Chapter 9 - Distributing images
8. If you started from the Patient History view or have more than one image open, an additional option will
be shown. You can select from a list of all the patient's images. Select the images you want to
distribute.
9. Complete the email settings.
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Enter subject.
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Select whether to include Review Notes and Diagnoses.
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Select whether to send a ‘Do not reply… ‘ tag line within the text if you do not want emails
sent to the account you are sending from. If you select this option you must remember to
provide a reply email address with your email.
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Click Next .
10. Check the image in the Image Preview window. Click OK. If you are not satisfied with the image, click
Cancel to repeat the process.
11. Complete the email address and text. Ensure you include a reply email address if you have
selected the 'Do not reply...' tag line.
12. Send the email and check the email has left the outbox. Depending on your system configuration
the email may not be sent immediately. Click Send/Receive to ensure the email has been sent.
13. Click Finish.
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Increasing the compression may reduce the quality of the image.
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You can click Back to move back through the steps and make different selections.
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You can distribute images from an optomap® fa Image Series view.
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You can distribute images from the 3D Wrap view, see How to email or export the 3D Wrap
graphics on page 47.
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Emailing images will work with the configuration of your email client (Microsoft Outlook or
Microsoft Outlook Express for example.
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The Image Preview window lets you check the quality of the image before you complete the export
or email process. The selections made in the wizard will change the content of the image, the
display area, the compression level and the use of ‘burned in’ annotations. Use the Gamma and
other controls to check that the image quality has not been compromised by any compression
that may have been selected.
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The Image Preview window shows the file size, which is an important consideration if the image is
to be sent across the Internet. You can choose whether the preview window is displayed, see
Setting User Preferences on page 15.
Exporting images
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 exporting optomap® and optomap® plus images, only one image can be exported at a
time.
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When exporting from an optomap® fa image series, all the selected images are exported at
once. Check that all the images you want to export are open when you select the Export 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.
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