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#### Adding spine labels with auto numbering

Spine labels can be added to an image, to identify vertebra or inter-vertebral disks. The Spine Labeling tool is used in one of the following ways:

| • | Label the sagittal or coronal view of a MR spine study when scrolling through axial images

| • | Label the axial images if the sagittal or coronal view are not available or being viewed simultaneously

You need to:

| • | Select the Spine Labeling tool

| • | Adjust the Spine Labeling tool properties (if necessary)

| • | Place the labels

You need to specify the first label only, and the direction in which the spine is labeled. After adding a label, Disc automatically chooses the next label.

Vertebrae and disk labels that you can add

The following table lists the vertebrae and disk labels that you can add:

Vertebrae | Vertebrae labels | Disk labels
--- | --- | ---
Cervical | C1 to C7 | C1-C2 to C6-C7
Thoracic | T1 to T12 | C7-T1 to T11-T12
Lumbar | L1 to L5; L6 if manually added | T12-L1 to L4-L5; L5-L6 if manually added
Sacrum | S1 | L5-S1; L6-S1 if manually added

Restriction for adding spine labels

Once a spine label is added, you cannot modify its name.

Step 1: Select the Spine Labeling tool

To select the tool:

| 1. | Click the Annotate icon on the main toolbar.

| 2. | Click the Spine Labeling tool on the Annotation Control Panel.

For other ways to select the tool, see Selecting an annotation tool.

Step 2: Adjust the Spine Labeling tool properties (if necessary)

For an overview of annotation properties, see Setting the annotation properties.

To adjust the tool properties:

| 1. | Specify the type of labels that you want to place. The options are:

| • | Vertebrae

| • | Disk

| 2. | Specify the direction used to place the labels. The options are:

| • | Head to foot

| • | Foot to head

| 3. | Click the Next label box, and specify the first label to add.

| 4. | Click the Color box, and specify the color of the labels.

| 5. | Click the Font size box, and specify the font size of the labels.

Step 3: Place the labels

To place spine labels:

| 1. | Click an image where you want to place the first label.

The label is placed in that location. The Next label box indicates the next available label that you can place.

| 2. | Repeat step 1 as many time as necessary, to place the sequential labels.

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