CD operation

Main menu of organs and systems

• Select with the mouse the system corresponding to the organ to be visua-
lized (mp-1) and the relevant organ menu will be displayed (mp-2).
• By clicking on the button of the selected organ (mp-2), the Navigation
Screen will appear, allowing for visualization of all examinations available
for such organ.

mp-1 mp-2

mp-1: Menu of systems.

mp-2: Menu of organs corresponding to
the selected system (in mp-1).

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 Navigation screen
• In the Examinations menu (pn-2), the types of examinations available for
the selected organ will appear. By clicking on the type of examination, icons
of examinations of that type will be loaded (pn-3). This example shows 4
volume rendering examinations.
• By clicking on one of the icons (pn-3) the first image of the examination
selected will be loaded, as will the list of anatomical points (pn-4).
• The navigation buttons (pn-9) may be used to navigate through the images
and/or cross sections of the examination.
• If the mouse pointer is positioned on an anatomical point in the image (in
blue), the corresponding descriptive text or legend (pn-6) will light up.
• By clicking with the mouse an element from the list of anatomical points (pn-
4), the legend on the corresponding point in the image will also light up.
• If the Hide button (pn-5) is clicked, anatomical points on the image will di-
sappear. However, the area occupied by such points will remain sensitive to
the mouse, so that when image is explored with the pointer the points and
legends in the pointed area will light up.

pn-3 pn-10 pn-11 pn-1

pn-2

pn-5 pn-6

pn-4

pn-7

pn-8 pn-9

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pn-1: Return to menu.
pn-2: Menu for selecting the types of examinations available for the organ
being visualized. Possible examinations include: Conventional X-rays,
volume rendering, 3 dimensions, magnetic resonance imaging, ultra-
sonography, virtual endoscopy, and MIP.
pn-3: Icons of available examinations of the type selected in the menu (pn-
2). This example shows 4 volume rendering examinations. The yellow
box indicates the currently selected examination.
pn-4: List of anatomical points on the current screen image. If an element
in this list is clicked with the mouse, the legend will light up on the
point in the image. Points in the image appear in blue
pn-5: Button to hide/visualize points on the image. Points are sensitive to
the mouse pointer, so that when one is pointed, the corresponding
legend will automatically light up. When points are hidden, the co-
rresponding area will remain sensitive to the mouse to light up their
legends
pn-6: Text legend on an anatomical point.
pn-7: Title of the image/examination being visualized.
pn-8: Data on the patient and the examination being visualized
pn-9: Image navigation buttons (Previous – Next).
pn-10: Current system: Current organ.
pn-11: Current type of examination.

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