Scan Patient Images

Use the Scan feature (available from the Single Import window) to add an image to a patient record from any scanning device available to your workstation. You can scan the image into a previously unused image type, or overwrite a patient's existing image. This feature is often used to scan patient x-rays.

Get Started

Choose Scanner - (Optional.) Choose which scanning device or system to activate automatically when you initiate an image scan from this machine. See "Set Up Scanner Options" for details.

Use This Feature

1. Open Image Single - Import Window You can open this feature in multiple ways: Use the method that's most convenient for you.

   Ribbon Bar - Imaging section > Single Import.

   

   Right-Click an Image - While viewing a patient's images, right-click the image you want to replace with a new image, and select Single Import.

   

2. Import Details Choose the patient, timepoint, date, and image type to use for this session. You can ignore the Import Path and list of images when you are going to scan a new image.

   

   Patient - To change the patient to work with, click in the Patient field to open Fast Find and search for a different patient to work with. This provides an efficient way to work with multiple patients in one session.

   Timepoint - Choose the timepoint for this image, or type a new timepoint unique to this patient.

   Date - Enter the date the image was taken. This date will be applied to all images in this timepoint. If you cannot change the date, images have already been imported into this timepoint. If you continue to import the image into this timepoint, you will replace the original image with the new image.

   Image Type - Choose the image type to import. A picture of the patient's current image for the selected timepoint, if any, appears below your selection for reference.

   Import Path & Images - You can ignore the Import Path and list of images when you are going to scan a new image.

3. Initiate Scan Click Scan from the General section of the ribbon bar. Follow the instructions for your scanning device to preview and initiate the scan.

   

4. Image Preview A preview of your selected image appears at the right of the window. You can move, rotate, and edit the image as needed before importing it into the patient record.

   Edit Images - Use the icons in the Editing Tools section of the Edge Imaging ribbon bar to move, re-size, manually rotate, and remove red eye from patient images. See "Image Editing Tools" for details.

   Image Actions - Use the tools in the Actions section of the Edge Imaging ribbon bar to mirror or flip the image orientation, rotate images by 90 degrees, sharpen, blur, or smooth image resolution, and apply auto-contrast. The Actions tools also provide you with a way to reverse or re-apply changes you have made to your images. See "Image Editing Actions" for details.

   Image Adjustment - Use the tools in the Adjustments section of the Edge Imaging ribbon bar to manually adjust the brightness, gamma, saturation, contrast, and hue values of your images. See "Image Editing Adjustments" for details.

   Image Options - Use the tools in the Options section of the Edge Imaging ribbon bar to superimpose grid lines and silhouettes on your images to assist you as you resize and realign an image. See "Image Editing Options" for details.

5. Import Image(s) Click Import from the General section of the ribbon bar to save your selections and begin the import process.

   

After images are imported, you see a completion notification dialog. If the Delete After Import option in your Imaging User Options is set up to either retain original images or delete original images, you simply see a notice that the process is complete. However, if the Delete After Import option is set up to prompt you before deleting original images, select either Yes or No to direct the handling of the original images.

• Use Edge Imaging
  • ABO Case Submission
  • Auto Import Images
  • Copy Images / Layouts to Clipboard
  • Copy Images /Timepoints to Another Patient
  • Editing Actions (mirror, flip, rotate, sharpen, blur, smooth, auto contrast)
  • Editing Adjustments (brightness, gamma, saturation, contrast, hue)
  • Editing Options (grid lines, silhouettes)
  • Editing Tools (move, resize, free rotate, reduce red eye)
  • Email Images
  • Export Images / Layouts to .JPG
  • Full Screen Mode
  • Image Properties (edit image date & notes, delete images)
  • Image Morph
  • Mail Merge Tool: Patient Images
  • Maximize Image Display
  • Presenter
  • Print Images & Layouts
  • Scan Patient Images
  • Single Import Images
  • Swap Images (drag & drop)
  • Timepoin Morph
  • Timepoint Properties (edit timepoint name & date, delete timepoints)
  • View Image Annotations (pan/zoom, pencil, line, arrow, elipse, label, angle, measurement)
  • View Image Comparison
  • View Patient Images

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