Move study between patients

Reassign a study filed under the wrong patient to the correct one.

Problem

A study was incorrectly linked to the wrong patient — Patient ID and Patient Name fields are wrong, making the study appear under a different patient in the Files tree. You need to correct the patient-level identifiers so the study groups with the right patient’s other studies.

Steps

1. Open the file (⌘O) and switch to Edit mode (⌘3).

2. Edit Patient ID (0010,0020) — double-click, enter the correct MRN, and save.

3. Edit Patient Name (0010,0010) — double-click, enter the correct name in PN format, and save.

4. Edit Patient Birth Date (0010,0030) — correct if needed.

5. Reload or verify in Files tab — the study’s patient grouping updates. If you load multiple studies, those with matching Patient IDs now group under the same patient folder.

Result

Patient ID and Patient Name show their corrected values in gold, and studies with matching Patient IDs group together in the Files tree — re-associating the study with the right patient for PACS queries, hanging protocols, and prior comparison.