Academic paper figures

Export de-identified images and metadata for academic publication.

Problem

You need to generate publication-quality figures from DICOM images for an academic paper. The images must be anonymized (no PHI overlays), window/level adjusted for optimal tissue contrast, and exported in a standard image format (PNG/TIFF/JPEG).

Steps

1. Open the DICOM file — click Open files… (⌘O).
2. Adjust window/level — use the WL tool or the mouse scroll wheel to set optimal tissue contrast for your figure.
3. Anonymize if needed — switch to Anon mode (⌘2) and apply PHI scrubbing. Enable Clean Pixel Data to remove any burned-in text from the image.
4. Bake the window/level — use Pixel Operations (⌘P) to permanently apply the current WL to the pixel data.
5. Export as image — use the Export menu to convert the series to PNG/TIFF/JPEG. Choose a resolution appropriate for print or digital publication.
6. Verify — open the exported image and confirm no PHI text remains, contrast is publication-ready, and dimensions match the expected output size.

Expected Result

• Exported image has no PHI overlays (burned-in text is removed).
• Window/level settings are baked into the output pixel values.
• Image dimensions match the original DICOM frame size.
• PNG output is lossless; JPEG output has configurable quality.
• The exported file is suitable for academic publication.