NNT Viewer Quick Guide
The NNT viewer can only be viewed with the CD in the CD slot. This will allow you to
create Pans/Cross sections/ etc…. If you want to save an image you can save it into a
jpg. file.
Getting Started
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Place your CD in the slot and click run.
Click the file (icon) on the upper left corner.
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Choose the NNT document (study) to open the scan. Click on the patients name
and click open.
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The viewer will appear. On the right hand side of the viewer you will see Zoom,
Enabled Toolbar, Utility under are the categories of commands to choose from.
CREATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
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To create a pan, choose the command that says Panoramic Setup from the
secondary reconstruction menu. Once selected you will see the display below. To
get a traditional looking pan check “1(max thickness 50 mm)”. Thickness should
be at 20 and click save. For mandibular nerve canal tracing please use “3 (max
thickness 15mm)”. The thickness and distance should be 1 and click save. Use
the command button for tracing below.
START MAPPING
From your right hand side commands on your toolbar choose the Panoramic Icon
command (use the ninth icon below) to create a new Panoramic image. Start
mapping out the mandible or maxilla arch on the axial view from right to left by
clicking and creating dots and separating the dots to about half an inch apart.
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After mapping out the arch double click at the end, this will take you to a
screen that displays the Axial and the Pan you just created.
CREATING CROSS SECTIONS
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After mapping out the area for your slices (cross sections) you should see the
display below. Use the eight icon starting from the left (cross set up
command) to choose your slice thickness and width.
Once you choose your command the window will display below, this will allow you
to change the width and thickness of your cross sections.
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To create cross sections use the second icon (below) New Sequence of Cross
Section command. You will choose your region of interest to create your cross
sections. Left click on the icon and drag then right click at the end of the
region to display your cuts.
Once you have dragged and clicked your region of interest your cross sections will
display.
MEASUREMENTS
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For measurements choose from your toolbar command on the right hand
side of the toolbar and click Show Distance command
under Utility– New
Distance.
Click to start the measuring tool, move to the appropriate landmark click
again to stop the measuring tool and click a 3rd time in the place that you
would like to place the measurement.
MPR SCREEN
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MPR Screen- choose your MPR icon
Axial, Sagital, Coronal views.
on the top of the screen to view your
CREATING JPG.FILES
12.Saving as jpg. files, use the camera icon and place it to the image you
want to save. Name the file and choose where you want to send it.
Third-Party Software
NewTom 3G and VG images are output in standard DICOM format and are compatible
with major third party software vendors, including Dolphin Imaging, Biomedical
Modeling Inc., Implant Logic Systems LTD, Nobel Guide and Materialise Simplant.
NewTom images are also compatible with Guided Implant and Guided Maxillo-Facial
Surgery software applications.
Please call us if you need additional support with the NNT viewer. Also, let us
know if you would like additional 3D viewing software. Also please visit http://
www.imageworkscorporation.com/newtomsoftware for more information.