Viewing Workspace/Artboard names whne placing illustrator image

Is there anyway to see the name of a workspace/artboard when placing a graphic from Illustrator into InDesign?
Currently when I select "Show Options" I am only given the number and a preview. In a few of my documents I have a number of pie charts that all look very similar and I name each of the artboards to keep them straight, but that is lost when trying to place them since I just get numbers.
Any help or suggestions on an improved workflow would be appreciated.

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