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Setting Cephalometric Imaging Preferences

To set options for working with cephalometric images:

1. Click . The CS OMS Imaging Software Preferences window is displayed.

2. Click the CS X-Ray tab.

3. In the Ceph section, select one of the following Sharpness Filter options:

4. Sharpness:Sharpness:Applies Sharpness filter to the image.

5. No Sharpness:No Sharpness:Displays an unfiltered image.

6. Linear:Linear:Select to display images with a default pseudo-gamma value of 48.

7. Optimized Contrast:Optimized Contrast:Select to increase the contrast.

8. Bone Density:Bone Density:Select to display the optimal contrast for analyzing bone density.

9. Edges:Edges:Select to display the optimal contrast for identifying the edges in an image.

• The Sharpness filter options available on this tab depend on the imaging hardware installed on your system.

5. • The filter off option is the default.

4. Select Apply Sharpness FilterApply Sharpness FilterSelect to apply the Sharpness filter to acquired x-ray images, increasing the contrast and simplifying the identification of grayscales contained in the x-ray image.

5. Select Mirror Lateral Ceph DRMirror Lateral Ceph DRThis option is available only for cephalometric images acquired using the CS 8000C digital cephalometric unit.

6. Click OK.

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