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Frequently Asked Questions
How I can send images via internet without using a direct DICOM connection?

Lets consider sending 3D image as an example.

As the first step we recommend to consider compacting 3D image. It converts the image to a thicker slices representation so it gets a smaller size in megabytes. This could be important not only because of faster transferring. Fidex images have a natural isotropic resolution and can have very many axial slices. Not all workstations have a capability to work with so high resolution cubes. Thus degrading resolution sometimes is necessary because a lack of performance of 3rd party DICOM workstations. In order to perform compacting operation one should right click on the 3D image icon and choose "Compact Volume". The way data are going to be compacted (defines a slice thickness) is defined in import/export tab (on the right in Fidex GUI).

  1. Please right click on compacted data icon in Fidex DB window and choose "Open data folder"
  2. Zip (archive) all files with extension .slice or .dcm.
  3. We recommend using the Dropbox tool (www.dropbox.com) for transferring data via Internet. Dropbox gives an option to send data units up to 2GB each for free. Assuming that you have Dropbox installed, copy your zip file into Dropbox folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Dropbox\Public You do not need to remember the folder location above. You have a little blue icon of drop box in the right bottom corner of your screen, near the clock. Double click on this iconand then choose Public folder
  4. After copying the file you will see the special animated icon. It means that the file is being transferred via Internet to a dropbox server.
  5. When the file got a green check mark it means that the file has been sent and ready for download.
  6. Right click on the file (C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Dropbox\Public\09-11-2012 22-20-07.zip, for example) , choose "Dropbox" in pop-up menu, then choose "Copy public link"
  7. Paste this link to email. Just clicking on it starts download.
How I can add images to a demo database?

Lets consider an example.

Lets assume that you want to add a head study and there are 688 slices in the folder C:\CT_Data\AnimalData\AfganHead1(3x); names are 0000.slice - 0687.slice Lets assume that the pet name is Afgan and the owner is John Smith. We also assume that you install fidex demo into default location C:\Fidex-Demo-Application\bin\fidexGUI.exe

  1. Copy slices to Fidex database location. In order to do that create folder AfganHead in C:\Fidex-Demo-Application\DATA\demo.
    So you have the folder C:\Fidex-Demo-Application\DATA\demo\AfganHead on your hard drive
  2. Copy all slices from C:\CT_Data\AnimalData\AfganHead1(3x) to C:\Fidex-Demo-Application\DATA\demo\AfganHead
  3. Open and edit the file C:\Fidex-Demo-Application\bin\demo-data.xml and add the record there
<patient pid="7" pet-name="Afgan" owner-last-name="Smith" owner-first-name="John">
<study sid="7" study-name="Study of head" thumb="">
<image iid="7" type="dbdtCube" thumb="" path="/demo/AfganHead/*.slice">
</image>
</study>
</patient>

The red color above identify the record number, pet and owner name , image location, and file names. If you do not have special tools to edit XML files then use WordPad. XML uses long rows of text: we would recommend to set A2 page format, landscape orientation for convenient editing.

Please see: original demo-data.xml and modified demo-data-afgan.xml

Where are the FIDEX 3D images located on the hard disk?

Right click on the 3D CT icon Cube Icon. From the drop down menu select "Open Data Folder".