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RE: Uploading images

John Belcher — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:46:00 GMT

As a follow-up to yesterday's webinar. You may also engage the UNOS Organ Center to assist in uploading pictures from the OR. Pleaser remember to include the UNOS ID # in the subject or body of the e-mail. These may be sent to theorgancenter@unos.org

Thanks:)

RE: Uploading images

John Belcher — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:05:22 GMT

I think that snagit or others should be used as a last ditch effort. I recommend using the hospital computer for uploading images. The connnections speed will likely be much faster, and the images will already be there.

Take the example of an x-ray. As you know you can easily view these with the right login priviledge. Most of these programs have the ability to export the file into something you can use. More often this will be a jpeg. If you are having a tough time figuring this out, a good source to engage are the residents. They will often use these images for grand rounds and other presentations (we'll back to that point later). You certainly may save these images to a jump drive and upload later. I just prefer to log into DonorNet from that computer and upload directly (only load 5 images at a time-any more than that and it will crash).

I hadn't thought about trying to load snagit onto my jumpdrive. Good thought-maybe I'll try it. When trying to upload a CT, you can obtain a CD-rom from radiology. Load the disc into your laptop and you should be able to see it. If you can see it, snag-it will convert your screen (or a portion of it) into an AVI file. You have to mindful of file size. The smallest I have been able to do is about 9MB. This is manageable but not optimal.

I emplore the same strategy with echos and cath's as I suggested earlier for x-rays. The cardiologists will use portions of each for presentations. I tell them that I just need the same thing. One important factor is to limit the file size by saving only a 6 second strip. These will loop automatcially anyway. Then you can save each different view and upload to DonorNet. (Disclaimer-I'm not an ultrasound tech, I wouild never know what each view was, nor do I ever plan on it)

RE: Uploading images

NATCO Meetings — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:25:47 GMT

Are you using snagit on your laptop with media or from the secure jump drive. In other words if I am on a hospital computer looking at an xray for an example can I use snagit from the jump to capture an image/video or must I get my images from the rad dept, echo dept, ct dept respectively --> put them on my laptop and use snagit to convert for Unos upload.

Thanks.

Tommy

RE: Uploading images

NATCO Meetings — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:30 GMT

thanks john

RE: Uploading images

John Belcher — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:04:45 GMT

Most definitely! I would encourage HD staff to reach out to the cardiologist's and the techinical operators of their systems. They can make all of this happen. We use secure jump drives. It makes it much easier to get the images you want. I can't tell you how many times I have been told that they don't have any blank CD's available.

I do have software that can convert images captured on my computer screen. I'm using software called Snag-it. You can capture videos even from dichom files. I recently successfully uploaded an entire CT scan of the chest and abdomen to DonorNet. The file size was a bit cumbersome-but it is doable.

RE: Uploading images

NATCO Meetings — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:37 GMT

Is it best to ask for avi when requesting cd-roms of echos or ct's. You mentioned software that could convert to avi before uploading to Unos. What is the software and do you have it on your laptops you carry?

Thanks.

Uploading images

John Belcher — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:30:47 GMT

Please stay tuned to upcoming webinars to help overcome challenges in uploading images to DonorNet. NATCO looks forward to collaborating with UNOS on this important subject. I have provided a 1-page document created to aid in working with cardiology. Remember that themost important tip is to request the images in the proper format!