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open quick reference guide
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Scan images
In order to
plan the prothesis implant operation
you need patient
CAT
or
MR scans
on
CD-ROM |
scanning
protocol
(.pdf format) |
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Create Patient
To enter a new patient click Patients from the File menu, click
"New", fill-in the required field and click "Save". |
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Import images
To import the patient images
click "Import".
Step 1 - Specify the unit and folder in which the patient images to be
imported are stored.
Step 2 - Specify the image
format.
Step 3 - Select the first image to be imported.
Step 4:
Select the last image to be imported.
Step 5 - Specify the image parameters (only in case
the images are other than
DICOM) supplied with the images.
Clicking
“Import” the image import will start. |
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Opening a
Case
To open a case click the corresponding line, then click "Open". |
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Creating
Panoramic
To create a panoramic perform the following steps:
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click “Draw
Panoramic Line” button
- click the
axial image on the start point of the line to be drawn
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click the
axial image on the intermediate points
(if any)
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double-click
the end point
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click the
“Create Panoramic” button
Once the panoramic has
been created, you can:
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click the button to show the section lines
- click the button to show the composite panoramic
- click the button to show the scales
- click the "Measures" button
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measure start point and double-click on the end point, to perform
measures on the images |
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Implants
To enter an
implant, you should:
- click the “Add Implant” button
The implant
will be displayed on the panoramic, the axial, the relevant section
and the 3D model.
To move the
implant, place the mouse pointer on the implant and drag it to the
desired position. |
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Drawing Mandibular Canal
The mandibular canal can be drawn both on the
sections and on the panoramic (the diameter can be set choosing
Options from the Utility menu).
To draw the mandibular canal on the sections, you
should:
- click
the "Draw mandibular canal on sections" button
- select the start section of the mandibular canal
- click the selected section on the point where the manidular canal
is
- repeat
the same steps for the following sections (clicking every section is
not mandatory).
On completion of the mandibular canal drawing, click
the "Draw mandibular canal on sections" button
again.
Once the mandibular canal has been drawn on the
sections, it will be possible to show it both on the panoramic and
on the 3D model.
In order to draw the mandibular canal on the
panoramic, act as follows:
- click the "Draw mandibular canal on panoramic"
 button
- click on the panoramic where you want the mandibular canal to
start
- click on the panoramic intermediate points (if any)
- double-click on the end point
To remove the mandibular canal, click the "Delete
mandibular canal"  button |
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Intersections
By clicking the
"Intersections" button
you can show the intersections of both the implants and the
mandibular canal on sections, axials and panoramic.
From the "Intersections"
screen you can:
- select an implant from
the list and see the relevant intersections
- zoom in and out the images by clicking on the ZOOM+
 , ZOOM-
 , ORIGINAL SIZES
 buttons
- adjust the image brightness and contrast by displacing the cursor
horizontally and vertically respectively
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Create stereolithographic model
By clicking on the "Stereolithography" button
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required file to make the resin or nylon stereolithographic model.
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