Inbox: Add an AI Urine Sediment Test

Shannon Mitchell Updated by Shannon Mitchell

If your clinic’s PIMS is connected to VETSCAN IMAGYST via a FUSE, any new test orders created within the PIMS automatically appear within the VETSCAN IMAGYST application. Find your test order and click the blue SCAN button to complete the AI Urine Sediment test.

If your clinic is not connected to VETSCAN IMAGYST, you can create an AI Urine Sediment test order manually.

To manually create a test:

  1. Click on the Main Menu ().
  2. Click on the Inbox link.
  3. Click on the Add Test icon () next to the Inbox title.
  4. When the Add Test window opens
    1. From the Test Type dropdown, choose "AI Urine Sediment"
    2. Enter the Patient ID
    3. Enter the Name of the animal (Optional)
    4. Choose the species from the Species dropdown.
  5. Click the blue Scan button to go to the scan dialogue window, or click the blue Create button to create the test and send it directly to your Inbox.

The Scan Dialogue Window

In the scan dialogue window:

  1. From the dropdown, select the:
    1. Volume used (mL)
    2. Dilution factor (Urine : Sterile Saline). A default option of “No dilution” will be pre-selected
  2. Optional dropdown information includes the: urine retrieval technique, time of sample collection, color before centrifugation, and clarity. 
  3. Select a scanner from the list and add a scan by following the scanning process described on the [add link]Scanning an AI Urine Sediment Slide page.
  4. Click the blue Scan button. 

What happens next?

Once you have completed the slide-scanning steps above, the VETSCAN IMAGYST will upload and analyze the slide. While it is processing the slide, you will see the following statuses appear to the right of the test sample you scanned:

Analyzing: The slide is currently being analyzed by VETSCAN IMAGYST.

Error: An error occurred while scanning or analyzing the slide. You should rescan the slide. If the error persists, contact technical support.

Review: An orange REVIEW button indicates that VETSCAN IMAGYST has completed the analysis and generated a report for your review.

Reviewed: Someone has clicked on the Finalized icon in the Assessment panel. Clicking on this icon changes a scan’s status from Review to Reviewed.

When a test sample has the Reviewed status, the test is complete.

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