Introduction

This help file explains how to use the  application. This application allows you to view DICOM images. Please make sure you have read the license text in the "About" dialog.

The  application automatically starts when you enter a CD-ROM with the  software embedded. Please note that your operating system may have disabled this feature. In this case you can run the "<your CD-drive>:\autorun.exe" directly from the CD-ROM.

Mouse control

You can pan an image by moving the mouse while keeping the left mouse button pressed.

You can window / level an image by moving the mouse while keeping the right mouse button pressed. A vertical movement will change the window center, a horizontal movement will change the window width.

In CT/PET Viewing mode, you can change the fusion mix of the fusion viewport by moving the mouse while keeping the right mouse button pressed. A movement to the left will change the mix towards the CT image, to the right to the PET image.

Buttons

Browse for new images from CD. When you browse for images you can search for files of types:
  • DICOMDIR: This file references multiple DICOM images. If opened it populates the treeview in the left pane with patient and study information
  • *.DCM: This extension represents DICOM image files. Each file contains only one image. Thus only one image can be viewed
  • *.*: This extension represents all files. Each file contains only one image. Thus only one image can be viewed
Step backward through the available series. Each time the button is pressed the stack retreats with one series.
Step backward through the image stack. Each time the button is pressed the stack retreats one page of images.
Step backward through the image stack. Each time the button is pressed the stack retreats one image.
Step forward through the image stack. Each time the button is pressed the stack progresses with one slide.
Step forward through the image stack. Each time the button is pressed the stack progresses with one page of images.
Step forward through the available series. Each time the button is pressed the stack progresses with one series.
Change the series layout.
Change the viewport layout.
Step forward through image stack automatically (a.k.a run in cine).
Pause an automatically running cine. Button is only avaible when a cine is active.
Stop an automatically running cine. Button is only avaible when a cine is active.
Increases the speed of the cine.
Decreases the speed of the cine.
Propagates the attributes like window level, zoom factor, image orientation and panning to all other images of the current series.
Lists presentation states (if any) that belong to the currently selected study.
Lists windowlevel presets that belong to the modality of the currently selected series.
Show / hide the viewport annotations.
Shows the structured reports if available.
Switch between CT/PET Viewing mode and Normal Viewing mode for CT/PET studies.
Opens this help file.
Shows the About box.
Prints the currently shown structured report.

Popup context menu

When clicking the right mouse button within the area of a viewport a context sensitive menu will appear. This menu allows you to access functionality to manipulate the images.
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Magnifying Glass Invoke a magnify glass to zoom in on specific image areas.
Zoom 1x Display image "as is".
Zoom 2x Display image at twice the original size.
Flip Horizontal Mirror the images across the vertical axis.
Flip Vertical Mirror the images across the horizontal axis.
Rotate 90 Left Rotate image 90 degrees counter clockwise.
Rotate 90 Right Rotate image 90 degrees clockwise.
Inverted Window Invert image greyscale.
Create Annotation Create either an angle or distance measurement on the image.
Reset Image Settings Revert back to image defaults. This option becomes enabled when applying, for example, new window levels
Export... Save images as TIFF or JPEG