Deleting Vessel Diagram Figures

Introduction

You can delete diagram figures such as grafts, vessel segments, lesions, stents, aneurysms, and collaterals from a vessel diagram. Each deletion method can have different deletion results. Select the appropriate method for your needs.

Note:

Because the vessel diagram data is hierarchical, care should be used when you delete a vessel segment, graft, or collateral. Deleting any of these components results in the deletion of all sub-components, including lesions, treatments, attempts, and inventory.

Deleting Diagram Figures with the Delete Key

Introduction

Use the Delete key to delete grafts, vessel segments, aneurysms, and collaterals.

Note:

If you delete a stent using the Delete key, Synapse removes both the stent and the underlying lesion. If you want to delete only the stent, see Deleting Diagram Figures Using the Properties Panel.

Steps

  1. Click the diagram figure that you want to delete on the vessel diagram and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
  2. Click Yes to delete the selected item or No to cancel the delete operation.

Deleting a Lesion with the Shortcut Menu

Introduction

Use the shortcut menu to delete lesions and stents.

Note:

If you delete a stent using the shortcut menu, Synapse removes both the stent and the underlying lesion. If you want to delete only the stent, see Deleting Diagram Figures Using the Properties Panel.

Steps

  1. Right-click the lesion that you want to delete. Synapse displays a shortcut menu.
  2. Click Delete Lesion.
  3. Click Yes to delete the selected item or No to cancel the delete operation.

Deleting Diagram Figures Using the Properties Panel

Introduction

Items that you added to the vessel diagram display in a tab in the properties panel. All tabs in the properties panel contain a Delete X control, which you can use to delete that tab and all of the associated data that was entered into the tabbed section.

Steps

  1. Click Delete X in the property tab of the diagram figure that you want to delete.
  2. Click Yes to permanently delete that item from the diagram and the Synapse database or No to cancel the delete operation.

Results

Because data is hierarchical, Synapse deletes all associated data of the diagram figure.

  • When you delete a lesion, Synapse deletes any associated treatments, attempts, inventory and callouts.
  • When you delete a graft, Synapse deletes any associated data, lesions, grafts, treatments, attempts, inventory, and callouts.
  • When you delete a collateral, Synapse deletes all associated coronary data.
  • When you delete a treatment, Synapse also deletes all of the associated attempts and inventories.
  • If you delete a data item that is lower in the hierarchy, such as a treatment, Synapse does not delete the higher level items.