2.22.1 Export to DICOM
The export to DICOM allows you to export images to a series that is available while the current
study is open. To export:
- Click on the arrow on the right side of the Quick export images
button on the
toolbar and select the Export images... item or press Ctrl+E.
- Select the Export to DICOM tab. The export window will look as shown in Fig. 2.32.
- Select the series to export. If no series has been exported yet, only the Create new
series item will be available. If an export has been conducted before, you can export the
data to the last created series by selecting the Use exists series option.
- If you need to load the exported images to the DICOM server immediately, check the
option Upload image to the default server. If the default server is not set in the
DICOM Viewer this option will be inactive.
- Select a set of images for export. Three options are available:
- Current image;
- Entire series;
- Current images (only for series).
- Select the capture type. Three options are available:
-
View screenshot: the entire view window workspace is captured, including the
image information without conversions performed by the user;
-
Image screenshot: only the image visible in the workspace (with conversions
performed by the user) is captured;
-
Raw image data: the whole image is captured; of all the user’s conversions, only
mirroring is taken into account.
- Set the image size if necessary.
- To initiate export, click OK. To cancel the export, click Cancel.
To continue exporting images to the DICOM format with the current settings, click on the left
side of the Quick export images
button or press F5.
This tool is also available from the Image main menu item.
2.22.2 Export to Image
The export to image allows you to export the current image to a .png or .jpg file. To export data to
an image:
- Click on the arrow on the right side of the Quick export images
button on the
toolbar and select the Export images button or press Ctrl+E.
- Select the Export to image tab. The export window will look as shown in Fig. 2.33.
- Set the path to the folder for export by entering it into the Path to export field or click
the
button and select the path in the dialog box.
- Enter the file name.
- Select the file extension from the drop-down menu.
- Select a set of images for export. Three options are available:
- Current image;
- Entire series;
- Current images (only for series).
- Select the capture type. Three options are available:
-
capture view area: the entire view window workspace is captured, including the
image information;
-
capture visible image: only the image visible in the workspace is captured
(scale-sensitive);
-
all image: only the image is captured, irrespective of scale.
- Set the image size if necessary.
- To initiate export, click OK. To cancel the export, click Cancel.
To continue exporting images to a file with the current settings, click on the left side of the Quick
export images
button or press F5. The file names will be specified automatically. If you
attempt to export the same image twice, the DICOM Viewer will return the "File with the same
name already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?" warning. To overwrite the image, click
Yes. To cancel, click No.
This tool is also available from the Image main menu item.