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Taking Clinical Photos

• Take photos against a plain backdrop/empty wall. (Grid and laser line are not required)
• Have the patient wear something that will still show the back/spine and hips clearly, such as a bathing suit or a sports bra.
• Pictures should be taken to include at least the neck to below the pelvis.
• Take photos of the patient’s front (the face can be left out), right side, left side, and back, with arms hanging loosely at the side.

Example of a Clinical Photo Set

Saving X-rays from a CD on Windows

Installing the viewing software

• Go to http://www.microdicom.com/downloads.html
• Find the first link under “Portable zip package” (underlined to the right. It's ok if the version number is different)



• Right click and in the menu click "Save As"
• Choose where you want to save the file. If unsure, just use your desktop.
• When it finishes, right click on the file and select "Extract all…"
• Click "Extract" on the box that pops up
• Right click "mDicom.exe" and select "Send to" and then "Desktop (as shortcut)" 

Viewing and saving the X-rays

• Insert the CD into your computer
• Close/ignore any programs the CD starts
• Open mDicom.exe
• Click the CD icon in the upper left (in-between the open folder and search icons)
• Click Flie > Export > To a picture file
• Next to "Destination" ADD the patient's name AFTER the last backslash
• "Select source" should be set to "All patients"
• Image format should be set to PNG or JPG
• The box for "Create sub-folders for Patient, Study, Series" should be unchecked
• The box for “Annotations” should be checked and “All overlay” should be selected
• Click "Export"

The final box should look like this

Your X-ray(s) should look something like this. It will still have the patient's information, which was cropped here for privacy.