Adding a Logo to DICOM Printer 2 Output

Recap: Basic Film Output

In our previous post, we covered the installation and configuration of basic film output with DICOM Printer 2. While this setup works for basic use cases, most medical facilities want to include their identity on their printed output.

This guide will show you how to enhance your DICOM output by adding your facility's logo and name to every printed document.

Adding Your Logo to DICOM Printer 2

Step 1: Prepare Your Logo Image

First, we need to save the logo image to a location where DICOM Printer can find it. The best place for this is the DICOM Printer config folder:

1. Open the DICOM Printer Control Center
2. Click the shortcut to the configuration folder
3. Save your logo in this folder

Step 2: Create the PrintImage Action

The logo is placed onto each page using a PrintImage action in your DICOM Printer 2 configuration. Here's how to configure it:

<PrintImage name="addLogo">
    <ImagePath>C:\ProgramData\Flux Inc\DICOM Printer 2\config\logo.png</ImagePath>
    <X>1</X>
    <Y>1</Y>
    <Width>16</Width>
    <Height>16</Height>
    <Aspect>keep</Aspect>
</PrintImage>

Important parameters explained:

• name="addLogo" - This identifier will be used to call the action in the workflow
• <X>1</X> and <Y>1</Y> - Position the logo 1% from the top and 1% from the left of the page
• <Width>16</Width> and <Height>16</Height> - The logo will be placed in a box that is 16% of the page width and height
• <Aspect>keep</Aspect> - Maintain the original aspect ratio of the logo image

Step 3: Integrate into Your Configuration

When included as part of your complete configuration, the XML would look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DicomPrinterConfig>
    <General>
        <CheckingInterval>1</CheckingInterval>
        <SuspensionTime>1</SuspensionTime>
        <Verbosity>30</Verbosity>
    </General>
    <ActionsList>
        <Print name="PrintOnDevice">
            <Resolution>320 x 320</Resolution>
            <PrintMode>Grayscale12</PrintMode>
            <ConnectionParameters>
                <MyAeTitle>DICOM_PRINTER</MyAeTitle>
                <PeerAeTitle>DS5302</PeerAeTitle>
                <Host>192.168.1.100</Host>
                <Port>5040</Port>
                <AssociationTimeout>10</AssociationTimeout>
                <DimseTimeout>10</DimseTimeout>
            </ConnectionParameters>
        </Print>
        <PrintImage name="addLogo">
            <ImagePath>C:\ProgramData\Flux Inc\DICOM Printer 2\config\logo.png</ImagePath>
            <X>1</X>
            <Y>1</Y>
            <Width>16</Width>
            <Height>16</Height>
            <Aspect>keep</Aspect>
        </PrintImage>
    </ActionsList>
    <Workflow>
        <Perform action="addLogo" onError="Ignore"/>
        <Perform action="PrintOnDevice" onError="Discard"/>
    </Workflow>
</DicomPrinterConfig>

Step 4: Restart the DICOM Printer 2 Service

After saving your configuration, you need to restart the DICOM Printer 2 service:

1. Stop the service
2. Start the service again

Testing Your Configuration

Now when you print to DICOM Printer 2 from your application, your logo should appear at the top left of each printed document.

Adding Facility Information (Text)

You can also add facility name or other text to your output by using the PrintText action, which works similarly to the PrintImage action. Here's an example configuration:

<PrintText name="addFacilityName">
    <Text>ACME Medical Imaging Center</Text>
    <X>50</X>
    <Y>98</Y>
    <Font>Arial</Font>
    <FontSize>9</FontSize>
    <Color>Black</Color>
    <Alignment>Center</Alignment>
</PrintText>

Add this to your ActionsList section and include <Perform action="addFacilityName" onError="Ignore"/> in your workflow to display the facility name at the bottom of the page.

Advanced Customizations

DICOM Printer 2 allows for even more advanced customizations:

• Patient demographics: Extract patient information using a ParseJobTextFile action and display it with PrintText
• Multiple logos: Add different logos at different positions on the page
• Conditional display: Only show certain elements based on document type or content

Related Resources

• DICOM Printer 2 Overview
• Printing to Film Using DICOM Printer 2
• Automating DICOM Printer 2
• Which DICOM Printer Do I Need?