As you manipulate and view images, you may want to document or save a specific view of an image.  You can take a Snapshot in any view port with these simple steps.  First, right mouse click on the image to show the menu.  Select View>Snapshot from the menu and the Save Snapshot dialog will be displayed.  From here, you need to locate and open a specific folder in which to save the image.  You can create a new folder with a specific patient’s name (ex. Smith, John) or a new folder such as “Presentation Snapshots” or “Show Images”.  In the File name box, enter the desired file name for example, “Left kidney measurement”.  In the Save as type box, select the type of file you would like to save.  You can save images as Window Bitmap Files (*.bmp), GIF (*.gif), JPEG (*.jpg), PNG (*.png), or TIFF (*.tif) with the default being JPEG.  Click the Save button to complete the process.  FiatLux Visualize can only save images to a non-DICOM file. Each snapshot will be labeled “Not for Diagnostic Use”.  The Snapshot is available in all viewing formats except Original/Source Images Study View.

Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) images are used to view blood vessels in CT or MR data sets.  This method of reformation takes the brightest pixels in the image to display.  To create a MIP image, right mouse click in the Volume view port to show the menu.  Select Appearance>MIP from the menu to generate a MIP view. (Please note that the menu item is now changed to Undo MIP.)  You can click Appearance>Undo MIP to restore the image to Volume rendering.

Once the MIP image has been created, you can interactively rotate and view the image from any angle. This is useful in such cases to help determine the origin and location of the aneurysm.

Importing DICOM images

1. Insert removable media (CD, DVD, flash drive, etc.).
2. Select Import Studies...from the Study Navigator on the main window.

3. The Browse For Folder window will pop-up. Select the folder you would like to import.

4. Select the folder and click OK to continue. A pop-up window will appear to show the progress of the file import.

Note: FiatLux Visualize provides a notification if the file type is not supported.

5. After the file import is complete, the study will be visible by selecting Today’s or Search in the Study Navigator.

Importing DICOM images from removable media

1. Insert the removable media such as a CD, DVD or memory card. Windows will prompt you for an action to take. Select View Study to start the import process.

2. After the file import is complete, the study will be visible by selecting Today’s or Search in the Study Navigator.

Setting Number of Slices to Load

1. Select Preferences... from the Study Navigator on the Main Window.

2. Select the Performance tab from the Visualize Preferences screen.

3. Select the Maximum Slices to Load.

Note: Although FiatLux Visualize can load a maximum of 512 images, the actual number is determined by the computer system specifications.

4. Select OK to close the Visualize Preference dialog.

Adjusting Rendering Quality

1. Select Preferences... from the Study Navigator on the Main Window.

2. Select the Performance tab from the Visualize Preferences screen.

3. Select the Rendering Quality.

Note: To optimize the response time of the volume rendering during rotation, reduce the quality.Once the rotation has stopped, the quality is once again maximized.

4. Select OK to close the Visualize Preference dialog.

Retaining Studies imported from removable media

1. Select Preferences... from the Study Navigator on the Main Window.

2. Select the Study Storage tab from the Visualize Preferences screen.

3. Check Retain removable media studies to save studies imported from removable media to your computer.
4. Select OK to close the Visualize Preference dialog.

Deleting Studies

1. Select Search from the Study Navigator on the main window. All studies are displayed on the right.

2. Right click on patient name or study.
3. Select Delete Patient or Delete Study.