Drawing Qualifiers

The drawing qualifier is intended to allow you to more accurately display conditions or procedures on preset clinical images.

The Abrasion, Bruise, Burn and Pain tool function slightly differently to the other tools as they are used to draw an enclosed region, so will automatically attempt to close the area you have driven around, and fill with a preset pattern.

The other tools are freehand lines, or rigid straight lines.

Each drawn object can be modified to have different outline colours and styles, as well as different interior pattern and colour, where they have one. This can be accessed by right clicking on a drawn object, and choosing 'Edit Style'.

The text tool can have its font style, colour and size changed by choosing 'Edit Annotation' from the right-click menu. The dialog that opens allows you to edit the text displayed, and the Font button will allow you to configure the font.

Each object drawn on the image has the ability to store an annotation to provide more information regarding the object. For example, a burn could have its cause explained in the annotation. The list of annotations is shown on the right side of the drawing, and each object's number is used to identify the annotation. Clicking on an annotation will select the object on the image to show you what object it corresponds to. Double-clicking on the drawing object on the image, or on the annotation in the list, will allow you to edit the annotation. Only in the case of the Text tool will the annotation be displayed on the drawing, however all annotations are printed when you print the drawing.

When you wish to print a drawing, you may click the Print button. This will load up a report showing you relevant information regarding the drawing qualifier and Clinical Item, as well as patient information. The drawing is scaled to the size of the page, and the annotations are printed on a separate page.