IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base: Extended > Reading studies > Interpreting breast images

Common breast imaging tools


The following tools are commonly required when reviewing breast images.

1:1 Navigator1:1 Navigator Displays the breast image at a one-to-one pixel size (each pixel on the screen represents one pixel in the modality image)
Navigate to next quadrant for 1:1 image1:1 Navigator Next Navigates to the next quadrant of the breast image
Navigate to previous quadrant for 1:1 image1:1 Navigator PrevNavigates to the previous quadrant of the breast image
Comparative Review Sequence Comparative Review Sequence Displays the mammography study in the selected Comparative Review Mode
Cycle Cycle Moves studies in a worklist automatically into the Image area
Demographics Layout ToggleDemographics Layout ToggleToggles between the default (Clinical) demographics layout, the Technical layout, and Investigative demographic layout
Dictate Dictate Study Starts dictation for a single study
Mammography CAD SR Toggle Display Mammography CAD SR Markers Displays or hides Cenova R2 CAD S/W® or iCAD®/Siemens Syngo® mammography CAD SR markers
Image Scale to FitImage Scale to FitScales images so that the breast fills the available viewport space
Invert Invert Exchanges the white and black areas in an image
Magnify Glass Magnify Glass Opens a separate window that magnifies the section of the image beneath it
Markup Caliper Markup Caliper Measures the distance between two points
Markup Ellipse Markup Ellipse Measures an elliptical region
Next Comparative Review Mode Next Comparative Review Mode Moves forward to the next Comparative Review Mode defined for mammography studies
Paired Zoom and PanPaired Zoom and PanMagnifies all mammography images that are in view and stacked, and then moves the images in a similar direction at the current magnification
Pan Pan Changes the image position without changing the magnification
Previous Comparative Review Mode Previous Comparative Review Mode Moves back to the previous Comparative Review Mode defined for mammography studies
Window Level Window Level Changes image brightness and contrast by adjusting window center and window width values and gives access to preset window level values
 Zoom 1:1 PixelZoom 1:1 PixelDisplays the selected image at a 1:1 ratio, where 1 image pixel equals 1 screen pixel, and then you can move it around at current magnification

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Topic number: 8413

Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base