Image Manipulation and Analysis Tools

Image processing tools can be found on the Viewer tab. These tools can be used to improve the diagnostic quality of the image. In addition, if an X-ray is taken upside down or backwards, it can be changed to the correct orientation using these tools. All effects that are performed on the image using these tools can be performed without losing the original image.

Hide Button

Use the Hide button to display or hide the Tools toolbar.

Pan/Zoom

Use the Pan/Zoom tool to pan the image around the area of the screen. After clicking the Pan/Zoom button, click and hold the left mouse button down on the image and drag to the area on the screen where you want the image to go. 

Zoom  

Use the Zoom tool to zoom in on the image. After clicking the Zoom button, click and hold the left mouse button down, moving the  mouse up or down to zoom in or zoom out. 

Magnify  

Use the Magnifier tool to magnify a square portion of the image. It is controlled by the position of the mouse. After clicking the Magnify button, click and hold the left mouse button on an image, moving the mouse to magnify different areas of the image.

Stack  

Use the Stack tool to scroll through the slices of a multi-slice image. After clicking the Stack button, click and hold the left mouse button down, moving the mouse up or down to go through the slices.

Window Level  

Use the Window Level tool to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image. To apply this effect, click the Window Level button and click on an image and hold the left mouse button down.  Moving the mouse left and right adjusts the brightness.  Moving the mouse up and down adjusts the contrast.  To stop adjusting, release the left mouse button.

The Window Level tool is disabled when an image is first loaded. It becomes enabled after all the necessary Window Level data has been streamed from the server.

Rotate Clockwise  

Use the Rotate Clockwise tool to rotate an image 90 degrees clockwise with each click.

Rotate Counterclockwise  

Use the Rotate Counterclockwise tool to rotate an image 90 degrees counterclockwise with each click.

Flip  

Use the Flip tool to flip the image (top to bottom) one time with each click.

Reverse  

Use the Reverse tool to reverse the image (left to right) one time with each click.

Fit  

Use the Fit tool to restore an image that has been zoomed in to the size of the original frame holding the image. Click the Fit button while the image is displayed on the screen.

One to One  

Use the One to One tool to zoom in (or out) on an image so that it is displayed at the same resolution as the screen.  This provides the clearest quality. While an image is being displayed, click the One to One button.

True Size  

Use the True Size tool to display an image using the screen dpi (96).

Zoom In  

Use the Zoom In tool to zoom in on an image Click the Zoom In button each time you want to zoom in on the image that is displayed on the screen.

Zoom Out  

Use the Zoom Out tool to zoom out on an image. Click the Zoom Out button each time you want to zoom out on the image that is displayed on the screen.

Toggle Tags  

Use the Toggle Tags tool to show or hide the tag information about the image displayed on the screen. Click it once to hide the tag information. Click again to display the tag information.

Show DICOM  

Use the Show DICOM tool to show or hide DICOM Tag information about the image displayed on the screen. This is a toggle. Click it once to display the DICOM tag information. Click again to hide the tag information.