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### Displaying or hiding cross-reference lines

Cross-sectional images that share a spatial relationship can be displayed with or without cross-reference lines.

Cross-reference lines indicate the intersecting location of a series with respect to its spatially related series. They are typically used as a visual aid when moving through a series, to enable you to view the same body region in all displayed series. See Scrolling through a series.

Types of cross-reference lines

The following table describes the three types of cross-reference lines.

Cross-reference line | Meaning
First | Indicates the location of the first image in the series. The first cross-reference line is a dashed line.
Current | Indicates the location of the current image in the series. The current cross-reference line is a solid line.
Last | Indicates the location of the last image in the series. The last cross-reference line is a dashed line.

Restrictions for displaying the cross-reference lines

The following restrictions exist:

| • | Whether cross-reference lines can be displayed depends on the angle between the current image and the corresponding slice in the spatially related series. The minimal angle for displaying cross-reference lines is configured for your site by Change Healthcare. If the angle between the current image and the corresponding slice is smaller than the minimal angle, the cross-reference lines are hidden.

| • | Cross-reference lines are automatically hidden when the images are in Cine mode. For details on the series display modes, see Selecting the series display mode.

Steps for this task

To display or hide cross-reference lines:

| 1. | Click the image for which you want to display the cross-reference lines.

| 2. | Click the arrow beside the Lines icon on the main toolbar.

| 3. | From the menu that is displayed, select the option of your choice. The check mark indicates the currently selected option.

To... | Do this...
Display the first, current, and last cross-reference lines |
| • | Select All.
Display the current cross-reference line only |
| • | Select Current Image.
Hide the cross-reference lines |
| • | Select None.

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