GE MAC 5 A4 Operator's Manual page 153

2. Configure the fields as per the information in the table.
NOTE:
Table 43: Patient Information Settings
Field
Patient ID
PID Length
5864335-001-1
If you enable a field in the Mandatory column and Mandatory fields apply
for Transmission or Acquisition option, it becomes a required field or
option settings and an asterisk (*) displays next to the field on the Patient
Information screen.
Action
Patient ID cannot
be disabled.
Enter a value
to configure
the length of
the patient ID
in the Patient
Information
screen, if Patient
ID is not country-
specific. You can
edit this field
only if Country
Specific PID
check is None.
MAC ™ 5 A4/MAC
Description
You can enable or disable this field in the Required
column to make it required or optional in the Patient
Information screen.
Default value: Disabled
Default value:
• 12 for French, German and Italian
• 9 for other languages
Allowed values: 3 to 16
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