Resuming incomplete photo sets

If you acquired images using an imaging procedure for a set of intraoral or extraoral photos, but you skipped the acquisition of any of the images in the set or canceled the acquisition of the set before acquiring all the images, you can return to that set and complete the image acquisitions as needed.

To resume an incomplete set of photos

1. On the patient's record > Imaging tab, clicktap the Imaging tab menu and select Show Image History.

   

   The patient's imaging page opens to the history view. The most recent image, series (such as a full mouth series or bitewings), or set of photos (which was acquired using a custom imaging procedure) is selected by default on the Images tab.

   

2. Select a set of photos (which was acquired using a custom imaging procedure).

3. On the corresponding options menu, clicktap Resume exam.

   

   The Acquisition Options window displays.

   

4. Under Acquisition sequence, select Default sequence or a custom order (if any).

5. ClickTap Proceed with Acquisition.

   The options for acquiring images in the set display.

6. Acquire one or more intraoral or extraoral photos according to the type of device that was used to acquire the images in the series originally.

   Set of images with a camera

   The first step in the acquisition sequence for the template is selected automatically (as indicated by the green, numbered box) on the sequence diagram, and the applicable teeth are selected on the Tooth status chart for your reference.

   Also, the live video stream from your camera displays.

   

   Notes:

   • To tune your camera's settings, you can clicktap the Tune Camera icon.

   • If you need to change the acquisition device, clicktap Pause to pause the video stream, select a different device on the Available Devices for Procedure menu and clicktap Discard to resume the video stream.

   • To skip ahead in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Skip Forward (this button is available only if the current step in the sequence is not the last step).

   • To go backward in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Skip Backward (this button is available only if the current step in the sequence is not the first step).

   1. Point the camera at the patient or at the correct area inside the patient's mouth.

   2. To pause or freeze the live video stream, with the camera properly positioned, complete one of the following:

      • Press the button on your camera.

      • ClickTap Pause.

      

   3. To capture the current video frame, complete one of the following:

      • Press the button on your camera.

      • ClickTap Save.

      Notes:

      • If alternative button functionality has been enabled for your camera in the acquisition agent preferences, you can push the button twice to not capture the current video frame.

      • To return to a live video stream without capturing the current video frame, click (or tap) Discard. Then, repeat steps a-c.

   4. If you acquired an image for a step in the acquisition sequence that already has an image, the Select Image window displays. Keep the Delete rejected image checkbox deselected to have the rejected image hidden or select the checkbox to have the rejected image be deleted, and clicktap Keep New to keep the recaptured image and put it on the top of the image stack for the template slot or Keep Old to keep the existing images and leave it on the top of the image stack for the template slot.

      

      A preview of the resulting image appears. Also, if the image that you just acquired was not for the last step in the acquisition sequence, the next step with a missing image in the acquisition sequence is selected automatically (as indicated by the green, numbered box) on the sequence diagram, the applicable teeth are selected on the Tooth status chart for your reference, and the video stream automatically becomes live again.

      Notes:

      • To skip ahead in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktapSkip Forward.

      • To go backward in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Skip Backward.

      • To replace the image that you acquired in the previous step of the acquisition sequence, clicktap Skip Backward to navigate to the previous step. With the camera properly positioned, clicktap Pause to pause the video stream and clicktap Save to capture the current video frame. The Select Image window displays. Keep the Delete rejected image checkbox deselected to have the rejected image hidden or select the checkbox to have the rejected image be deleted, and clicktap Keep New to keep the recaptured image and put it on the top of the image stack for the template slot or Keep Old to keep the existing images and leave it on the top of the image stack for the template slot.

        

        Note: The original image and all recaptured images are saved to the patient's record.

   5. Repeat steps a-d as needed to acquire other images in the set.

   6. ClickTap Finish Acquisition.

      If any images fail to upload, a message displays and provides the option for you to recover the images. ClickTap Recover Images to begin the recovery process.

   Set of imported images

   The first step with a missing image in the acquisition sequence for the template is selected automatically (as indicated by the green, numbered box) on the sequence diagram, and the applicable teeth are selected on the Tooth status chart for your reference.

   

   Then, the Import File window displays.

   

   Notes:

   • If you need to change the acquisition device, clicktap Cancel and select a different device on the Available Devices for Procedure menu.

   • To skip ahead in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Cancel and clicktap Skip Forward (this button is available only if the current step in the sequence is not the last step). Then, clicktap Capture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence is missing an image) or Recapture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence has an existing image) to resume the acquisition.

   • To go backward in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Cancel and clicktap Skip Backward (this button is available only if the current step in the sequence is not the first step). Then, clicktap Capture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence is missing an image) or Recapture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence has an existing image) to resume the acquisition.

   1. When prompted with the Import File window, select the correct image file and clicktap Open.

      

   2. If you imported an image for a step in the acquisition sequence that already has an image, the Select Image window displays. Keep the Delete rejected image checkbox deselected to have the rejected image hidden or select the checkbox to have the rejected image be deleted, and clicktap Keep New to keep the recaptured image and put it on the top of the image stack for the template slot or Keep Old to keep the existing images and leave it on the top of the image stack for the template slot.

      

      Note: The original image and all recaptured images are saved to the patient's record.

      A preview of the resulting image displays. Also, if the image that you just acquired was not for the last step in the acquisition sequence, the next step with a missing image in the acquisition sequence is selected automatically (as indicated by the green, numbered box) on the sequence diagram, and the applicable teeth are selected on the Tooth status chart for your reference.

      Then, the Import File dialog box displays.

      Notes:

      • To replace the image that you acquired in the previous step of the acquisition sequence, clicktap Skip Backward to navigate to the previous step. The Import File window displays. Select the correct image file andclicktap Open. The Select Image window displays. Keep the Delete rejected image checkbox deselected to have the rejected image hidden or select the checkbox to have the rejected image be deleted, and clicktap Keep New to keep the recaptured image and put it on the top of the image stack for the template slot or Keep Old to keep the existing images and leave it on the top of the image stack for the template slot.

        Note: The original image and all recaptured images are saved to the patient's record.

      • To skip ahead in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Cancel and clicktap Skip Forward (this button is available only if the current step in the sequence is not the last step). Then, clicktap Capture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence is missing an image) or Recapture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence has an existing image) to resume the acquisition.

      • To go backward in the acquisition sequence by one step, clicktap Cancel and clicktap Skip Backward (this button is available only if the current step in the sequence is not the first step). Then, clicktap Capture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence is missing an image) or Recapture [teeth] (if the current step in the acquisition sequence has an existing image) to resume the acquisition.

   3. Repeat steps a-b as needed to import other images in the series.

   4. ClickTap Finish Acquisition.

      If any images fail to upload, a message displays and provides the option for you to recover the images. ClickTap Recover Images to begin the recovery process.

   Set of images with a third-party program (TWAIN or bridge)

   1. Use the options in the third-party TWAIN interface or imaging program that opens to get ready to acquire images.

   2. Position the sensor in the patient's mouth, and align your X-ray source cone to point at the sensor, utilizing the paralleling or bisecting angle techniques.

      Note: A phantom, test target, and/or another non-human object should be X-rayed when installing or using any image acquisition device for the first time in Ascend Academic Imaging to verify proper operation prior to use on live patients.

   3. Set the appropriate exposure time on your X-ray source's control panel for the specific imaging device in use, and then trigger the radiation emission. (Refer to the documentation provided by the manufacturer of your X-ray source for details about changing settings and usage.)

      Note: Radiation from an X-ray source initiates the imaging device (sensor) to capture an image, and this is controlled by someone triggering the X-ray source. The Ascend Academic Imaging program does not directly control the X-ray source or exposure settings.

   4. Repeat Steps b-c as needed to acquire other images for the series.

   5. Close the third-party TWAIN interface or imaging program.

      The images that you acquired in the third-party imaging program display as thumbnail images on the panel at the bottom of the Ascend Academic Imaging program.

      

   6. One at a time, drag the thumbnail images from the panel to the correct boxes of the template.

      

   7. As needed, complete any of the following:

      • To stack multiple images in one template slot, drag a thumbnail image from the panel at the bottom or an image from a template slot to a template slot that already has an image assigned. That image is put on the top of the image stack for that template slot, but you can choose a different image to be on top.

      • To choose the top image for a template slot with multiple images, clicktap the Previous or Next button above the template slot as needed to view the correct image in the stack. The image that is visible in the stack when you clicktap Begin Uploading will be set as the top image of the stack, but you can choose a different image to be on top later.

      • To change the orientation of an image in the template, navigate to the correct image in the stack for a template slot (if multiple images are assigned to that template slot), select the image to view the toolbar and clicktap any of the available buttons as needed: Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Rotate Counterclockwise (90 degrees), and/or Rotate Clockwise (90 degrees).

        

      • To remove a new image from the template, navigate to the correct image in the stack for a template slot (if multiple images are assigned to that template slot), drag the image back to the panel at the bottom.

   8. ClickTap Begin Uploading to save the mounted images to the patient's record.

      

      If not all thumbnail images have been mounted to the template when you clicktap Begin Uploading, a message displays, stating that unassigned images will not be saved to the patient's record.
      

      

   9. If prompted, clicktap one of the following buttons:

      • Send to Recovery - This saves the unassigned images. You can assign them to the patient later using the existing functionality for recovering images.

      • Discard Images - This deletes the unassigned images permanently.

      • Stay on Page - This allows the user to continue to assign unassigned images or make other changes without leaving the page.

   If any images fail to upload, a message displays and provides the option for you to recover the images. ClickTap Recover Images to begin the recovery process.