Objective
Provide a top tier image to the clinician, regardless of the dental imaging software used.
Design
There are four ways imaging software can capture from an XDR Sensor:
- XDR Software implements proprietary methods to consistently capture top tier images from the XDR Anatomic Sensor.
- Non-XDR imaging software can use a generic driver to capture images from the XDR Anatomic Sensor, and many dental imaging programs use this. However, the resulting image quality can be uneven.
Therefore, XDR provides two ways for non-XDR imaging software to get top tier images from the Anatomic.
- XDR provides a TWAIN source implementing XDR-proprietary methods for capturing from the sensor. This TWAIN source follows industry standards and is free of licensing charges for both developers and users.
- XDR provides a Capture Adaptor for tighter integration with imaging software. This Adaptor offers 16-bit image depth, DICOM file structure, and compatibility with Citrix and other VDT networks. It is also free of licensing charges for both developers and users.
Results
Table 1 shows software programs compatible with the XDR Anatomic Sensor.
| Compatible Software | Capture Path |
| XDR Software | Full Featured |
| Apteryx (many OEMs) | generic |
| Belmont XV4 | generic |
| Carestream Imaging | TWAIN |
| Cliniview | generic |
| Curve Hero | generic |
| DDS Works | generic |
| Dentalmind | generic |
| Dentimax | generic |
| Dentrix Imaging | TWAIN |
| Dexis | TWAIN |
| Eaglesoft | TWAIN |
| EVA Soft | TWAIN |
| ImageDDS | generic |
| ImageXL | generic |
| LED Imaging | generic |
| Lynx Vision Pro | generic |
| MaxiViewer | generic |
| MiPACS | Capture Adaptor |
| MPDx | generic |
| One View | generic |
| Oriview | generic |
| Prof Suni | generic |
| Schick CDR | TWAIN |
| Sigma Image XRV | generic |
| TDO | Capture Adaptor |
| VisionDent | generic |
| Visix Imaging | generic |
| VixWin | TWAIN |
| XLDent | generic |
Conclusion
The XDR Anatomic Sensor is compatible with virtually every dental imaging software program.
- Within XDR Software, image quality is consistently top tier. A fully featured exposure meter and elongation correction are among the unique features provided.
- For a non-XDR program implementing XDR’s Capture Adaptor, the same top tier imaging is available, along with other features like an exposure meter and remote capture over Citrix.
- For a non-XDR program implementing XDR’s TWAIN source, top tier images are provided to the program. Further features must be provided by that program.
- For a program using the generic driver, image quality depends on that program.