MERGE STUDIES

n Click on the Worklist tab.
n Select two or more studies using the checkbox on the left of each study row. 
n Click the Merge button at the top of the worklist.
n Identify the primary study.
n Click Merge to complete.


To merge two or more studies into a single study, start on the Worklist page.  Select all the studies by checking the box for each entry, and click on the Merge icon listed with the Batch operations at the top of the worklist.  The Merge page appears, listing the selected studies.  Choose the study to use as the primary study.  The primary study is the one whose data will not change.  Invoke the merge by clicking the Save button.  The system updates the study information of all studies to match the study information of the primary study.  The list of modified fields includes the Study UID, Accession Number, Patient Name, and Patient ID. 

If multiple reports (which can be in any state from Read to Final) exist for the studies, the one registered for the primary study will become the main report and the others will be added as addendums.  If you prefer to keep the primary study’s report and purge the rest, clear the mark in the respective checkbox.

Note that once a study is archived and removed from the worklist, it is treated as a retrieved study when it returns to the worklist, meaning it cannot be merged with another study.  If you attempt to merge a study and it fails, check to see if it was retrieved from an archive.