AMICAS Help - The Mouse Menu

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The Mouse Menu allows you to pick different tools. The Mouse Menu icon and the mouse cursor will change to indicate which tool is currently selected. It contains the following options:
  • Window / Level
  • Pan
  • Page Images
  • Magnify
  • Annotations (submenu)
    • Measure Distance
    • Add Text
    • Erase

Shortcut : You can avoid frequent trips to the Mouse Menu by clicking the right mouse button to rotate through the commonly used tools.


Window / Level

The Window / Level tool allows you to control image contrast and brightness by moving the mouse while holding down the left mouse button. To adjust the window (contrast), move the mouse to the left (narrower) or right (wider). To adjust the level (brightness), move the mouse up (lower) or down (higher). The mouse cursor will remind you of the expected directional behavior.


Pan

The Pan tool allows you to move an image that is larger than the available window. It is useful when you are viewing an image at a particularly high level of magnification on a smaller monitor. To use the pan tool, left click on an image and drag it to the desired position. If it does not move, then the entire image is already visible.


Page Images

The Page tool allows you to move forward and backward through a stack of images. Left right motion will move image by image. Up down motion will jump a series at a time.


Magnify

The magnify tool will enlarge a certain portion of the image beneath it when the left mouse button is depressed.


Annotations (Submenu)

The annotations submenu includes controls for measuring and marking up an image. The contents of this menu will vary to reflect security considerations on a site by site basis.


Measure

The measure tool measures a portion of the screen in millimeters. It is controlled by left clicking and dragging the mouse across the distance that you would like to measure. For convenience, you can erase with the measure tool by clicking on the number itself.


Add Text

The Add Text tool allows you to add text to an annotated image. To use it, simply select the add text icon,  move the cursor to the point where you would like to add text, left click, and type.


Erase

The Erase tool erases annotations if you have made a mistake. Select the erase tool, place the cursor over the undesired annotation, and left click to delete it.