This was due to the stop recording call being returned too quickly thus leaving the red boarding on .

After: Now the red recording border will turn off correctly once the stop recording call is sent to the editor. This results in the red border only being on when recording on the dictation device is active.

Sirona Worklist

Custom Worklist

A worklist is a real-time, prioritized queue of imaging studies that guides radiologists on what to read next and supports timely, safe diagnostic care. To operate efficiently, healthcare organizations require flexible worklist tools that align with their unique workflows while also accommodating individual user preferences.

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) governs permissions, ensuring that only authorized users can create or modify public worklists while maintaining appropriate oversight and consistency.

Critical Workflow

Critical Findings represent urgent results that may have a direct impact on patient outcomes and require timely communication to referring providers and care teams. Radiologists need efficient tools to identify, document, and track these findings to ensure appropriate and prompt patient care.

A complete audit trail of Critical status changes is maintained and can be reviewed in the Exam History.

Search

Sirona Search enables users to quickly find patients, orders, and exams across all stages of the imaging workflow, including completed exams not present in the recently read worklist and orders that are still in a scheduled status.

From the Search Patient Jacket, users can review all associated orders and exams, add Exam Comments, and launch the Viewer or Exam Manager directly.

Exam Comments

Exam Comments provide a shared communication space for care teams to document general, task-oriented notes related to patient care that are not part of the formal medical record. These comments support coordination and follow-up activities, such as when a radiologist identifies missing information needed to complete a report (for example, additional details about the study reason).

Exam Comments Entered Twice

Before: When a user has created Exam Comments, and hits enter to add comments, if “Enter” is hit twice, the comments will appear twice in the Exam Comments field.

After: Now, when a user creates Exam Comments and hits enter twice, the comments will only appear once in the Exam Comments field.

Sirona Core

DICOM Delete in Exam Manager

Deleting a Study, Series, or individual Images is a routine part of healthcare providers’ quality assurance workflows.

Exam Manager now supports DICOM Delete and is accessible directly from the Worklist via a new right-side drawer. To open Exam Manager, select an exam on the Worklist and choose Exam Manager from the action modal. The panel slides out from the right, allowing users to review and manage exam content without leaving the Worklist.

Exam Manager is organized into two primary sections:

Overview

The Overview section displays patient details and exam information. Authorized users can edit these fields directly within this section.

Images

The Images section presents the Study Description followed by each Series, including image count and series description. Each Series can be expanded to display the individual Images it contains. Users can select the entire Study, one or more Series, or individual Images for deletion. Single Images are selected with a click, Shift-click selects a range of Images, and Command/Control allows multiple selections across a Series or across different Series.

Selected Images are displayed in a thumbnail viewer at the bottom of the panel. The section header reflects the current deletion selection, and a red Delete Image(s) button appears in the lower-right corner, showing a count when multiple items are selected. Selecting this button executes the delete operation.

Detailed User Report

Sirona Administrators need the ability to generate detailed reports that provide key data for each exam processed, filtered by a specific date range, level of scope, and optionally by individual user. Administrators also need control over which data fields are included in the report and the ability to download the results as a CSV file for further analysis or recordkeeping.

The Detailed User Report is available in the Admin Portal under the Stats tab. Selecting the Detailed User Report tab at the top of the screen displays the report criteria selectors. Administrators can define a date range, choose a level of scope, and select the data fields to include. Once configured, the report populates in a table view.

The report can be further refined by filtering for a specific user, adding or removing up to 24 data fields, or resetting all filters. At any time, administrators can download the report as a CSV file.

DECEMBER 2025

Dec 17, 2025 Updates

Version: v7.19.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Automatic Scroll added to default tools on toolbar

The automatic scroll tool is now added to the default toolbar to improve visibility of the active/inactive status of auto-linked image scrolling, making it easier to see when images are linked or unlinked. The automatic scroll tool is on by default in most cases. Users can disable it per case as needed.

Sometimes Mammography images were displayed with excessive windowing

Before: Some mammography images were being rendered with excessive windowing.

After: Those affected mammography images will be rendered with optimal window leveling.

Some dose reports were rendered as blurry images

Before: Some dose reports were being rendered as blurry images

After: Added improved default window-level support to handle affected dose reports resulting in improvements in window-leveling and legibility.

Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 patient information is not in sync sometimes

Sirona Reporter

Copy\Paste Picklist values across template/macros.

Previously when performing a copy/paste in the template/macro builder if the contents contained a picklist the values of that picklist would not be included in the pasted contents. Now when performing a copy/paste from the template/macro builder either into a new template/macro or into the report editor the picklist choices will be included in the pasted content.

Dictating “number 2” while in a numbered list would not render in a numbered list format.

Before: On occasion when dictating inside of a numbered list if you dictated “number 2” it would appear in the first list item as “#2” instead of generating the second item in a numbered list format.

After: When dictating “number 2” while in a numbered list the proper formatting should be rendered into a second list item instead of putting “#2” in the first list item.

Line indicator could disappear when removing text in the Report Editor.

Before: The line indicator (blue arrow) in the Report editor, that is used to show which line you are currently in, could disappear if selecting a numbered list from the bottom to the top and removing the text.

After: The line indicator will still be present when selecting and removing a numbered list from the top to bottom and removing it.

Auto-generated Impressions would not insert correctly into the impression field if it already contained a picklist.

Before: When auto-generating an impression, if there was normal text in the impression field in the template that contained a pick list, then the auto-generated text would not show up in the field. It would instead get inserted below it.

After: Any normal text that exists in the Impression field will get removed and replaced with the auto-generated impression. This includes pick lists.

Split text could occur if the cursor was next to a capital letter.

Before: When dictating with the cursor placed next to a capital letter, such as “ |No acute fracture or dislocation is seen.” Dictating a sentence or two from that location could result in the capitalized word getting split apart across the newly dictated text.

After: The capitalized word does not get split up when the cursor is next to it and new text is dictated in front of the sentence.

Sirona Worklist

User can now configure their Toast Notifications

Previously all Toast Notifications, both confirmations and error toast, appeared on the user interface for 6 seconds or until the user clicked it closed. With this enhancement, the user can now configure these toast notifications to their preferences. In the User Settings section found in the lower left corner, there is now a General Settings section where Notifications preferences for visibility and duration are configurable. Visibility is “All” or “Errors only”, and Duration is a dropdown with a Short (2 seconds), Medium (4 seconds), or Long (6 seconds).

Admin Portal Styling

Previously the Admin Portal styling was out of sync with the broader Sirona environment. Now, the Admin Portal styling is consistent with the rest of the Sirona environment.

Ability to Load a Prior Study from the Patient Jacket Exam Table

Before: Prior exams with images would not load from the Exam table in the Patient Jacket.

After: Prior exams with images now load from the Exam table in the Patient Jacket.

Patient Jacket Exam Table Site column not populating

Before: Site column in the Exam table in the Patient Jacket was not populating consistent with the Site column in the Worklist.

After: Site column in the Exam table in the Patient Jacket is now populated consistent with the Site column in the Worklist.

Patient Jacket Study Reason/Ordering Physician panel Requires double click to expand/collapse the panel

Before: Expanding/collapsing the Study Reason/Ordering Physician panel requires double click.

After: Expanding/collapsing the Study Reason/Ordering Physician panel works with a single click.

Draft Addendums are currently being Discarded even when Keep Draft is selected

Before: Draft Addendums would not be saved when the user selects Keep Draft or Reset Report.

After: Draft Addendums are now saved when the user selects Keep Draft or Reset Report.

Add Critical Workflow as a Create Worklist filter option

Before: When creating a worklist, Critical Workflow was not an option on the additional filters workflow.

After: Critical Workflow is now an option on the additional filters workflow.

Sirona Core

DICOM Delete Early Adopters

At this time, it is possible to delete a study in Completed status (archived). This is not the intended behavior. In the event a Completed study is deleted, please contact the Sirona Customer Success team who will recover the deleted study.

Dec 4, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.18.0-1

Sirona Viewer

Digital tomosynthesis images from prior studies are cached only when images are hanged

Deprioritized caching of 3D digital tomosynthesis images from prior studies to allow prioritization of 2D tomosynthesis or 2D mammography data. This may improve load performance and stability for continuous mammography reads.

Load performance stabilization by having redundancy when data is not available

Improved handling of missing image data links. If data can’t be retrieved, the viewer now shows an error instead of getting stuck loading. Additionally, we have added redundancy so that in the absence of missing links, another fallback link is available to access data facilitating improved load performance.

Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 patient information is not in sync sometimes

Sirona Reporter

Measurement abbreviations would get inserted with the incorrect formatting.

Before: When inserting a macro or dictating text that contained measurement abbreviations, they could get inserted with the incorrect formatting (mL instead of ML for example).

After: When inserting measurement abbreviations the first letter will not get automatically formatted in lower case. (AP will not get inserted as aP for example).

Word following a time abbreviation was getting incorrectly capitalized.

Before: When dictating a time abbreviation as part of a sentence, but not the end of the sentence, it would sometimes cause incorrect capitalization to occur (It’s 5 p.m. on the west coast” would get inserted as “It’s 5 p.m. On the west coast” for example).

After: When dictating a time abbreviation as part of a sentence in the same recording, the correct capitalization will be inserted and the following word will not be capitalized.

When dictating past the viewable report the screen could flicker.

Before: When dictating enough text that it reaches the bottom of the viewable report and causes the report to scroll down, it could result in the Reporter flickering.

After: When dictating lengthy text that reaches the end of the viewable report, it will not result in the field or screen to flicker as you cause the report to scroll down.

Sirona Worklist

Settings > Personal Information

Before: Profile icon, First Name, and Last Name field display code instead of User Name.

After: Profile icon, First Name, and Last Name field display User Name.

Exam can be claimed from locked status

Before: From the In Progress worklist, when a user opens the viewer to view the images, the exam is able to be claimed, even when locked.

After: From the In Progress worklist, when a user opens the viewer to view the images while locked, the exam cannot be claimed.

Exams Locked by the user can now be Assigned to other users

Previously, exams that were Locked, could not be assigned to other users until they were released, or became unlocked to ensure another user does not claim exams currently being read. This enhancement allows the user that has the exam locked to assign it to other users. This improves the workflow for user creating addendums or other report related updates, and upon saving the draft, can now assign the exam to another user for signing.

User can Assign Completed Exams

Previously, only exams in pre-compete statuses, or addendum status could be assigned. Now, users can assign Exams from Completed status.

Locked Exams now unlocked after 2 minutes

Previously, locked exams that were not signed/completed, would remain in locked status for 5 minutes to allow the user to resume report creation. The time has now been reduced to 2 minutes.

Sirona Core

Per Day and Detailed User Report Local Date/Time

Before: Per Day and Detailed User Report would display UTC date/time.
After: Per Day and Detailed User Report now displays local date and time for the user.

NOVEMBER 2025

Nov 18, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.17.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Removed beta validation toast message for digital tomosynthesis images

Previously, upon loading a mammography study containing tomosynthesis images, a toast message would show on the top right corner of the viewer window. It indicated that the digital tomosynthesis image rendering is currently under beta validation. Now, the beta validation has been completed and the toast message has been removed.

Sometimes layout would be truncated when structured were dragged into the viewer

Before: When Structured Reports were added to the viewer, the viewports at the bottom of the viewer would be truncated slightly. Removing the structured report would reverse the truncation.

After: Dragging the structured report into the viewer doesn’t truncate the bottom row of the viewer on either of the windows.

Sometimes images are displayed completely black when stacked scrolling is enabled

Before: Some images in a stacked X-ray would show completely black.

After: Images in a stacked X-ray previously shown completely black are now rendered with optimal window level for image visualization.

Sometimes images could not be window-leveled beyond a specific range of 7357/7357

Before: Some X-ray images would not window level beyond 7357/7357.

After: X-ray images can be window leveled beyond 7357/7357 for proper visualization.

Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 patient information is not in sync sometimes

Sirona Reporter

Text Selection Behavior

A new Text Selection Behavior preference has been added to Sirona Reporter, giving users more control over how text is selected during report editing. Two modes are available:

• Standard (Default)

Single-click + drag: Selects characters
Double-click + drag: Selects words

• Inverted

Single-click + drag: Selects words
Double-click + drag: Selects characters

This preference allows users to tailor text-selection interactions to their personal workflow and helps reduce frustration when editing reports in different styles.

Correct template would not auto load when adding an exam from the icon in the Reporter

Before: When using the ‘add to queue’ icon in the Reporter it would load the current exam, but it would not load the correct template if one was set to auto load.

After: When using the ‘add to queue’ icon in the Reporter the correct template will load if it is set to auto load for that exam.

Auto-fill Comparison chips would not populate when changing templates.

Before: When loading an exam that has a prior comparison exam also hung in the Viewer a comparison chip with the exam info will automatically load in the comparison field. If the template was replaced from the right pane, the comparison chip would not show up in the new template’s comparison field.

After: When changing templates from the right pane and a comparison exam is hung in the Viewer, the auto-fill comparison chip will load into the new templates comparison field.

Auto-fill Comparison chips could sometimes get removed when signing a report.

Before: When signing a report in some instances the auto-fill comparison chip would get removed.

After: Auto-fill comparison chips are not removed when the report is signed.

Dictating sentences that ended in “1.” could start a numbered list.

Before: If a sentence was dictated that ended in “1.” (“Lung-RADS category 1.” for example) a numbered list could get started.

After: When “1.” is part of a sentence it will not trigger numbered list formatting.

Highlighting and dictating over section headings could sometimes cause dictated text to show up in unexpected places.

Before: In certain scenarios, when highlighting and dictating over a section heading the dictated text could show up in the wrong section\location.

After: Replacing section headings with dictated text will not appear in the incorrect section, but will appear over the new section heading or in the same location as what was removed.

Unable to assign a report that has a drafted addendum associated with it.

Before: If a report has been previously signed and there was an addendum drafted against it, if a user attempted to assign that report to another user it would generate an error message and not move the report to the new user.

After: Any report that has a drafted addendum associated with it can be assigned to another user without producing an error.

Dictating “Next Field” could add an extra line.

Before: If navigating via voice command using the “Next Field” and “Previously Field” voice commands an extra line could be added in some scenarios. “Next Field” “Previous Field” “Next Field” back to back.

After: Using voice commands to navigate through fields will not add an extra line to the report.

Sirona Worklist

Exam Comments in Patient Jacket

Exam Comments are the comments Care teams need to communicate with each other regarding the general tasks needed for patient care that are not part of the patient record. An example of this is when a Radiologist is reviewing an exam, and notices information missing that they need before creating a report, such as more detail around the Study Reason.

Exam Comments already exist in the Verify workflow and the Move to QC workflow. With this enhancement, Exam Comments are now accessible in the Patient Jacket.

Selected Exam Highlighted in Worklist

When opening the Patient Jacket or Viewer for an exam from the Worklist, the Patient Jacket and/or Viewer icon for the worklist item now turns blue, helping the user to easily recognize the exam on the worklist.

When the Reporter is opened, the entire Worklist row will be highlighted in blue

Nov 6, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.16.0-6

Sirona Viewer

Customizable Starting Image Preferences

Radiologists can now choose where image series start e.g. first, middle, or last slice/image to better match their reading preferences. The system defaults to cranio-caudal, aligning with standard clinical workflows, and ensures that scrolling direction is intuitive and consistent. Thumbnails are also synchronized with user preferences to avoid any mismatch between previews in thumbnails and actual image navigation. To adjust your preferences, go to User Initials → Settings → Viewer Settings → Starting Image Slice.

Cancellation of previous case loads upon opening new case

When a new case is opened, the system automatically cancels any pending load requests from the previous case. This ensures that resources are appropriately available for the new case, improving performance and preventing unnecessary background processing.

Unable to persist window level adjustments on stacked X-rays after scrolling

Before: When reading X-rays with stacked scrolling enabled, any window level adjustments made on a specific slice would reset to default after scrolling through the stack and returning to that slice.

After: Now, when reading X-rays with stacked scrolling enabled, window level adjustments are persisted after scrolling. Users can make window level adjustments and revisit those slices without losing their adjusted window-leveling.

Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 patient information is not in sync sometimes

Sirona Reporter

Triple click inside of a field did not select the paragraph.

Before: When performing a triple click inside of a field, it would not select the contents of the paragraph as it should. It would instead move the cursor to the beginning of the field.

After: When a triple click is done inside of a field it will select the content of the paragraph as is normal with other text editor behavior for triple clicks.

Unable to link certain studies into a single report.

Before: When attempting to link two studies to the same report the patient first name, last name and MRN needs to match to be able to see the study in the drop down menu in the reporter. In certain circumstances those values would be for the same patient but would show “No Exams available to link” in the Link Exams drop down menu. This was due to the middle name not matching as well.

After: Fields coming in to query the first name, last name and MRN are separated out to prevent any middle name inclusion from preventing the exams from being able to be linked. If the patient's first name, last name and MRN match the exam will now successfully show up as available to be linked.

Dictation could be dropped when stopping and starting recording rapidly in ‘Press to record’ mode.

Before: While in ‘press to record’ dictation mode the microphone record button has to be pressed down to be recording. When stopping and starting recording rapidly in this mode dictation could get dropped and not be recorded.

After: Dictation will not be dropped when starting and stopping recording in rapid succession while in ‘press to record mode’.

No space after dictating a heading and a following sentence or paragraph.

Before: When dictating a heading followed by additional text there would not be a space inserted after the colon (“FINDINGS:The thoracic spine” for example).

After: A space will be inserted to follow the proper formatting after dictating a heading followed by additional text (“FINDINGS: The thoracic spine”).

Auto-loaded templates would appear for addendums.

Before: If there was a template set to auto-load against the original report procedure code, it would automatically load into the report editor in certain circumstances when attempting to create an addendum. *This issue persisted after a fix was previously released.

After: When creating an addendum, any mapped template will not auto-load.

Error displayed when attempting to open certain reports (Error Node at path [4,1])

Before: In some instances when attempting to open a report in the Report Editor it would produce and error stating “ Cannot get the start point in the node at path [4,1] because it has no start text node. This would prevent the report from loading.

After: This error will no longer occur when attempting to load a report in the Report Editor.

When linking studies, the study description data would end up in the COMPARISON section rather than TECHNIQUE.

Before: When linking studies to be read in the same report the data for the ‘study description’ merge field would get pushed to the section below typically the COMPARISON section instead of the TECHNIQUE section.

After: Merge field data \will be populated into the correct section of the template regardless if there are multiple linked studies for the report.

Dictating decimal number measurements would not put a space between the number and the ‘x’.

Before: When dictating numbers as measurements the formatting would not be correct. For instance when dictating “one point one by two point two” it would be transcribed as 1.1x 2.2.

After: The proper formatting will not display when dictating numbers as measurements. The same results will now display as “1.1 x 2.2”.

Dictating measurements could result in starting a numbered list.

Before: When dictating measurements like ‘1.6 cm’, it could sometimes start numbered list formatting after the “one point” resulting in ‘six’ being transcribed after a 1. *This issue persisted after a fix was previously released.

After: When dictating measurements there should not be any numbered list formatting applied.

Sirona Worklist

Expanding the Patient Jacket Priors Table to include “Patient Type” and “Site”

When in the Patient Jacket, in the Priors Table the user can now add the Patient Type and Site columns to the table. The columns can be added or removed via the “Adjust Columns” menu.

Worklist Views Not Visible on Small Screens

Before: When viewing the Worklist Views drawer, when there are multiple Worklist Views and the users screen is small, some Worklist Views at the bottom of the drawer may not be visible. There is no way to scroll down to see the non-visible Worklist Views.

After: The Worklist Views drawer now includes a scroll bar to access all Worklist Views in situations where the users screen is limited.

Worklist Reset Filters link fixed

Before: When searching a worklist, and the user clicked the Reset Filters link, the Search field would remain populated.

After: When searching a worklist, and the user clicks the Reset Filters link, the Search field will be cleared.

Sirona Core

Detailed User Report Query Corrected

Before: When querying for all Completed exams for the Detailed Users Report, the total count could be different than Per Day and By Date Range reports.

After: The Detailed Users Report query was updated to be consistent with the Per Day and By Date Range reports to include Completed exams where addendums occurred.

OCTOBER 2025

Oct 23, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.15.0-5

Sirona Viewer

Hanging protocols support rehanging same series multiple times

When users save system generated sagittal, axial and coronal series along with the original image series as part of the hanging protocol, the hanging protocol will appropriately hang the multiplanar series in their intended layout and viewports.

Cache clearing on logout

Before: Upon logging out of the system, there was a bug which caused some cache data to persist.

After: Logging out now clears all cached data completely, ensuring no residual cache remains.

Sirona Reporter

Right Pane toggle button remembers last location.

Previously when using the toggle button to open/close after having resized it, it would revert to the default size upon toggling it open again. Now if you use the toggle to close the right pane then open it again after resizing it, it will remember the previous size and restore appropriately.

Auto generated impression text would appear in the wrong color.

Before: In some instances when generating an auto impression the text would not get inserted in the correct green color. It would show up as white.

After: When auto generating an impression the text will get inserted in green to match AI generated text in all scenarios.

When replacing a template, dictated text would not appear.

Before: If the default template in a report was replaced while recording was toggled on, when the template appeared and started dictating the transcribed text would not appear at all or in the correct location.

After: Now dictated text will appear after replacing a template with a new one in the correct location where the cursor is located.

Incorrect capitalization when replacing text that included a heading.

Before: Highlighting text then dictating over it would produce incorrect capitalization of the dictated words if the highlighted text contained a heading (H1, H2). For instance if you selected text and the last thing selected was a colon after an H1 heading (FINDINGS: for example) all dictated text would be in all caps. For H2 headings (Bladder: for example) all dictated words would have the first word capitalized.

After: Now if the highlighted text expands over the heading and any other paragraph text, then the dictation will be rendered with the correct capitalization. If the highlighted text contains just a single heading, then the dictated text will render as a heading with the proper formatting.

Linking exams that did have images could crash the Reporter.

Before: When exams were linked to another exam, the system could crash if one of the exams had no images. This occurred during the process of calculating unique exams, before displaying the list to the user.

After: Now when linking exams that do not have images the Reporter will calculate them correctly without crashing.

Sirona Worklist

Display a Mismatch Banner in Patient Jacket

When viewing an exam in the Patient Jacket that is different than the patient in the viewer and reporter, the notice “This patient jacket does not match the active exam in the Viewer and Reporter” will be displayed.

Identify Same Patients Exams from User Queue for Linking in Reporter

When Exams with the same MRN and Patient Name are in a user queue, when the Reporter is opened for one exam, the other exam(s) will be available to link.

Patient Jacket Reports linking to updated Accession Number

Before: In the scenario where the accession number for a study needs to be updated to resolve a mismatch, the Patient Jacket priors table would still look for reports associated with the studies original accession number.

After: In the scenario where the accession number for a study needs to be updated to resolve a mismatch, the Patient Jacket priors table will present the report associated with the studies updated accession number.

Sirona Core

Admin Portal Stats tab Detailed User Report new Report Date Started field

The Detailed User Report now includes the date and time a Report was started. This will allow clients to calculate the time spent on creating a report.

Admin Portal - Stats Reports dates all Universal Time Coordinated time

Before: The Per Day and Detailed Users Report in the Admin Portal Stats tab displayed all exam dates as Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time.

After: The Per Day and Detailed Users Report in the Admin Portal Stats tab now display the local time based on the users location.

Admin Portal - Stats Daily Users Report, “Report Date Submitted” and “Study Time” displayed N/A

Before: The Detailed Users Report in the Admin Portal Stats tab displayed N/A in the Report Date Submitted and Study Time columns.

After: The Detailed Users Report in the Admin Portal Stats tab displayed the local date in the Report Date Submitted and time in Study Time columns.

Oct 8, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.14.0-1

Sirona Reporter

Template and Macro ‘Last Used’ column.

Previously the right pane in the Reporter would display the lists of both templates and macros in alphabetical order and with an associated number listed in the ‘#’ column. With the introduction of the ‘Last Used’ column the default sort order of both the template and macro lists will be by the last used template or macro. The ‘#’ column has been removed to provide additional space and to remove the number value from the list.

Right Pane columns are now sortable.

Previously the columns in the Reporter’s right pane (Template/Macro Name and number) were not sortable. Now columns in the right pane can be sortable by either name or by last used date. This sorting can be applied both ascending and descending. If you’d like to adjust the width of the columns you can do so by clicking and dragging the border of the right pane.

Upgraded default auto impression model

For Clinics that do not have a model specifically fine-tuned for them, we have upgraded the auto-impression model. This should lead to better synthesis of the findings with equivalent latency.

Error message when trying to copy/paste within a merge field.

Before: In some instances when attempting to copy/paste text within a merge field it would produce an error stating “Auto saving failed, contact Sirona if same error persists”.

After: Now if text within a merge field is copy/pasted no error will occur and the text will appear in the merge field as expected.

Dictating sentences with the cursor directly to the left of a period could remove the period.

Before: Sometimes when dictating sentences with periods when the cursor was just to the left of a period it would ignore the periods and not honor the proper sentence structure.

After: Now periods and sentence formatting structure are honored if starting dictation when the cursor is just to the left of a period.

Autocorrect entries for proper nouns were not always honored.

Before: If an autocorrect entry was created for a proper noun (Tuesday replaced by tuesday for instance) it would not honor the entry all of the time.

After: Now if an auto correct entry is created for a proper noun the proper formatting will be honored for how the word should be capitalized. For instance if Tuesday was dictated at the beginning of the sentence it would be capitalized. If it was dictated in the middle of a sentence and there was an autocorrect entry to make it lower case it will appear in lower case.

New lines not added when using ‘enter’ key next to section headings.

Before: When the cursor was next to typed/dictated content on the same line as a section heading and the ‘enter’ key was used it would move the cursor down a line, but not insert a new line.

After: Now a new line will be entered when the ‘enter’ key is pressed in the editor.

Certain Words could be formatted as section headings incorrectly.

Before: If heading keywords (such as findings) were dictated as part of a sentence they would still get formatted as a section heading when they should not be.

After: Now heading keywords will only be formatted as a section heading if the following colon is also dictated.

Sirona Worklist

Admin Portal Opening in Chrome, not the Sirona Web App

Before: When using the Sirona Progressive Web App (PWA), when a user is launching the Admin Portal, it often opens in a Chrome browser, not the PWA.

After: Now when a user is using the Sirona PWA, when launching the Admin Portal, it will open in the Sirona PWA.

Patient Jacket - Ordering Physician Name and Contact Number

Before: When viewing the Patient Jacket, and selecting the Ordering Physician, only the physician's name would be displayed.

After: Now when a user selects the Ordering Physician, both the physician’s name and contact number will be displayed when present.

Sirona Core

Admin Portal - Detailed User Reports

A new tab within Stats will allow a user to generate a detailed report of each exam processed within the selected criteria. The base report includes 14 different data fields, with the option to expand the report to up to 23 fields. Users define the criteria with a date range, level of organizational scope, and optionally select users for the report. The generated report will be displayed in a table that can easily be exported as a CSV format file.

SEPTEMBER 2025

Sep 23, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.13.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Edit HP panel does not scroll until end and the save button stays out of scroll.

Before: When the user scrolled to the bottom of the edit hanging protocol side panel, the save button stayed out of the scroll and the user interface was truncated.

After: Now, as the user scrolls to the bottom of the edit hanging protocol side pane, the user can view and interact with the save button without being truncated.

Viewer Mitigation:

Hanging Protocols - in the event a Hanging Protocol does not hang a study and priors as expected, it is recommended to manually hang as desired.

Sirona Reporter

Right Pane size persisted throughout the session.

Previously if the right pane’s size in the Reporter was modified that change would not persist upon discarding, drafting, or signing the current report. Now any changes to the size of the right pane will persist throughout the current session. This includes opening and modifying templates/macro’s as well as when a new report is opened.

Cursor placed in the first field even if it is a picklist.

Previously if the first field in a template was a picklist field it would be ignored when a new template was loaded. This applied to both manually and auto-loaded templates. Now if the first field in a template is a picklist field then the cursor will be present and the picklist field will be selected when a new template is loaded.

Allow recording to start with the mouse button pressed.

Before: When the mouse button was pressed down, recording would not start picking up audio until the mouse button was released.

After: Now if recording is activated while the mouse button is pressed down it will start picking up audio regardless of when the mouse button is released.

Lost text when dictating and highlighting text.

Before: If dictating a sentence such as “The alignment of the lumbar spine is normal” while also selecting text inside of the report would only transcribe the text before releasing the mouse button. For instance if the mouse button was let up before saying “lumbar” the subsequent text (spine it normal) would not be displayed.

After: Now if text is selected while also dictating all text should be transcribed regardless of when the mouse button is released.

Audio capitalization of the word ‘may’.

Before: If dictating the word ‘may’ in a sentence it would always be seen as the month May and would be capitalized when transcribed.

After: The word ‘may’ no longer will be capitalized when dictating it as part of a sentence where the month does not apply. “There is a focal area of ground-glass opacity in the right upper lobe which may represent an infectious or inflammatory process.” for instance.

Acronyms following numbered lists would not be capitalized correctly.

Before: If dictating an acronym immediately after invoking a numbered list the proper capitalization would not be transcribed.

After: If dictating an acronym after invoking a numbered list the proper case is applied. “One period normal MRI’ will now be transcribed as 1. Normal MRI. (rather than 1. Normal mri).

New line commands would add an extra line.

Before: If dictating the command ‘new line’ it would insert an additional line moving text down two lines in certain circumstances.

After: When dictating the command ‘new line’ it will put the cursor one line down, not two.

Inconsistent capitalization after dictated headings.

Before: If dictating a heading followed by a colon the first word after the colon would not automatically be capitalized.

After: The first letter of the first word following a colon when dictating headings will be capitalized.

Sirona Worklist

Patient Jacket Current Exam Report Field Suppressed

With this release, when the user has the current exam selected in the Patient Jacket, the report tab will not be available as no report exists. Once the report is submitted and the exam is complete, the report tab will be available.

In the past, when the user selected the current exam in the Patient Jacket exam table, the report tab was available. During dictation, the report being created would populate the report field. This was distracting to users.

Sep 9, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.12.0-1

Sirona Reporter

Microphone not connecting when Reporter loads.

Before: When first opening a report, on occasion the microphone would not pick up audio for recording. The microphone buttons would still work and it would appear to be recording but the audio stream would be null when starting recording.

After: Now when first opening a new report the audio stream will begin as expected and pick up new audio when recording is started by the user.

Sirona Worklist

Patient Jacket Window Management

Before: When the Patient Jacket is undocked from the Worklist and a report is closed, the Patient Jacket would close. Additionally, upon opening the next exam, the locations of the undocked Patient Jacket would change.

After: Now when the Patient Jacket is undocked and a report is closed, the Patient Jacket will remain open in the same location as the next exam is opened.

Resend Report Message

Users need the ability to trigger a resend of the Radiology Report to the RIS/EHR from the Sirona environment to ensure the complete, most recent report is successfully received and available to RIS/EHR users.

Users with permissions to Resend Reports can trigger a resend from the Patient Jacket. When the user selects an exam with a report, and selects the ellipsis from the Exam Header on the right panel, and then selects “Resend Report” from the dropdown menu.

Users with permissions to Resend Reports can also trigger a resend from the Worklist for Exams with reports from the ellipsis on the far right side of the exam row, and selecting “Resend Report”.

AUGUST 2025

Aug 27, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.11.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Mouse disappears on left click (hold) and drag

Before: When the regular scroll tool is configured to the right mouse button, upon simultaneously holding down both the mouse keys, the cursor would disappear. It was hard to get out of this state.

After: Now, when the regular scroll tool is configured to the right mouse button, upon simultaneously holding down both the mouse keys, the cursor doesn’t disappear and the user can get out of this state.

Sirona Reporter

Template list in Right Pane re-added when viewing finalized reports.

In the previous release when creating an addendum to a signed report the right drawer would be open and would only display the macro list by default. Now the right drawer will again show the full template and macro lists when viewing a report that had been previously signed. This was a direct way to modify templates without having to claim an open exam to get to the list.

A single edit to a report would fail to trigger auto save.

Before: When first opening a report, if the user only made a single edit (a short dictation for example) the auto save functionality would not get triggered.

After: Now when making an edit after opening or reloading a report the auto save action will be triggered and the green check above the report editor will show loading then the time indicator will show the report contents were saved.

Auto-loaded templates would appear for addendums.

Before: If there was a template set to auto-load against the original report procedure code, it would automatically load into the report editor when attempting to create an addendum.

After: When creating an addendum, any mapped template will not auto-load.

Sirona Worklist

Row Icon Size Consistency

Before: Action icons in the QC Worklist were inconsistent in size to action icons on all other worklists.
After: Action icons in the QC Worklist are now consistent in size to all other worklist action icons.

Aug 13, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.10.0-1

Sirona Viewer

Images series load in the reverse order of the acquisition

Before: Sometimes image series would start at the last slice/frame or in the reverse order of acquisition.

After: Image series start at the first slice/frame or in the order of scan acquisition.

Sidebar Navigation UI is active

Before: Sometimes after logging into the app the viewer or patient jacket or reporter sidebar navigation UI would remain active when the windows had not been opened yet.

After: After logging into the app the sidebar navigation UI appropriately shows active status only when the windows are launched and open.

Sirona Reporter

Dictation Settings Tab

In the past radiologists needed to select and calibrate their dictation devices in the Settings Microphone tab in the Sirona Reporter upon first use. This required the devices to be manually calibrated for the buttons to function. With the introduction of WebHID into the application the need to manually calibrate buttons was no longer necessary. However, users that preferred to use a different audio dictation device (a headset for example) than the one they wanted to control their input (navigation/signing), were unable to do so.

With this new feature the Settings ‘Microphone’ tab has been renamed to the ‘Dictation’ tab. With WebHID there is now the ability to select both an audio device for dictation and either the same device or a separate device for control input (i.e. microphone buttons). This allows users that prefer to use a separate dictation device such as a headset to still be able to navigate and sign reports using their microphone buttons.

Template list in Right Pane removed when adding Addendums.

Previously when creating an addendum to a signed report the right drawer would be open and would display the full template list by default. Now the right drawer will only show the Macro’s tab when creating an addendum to a signed report.

Improved Text Selection and Editing Behavior

Text selection in the report editor now works consistently with other modern text editors, ensuring a smoother and more predictable experience:

Keyboard selection using Shift + arrow keys now expands or contracts at the character level as expected.
Mouse selection precisely matches the start and end points when clicking, holding, and dragging.
Double-click + drag selects whole words under both the starting and ending points.
Text dictation no longer breaks words when inserting inside them.
In the Reporter, selection inside picklists no longer auto-expands.
When auto-generating an impression the cursor will now go to the first field in the impression instead of going to the end of the impression section text.

These changes improve precision, predictability, and alignment with common user expectations.

Linked Exams menu would not be visible if Prior Reports were available to view from the drop down menu.

Before: If there were prior reports associated with the current exam that was open in the Reporter and the link exams menu was opened it would appear behind the Prior Reports drop down menu and would not be visible.

After: Now opening the link exams menu will show on top of the Prior Reports drop down menu and the exams are visible and able to be selected.

Reporter crash when adding a second addendum

Before: In some instances when adding a second addendum to a finalized report the Reporter application would crash.

After: Any number of addendums can be added to finalized reports without crashing the application.

Sirona Worklist

Download Report

Radiology departments and imaging centers need the ability to download radiology reports in a PDF file for several important clinical, operational, legal, and communication-related reasons. This feature will ensure our clients can access, account for, and distribute reports to meet their business requirements without needing to rely on the Sirona Customer Success team.

From the worklist and patient jacket a user will be able to select “Download Report”, which will trigger a download of the report in a PDF file to the user's local machine.

Download icon in the Patient Jacket

Before: When transitioning from a prior without images to a prior with images in the Patient Jacket, the download icon in the patient jacket may not be enabled.

After: Now when transitioning from a prior without images to a prior with images in the Patient Jacket, the download icon will consistently display when downloads are available.

Sirona Core

Admin Portal - New Stats Report

A new tab within Stats will allow the user to select a date and scope for the report, and will present the user with a table with a column for each hour of the date horizontally, and vertically will display the users that have submitted reports. There will be totals for users, for each hour, and a grand total.

JULY 2025

July 29th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.9.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Updated Address

Sirona Medical’s updated address is now reflected in the app to 171 2nd St Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105.

Change text in Anatomic Navigator Accept/Reject modal

The Accept/Reject modal for MR spine autolabels will now display different text from before, including situations when the autolabels are more likely to be inaccurate and also what model generates the autolabels. This will help inform the users of situations when autolabels are more likely to be inaccurate and need a closer review.

DICOM tags label blur

Before: Typing labels in the DICOM tags modal caused characters to blur, making it hard to edit.

After: Labels now render clearly in real-time, allowing users to type and review without issue.

MRI Breast Image Issue

Before: Some MRI Breast images were positioned in such a way that they were not being displayed by the camera.

After: Addressed camera positioning allowing us to show the above mentioned MRI Breast images.

Viewer stalling after adding multiple priors from the Patient Jacket

Before: Viewer stalls momentarily when adding priors from the patient jacket.

After: Added performance enhancements to fix these momentary stalls.

Sirona Reporter

‘Signed by’ name and date in the Reporter

Previously, if a radiologist wanted to see when a prior report was signed and who signed it they would have to navigate to the associated column in the Worklist.

This new enhancement puts the ‘Signed by’ information directly above the finalized report in the Reporter. There will now be a statement that says “Signed by LastName, FirstName on dd/mm/yyyy at 01:33 pm” in the upper right hand corner above the signed report.

Currently loaded template name displayed

Previously, when a template would auto-load when a new exam was launched into the Reporter there was no way to visibly know which template it was.

Now the template name will be displayed above the radiology report so that it can easily be located and edited if needed. ‘Template: CT Abd Angio w’ for example.

Sirona Worklist

Worklist and Patient Jacket Fixes

Previously, the column to display the name of the user an exam was assigned to was titled Assigned Radiologist even when the assigned user was not a radiologist. Additionally, column titles were labeled Study Date, or Study Description, which was inconsistent with Sirona’s definitions, and some hover over tool tips were empty.

These fixes change the “Assigned Radiologist” column header to “Assigned To”, “Study” is removed where appropriate, and add content to hover over tool tips.

Select Rows removed from the Adjust Columns menu

Previously, a user needed to add the Select Rows column to their worklists from the Adjust Columns menu.

This new enhancement makes the Select Rows column a permanent column on appropriate worklists, and removes the option from the Adjust Columns menu.

Ordering Physician Contact information visible in the Patient Jacket

Previously, if a radiologist selected the Ordering Physician tab in the Patient Jacket, only the order physician's name appeared when available.

This new enhancement includes the ordering physicians contact information in the Patient Jacket Ordering Physicians tab when available.

Patient Jacket shows priors without images

Previously, if a radiologist wanted to see prior reports in Sirona that did not include images, they were not visible in the Priors table.

This new enhancement shows priors without images in the Priors table, with a Status of “No Images”. Selecting the prior in the Priors table will display the report in the Report tab.

‘Signed by’ name and date in the Patient Jacket

Previously, if a radiologist wanted to see when a prior report was signed and who signed it they would have to navigate to the associated column in the Worklist.

This new enhancement puts the ‘Signed by’ information directly above the finalized report in the Patient Jacket Report tab. There will now be a statement that says “Signed by LastName, FirstName on dd/mm/yyyy at 01:33 pm” in the upper right hand corner above the signed report.

Sirona Core

Ability to add and remove columns on the QC Worklist via the Adjust Columns menu

Previously, a user did not have the option to add or remove columns on the QC Worklist via the Adjust Columns menu.

This fix makes the Adjust Columns menu available on the QC Worklist and enables users to add and remove optional columns on the QC Worklist.

July 16th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.8.0-4

Sirona Viewer

Add XR DICOM Modality to Stacked Scrolling

Added the XR DICOM modality to stacked scrolling settings (located in Viewer settings) to enable stacking of image series with imaging modality as XRs. To enable this, click User Initials > Settings > Viewer Settings > Stacked scrolling (Toggle ON) > Check XR

Removed Patient Search Filter in Prior’s Modal

Users only want to view, access and load prior studies for the current patient they are reviewing. Therefore, we have removed the patient search filter in the prior’s modal that allowed users to view prior studies from other patients.

Logout on one window should logout all other windows

Before: Logging out from any window on the application would not logout the user consistently from all windows in the app

After: Logging out from any window on the app now logs out the user from all windows in the app

Fix for optimal default window level for XRs

Before: Some x-rays in the system were being rendered without the default optimal window-level.

After: The suboptimal default window-level for some x-rays is now fixed and is being rendered with appropriate default values.

Sirona Reporter

Administration of Clinic Templates and Macros

Previously, template and macro management in the Reporter was limited to internal Sirona administrators, restricting users from direct access to modify, create, and manage clinic level templates and macros.

This new functionality will allow users with the appropriate role-based access to create, manage, and modify clinic-level templates and macros directly in the Template/Macro Builder. This functionality will:

Improve standardization of reporting formats across clinics.
Reduce reporting time for radiologists by providing pre-approved templates.
Minimize variability in reports, improving clarity and compliance.
Enable centralized governance for templates and macros for admins.

Sirona Worklist

All Worklist Tabs Accessible When Patient Jacket Is Docked

Prior to this enhancement, when the Patient Jacket was opened from a worklist and docked to the worklist, users could only see the worklist from which they opened the exam. This required a user to close or undock the Patient Jacket to access other worklists. Now, with the Patient Jacket docked, the user has access to all worklists.

Patient Jacket Shows Prior Exams without Images

The Patient Jacket Prior Exams table now includes exam reports even when there are no images with the report. Prior exams with images will still display with the “Actions” and “Status” cells as before. Prior exams without images will have no Actions and will have a Status of “No Images”. When selecting any prior, the panels will still populate as expected.

Worklist Refresh From Worklist View Tab Inconsistently Returns To The Worklist View Tab

Before: Prior to this fix, when a user is on the Worklist View tab and hits refresh, the user would be brought to a new worklist.

After: After the fix, when a user is on the Worklist View tab and refreshes, the user remains on the Worklist View tab.

Autoload Not Available for Worklist View Tab

Before: Prior to this fix, when on the Worklist View tab, the Autoload toggle was not accessible.

After: After the fix, when on the Worklist View tab, the Autoload toggle is accessible.

Patient Jacket Sometimes Opens Blank Or Faded

Before: Prior to the fix when creating an Addendum, if you discard the Addendum, the Patient Jacket closes as expected. When opening the next exam, the Patient Jacket would be blank, or faded, requiring refreshing the window.

After: After the fix, the Patient Jacket presents the expected patient information without the need to refresh.

July 1st, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.7.0-1

Sirona Viewer

Tool icons will be displayed with corresponding text descriptions for new users

Tool icons appearing with text descriptions will aid users as they get familiar with the tool offerings on the viewer. Users can disable the text by selecting the hammer & wrench icon > Toolbar > Icon only.

Default window level on X-rays

Before: Some x-rays in the system were being rendered without the default optimal window-level.

After: The suboptimal default window-level for some x-rays is now fixed and is being rendered with appropriate default values.

Fix scroll performance on CTA/large series

Before: Scrolling on CTA or large series felt laggy.

After: Scrolling on CTA or large series is now fixed and should work as the user expects.

Sirona Reporter

Auto-Generated impression is inserted into the report with an extra prepended line

Before: When inserting an auto-generated impression into a report it would be prepended with an extra line.

After: No additional line will prepend the auto-generated impression when it gets inserted.

Sirona Worklist

Removed unnecessary locations from the Sites column
The Sites column will now only show acquisition facilities.

Introduced the Signed By column to the Worklist
The Signed By column has been introduced to provide the name of the Radiologist who signed the Radiology Report. This column is searchable by last name.

Corrected the Assigned Radiologist column to display the user the exam is Assigned to
The Assigned Radiologist column now will display the name of the user assigned to the exam. When no user is assigned, the field will display N/A.

Turn off Autoload when switching worklist tabs
Before: When working on a worklist with Autoload enabled, switching to another worklist would automatically default to Autoload enabled, resulting in unintentionally autoloading exams.

After: When working on a worklist with Autoload enabled, switching to another worklist will automatically disable the Autoload feature, preventing exams from unintentionally being automatically loaded.

Autoload not available for Worklist Views tab
Before: When opening the Worklist View tab in the Worklist, the Autoload toggle was not displayed in the footer of the worklist.

After: When opening the Worklist View tab in the Worklist, the Autoload toggle is displayed in the footer of the worklist.

Sirona Core

Admin Portal Facilities re-ordered when setting updated

In the Admin Portal, System Setting tab, Technologist Worklist section, when a facility setting was changed, the order of the facilities listed would change. This enhancement leaves the facilities in the same order regardless of setting.

JUNE 2025

June 17th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.6.0-2

Sirona Viewer

User configurable keyboard shortcut for the cine tool

Users can now enable cine mode on an active and compatible image series in the viewer using a user configured keyboard shortcut.

Deduplication of data

A unified approach to data loading to avoid requesting the same images multiple times and to manage the download flow better.

Precache frames based on hanging protocol or default layout

An approach to prioritize fetching the frames to hang using hanging protocol or via default hanging protocol layout. Thus adding a reasonable limit on the hanging protocol/default hanging protocol layout, reducing the number of frames we load when precaching parts of cases in the worklist.

Abort loading frames for previous case when user moves to next case

System stops fetching/loading frames for previous case when user moves on to next case, saving bandwidth and prioritizing next case image loads.

Cache management

System removes cache when cache size reaches 50GB threshold.

OOM error loading image data

Before: Viewer crashes because of Out of memory error.

After: Memory usage limits are applied to prevent viewer crashes and improve memory management.

CAD annotation count number

Before: Included the midpoint as a unique annotation to report available CAD annotations, resulting in 2x annotation count.

After: Count unique annotations according to which image finding they go under in the system/site provided CAD Structured Report.

Scrolling fix after dragging a thumbnail from one viewer and dropping into another viewer

Before: Dragging a thumbnail series from one viewer to another viewer and scrolling on it would not scroll.

After: Scrolling now works as expected after dragging a thumbnail series from one viewer to another.

RIS mouse wheel had an empty slot

Before: The mouse wheel had an empty slot.

After: The mouse wheel no longer has an empty slot.

Missing value for series classification in HP Phase 3, mr_weighting

Before: mr_weighting does not show up in Smart Hanging Protocols Phase 3 viewport classification windows.

After: mr_weighting now shows up in Smart Hanging Protocols Phase 3 viewport classification windows.

Sirona Reporter

Dictating measurements could result in starting a numbered list

Before: When dictating measurements like ‘1.6 cm’, it could sometimes start numbered list formatting after the “one point” resulting in ‘six’ being transcribed after a 1.

After: When dictating measurements there should not be any numbered list formatting applied.

Previously selected recording device still in use after switching to a new device

Before: When switching dictation devices audio would still be recorded through the original device but with significant degradation. When this occurred recognition accuracy would be poor.

After: When switching dictation devices the new device is read properly and audio is recorded without degradation.

Ellipses remains after dictation has stopped when dictating numbers

Before: When dictating numbers only, the ellipses ... which appears when audio is first returned to the speech engine and while the editor waits for the transcription to return, would remain in the editor and the dictated number would not appear.

After: The ellipses … will be removed and the dictated number will appear in the report.

The Reporter could crash when trying to record audio on a signed report

Before: If a report is loaded into the Reporter and it was not in an editable state, meaning it was previously signed, and the microphone record button or record icon was clicked the Reporter could crash.

After: The Reporter will continue to be responsive if the Record icon or button is triggered on a non editable previously signed report.

Insert command would not always work on macros.

Before: When the voice command ‘Insert <macro name>’ was used it would not always invoke inserting the associated macro.

After: Voice command for ‘Insert <macro name>’ will render the associated macro into the report editor as expected.

Sirona Worklist

Autoload Skip Discarded Exams

During a login session, when a user discards an exam when autoload is on, the discarded exams will not be autoloaded again.

Autoload Turned off When Transitioning to Another Worklist Tab

When reading from a worklist with Autoload on, when the user moves to another worklist, Autoload will be turned off.

Worklist Filter Improvements

Improved filtering on Assigned Radiologist, Ordering Provider, and Draft columns.

Patient Jacket Priors Table

Improved the Patient Jacket priors table to consistently display prior exams.

Worklist Sites Column

Filtered out the Mismatched Study and Prior Study site from the Site Worklist column.

Completed Exams in Worklists Default to NA for Assigned Radiologist

Completed exams no longer present the name of the Radiologist that signed the report in the Assigned Radiologist column. It will now default to NA unless it has been assigned to a new user.

Cleaned up Worklist Filter Options

Removed any filter options that have “undefined” or “null” as labels.

Improved Customization of Workflow Statuses

Improved the ability to customize Workflow Statuses and Workflow Views to enable exam assignments across multiple exam statuses.

Patient Jacket Opening Blank, Requiring Refresh

The Patient Jacket is now always populated with patient details.

Sirona Core

Archive Search requirements implemented

Before: Able to search for patients with incomplete details, such as only last name when both last and first name are required.

After: Search fields labeled “required” must have search criteria before enabling search.

MAY 2025

May 22nd, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.4.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Launching Sirona Viewer from a RIS/EHR

The feature enables integration between Sirona and a RIS/EHR. When an Ordering Physician is reviewing a radiology report in the RIS/EHR, they will now be able to select a link/icon to view the imaging data associated with the report. In this integration, Sirona will share a path to the images to the RIS/EHR when the radiology report is sent.

This link will invoke an authorization of the RIS/EHR user, and then access to the Sirona viewer and the images associated with the report.

Autoloading relevant priors based on modality match

Before: Autoload relevant priors feature would autoload the 3 most recent and identified relevant priors
After: Autoload relevant priors feature will autoload the 3 most recent & relevant prior which have a common modality match

Sirona Reporter

Record light indicator for supported microphones

When actively dictating in the Reporter it is useful to have a visual indicator that the microphone is on and listening for audio. While there is a visual aspect directly in the reporter of a red outline around the report editor, there could be confusion when looking at the microphone itself as the red light would always be on.

Now the red light on microphones such as the Philips SpeechMike 3700 will only light up if the microphone is actively recording audio. This will apply to both press to record and toggle on/off settings.

Sign off reports with normal content

Previously when a user attempted to sign a report for which a template had been auto-loaded but the report was never drafted and had no modifications, the user would receive an error stating that the Impression was missing and would not sign off the report.

Now with this new functionality when a user attempts to sign off a report and the auto-loaded template has normal content in the Impression and other required fields the report will sign off successfully and display the distribution countdown as occurs when content was manually added to these sections.

Clicking and dragging near the edges of the report would select the entire content of the report

Before: When highlighting text and dragging the mouse to select more text if you reached the edges of the gutter of the reporter it would select all report text. This could cause users to inadvertently overwrite or remove report content.
After: When selecting text and dragging near the gutter it will not select additional text that is not on the current line.

Auto-fill Comparison chips would append to normal content in the Comparison section

Before: When utilizing the Auto-fill Comparison feature some users would see the comparison chips for the prior exams appended to content in the Comparison section that was a part of the template.

After: If there is content in the Comparison section from the template present, it will now be removed if there are comparison chips inserted via the Auto-fill Comparison feature.

Ellipses remains after dictation has stopped

Before: In some instances when dictating, the ellipses ... which appears when audio is first returned to the speech engine and while the editor waits for the transcription to return, would remain in the editor even after the recognized text has been displayed.

After: The ellipses … should be removed once the recognized text has been transcribed into the report.

Dictated text would render out of order after rapid activation of the recording device

Before: In some instances when dictating if the microphone (or other recording device) was activated again in rapid succession it could cause the transcribed text to appear out of order.

After: Dictation should appear in the correct order even when rapidly turning on\off recording mode on the microphone (or other recording device).

Sirona Worklist

Increased the viewable field size for MRN on Patient Jacket and Reporter

Before: The full patient MRN was not displayed due to a reduced field size.

After: The field size was increased to display full MRN and hover over click to copy.

Worklist dimmed upon opening the patient jacket or reporter

Before: The worklist would appear dim upon opening of the patient jacket or reporter, requiring one or more refreshes to return to normal brightness.

After: The worklist will remain at normal brightness during opening modules and transitioning exams.

Worklist refresh upon transitioning exams

Before: With the Patient Jacket docked, when opening a new exam the worklist would refresh losing applied filters.

After: The worklist will not refresh when opening a new exam.

Clarified Patient Name column search is last name only

Before: When selecting search in the Patient Name column, search criteria was unclear if both last name and first name was needed.

After: Now the users will see the prompt “last name only”, providing more clarity.

Added Submitted At as a column on all worklists

Before: There was no way from the worklist to see the date a report was submitted on an exam.

After: Users can now elect to add the “Submitted At” column to their worklist displaying the date reports were submitted.

Sirona Core

Verification from QC no longer requires comments

Before: When verifying an exam in QC status, the user was required to enter comments before verification could be completed.

After: Comments are no longer required to complete the verification process.

May 7th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.3.0

Sirona Viewer

Custom Keyboard Shortcut for toggling CAD annotation

Users can customize the CAD annotation keyboard shortcut to match their preference. Go to customize tools > Keyboard settings > Update to preferred key > Save

Sirona Reporter

Picklists values in caps make subsequent headings call caps as well

Before: When selecting a picklist value that is in all caps any headings after that value would also be put into all caps causing incorrect formatting.

After: When selecting a picklist value that is in all caps it will insert without affecting any other text.

Sirona Worklist

Patient Jacket v2.0

A complete update to the UI/UX of the Patient Jacket. This includes the ability to resize and/or collapse each section of the worklist so that radiologists can focus on the parts and information that are most meaningful to them.

They will see the AI generated Priors Summary which generates a summary of the patients previous exams so that radiologists don’t have to scroll through and look at individual exams to understand the patients history

Patient Jacket v2.0 also improves access to prior reports and prior exams, as well as enhancing the interactions and usability of the overall platform.

These improvements are intended to allow radiologists to quickly review patient history and previous reports, leading to faster decision making and turnaround times. By offering clearer access to past patient information and a concise summary of the patient’s prior reports, the risk of overlooking critical information is minimized, improving user confidence.

Assign Exam

Assign Exam allows exams to be assigned and reassigned to users allowing management of exam distribution to meet the needs of workload balancing, shift changes, expertise-based delegation, and other custom exam assignments.

A radiologist or administrator can select one-to-many exams from the worklist to assign. The system will present a list of available users that the exam(s) can be assigned to. The assignee will be notified, and the action logged in the system.

This functionality also allows users to select multiple exams that they can claim into or unclaim from their queue.

Sirona Core

Notifications and Alerts

Improvements to administrator notifications and alerts when creating, updating and saving changes in the Admin Portal.

APRIL 2025

April 22, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.2.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Enhancement in relevant prior identification
The new enhancement to the relevant prior identification algorithm allows identification and loading of appropriate relevant priors even when the DICOM metadata from body part is missing in the study and series information.

X-rays centered with appropriate zoom

Before: Plain films such as X-rays didn’t fill the entire viewport and appeared off-center.

After: Plain films automatically fill the viewport and are properly centered for improved viewing.

Edit and confirm changes to Hanging Protocols

Before: Confirming after a Hanging Protocol (HP) edit caused all viewports to display the current study, even if some were designated for a prior.

After: Confirming after a HP edit now correctly updates the viewer to display the appropriate current and prior studies, as defined in the saved or updated hanging protocol.

Order of Autoloaded Priors

Before: Relevant priors were sometimes displayed out of order, not following correct descending chronology.

After: Relevant priors are now consistently displayed in correct descending chronological order, with the most recent studies shown first.

Hanging Protocol hangs manually loaded prior vs. autoloaded/ most recent prior

Before: Hanging Protocols sometimes prioritized manually loaded priors over more relevant or recent autoloaded priors.

After: Hanging Protocols now prioritize the most relevant, recent priors—whether manually loaded or autoloaded.

Sirona Reporter

Additional Microphone Support

We've added support for WebHID in the Reporter, enabling automatic recognition and configuration of compatible dictation microphones—like the Philips SpeechMike 3700. Radiologists no longer need to manually switch to browser mode or initialize programmable buttons in settings. This update significantly reduces setup time, simplifies the user experience, and broadens support for a wider range of microphone devices—helping radiologists get to reporting faster with fewer interruptions.

Imported Reports not showing line breaks

Before: When importing prior reports into Sirona if there were new line indicators \n in the imported report they were not rendering while viewing in the Reporter.

After: New line breaks are not rendering correctly in the Reporter allowing for formatting/spacing as it was when imported.

Ellipses remains after dictation has appeared in report

Before: When dictating there will be an ellipses that will appear indicating that audio is being recognized and will return the text results into the report. In some cases the ellipses would persist even after text was returned.

After: The ellipses will disappear once text is transcribed into the report from the voice recognition engine.

Error when attempting to claim a report from the In Progress tab while in countdown

Before: If attempting to claim a case from the In Progress tab that was still within the distribution countdown an error would occur stating “Something went wrong while attempting to claim your exam with the accession number ‘xxxxxxx’”.

After: If attempting to claim a case from the In Progress tab that is still within the distribution countdown it will open the exam and associated report in the Viewer and Reporter and the countdown timer is visible.

Sirona Worklist

Greeting Page Update

Updated the Greeting Page with a general greeting, removing the users title and name.

Archive Worklist Search

To ensure search performance is maintained, for the Archive Worklist the Global Search has been removed and Archive Worklist column filtering has been re-introduced. This targeted approach will reduce the time spent manually sifting through extensive lists, leading to faster access to relevant studies. Multiple column filters can be set at the same time.

Sirona Core

Account Activation email

Upon creation of a new user in Sirona, a system generated email will be sent to the new user notifying them their account has been created. This mail will provide them a link to a login page where they will be able to create their account password and login to the application.

April 09, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.1.0-4

Sirona Viewer

Mammography Chestwall Alignment

Displays mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis images in a chestwall-aligned view i.e chest wall is flushed with the edge of the viewport to create symmetric and clinically useful views.

Note:

DICOM overlay annotations are shown on the side opposite the chest wall to ensure they remain visible without obstructing critical anatomy.
Users can freely pan and zoom within the chestwall-aligned view for closer inspection of areas of interest.
The Reset tool restores the original chestwall-aligned position.
The 2D view icon is not available while in chestwall-aligned mode

Before: When a viewer window is opened with a new case, 3 priors are autoloaded. However, if the viewer window is closed and the same case is reopened, no priors are autoloaded.

After: When a viewer window is opened with a new case, 3 priors are autoloaded. Now, if the viewer window is closed and the same case is reopened, 3 priors are autoloaded.

Before: When a case is opened in the Viewer and a prior is manually added, clicking “Start Read” opens the Reporter without the prior included in the case context.

After: When a case is opened in the Viewer and a prior is manually added, clicking “Start Read” opens the Reporter with the prior correctly included in the case context.

Before: When using regular scroll, the tool icon is not hidden and not kept in place while scrolling

After: When using regular scroll, the tool icon is hidden and not kept in place while scrolling

Sirona Reporter

Claiming and Locking of Addendums

In radiology practices, final reports will be visible, in the Recently Read and In Progress tabs, but only the original author of the report was able to create addendums. However, situations arise where users may need to add addendums to exams that they did not previously work on. Some practices have multi-step workflows where multiple people need to work on the same exam sequentially. This feature addresses the need for users to claim final exams and create addendums that were previously worked on by others, ensuring workflow continuity and efficiency.

This also adds visibility to the In Progress tab of currently locked reports where addendums are being created.

Sirona Core

QC Worklist accessible at all Scope levels

Role Base Access Controls have been updated to ensure that users below the Clinic level can now benefit from permissions granted for relevant features and functionality.

MARCH 2025

March 25, 2025 Updates

— Version: v7.0.0-1

Sirona Viewer

Autoload Relevant Prior Studies with Thumbnails

Automatically loads the three most relevant prior studies for the current patient and displays their corresponding thumbnail images in the thumbnail bar. This allows radiologists to quickly reference historical imaging, improving diagnostic efficiency and enabling seamless comparison across timepoints.

Note:

Auto comparisons in the reporter will load the prior chip only once a thumbnail from the prior study has been hung in the viewer.
You can load up to 7 additional prior studies by clicking on the study chips in addition to the 3 autoloaded relevant prior studies.

Before: When opening a case in the Viewer and manually adding a prior, clicking “Start Read” would open the Reporter without the prior study attached to the case
After: Clicking “Start Read” after adding a prior now correctly launches the Reporter with the prior study included in the case context.

Sirona Reporter

Impression Generation into H2 headings

If the Auto Impression Generation feature was turned on, in the past it would only generate and place an auto generated impression text into the ‘Impression’ section if there was an associated H1 header present. Many templates are not set up this way and may only contain an H2 header.

Now when using the Auto Impression Generation feature it will first look for an H1 header in the ‘Impression’ section and if one does not exist it will look for an H2 header to place the text for the auto generated impression.

Sirona Worklist

Before: Exams were not showing up in the recently read tab of the worklist for some customers. This was due to some exceptions that prevented them from showing up.

After: The app exceptions that were occurring have been addressed and all exams will display correctly in the Recently Read tab.

Before: When viewing the filter dropdown menu for any applicable column filter, two parallel scroll bars would display. Only one of these scroll bars applied to the list.

After: Only one scroll bar will display when viewing lists in the column filters.

Sirona Core

Exam Manager: Order Editing Tools

Exam Manager allows the System Administrator and Technologist to manage patients and order details with tools to ensure patient data is accurate and order information is complete. Exam Manager can be accessed from the QC Worklist by selecting the edit icon in the row of the exam. This will launch a screen with the exam’s existing order details. Updates such as Order Priority and Tech Notes can be made and saved. From the Order Management screen the order can be linked to a different patient, or patient demographics can be updated.

Study Series Classification

Improvement of stacked series management for Smart Hanging Protocols.

March 11, 2025 Updates

— Version: v6.95.0-4

Sirona Viewer

Before: Image series belonging to the second current study would be hidden by default.

After: Image series belonging to the second current study are shown under the current study for radiologist to review.

Before: CAD annotations would render annotations that are marked optional along with annotations marked as required. This resulted in slower loads when applying CAD annotations.

After: CAD annotations will only render annotations that are marked required. Thus, improving the load performance.

Before: When toggling off Automatic or Manual linked zoom using the tool didn’t turn off linked zoom.

After: Toggling off Automatic or Manual linked zoom turns off the automatic and manual zoom feature

Presentation State (PS) icon appears in the viewport

The Presentation State (PS) icon now appears directly within the viewport when a presentation state is applied, allowing users to easily identify when a specific slice, frame, or image has an active presentation state.

Sirona Reporter

Ability to Sign Reports User Permission

There is a new Reporter Permission available in the admin panel that is called ‘Ability to Sign Reports’. This would primarily apply to technologist and administrator roles.

If this permission is set the user with this role will see the Sign button in the Reporter.

If this permission is NOT set the user will not be able to see the Sign button in the Reporter and can not sign off reports.

Loading screen while mapped template opens on initial exam

In order to prevent flashing of the default template on the screen when the reporter is loading a mapped template, there is now a loading screen that will display briefly. This prevents the flashing from occurring. This was only observed on the initial exam that is loaded for a session if the default template was not used in favor of a mapped one to the current exams procedure.

Sirona Worklist

Multiple alerts in the alert column

Currently, when a user submits a stat report (or a report with any priority that causes an alert to be rendered), they are not able to see the Reporter submission countdown alert at the same time. Now, multiple alerts can be rendered at the same time. Allowing users to see both the priority alert and the distribution countdown alert.

Sirona Core

Study Series Classification

Distinguish tomosynthesis series from 2D in series-classifications.

Mitigations:

When signing a report after dictation please wait for text to be transcribed and report to be saved before submitting
When using the sign report command, do not attempt to add content after command

FEBRUARY 2025

February 25th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v6.94.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Launch Viewer 2 when it is saved using ‘Capture Window State’ feature

Before: Upon opening a case, viewer 2 would not launch even when saved as part of ‘Capture Window State’.

After: Upon opening a case, viewer 2 now launches when saved using the ‘Capture Window State’ feature.

Problems with loading some Ultrasound images

Before: When a radiologist tried to load Ultrasound images, the system would fail and no Ultrasound images were shown.

After: Added a fix to allow the system to request and wait for it to return the Ultrasound images so that the radiologist is able to view the necessary images.

Sirona Reporter

New line on Macro and Picklist Insertions

Before: When a macro or picklist was inserted into a report template in the Reporter it would automatically add an additional line above the macro or picklist.

After: There is no longer a new line included above a macro or picklist insertion into the Report editor.

Sirona Worklist

Auto Load Next Exam

Previously, radiologists had to manually select an exam from their worklist queue for it to load into the Viewer and Reporter applications. With the introduction of the Auto Load Next Exam feature, now if the currently loaded exam is signed, drafted or discarded the next exam will automatically load into the Viewer and Reporter applications.

There is now an Auto Load toggle button located at the bottom of the worklist. The user simply needs to turn this toggle on to start exams auto loading from that worklist.

Only one worklist can have Auto Load toggled on at a time.

Additional Worklist Filters

By expanding the search filter options in the Worklist, users will now be able to quickly narrow down large volumes of data according to specific criteria. This targeted approach will reduce the time spent manually sifting through extensive lists, leading to faster access to relevant studies.

Filtering capability is now available in each of the specific worklist columns. Multiple column filters can be set at the same time.

Sirona Core

Study Series Classification

Improving the ability to classify series via consolidated tags (i.e., tags from all instances in the series).

Mitigation:

Exam Date in the Viewer and Patient Jacket can be displayed differently on prior reports. As the exam date in the patient jacket shows the local workstation time and the exam date in the Viewer shows the time sent by the modality via DICOM. This will be addressed in a future release.
In the event that double clicking on an external link is not opening a case, it is recommended for the user to click once on the external link
In the event that the Viewer and Reporter get out of sync it is recommended that the user refresh or close and reopen Viewer and/or Reporter windows

February 11th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v6.93.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Hide CAD SR and avoid showing unsupported Toast Message

MG CAD SR is not needed to show in the Viewer and causes a toast message when users open an MG case with one of these stacks. If the MG_CAD_SR_TEXT_RENDER flag is off for the user, we should hide this stack in the thumbnail bar and not show the toast error message.

If the CAD SR is stacked with other reports that aren’t CAD, we can still show the stack if at least one frame isn’t CAD, and still skip the warning message.

CAD annotation availability/activeness display in the Viewer

Show to users whether CAD annotations are available/active/unavailable.

Secondary Capture render crashes Viewport

Secondary Capture rendering crashing the viewport was fixed.

Sirona Reporter

Accepting Automated Spine Labels would prevent report from saving

Before: If automatic spine labels were generated and accepted on MR exams it could cause an issue with the report auto save feature preventing the report from being saved.

After: If automatic spine labels are generated and accepted the report auto saves correctly and can be signed off without issue.

Sirona Worklist

Time Received Column

A new column has been added to the Worklist called ‘Time Received’. The Time Received column will display the date and time the images for the exam and order were first ingested into Sirona either via HL7 or DICOM. This information is important when calculating turn around times and for worklist priority sorting.

Sirona Core

Scope Level Password andUser Activity Enhancements

Password and user activity enhancements have been made to ensure user account security is maintained based on the clinic's policies and industry standards.

Inactivity Logout - The administrator can set an inactivity timeout in minutes. When no user activity has been recognized for the set interval, the user will be given a notification dialog with a 60 second countdown. If no further activity is recognized, the user will be logged out.

Password Change Interval - The administrator can set a password change interval in days. This will require the user to change their password once the interval has expired or be locked out of the system.

Failed Login Attempt Monitoring - The system will monitor failed attempts to login. After 5 failed attempts with no successful login, the user and administrator will be notified via email that 5 failed attempts have been made. After 10 failed attempts with no successful login, the user will be locked out of the system. Both user and administrator will be notified of the attempts and lock out. The administrator will need to force a reset of their password.

Sirona Study Series Classifiers (SSC)

SSC now can infer laterality from common tags in multi-frame DICOM instances. This will ensure that Smart Hanging Protocols can hang the desired images based on laterality in the correct viewport when the study or series does not specify laterality.

JANUARY 2025

January 30th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v6.91.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Center Case Unavailable message

Before: The case unavailable message is off center.

After: The case unavailable message is centered.

Resolution and color of some US studies

Before: The resolution and pixel intensities for selected Ultrasound images were blurry.

After: The resolution and pixel intensities for blurry Ultrasound images is now rendered using the appropriate resolution and color scale and intensity values.

Duplicate prompts to accept AutoSpine label

Before: Prompt to accept AutoSpine label appears back to back necessitating double confirmation.

After: Single prompt to accept AutoSpine label appears to confirm the acceptance of the auto generated spine labels as expected.

Render all stacked Structure Reports

Before: Stacking two structured reports, only rendered the first report.

After: Stacking two structured reports, renders both reports.

Center Thumbnail images for PDFs, SRs

Before: The thumbnail images within the thumbnails are off center for paperwork e.g. SR, PDF etc.

After: The thumbnail images within the thumbnails are centered for paperwork e.g. SR, PDF.

Sirona Core

Addition of a QC Status in the Exam Workflow

Sirona's exam workflow now includes a Quality Control (QC) status intended for image quality assurance. Verified exams, which are available to the Radiologist for reading, can be moved to QC status in the event editing or correction is identified, and promoted back to Verified once action is taken.

QC status can also be configured as an automatic status after image capture but prior to Verified status for Technologist QC workflows.

January 16th, 2025 Updates

— Version: v6.90.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Render CAD Annotations (derived from SR - CAD SR)

This feature allows radiologists to render and toggle CAD annotations supported by Sirona On and Off by using a keyboard shortcut. By default CAD annotations are off. By pressing ‘Shift+c’ users can toggle annotations on. Pressing ‘Shift+c’ again, toggles the CAD annotations off.

Sirona Reporter

Impressions would not auto generate if there was default text present in the Impression field.

Before: When navigating to the Impression Field in the report (if the preference is set) the AI auto generated impression was not getting inserted if there was default text in that field.

After: All content in the impression field is replaced by the AI auto generated impression when navigating to the field.

The discard button was not aligned with the Draft and Sign buttons.

Before: After opening an exam in the Reporter the Discard button was not in line with the Draft and Sign buttons.

After: Discard, Draft, and Sign buttons in the Reporter are now in the same line.

Sirona Worklist

The Clear Filters button was not clearing out the contents of the Worklist View filters.

Before: When there were Worklist View filters actively displayed in the worklist application clicking on the Clear filters button at the bottom of the screen did not clear them.

After: Clicking on the Clear filters button at the bottom of any set Worklist View filters will now clear the set filters.

The number of filters messaging at the bottom of the Worklist was not correct.

Before: If there were multiple filters set in a Worklist view the message at the bottom would always say there was 1 filter applied.

After: The number of filters applied is correctly reflected in the message at the bottom of the Worklist. .

Sirona Core

Admin editing user profile to remove scope.

Before: When in the Administrator Portal and editing the user profile to remove a single scope, all scope is removed, requiring the Administrator to add the desired scope again.

After: The Administrator can remove only the scope they intend to remove from the user's profile.

DECEMBER 2024

December 18th, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.89.0-1

Sirona Viewer

Scrollbar to thumbnail bar

To enable radiologists to quickly scan through all available study thumbnails, hold down on the scrollbar and drag to the right or left to navigate the thumbnail series for current and prior exams.

Smart Hanging Protocols

Smart Hanging Protocols now allows you to create and edit customized hanging protocols using Sirona Intelligent Classifications. These classifications provide clear and structured descriptions of studies and series, making it easier to work with and manage imaging data. Powered by the Sirona Ontology, these classifications enable advanced filtering and comparison for smarter, more efficient workflows.

This version presents the user with study classifiers in the Create/Edit model which is now moved to the left navigation menu of display 1, and presents the user with the series classifiers in each viewport. If a classifier is presented at the study level, it will not be displayed at the series level. The viewer tools and current and prior study thumbnails are locked while in Create and Edit mode.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Keyboard Shortcuts: It is recommended to not use ctrl+7, ctrl+8, ctrl+[, and ctrl+] as keyboard shortcuts as they are already bound to list actions.
Viewer Settings: If structured reports and PDF’s are stanking together, it is recommended to disable stacked scrolling in the Viewer settings.

Sirona Reporter

Bypass Distribution Grace Period

To improve report accuracy when reports are signed there is a default 3 minute grace period that takes place to allow physicians to make any additional edits to the report before it is disturbed to downstream systems. This behavior is ideal for making edits after signing, but some stat exams need to be distributed immediately and bypass this 3 minute grace period.

There is now an arrow next to the Sign button that will allow physicians to select a Bypass and Sign option. Once this option is selected then clicked the report will be finalized immediately and distributed to downstream systems. Only addendums can be created once the Bypass and Sign button has been clicked.

Auto-Fill Comparison Bookmark would include the primary Exam

Before: When using the Auto-Fill Comparison feature to fill in bookmarks for reviewed Priors automatically under the Comparison header the primary exam would also show up.

After: Only bookmarks associated with reviewed priors will show up automatically under the Comparison header.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

Column Rename to Gender

The Worklist column previously labeled ‘Sex’ has been renamed to ‘Gender’.

Infinite scroll of worklists

The infinite scroll functionality in worklists has been enhanced to load one page at a time, significantly improving performance and enabling faster loading of exams as you scroll through the list.

Sirona Core

Core Known Issues and Mitigations

Admin Portal: If the user had Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enabled, the Admin Portal icon will not display.

NOVEMBER 2024

November 26th, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.88.0-4

Sirona Viewer

Resize Thumbnails

Users can dynamically resize the thumbnails by grabbing the thumbnail bar handle located at the right corner of the thumbnail bar area. This allows for flexible adjustments to thumbnail size based on viewing preferences.

Collapsed and Expanded Thumbnails

Clicking the <> icon on the study chip cycles through three thumbnail display states:

Expanded: Thumbnails are fully fanned out, allowing users to view each thumbnail in detail.
Stacked: Thumbnails are collapsed into a loose stack, conserving space while keeping some preview visibility.
Tightly Stacked: Thumbnails are fully collapsed into a compact stack, maximizing workspace for other elements.

Hide Thumbnails and Toolbar

Users can hide and show the thumbnail bar and the toolbar using the left bracket ‘]‘ keyboard shortcut.

Hide Sidebar/ Navigation Bar

Users can hide and show the sidebar/ navigation bar using the left bracket ‘[‘ keyboard shortcut.

System Check

A feature that helps users check their system requirements to ensure compatibility for an optimal user experience on Sirona. This feature will alert users if the Chrome extension is not enabled and notify them to update to the latest version of the extension.

None

Linked scrolling across both viewers

Before: Freshly opened viewer windows do not synchronize linked scrolling until the secondary viewer is manually scrolled.

After: Freshly opened viewer windows now have synchronized linked scrolling by default.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

None

Sirona Core

None

November 19th, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.87.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Keyboard Shortcuts

Added a new keyboard shortcut to toggle between 2D and MIP views in PET/CT studies

Load Performance Improvements

Improvements in load performance by optimizing server configuration for request timeouts / disconnects, tuning our client side prioritized loading system, and optimizing a client library for production use..

Presentation State

Before: Invalid / unsupported presentation state(s) caused the viewer to crash.

After: Invalid / unsupported presentation state(s) are handled gracefully, and the viewer works as expected.

Error in viewports

Before: When switching quickly between cases, viewports could sometimes crash

After: Quickly switching between cases functions as expected, with viewports displaying the appropriate image data for the selected case.

Image data format

Before: When receiving 8-bit data compressed via HTJ2K, the viewer failed to display the image.

After: 8-bit data compressed via HTJ2K is displayed correctly.

Color range when using W/L on PET/CT

Before: Color values for the PET overlay were incorrectly calculated and displayed (image was “too hot”).

After: Color values for PET are correctly calculated and displayed.

Encapsulated PDF / Structured Reports Loading

Before: When loading an encapsulated PDF or structured report, the entire viewer page would change to a loading indicator.

After: When loading an encapsulated PDF or structured report, only the viewport in which the item is being loaded displays a loading indicator.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Opening Cases via Case ID Link: Close the existing viewer before pasting the case ID link, or paste the link directly into the viewer URL to load the case.
Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Draft and Discard buttons not disabled in linked cases after signing a report.

Before: When signing a new case in the Reporter if there were linked exams the discard and draft buttons were still active when viewing the linked exams.

After: If the report is signed the Discard and Draft buttons are no longer available for Reports with linked exams.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

Refactor of Worklist UI

Major refactor to the Workilst UI in terms of how filtering, sorting, and surfaces work. Adjusting column sizes are much easier to do now.

Sirona Core

RBAC Performance and Efficiency Enhancements

Before: Queries were broad, resulting in unnecessary responses, and updating the Acquisition Facility was not occurring when updates are made in the ordering system.

After: Optimized queries to ensure only necessary responses are returned, and ensured the Acquisition Facility is updated when updates occur in the ordering systems.

Core Known Issues and Mitigations

None

November 6th, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.86.1-1

Sirona Viewer

Load Performance Improvements

Improvements in load performance by introducing caching behavior to the support new worklist interactions

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Opening Cases via Case ID Link: Close the existing viewer before pasting the case ID link, or paste the link directly into the viewer URL to load the case.
Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Warning dialog not displayed when opening a new case

Before: When opening a new case from the Worklist while a case is already open in the Reporter the warning dialog would not display.

After: The warning dialog will not display when opening a new case and not closing the previous case in the Reporter.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

Locked Case Icon

New icon in the Worklist that indicates if a case is actively open and being worked on. If a case is open for editing in the Reporter the Read icon will be replaced with a lock icon. If you hover over this icon you will see details on who is currently working on the case.

Claiming a Case from Another User

Previously, cases were unable to be claimed by another user if someone had already added them to their queue. However, situations arise where users may not finish a case before rotating off their shift or going on vacation. Additionally, some practices have multi-step workflows where multiple people need to work on the same case sequentially. This feature addresses the need for users to claim cases that are in another’s queue, ensuring workflow continuity and efficiency. If a user claims a case that is another user’s queue there will be a prompt alerting them and giving the option to claim it.

Worklist Views Persistent Across Sessions

The Worklist View drawer will be expanded or collapsed based on the state it was in when last logged off of the Worklist.

Change Case Priority

Real-time clinical demands often necessitate dynamically changing the priority of cases based on the medical conditions of the patient. Radiologists and administrative staff can now directly modify a case priority status directly from the worklist.

Worklist Known Issues and Mitigations

Worklist Loading Issue: If the worklist doesn’t load, refresh the browser or use search filters

Sirona Core

Smart Hanging Protocols

Before: When opening the Create or Edit window, the default view of Classifiers was collapsed, updated Classifications were not reflected until browser reload, and applied Hanging Protocol was not displayed in Edit mode.

After: Now the default view will be expanded to show Classifiers, updated Classifications are displayed without browser reload, and applied Hanging Protocol will be displayed in Edit mode.

Core Known Issues and Mitigations

None

OCTOBER 2024

October 22nd, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.84.0-2

Sirona Viewer

Keyboard Shortcuts Update

Clear All - Introduces a user-friendly UI feature that clears all preassigned keyboard shortcuts when clicking the "Clear All" button, allowing you to quickly reconfigure them to your preferences.

Reset Defaults - Introduces a user-friendly UI feature that resets all keyboard shortcuts to the original system defaults when clicking the "Reset All" button, ensuring a quick return to the default configuration.

Preview Hanging Protocol

Before: Fails to default back to the previously accepted Hanging Protocol after canceling a preview of a different Hanging Protocol.
After: Introduces a fix that ensures the system defaults back to the previously accepted Hanging Protocol after canceling a preview.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Opening Cases via Case ID Link: Close the existing viewer before pasting the case ID link, or paste the link directly into the viewer URL to load the case.
Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Duplicate Headings are not upgraded

In some cases it is necessary to have duplicate headings in a report based on what is inserted via Templates/Macros. When this occurs there should not be a warning stating there are duplicate headers in the report when signing.

Study and Submitted dates are based on the local time zone.

Before: When viewing the study and submitted dates of a case the times would show in UTC.

After: When viewing the study and submitted dates of a case it will show the local time based on a UTC offset.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

Custom Worklist Views

Custom Worklist Views allow filters to be set to create specific Worklists. These customized filters will be accessible via a new Worklist View tab and can be favorited to bring them to the top of the new Worklist View drawer.

Worklist Known Issues and Mitigations

Worklist Loading Issue: If the worklist doesn’t load, refresh the browser or use search filters

Sirona Core

Password Reset

Before: When a user attempted to reset their password the action would fail.

After: Now when a user requests a password reset the action performs correctly resulting in an email being sent to them to reset their Sirona password.

2 Factor Authentication

Before: When a user re-enabled the use of 2FA they were unable to log into Sirona.

After: When the user re-enables 2FA they are able to log into Sirona.

Core Known Issues and Mitigations

None

October 10th, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.83.0-1

Sirona Viewer

Smart Hanging Protocols

This version simplifies the language while maintaining clarity, focusing on the value of the feature for the user.

PET/CT compatibility

introduces a user-friendly UI warning that alerts you when attempting to overlay an invalid PET/CT combination, helping to prevent errors and ensure accurate analysis.

This version highlights the user benefit and keeps the language concise.

Default Keyboard Shortcuts Update

Window/Level (W/L) shortcuts have been updated to use the numbers 1 through 5 for faster adjustments. Layout shortcuts can now be accessed by pressing any number (0-9) with the “Control” key (or “Command” on Mac), providing a more intuitive layout management experience.

This version breaks the information into clear bullet points for easier readability

Hanging Protocol - Browsing

Before: When browsing for a hanging protocol with one already loaded, if you canceled the workflow, the previously loaded protocol would be removed.

After: Now, canceling the workflow while browsing for a new hanging protocol ensures the currently loaded protocol remains intact, preventing unintended removal.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Opening Cases via Case ID Link: Close the existing viewer before pasting the case ID link, or paste the link directly into the viewer URL to load the case.
Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Auto-fill comparison

Auto-fill Comparison streamlines your workflow by automatically populating the comparison section with relevant prior study dates and descriptions. The comparison node colors are synchronized with the associated image series in the Viewer, ensuring a seamless and intuitive review experience.

This version emphasizes ease of use and enhances readability.

Discard Addendum Edits

Before: The discard report keyboard shortcut or voice command did not function properly when used on addendums, causing the action to fail.

After: The discard report keyboard shortcut and voice command now work seamlessly on addendums, ensuring the action performs as expected.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

Worklist Known Issues and Mitigations

Worklist Loading Issue: If the worklist doesn’t load, refresh the browser or use search filters

Sirona Core

Password Reset

Before: When a user attempted to reset their password the action would fail.

After: Now when a user requests a password reset the action performs correctly resulting in an email being sent to them to reset their Sirona password.

2 Factor Authentication

Before: When a user re-enabled the use of 2FA they were unable to log into Sirona.

After: When the user re-enables 2FA they are able to log into Sirona.

Core Known Issues and Mitigations

None

October 3rd, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.82.0-5

Sirona Viewer

Hung Indicator (VX-0000)

This feature introduces the 'Hung Indicator.' Image series that are currently displayed in a viewport will now have a bold outline around their thumbnail, indicating that series is actively displayed in the viewer.

This makes it easier for users to quickly identify which series are actively displayed.

Viewport Location Indicator (VX-0000)

This feature highlights the viewport border and overlay when a user clicks and holds on a thumbnail of an image series that is already displayed in the viewport. It helps indicate the current viewport location of the selected series.

This makes it easier for users to quickly identify which viewport a series is displayed in.

Measurement Tool (VX-0000)

Before: The measurement tool provided values that were off when the ‘Reset left button to default tool after resume scrolling’ setting was disabled.

After: The measurement tool now provides exact values when this setting is disabled, ensuring precise measurements.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Opening Cases via Case ID Link: Close the existing viewer before pasting the case ID link, or paste the link directly into the viewer URL to load the case.
Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Draft Reports (RPT-0000)

Reports can now be saved with a ‘Draft’ status. Instead of signing the report immediately, users can save it as a draft to be completed and signed later. Draft reports will remain in the user's "My Queue" until finalized.

This feature allows users to save unfinished reports, improving workflow flexibility by enabling them to complete and review reports at a later time without losing progress.

List Item (RPT-0000)

Before: When a list item was removed, the list formatting would persist, causing the list to not update correctly.

After: The list now properly updates its formatting when an item is removed, ensuring that the display reflects the correct structure.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Sirona Worklist

Custom Worklist Status (RPT-0000)

A new Workflow Status column has been added to the Worklist, allowing organizations to customize workflow statuses based on their individual needs. Once a case is in "My Queue," users can modify the Workflow Status to reflect its progress.

This feature gives organizations greater flexibility in tracking and managing case progress, enabling customized workflow statuses to fit specific operational needs.

Worklist Known Issues and Mitigations

Worklist Loading Issue: If the worklist doesn’t load, refresh the browser or use search filters

SEPTEMBER 2024

September 25th, 2024 Updates

— Version: v6.94.0-3

Sirona Viewer

Reviewed Indicators (VX-0000)

The "Reviewed Indicators" feature adds visual markers in thumbnails and viewports for any series displayed in the viewport during a read. Radiologists can customize the review threshold based on their preferences.

This feature helps radiologists quickly identify which image series have already been reviewed, improving efficiency and reducing the risk of missing critical information.

Save Annotations as Presentation States (VX-0000)

This feature allows users to save annotations and layouts as Presentation States.

This allows users to share layouts and annotations more easily with other users.

Linked Scrolling (VX-0000)

Before: Linked scrolling was not functioning for certain series within a study.

After: Linked scrolling now works correctly across all series in the study.

Viewer Known Issues and Mitigations

Opening Cases via Case ID Link: Close the existing viewer before pasting the case ID link, or paste the link directly into the viewer URL to load the case.
Erasing Annotations: If annotations aren’t erased with the backspace key, use the eraser tool and click on the annotation to remove it.
Annotation Persistence Issue: If annotations don’t save, log out and back in to resolve the issue.
Editing Annotations: If edited annotations revert, create new ones instead of editing. Ensure that changes are saved correctly.

Sirona Reporter

Discard button UI Update (RPT-0000)

Discard button is now borderless with red text.

Auto-Save Indicator (RPT-0000)

This feature provides a visual indication of when the current report was last auto-saved.

Clone and Edit Buttons (RPT-0000)

Before: The Clone and Edit buttons remained active even when no search results were returned in the right pane.

After: The buttons are now correctly disabled when no results are found.

List Removal (RPT-0000)

Before: If a list had at least two items, and one was empty and removed, the entire list was deleted.

After: Only the selected empty item is removed, leaving the rest of the list intact.

Reporter Known Issues and Mitigations

Inserting Multiple Macros: Add a space outside the closing bracket before inserting additional macros.
Dictation Loss with Numbering Command: If dictation is lost, wait for the numbering command to finish before continuing.

Date: 09/10/2024

— Version: v6.80.0-2

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where the sign button on the microphone could also cancel the report during the grace period after signing.
Fixed an issue where inserting a macro with merge fields would not fill the merge field data properly if the cursor was inside the merge field.
Fixed an issue where dictation was appearing outside of parentheses when the cursor was placed inside of it.
Fixed an issue where highlighting text in a list then doing a backspace would cause the cursor to jump to the top of the list.
Fixed an issue where list items could get upgraded to a header in call caps if it was a header synonym.
Fixed an issue where text couldn’t be upgraded to a header if it was on a line under a different header.
Fixed an issue where the line below was getting removed after text was upgraded to a header.
Fixed an issue where not all text would appear after copy/paste if the text contained a header or header synonym.
Fixed an issue where deleting list numbers would cause the numbered list items to appear in the incorrect order.
Fixed an issue where the view report button in the Viewer would not launch the Reporter.

New Features:

New keyboard shortcut and voice command for discard report.

Mitigation:

If annotations don’t get erased by backspace, please select an eraser tool and click on the annotation to erase it.
If annotations don’t persist upon creation, please logout and log back and try again.
If annotations are reverting back after making an edit to an existing annotation, it is recommended to create new annotations rather than editing existing annotations. Please review the edits made to the annotations are being saved appropriately as needed.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.

AUGUST 2024

Date: 08/27/2024

— Version: v6.78.0-1

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where copy/pasting an entire report could cause some of the content to not paste.
Fixed an issue where all procedures wouldn’t show up when scrolling through the ‘Selected procedure description(s)’ button list to be added when creating/editing a template.
Fixed an issue where text would not bold using the hotkey or toolbar if typed into an empty field.
Fixed an issue where tabbing to the next field would highlight the current field instead of moving to the next field. This would occur when the cursor was placed inside the field.
Fixed an issue where content from a previous case could be restored if the current case produced an error due to an expired authentication token.
Fixed an issue where copy/pasting heading synonyms along with other text will upgrade the heading synonyms to a proper header rather than just text.

New Features:

Numbered List Enhancements. Starting a numbered list, or navigating to the next list item can now be done with new Voice Commands ‘One period’ or ‘number 1’. ‘Two period’ or ‘number two’ continues to the next list item and so on for other numbers through the list.
Added show\hide password option to login screens.
Enhancement to the keyboard shortcut input fields. Previously the keyboard shortcut fields appeared to be fixed at first glance, until the user hovered over it. The UI enhancements are user friendly and demonstrate the keyboard shortcuts are editable.
Performance enhancements: Each time the viewer downloads a dicom series, we create a connection to our backend servers specifically for that series to ensure it is downloaded as fast as possible. We keep track of each connection. In the case of very long user sessions, we were tracking too many connections and it was impacting user experience. This change creates a balance between performance and stability by limiting the number of connections we track, and closing out the ones we no longer need.

Mitigation:

If annotations don’t get erased by backspace, please select an eraser tool and click on the annotation to erase it.
If annotations don’t persist upon creation, please logout and log back and try again.
If annotations are reverting back after making an edit to an existing annotation, it is recommended to create new annotations rather than editing existing annotations. Please review the edits made to the annotations are being saved appropriately as needed.
If a user is creating a list and uses shift + enter to add an extra line between two list items then tries to delete that extra line the reporter may become unresponsive. It is best to avoid putting extra lines between list items.
UI and Styling Improvements to Template\Macro browser dialog.
‘Discard Addendum’ button is now simply ‘Discard’.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If the Reporter crashes when pasting large blocks of text into a report, it is recommended to break it into smaller sections and pasting smaller blocks.
If auto-save error is appearing when pasting headers into fields, it is recommended to not paste headers into fields and instead type header names into fields.
If seeing issues of line order when making edits to a sub list item, it is recommended to remove items entirely and retype desired content.

Date: 08/13/2024

— Version: v6.77.0-2

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where scrolling past 100 items in the template\macro list would take the user to the end of the list when items were loaded.
Fixed an issue where the Reporter would not refocus after clicking on a new case from the worklist. The popup warning message would display in error.
Fixed an issue when searching for Templates or Macros if you change the owner drop down to show ‘All’ not all of the results would display.
Fixed an issue where users could bypass the missing merge fields warning message and sign the report.
Fixed an issue when pressing tab when the cursor is not in a field would cause the cursor to go to the first field in a report instead of the next field after the cursor placement.
Fixed an issue where the right field pane wouldn’t show the border correctly if resolution under 964px.
Fixed an issue where linked cases could be discarded even after the primary linked case has been signed.
Fixed an issue where the structured reports were not formatted correcting i.e. missing line breaks and spacing.
Fixed an issue where duplicate windows would launch from the workspace preset.

New Features:

Auto Impression Generator. Users can now utilize AI models to automatically generate impressions into their reports. This can be done automatically by navigating to the Impression section of the report or manually via UI, voice command, or keyboard hotkey.

Mitigation:

If annotations don’t get erased by backspace, please select an eraser tool and click on the annotation to erase it.
If annotations don’t persist upon creation, please logout and log back and try again.
If annotations are reverting back after making an edit to an existing annotation, it is recommended to create new annotations rather than editing existing annotations. Please review the edits made to the annotations are being saved appropriately as needed.
If a user is creating a list and uses shift + enter to add an extra line between two list items then tries to delete that extra line the reporter may become unresponsive. It is best to avoid putting extra lines between list items.
UI and Styling Improvements to Template\Macro browser dialog.
‘Discard Addendum’ button is now simply ‘Discard’.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If the Reporter crashes when pasting large blocks of text into a report, it is recommended to break it into smaller sections and pasting smaller blocks.

Date: 08/01/2024

— Version: v6.76.0-1

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where words were not getting capitalized after H2 headings.
Fixed an issue when dictating then quickly tabbing to the next field. Text would show up in the next field rather than the field it was originally dictated into.
Fixed an issue where the ‘new paragraph’ command was inserting two new list items.
FIxed an issue where the autocorrect modal would not open from the hover menu if the screen size was less than 964px.
Fixed an issue where the Reporter could become unresponsive after changing a list item to a non list item and removing the indented space.
Fixed an issue where the microphone would remain on when discarding and opening a new case.

New Features:

Required Fields. Field properties now include making a field ‘required’, meaning the report can not be signed off until that field has a value.
Improvements to the auto save for report recovery.
Nested Macros can now be imported and rendered in the Reporter.

Mitigation:

If annotations don’t get erased by backspace, please select an eraser tool and click on the annotation to erase it.
If annotations don’t persist upon creation, please logout and log back and try again.
If annotations are reverting back after making an edit to an existing annotation, it is recommended to create new annotations rather than editing existing annotations. Please review the edits made to the annotations are being saved appropriately as needed.
If a user is creating a list and uses shift + enter to add an extra line between two list items then tries to delete that extra line the reporter may become unresponsive. It is best to avoid putting extra lines between list items.
UI and Styling Improvements to Template\Macro browser dialog.
‘Discard Addendum’ button is now simply ‘Discard’.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.
If the Reporter crashes when pasting large blocks of text into a report, it is recommended to break it into smaller sections and pasting smaller blocks.

JULY 2024

Date: 07/16/2024

— Version: v6.74.0-2

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where if a list item was changed to a non list item and the space in between was removed the report could become unresponsive.
Fixed an issue where if the mouse was pressed before dictation started, the red border would show but recording would not start.
Fixed an issue where clicking on MRN worklist column would not sort the MRN

New Features:

New Voice Command ‘New Field’ will insert a new field into the report.
Right Pane in the Full Screen Template\Macro builder.

Mitigation:

If annotations are reverting back after making an edit to an existing annotation, it is recommended to create new annotations rather than editing existing annotations. Please review the edits made to the annotations are being saved appropriately as needed.
If a user is creating a list and uses shift + enter to add an extra line between two list items then tries to delete that extra line the reporter may become unresponsive. It is best to avoid putting extra lines between list items.
UI and Styling Improvements to Template\Macro browser dialog.
‘Discard Addendum’ button is now simply ‘Discard’.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.

Date: 07/02/2024

— Version: v6.73.0-1

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where users could not always click to place the cursor in an empty merge field.
Fixed an issue where the microphone would not start recording in certain circumstances.
Fixed issue where capitalization would occur incorrectly after certain punctuation marks ; (semi-colons), ) (closed parentheses), : (colons) and - (hyphens).
Fixed issue where edit on annotations is not preserved when a new annotation is drawn

New Features:

Line Breaks can now be inserted inside of fields.
Improvements made to speech latency. When users pause dictating for more than half a second, results will be returned back immediately. This results in text resolving much faster. This also improves the single word editing experience.
Full Screen Template\Macro Builder.
Highlight and dictate editing workflow improvements. As soon as the mouse is released after highlighting text while dictating, the text will immediately render into the report. This prevents text from showing up in unexpected places when highlighting text and dictating simultaneously.
Updates corresponding dicom tag values as the user scrolls through a stack
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis shows a banner for ‘beta validation’ and can be used for diagnostic purposes.

Mitigation:

UI and Styling Improvements to Template\Macro browser dialog.
‘Discard Addendum’ button is now simply ‘Discard’.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.

JUNE 2024

Date: 06/18/2024

— Version: v6.72.0-1

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where the microphone would remain on when opening a new case. An error would display stating “Dictation Service Error: Audio processing error. Invalid header.”
Fixed an issue where dictated text could be dropped if dictating across a selected section that contained multiple brackets.
Fixed an issue where words would incorrectly be capitalized after / or ( characters.
Fixed an issue where the sign report hotkey would also cancel report submission if used after the report was signed.
Fixed an issue where partially highlighting a field then using the ‘Next Field/Previous Field’ commands would highlight the current field instead of moving to the next/previous field.
Fixed an issue where formatting setting changes would not take effect after adding a H1 or H2 header into a report.
Fixed an issue where viewports would crash if the hanging protocol failed to load.
Fixed an issue where duplicate viewer and reporter windows would open when launching 2 different cases quickly in succession.
Fixed an issue where certain images were not positioned correctly inside the viewport.
Fixed an issue where certain images were not readable with the default window level.

New Features:

There is now a section at the bottom of the right drawer that shows a preview of the selected template or macro in the list.
The reset tool can now be added to mouse wheel settings

Mitigation:

If annotations are reverting back after making an edit to an existing annotation and then creating a new annotation, it is recommended to review and reset annotations after editing and adding a new annotation.
UI and Styling Improvements to Template\Macro browser dialog.
‘Discard Addendum’ button is now simply ‘Discard’.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.
If creating/deleting hanging protocol is not being reflected in the UI, it is recommended to refresh the Viewer window to see create/delete changes.
If the report gets stuck in 'Countdown' status, it is recommended for user to contact Customer Success team

Date: 06/04/2024

— Version: v6.71.0

Bug fixes:

Fixes the issue where the Submitted At column on the Recently Read page on the worklist didn’t show the time in the user’s time zone.
Fixes the issue where when scrolling through a stack, the user would see the image orientation shift from the center of the viewport to one of the edges of the viewport.
Fixes the issue where the reset password feature was not working.
Fixes the issue where the localization lines would not appear on the MPR views.
Fixed an issue where line breaks were not showing correctly when looking at prior reports/patient jacket.
Fixed an issue where once a report was submitted items in a list did not follow the user's font size settings.
Fixed an issue where templates would not always autoload.
Fixed an issue where a template would not insert after making changes to a report.
Fixed an issue where a space was being added before new dictation after a new line command (line break).

Refactors:

Voice commands can now be stackable when in a picklist. For example you can use the ‘pick 2’ command immediately followed by ‘next field’.
‘Display Hypothesis Text’ is no longer available as a user setting.
Age calculation for the worklist age field 22

New Features:

Relevant priors are now shown for cases with missing ‘Body Part’ definition.

Mitigation:

If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.
If creating/deleting hanging protocol is not being reflected in the UI, it is recommended to refresh the Viewer window to see create/delete changes.
If the report gets stuck in 'Countdown' status, it is recommended for user to contact Customer Success team

MAY 2024

Date: 05/24/2024

— Version: v6.70.0-3

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue where autoloaded templates would put the cursor at the beginning of the report instead of the first field. The first field was not present.
Fixed an issue where the cursor would appear to flicker in the wrong location when dictating contents past the height of the report that would require scrolling to occur.
Fixed an issue where templates were intermittently not loading for the user even when there was a template associated with a procedure code and set to auto-load.
Fixed an issue where adding a worklist item to your queue and then attempting to remove the item does not work.
Fixed an issue where as we claim or read cases the My Queue badge number updated with incorrect number, often stays at '1' before updating correctly.
Fixed an issue where the ‘Radiologist’ column on the ‘Recently Read’ page on the worklist showed ‘NA’. Now, it will show the name of the radiologist who claimed the case.

New Features:

Viewer voice commands can now be invoked along with regular dictated text. There is no need to invoke Viewer voice commands by themselves using start and stop recording actions.
Multi-region measurements are now available for Ultrasound images.

Mitigation:

There is a known issue with the application where when launching a study from an external link that the viewer and reporter do not launch. When this happens it’s recommended to click on the link again to launch the study.
There is a known issue with the Reporter where when a user highlights a picklist field and dictates a statement that the dictation does not fully render in the field. It’s recommended to verify that the full dictation is rendered before proceeding.
If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.
If creating/deleting hanging protocol is not being reflected in the UI, it is recommended to refresh the Viewer window to see create/delete changes.

Date: 05/09/2024

— Version: v6.69.0-1

Bug fixes:

Fixed an issue if a user created a numbered list then indented items underneath one of the items the numbers would be incorrect. .
Fixed an issue where if a user highlights and indents multiple lines in a numbered list the entire list would be indented.
Fixed an issue where if a user highlights and decreases the indent on multiple lines in a list it would remove the numbering and\or bullets along with the indent.
Fixed an issue where discarded cases could not be reopened from the worklist without refreshing the Reporter tab. It would produce an error message stating “Case has reverted to unclaimed status.”
Fixed an issue where text that is inserted after a section heading would retain the formatting of the heading.
Fixed an issue where merge fields would not get replaced if highlighting them and inserting another field in their place. The new field and previous fields would both remain.
Fixed an issue where an ad blocker could prevent signing reports and addendums.
Fixed an issue where capitalization would fail when near an anatomical location in a dictated sentence.
Fixed an issue where long words wouldn’t wrap to the next line.
Fixed an issue where a study could open twice if using an external worklist and the reporter chrome extension.
Fixed an issue where upon refreshing the viewports would reset the applied or adjusted window-level.
Fixed an issue where inserting templates quickly into the editor could make the Reporter unresponsive.

Refactors:

Improvements to address misplaced text that could sometimes occur when dictating and tabbing through fields.
Improvements to the UI\UX related to bracket styling and text colors.
Improvements to keep text styling consistent across logon and password reset screens.
UX Enhancement to keep the cursor from blinking when the Reporter is not in focus.

New Features:

Added the ability to clone clinic level templates.
Discard report now works with linked studies. The linked studies group is deleted then the report is discarded.
The worklist refreshes more often (every 15 seconds).
Users can configure the ‘Erase All’ tool via ‘Viewer settings’:
- Erase All annotation in a viewport.
- Erase All annotations on all series hung on the viewer.
Users can view the most recently submitted cases by them and their colleagues within the last 30 days on the ‘Recently Read’ page on the worklist.
- Users can also view the report submission time stamp in the ‘Submitted At’ column on the ‘Recently Read’ page on the worklist.

Mitigation:

If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter.
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired.
If the worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh the browser or use search filters.
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place the cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field.
When adding multiple consecutive macros, it is recommended to add a space outside of the existing macro closed bracket before inserting a new macro.
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If tabbing during dictation is leading to text appearing in the wrong location, it is recommended to wait for stable text before tabbing.
If creating/deleting hanging protocol is not being reflected in the UI, it is recommended to refresh the Viewer window to see create/delete changes.

APRIL 2024

Date: 04/29/2024

— Version: v6.68.0-4

Bug fixes:

If a user removed content from a merge field but not the brackets of the merge field and then manually inserted a merge field into the brackets the name of the newly inserted merge field would render instead of the merge field value.
If a user double clicks to expand an image to 1x1 viewport and double clicks to contract it back to the original viewport configuration; the user would see the 1x1 image in the background, while seeing the outline of the original viewport configuration. This version fixes this bug.

Refactors

New Features

Users can now assign a keyboard shortcut to sign their report
Users can now utilize the Eol/Prio button on the SpeechMike to sign their report
User can now use a speech command “sign report”
Changed the name of the“submit” button to “sign”
Users can now enter a hard return or paragraph inside of a field without the system automatically creating a new field.
We now support insertion of a macro containing a hard return or paragraph.
Ultrasound measurements are available for single region Ultrasound images
Patient jacket on all open viewer and reporter windows will remain synchronized.
Users need to accept AN (anatomic navigator) labels only on one of the 2 viewers, alleviating the redundancy of accepting labels twice.

Mitigation:

If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired
If extra merge field information is in the report when the user claims a case that was linked. Please remove extra merge field information manually
If worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh browser or use search filters
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.
If stacked scrolling option aren't being applied when selecting, it is recommended to refresh the Viewer window to apply changes
If navBar buttons are not working, it is recommended to refresh window to return functionality
If creating/deleting hanging protocol is not being reflected in the UI, it is recommended to refresh the Viewer window to see create/delete changes

Date: 04/09/2024

— Version: v6.67.0-1

Bug fixes:

Resolved an issue where the Discard Report confirmation modal persists between cases

Refactors

New Features

After discarding a report, instead of clicking to browse the worklist in the Reporter window, users will be directed to the Worklist window
Modality-specific W/L defaults
Increase the maximum prior studies count to 10

Mitigation:

If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired
If extra merge field information is in the report when the user claims a case that was linked. Please remove extra merge field information manually
If worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh browser or use search filters
If hanging protocol is not displayed after creation, it is recommended to refresh Viewer to see newly created hanging protocol
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.

Date: 04/01/2024

— Version: v6.64.0-2

Bug fixes:

Resolved an issue where launching reporter only would cause duplicate reporter windows to open.

Refactors

New Features

Discard report is now available. Discard report will delete all report content, remove all annotations on images and close the report editor.

Mitigation:

If text in the Reporter remains in an unstable state, it is recommended to refresh the Reporter
If hanging protocols are not hanging series as expected, it is recommended to manually hang the series as desired

MARCH 2024

Date: 03/13/2024

— Version: v6.62.0-2

Bug fixes:

When the user erases annotations, it immediately syncs on other viewer without additional prompt
When the user saves the layout (when viewer 1 & viewer 2 are open) using the window manager (chrome extension), upon logging back in, the saved layout is rendered.
Reduce the frequency with which we display audio recording error messages.
Resolved an issue where the report editor could become unresponsive while using the numbered list feature.
Resolved an issue where using backspace could cause the report editor to become unresponsive.
Resolved an issue where previewing a macro would cause an error.

Refactors

New Features

Mitigation:

If extra merge field information is in the report when the user claims a case that was linked. Please remove extra merge field information manually.
If annotations are not syncing across viewer, it is recommended to refresh Viewer or perform action on Viewer
If picklist macro is not being inserted, it is recommended to make sure cursor is outside of brackets when inserting macro
If worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh browser or use search filters
If hanging protocol is not displayed after creation, it is recommended to refresh Viewer to see newly created hanging protocol
When adding multiple merge fields, it is recommended to place cursor outside of existing merge field brackets before inserting a new merge field
If dictation is lost when using the start numbering command it is recommended to wait for the command to execute before continuing dictation.

FEBRUARY 2024

Date: 02/28/2024

— Version: v6.91.0-2

Bug fixes:

Fix for issue: Closing the first viewer window prevents removal of priors from the second viewer window.
Fix the issue of not adding a space after heading text so that the user can continue dictation seamlessly
Fix for the editor selection expanding and collapsing automatically when dictating
Fix for missing white space when insured macro is inside bracket
Fix/update normalization logic to include “%” in discriminated phrases
Fix the window focus logic so that the first viewer window is always in focus, when loading a new case
Fix the logic that closes the transient window that is used for launching cases from 3rd party WL after successful loading of case, to make sure it is consistent
Fix the audio recording stop and send event to make sure some words are not missed from processing (regression caused by another fix)
Fix the gamepad logic used to (listening logic) record/capture audio via dictaphone so that it doesn’t require user to click to initiate mic all the time
Fix/update normalization logic to ensure the number spacing is consistent
Fix/update normalization logic to ensure there is appropriate capitalization of anatomical locations (e.g., L3)
Fix/update normalization logic to ensure there is appropriate capitalization after forward slash
Fix/enhance editor and audio processing logic so that editor won’t be unresponsive when using backspace to delete and/or while issuing new line voice command in the middle of existing listed points
Fix the issue of the issuer missing in the external worklist integration workflow (IPID/Inland)
Closing the first viewer window doesn’t remove priors from the second viewer window.

Refactors

New Features

Mitigation:

Date: 02/13/2024

— Version: v6.60.0-1

Bug fixes:

The reporter toolbar is no longer cutoff by the prior report information
Fixes the issue - double viewer and reporter windows open when opening cases from external worklist
Fixes issue with inverted x-ray intensities
Empty merge field dialog on submit no longer shows extra info.
Fix to correct the order of spine labels post edits.
Disable drag and drop on the reporter. Feature is not supported.
Fix to synchronize viewer settings changes across multiple windows
Fixes race condition where merge fields would not populate from autoload template
Fixes a race condition that could sometimes cause dictated text to be duplicated in the report
Do not trigger update template on delete for template
Do not expand user selection or start new dictation websockets in reporter until they are done making their selection (clicking and dragging in text editor)
Re-encode label id for annotations representation id with dot name

Refactors

Volumetric Rendering is unavailable. Update is in progress.

New Features

Multi Factor authentication using Google Authenticator App

Mitigation:

If extra merge field information is in the report when the user claims a case that was linked. Please remove extra merge field information manually.
If annotations are not syncing across viewer, it is recommended to refresh Viewer or perform action on Viewer
If Red border remains on when toggling dictation with a keyboard shortcut, it is recommended to refresh reporter or manually toggle dictation with the UI button
If picklist macro is not being inserted, it is recommended to make sure cursor is outside of brackets when inserting macro
If worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh browser or use search filters
If hanging protocol is not displayed after creation, it is recommended to refresh Viewer to see newly created hanging protocol
If after closing the primary viewer window the secondary viewer window is not updating to the primary viewer window then it is recommended to reopen the primary viewer window from the NavBar
If after adding a prior case and closing the primary viewer window the secondary viewer window is losing the primary case, then it is recommended to reopen the primary viewer window from the NavBar and add the prior case again

JANUARY 2024

Date: 01/30/2024

— Version: v6.59.0-2

Bug fixes:

Fix for keyboard shortcuts - ‘Start’ & ‘End’ tool
Fix for audio cut off at the end of dictation
Fix for optimizing audio record beginning (cut-off) experience
Fix for commonly used nouns (like month names) not getting capitalized first letter

Refactors

New Features

[Updated] Volumetric rendering for multiplanar imaging

Mitigation:

If extra merge field information is in the report when the user claims a case that was linked. Please remove extra merge field information manually.
If annotations are not syncing across viewer, it is recommended to refresh Viewer or perform action on Viewer
If Red border remains on when toggling dictation with a keyboard shortcut, it is recommended to refresh reporter or manually toggle dictation with the UI button
If picklist macro is not being inserted, it is recommended to make sure cursor is outside of brackets when inserting macro
If worklist is not loading it is recommended to refresh browser or use search filters
If hanging protocol is not displayed after creation, it is recommended to refresh Viewer to see newly created hanging protocol

Date: 01/23/2024

— Version: v6.58.0-3

Bug fixes:

Fix to Cannot interact with worklist modality filter
Fix to Annotations keep popping back even after deletion
Fix for intermittent issue with the erase all tool
Fix to Cannot interact with Scope/Owner filters for template/macros
Fix for an issue where the cursor in the reporter’s text editor did not appear in the correct position after scrolling
Fix delete by using delete button
Fix for erase-all tool

Refactors

New Features

Ability to link multiple cases and dictate /submit one report
Navigation panel for all input fields in templates

Mitigation:

If keyboard shortcuts for the reporter are unresponsive, it’s recommended to use the dictaphone.
If Voice commands are not working, its recommended to manually perform voice command task
If Hanging protocol name is not displayed after creation it is recommended to clear cache and reopen case
Users cannot accurately search by study date in the Worklist. Please use other search criteria or filters to get desired results
If all quick spine labels aren’t updating as you change labels please individually adjust labels to correct value

Date: 01/09/2024

— Version: v6.55.0-4

Bug fixes:

Embedded pdf stacks can use full viewport space
Viewer maintains the adjusted image rotation (orientation) after refresh
Fix to enable appropriate window focus on background windows
Fix to resolve auto labeling spine issues

Refactors

Inform user about making a procedure associated template to be default for all cases
Inform user to reassign default W/L shortcut keys assignments to use them for other purposes

New Features

Mitigation:

If keyboard shortcuts for the reporter are unresponsive, it’s recommended to use the Dictaphone.

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