Image Types Editor

Select Editors from the Tools section of the Home ribbon bar. Then from the Imaging section, open the Image Types editor. (You can also use the Search field to look for the editor you want to work with.)

You can click in a column to work with an existing image type, or click New to create a new image type at the bottom of the list. On very rare occasions, someone might use the Import INI feature to load a customized .INI that they want to use with Edge Imaging. Someone might do this, for example, if they used a different imaging system previously (such as VP Imaging), and want to keep the customized image type information intact. If you are unsure of whether you should do this, or need additional information, please contact Ortho2 for assistance.

The image type details determine how the image will be imported into the patient folder. Click in the column for the image type you want to edit, then make your changes as needed. Certain details, such as image size and rotation can be changed after the image is imported.

Name - The name of the image type.

External File - Enable the External File option to upload a specific image file into your Edge Imaging system. Then, use the [...] button in the Logo / External Image column to import the file you want to use. When you use this image type in a layout, the image you imported will be displayed.

Index order - Use the Index Order field to re-arrange the order images appear in the Index layout in your patient folders. If you only want to specify the order of certain images, you can leave all other images at 99.

Default - Many areas of Edge Cloud, such as fast find, the patient information panel, the Patient Tracker, and your scheduler, can display a patient image to help you quickly identify patients. You set up which image you want to use for this purpose by enabling that image type as your Default in the Image Type editor.

Logo - Enable the Logo option to include your practice logo in one or more of your imaging layouts. Then, use the [...] button in the Logo / External Image column to import the file you want to use. When you use this image type in a layout, the logo image you imported will be displayed. When you include your logo in a static layout, you will also see the information you have selected for your Layout Caption. (We suggest you upload your logo into the Logo and Logo (Small) image types that are automatically included in your Image Types editor.)

Logo / External Image - If you have enabled either the External Image or Logo option, click in this column, then click the [...] button to navigate to the image file you want to import into your Edge Imaging system. Once imported, your selected image appears in this column.

Small Width - Enter a value in this field (in pixels) to force the thumbnail of this image type to be a specific width. If you leave the value at 0, the thumbnail width will be determined by the imported image and the layout column width.

Small Height - Enter a value in this field (in pixels) to force the thumbnail of this image type to be a specific height. If you leave the value at 0, the thumbnail height will be determined by the imported image and the layout row height.

Large Width - Enter a value in this field (in pixels) to force the full-size view of this image type to be a specific width. If you leave the value at 0, the width will be determined by the imported image and the layout column width.

Large Height - Enter a value in this field (in pixels) to force the full-size view of this image type to be a specific height. If you leave the value at 0, the height will be determined by the imported image and the layout row height.

Facial Image - Enable this field to indicate this image type is a facial photograph.

X-ray Image - Enable this field to indicate this image type is an X-ray and not a photograph.

X-Ray Location - Enable this field to link the image to specific teeth in the patient's tooth chart when it is imported into a patient folder. (See "Link Images to Tooth Chart" for details.)

Mirror Import - When you "mirror" an image, you turn it on its vertical axis. (Think of looking in a mirror.) Enable this field to apply mirroring to an image as it is imported into the patient folder. You can also apply mirroring to images that have already been imported.

Flip Import - When you "flip" an image, you turn it on its horizontal axis. (Think upside down.) Enable this field to flip an image as it is imported into the patient folder. You can also flip images that have already been imported.

Import Rotation - Enter a value in this field (in degrees) for the amount of rotation that should be used when importing this image type. If you leave the value at 0, the image will be imported as-is. You can also rotate images that have already been imported.

Inactive / Active Toggle - Once you create a record, you cannot delete it. You can, however, flag it Inactive. Records you flag as Inactive are not available for general use, but they remain in your system for reporting and other data collection needs. In addition, you can toggle records back to Active whenever needed.

Hide from RP - If this option is enabled, this image type will not display when a responsible party logs into either your Edge Portal or Practice Connect application.

Hide from Professional - If this option is enabled, this image type will not display when a professional logs into either your Edge Portal or Practice Connect application.

Optional Panorex Orientation Label - Use your Imaging Options to enable / disable the inclusion of a left-right orientation label when you import a panorex image into a patient folder. See "Imaging User Options" for details.

Premier Imaging Image Types - The Analysis Report, Traced Lateral, Traced Lateral Ceph, Traced Lateral Photo, and Superimposition are image types associated with SmartCeph, part of the optional Premier Imaging package. You can use these image types in image layouts just as you use other patient images.