Chapter 9 - Distributing images
9 Distributing images
There are several ways to distribute images. You can export, email or use the print functions. You can also
import images into a patient record.
3D Wrap images can be emailed or exported as a single image or movie file, see How to email or export the
3D Wrap graphics on page 47.
Emailing images
If you have an email application configured on your computer you can email an image from the Review
application.
There are several steps involved in distributing images. The user interface will guide you through the
options in each step. To select all the default settings and jump to the end of the procedure click Finish.
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Distributing an image distributes a copy of the image. The original image file is not removed
from the system.
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Annotations and Review Notes in distributed images can be viewed when using the Review
application or Optos' optomap® image viewing application. See www.optos.com for download
information.
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When emailing from an optomap® fa image series, all the selected images are emailed at once.
Check that all the images you want to email are open when you select the Send to E-Mail Recipient
option.
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You can choose from all the patient's images if you start the process from the Patient History view.
Starting from an open image will restrict the image selection to the images that are currently
open.
Please remember to comply with your practice procedures on personal data protection when storing and
distributing patient images.
1. Open the image you want to distribute. If you want to email more than one image, open all images
before continuing. Do not open images in a stacked window if you want to email them.
2. Set the various options to display the data you want to distribute:
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Select the annotations you want to include, see Using annotations on page 52.
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Zoom in or out and pan to display the area you want to distribute, see Image View Controls
on page 83.
3. Select File menu > Send To > Email Recipient to display the Export Image to Email dialog box.
4. Select the file format to be used. If you want to select the default options click Finish to jump to step 9.
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Generic image formats can be viewed using most graphic applications. Annotations are
saved as part of the image and may obscure some detail. Select JPEG to create a
compressed file that can be transmitted quickly. Review notes are saved in a comment field.
Some other applications may not support the display of the comment field.
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JPEG 2000 images will be of better quality. However, some recipients may not be able to
accept this format and will be unable to open the image files.
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Medical Image Format (DICOM format) - Can be viewed only by Optos v2 and other medical
imaging applications. Annotations and Review Notes are saved but do not obscure image
details.
5. If you selected to create a compressed file (JPEG, JPEG 2000 or DICOM) you will be asked to
select the Compression Quality. Click Next.
6. Select the level of patient data and the data items to be included. Click Next .
7. Select image area and settings to be distributed and click Next.
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Select the image area. You can select either whole image or the area currently being
displayed.
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Select whether to use the original capture settings or the current adjusted settings. The
adjusted settings may increase the perceived quality of the image, but may also cause loss
of detail.
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If you are distributing color images, you can select which image plane to distribute.
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