Overview: This article provides instructions for exporting and preparing DICOM files from AxiUm MiPacs CBCT software for upload to the Dandy portal. Following these steps ensures the scan data is at the correct resolution for implant surgery planning.
Create a Destination Folder
Right-click an empty space on the computer desktop.
Select New, then select Folder.
Type the patient's name to rename the folder and press Enter.
Export DICOM Files from MiPacs
Open the AxiUm MiPacs software and select the patient's CBCT scan.
Navigate to the Image menu and select Export Images.
In the export pop-up window, locate the Destination section and select the folder created on the desktop.
Verify the following settings:
Selected image(s): Checked.
File Format: Set to DICOM.
Other options: Ensure no other boxes are checked.
Click OK to begin the export.
Compress and Upload the Patient Folder
Before uploading to Dandy, the folder must be compressed (zipped) to ensure all data remains intact during the transfer.
Right-click the renamed patient folder.
Select Send to, then select Compressed (zipped) folder.
Note: If you are following a Dual Scan Protocol, zip the "Patient Scan" and "Denture Scan" individually and label them accordingly.
Upload the compressed folder to the Dandy Portal or email the file to ImplantSurgery@meetdandy.com.
Instructions
1. On your desktop, right-click on an empty space. Go to “New” and click “Folder.” A folder will appear with highlighted blue text. Type in the patient's name and push “Enter” on your keyboard.
2. Select your patient’s CBCT scan in the MiPacs software.
3. Go to “Image” and click “Export Images.”
4. A pop-up box will appear. Under “Destination” select the folder you created on your desktop and click “OK.”
5. Ensure that “Selected image(s)” is checked and that the “File Format” is set to “DICOM.” No other boxes should be checked. Click “OK.”
6. After the DICOM exports and saves, go to the patient’s folder and verify that the .dcm files were exported correctly; there should be several hundred files.
7. Go back to the desktop, right-click on the patient’s folder, go to “Send to,” and select “Compressed (zipped) folder.” A duplicate folder will be made with either a zipper on it, or a blue “Z.”
If following a Dual Scan Protocol, please zip scans individually and label accordingly; i.e: “Patient Scan” and “Denture Scan.”
8. Upload compressed folder to Dandy Portal or email ImplantSurgery@meetdandy.com