CHART MANAGER

The Image Module is the portion of the program that stores and accesses all the images present in a patient's file. This is the window that displays the images.

[To enter a new patient, click in the toolbar. Then, enter the patient's name and click to save the new record.]

To refresh the list of images, click the Build List button.

All images are listed in the bottom portion of the window. To select an image for closer view, double-click on it from this list, or hilite it with the mouse and click the Select button. The window that displays the picture will reflect the type of image stored. The different types of pictures are described below.

To enter a new image, choose the type of image to be entered from the New Images drop-down menu under the patient's name. The differences between each type will be discussed as follows.

BEFORE/AFTER

Use the before/after images to store and compare two shots of a patient taken before and after treatment. Click in the toolbar to begin a new entry. Next, enter the picture's category [ ] and type in comments or notes in the field to the right.

You can open the designated imaging application by clicking on the [btn] button in the toolbar.

Next, to enter images, click in either the Before or After picture fields and paste or import a picture. Click on the button to save your changes. Note that the manner in which images are entered is the same throughout all different types of image records.

To view a larger version of either image, click on the magnifying glass button next to either picture field to display that image in a separate window.

THUMBNAILS

Thumbnails contain eight small images [of the patient's situation]. Paste one picture into each picture field.

PORTRAIT

A portrait stores a single, larger image.

COSMETIC

This is a before and after-type record of the [state of the teeth both prior to and following cosmetic treatment].

PROFILE

[n/a]

BITEWINGS

Bitewing radiographs are a series of eight small pictures [].

PERIAPICAL

These are a series of four small pictures [].

PANOREX

The panorex contains one large shot [encompassing all teeth].

FULL SERIES

This is a series of twelve shots. Two shots are taken from each quadrant and four more [].