IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base: Extended > Reading studies > Comparing studies
Use the Extended Monitor Display tool to display series images in a new window on an extended monitor. Extended monitors are typically standard color monitors. Use this feature to view images in color or to compare the color version to the grayscale version displayed on diagnostic monitors.
To view color and grayscale instances of series images
From the Image area context or top toolbar, click Extended
Monitor Display.
Or, if using the context toolbar text menu (Ctrl + right-click), select Magnify/Pan > Extended Monitor Display.
Click an image of the series to project.
The extended monitor displays the selected image in a maximized window.
Select appropriate tools from the top toolbar or context toolbar and apply them to the projected image.
The context toolbar appears when right-clicking in the extended monitor window. Any changes made to the projected image also appear on the original image.
To navigate through the series in the extended monitor window, click Navigate
Previous Series or Navigate
Next Series.
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To close the extended monitor window, press Alt + F4 or
click Close.
Or, to automatically close the projection window, cycle to another patient's studies. (You may be prompted to save any changes first.)
![]() | Tip: To use the Cine Viewer in the extended monitor projection window, first cine the study in the Image area. Then cine the series on the extended monitor. |
See also
Compare, Projection Mode, and Extended Monitor Display: A comparison
Configuring an extended monitor for the Image area
Topic number: 8800 Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Client Knowledge Base |