Printing images

You can print an image, a specific image of a series, or an entire series (such as a full mouth series).

To print images

1. If the correct patient is not already selected, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

   Note: You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

2. Do one of the following:

   • View an image or a series in the patient's image history list.

     1. On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Image History.

        

     2. On the Images tab, select an image or a series (such as a full mouth series or bitewings).

        

   • View one of the patient's most recent images.

     1. Do one of the following:

        • On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Imaging.

        • On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Most Recent Images.

          

     2. Click (or tap) any single image (intraoral X-ray, intraoral photo, extraoral photo, extraoral X-ray, CAD/CAM scan, or 3D volume) or an image within a series (such as a full mouth series or bitewings).

        

   The selected image (or the first of the selected series) appears in the viewing area.

   

3. If you are viewing a series (such as a full mouth series or bitewings), to view a differrent image of that series, under Image Navigator, click (or tap) an image. Otherwise, skip this step.

   

4. Do one of the following:

   • Click (or tap) Share.

     

   • From the options menu of the image or series, click (or tap) Share exam.

     

   The Exam or Image(s) to be shared dialog box appears.

   

   Note: If you used the Share button, by default, the Selected images(s) option under Share exam as is selected, and the image that was being viewed is selected (as indicated by the yellow box around the individual image in the preview area).

   

   Note: If you used the Share exam menu option, by default, the Selected images(s) option under Share exam as is selected, and the series is selected (as indicated by the yellow box around the entire preview area).

5. Set up the following options:

   • Include image enhancements - Select this check box to apply an enhancement, which adds a balance of sharpening and contrast levels that affects the overall sharpness and contrast, to any of the images being printed that have enhancement applied to their originals. Any images being printed that do not have enhancement applied to their originals will not be printed with enhancement. Clear this check box to not enhance any of the images being printed even if enhancement has been applied to their originals.

   • Include annotations and measurements - Select this check box to include any annotations, measurements, and caries detections (if applicable) that were added to the images being printed. Clear this check box to print the images without the annotations, measurements, and caries detections.

   • Share exam as - For a series, do one of the following:

     • To print all the images in the series on one page, select the Entire exam in one image option. A yellow box appears around the entire preview area to indicate that the series is being printed.

     • To print each image in the series on a separate page, select the Entire exam in separate image(s) option. A yellow box appears around the entire preview area to indicate that the series is being printed.

     • To print only some of the images in the series, each on a separate page, select the Selected image(s) option, and then click (or tap) the desired images in the preview area. Yellow boxes appear around the selected images to indicate that those images are being printed. If necessary, you can click (or tap) a selected image to remove the yellow box unless only one image is selected.

       Note: If the series is selected (the entire preview area has a yellow box around it), and you click (or tap) an image in the series, the Selected image(s) option becomes selected automatically.

6. Click (or tap) Print.

   A .pdf file of the images is created for you to print.