Virtual Bronchoscopy Software

Launching the "Virtual Bronchoscopy" Software

• Drag a chest study series in "lung" window from the Preview Bar onto the screen
• Click on the "Programs" button in the Tool Panel, the "Studies" group
• Click on the "Virtual Bronchoscopy" button
• The screen will split into 4 panels: three - standard, orthogonal MPR
  one - endoscopic mode (endo-mode)
  

Controlling Camera Movement in Endo-Mode

Using the Mouse

• The mouse cursor indicates the camera direction
• Scrolling the mouse wheel moves the camera forward/backward
  The speed of movement corresponds to the speed of rotation of the wheel
• To move slowly through the lumen using the mouse wheel, hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard
• Clicking any mouse button stops the camera movement
• Rotating the mouse causes the camera to rotate inside the tracheal or bronchial lumen
• Pressing both mouse buttons and rotating the mouse stops the camera and allows for rotation inside the tracheal or bronchial lumen

Using the Keyboard

• The Up / Down arrows allow forward/backward movement
• The Right / Left arrows allow rotating the camera in the horizontal plane

Displaying Camera Movement on MPR Views

• The default mode is "Alignment By Volume" (the button in the series header)
  In this mode, the views do not change their orientation but are scrolled through
  A 3D cursor and an arrow indicate the camera position and its direction
• The "Alignment By Camera" button in the series header rotates the MPR views along the camera's trajectory
• By switching these buttons, you can accurately determine the position of the camera using the 3D cursor and, therefore, the pathological process

Saving the Resulting Series

• Click the button in the series header, or click the "Virtual Bronchoscopy" button in the series header and then select "Save Resulting Series" from the dropdown menu
• A dialog box will appear
  Click the down arrow and then select an item from the list to choose to save the entire screen or only the 3D model (endo-mode)
• Click the OK button
• The saved series will be located in the Preview Bar at the bottom of the other series

Playing Back the Resulting Series

• Drag the resulting series onto the screen
• Click the "Video" button in the "Processing" Block - "Scroll" group of the Tool Panel

Exiting the "Virtual Bronchoscopy" Software

• Click the "Virtual Bronchoscopy" button in the program header
• Click the "Exit Mode" item