Segmentation
What software do the segmenters use to separate parts of anatomy into different masks?
Mimics
What are all the ways we receive data?
Physically in the mail (models & discs), IPS Gate, Hightail, iTero, 3Shape
What are 4 reasons for data to be out of protocol?
Slice thickness, movement, cutoff at ROI, & Gantry Tilt
How do we send approvals to surgeons?
Via Gate, NOT email
What should always be checked prior to a planning call?
Data log, surgeon preferences, IPS Gate, 1.0 folder for planning forms, palatal data, etc
When CD can't generate the skull properly, what do you ask for?
Seperation
What should all physical data arrive with?
What is the difference between out of protocol usable and out of protocol not usable when your data is out of protocol?
Out of protocol usable – Your data is out of protocol but can still be used with approval from the surgeon.
Out of protocol not usable – Your data is out of protocol, and we cannot use it to make the requested products regardless of surgeon approval
How does a surgeon schedule a meeting with a planner?
Via an acuity link in Gate put their by a Coordinator.
Before a call, what needs to be done in CD to set up a case?
Check scan, dental alignment, & condylar position. Confirm/adjust osteotomies. Add ceph. Set head orientation & occlusion.
When a case needs to be re-setup with segmentation, what do you need, who do you need it from, and how do you get it?
A CD Full from the segmenters, a new case report from the Engineering Specialists (once you are a Planner I), and you email for it.
What is required to bypass a meeting when a physician send in data?
A planning form (which will almost never happen with Orthognathic)
What is the file type we need for CT scans?
DICOMS
What is internal vs public chat?
Internal is anyone employed by KLS. Public is everyone involved with the case.
What do you confirm when going over head orientation?
Dental midpoints & cants at the canines
What are steps, movement, and cutoff in relation to data? Can these be fixed?
Steps= data loss in scan. Movement= A double shadow or afterimage of a structure. Cutoff= missing the ROI. Steps= SOMETIMES. Movement= out of protocol but could still be usable depending. Cutoff= NO
What is the file type needed for CT Scans?
DICOMS
At what slice thickness is data in protocol for dental models and guides?
1.25 mm
How does the case go from Gate to Mission Control?
It is automatically added once case creation is completed in Gate.
What goes in the final requirements folder?
Final CD plan, anatomy, splint, & measurement exports, & call form
What email do you send all segmentation requests to?
VirtualSegmenters_NA
What is HighTail used for and why?
TMJ. Stryker
At what slice thickness is data in protocol for splints?
Anatomy: less than or equal to 2
Dental models: Less than or equal to 1.25
How do you know if a surgeon is active (registered) in IPS Gate?
They will not have "proxy" next to their name
What is the general flow of a planning call?
Data confirmation, occlusion, head orientation, movements, products