Manually submitting existing images for analysis

When you view an existing image that has not been analyzed by Dentrix Ascend Detect AI, it is submitted for analysis automatically; however, you can resubmit an image that has been analyzed already.

Note: The reason why you need to submit an existing image for analysis may vary: it was acquired before Detect AI was activated, it was acquired after Detect AI was activated but before new types of detections became available, or there was an error during a previous attempt to submit it.

To manually submit an existing image for analysis

1. If the correct patient is not already selected, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

   Note: You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

2. Do one of the following:

   • View an image from the patient's image history list.

     1. On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Image History.

        

     2. On the Images tab, select an exam for an individual image or a series.

        

     3. If you have selected a series, under Image Navigator, click (or tap) an image of that series.

        

   • View one of the patient's most recent images.

     1. Do one of the following:

        • On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Imaging.

        • On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Most Recent Images.

          

     2. Click (or tap) an individual image or an image in a series.

        

   The selected image appears in the viewing area.

   

   If the image currently being viewed has been analyzed previously, the results appear; otherwise, it is submitted for analysis automatically, and then the results appear.

   

3. Select the Tools tab.

   

4. Select the AI tool.

   

5. Click (or tap) Submit for analysis.

   

   When the analysis is complete, the following can appear on the image:

   • Results of the caries analysis - Boxes appear on the image where possible areas of decay were detected.

     

   • Results of the bone level (RBL) analysis - Dashed lines appear on the image where bone levels were measured. The color of a line (white, green, yellow, orange, or red) is determined by the severity of the calculated bone loss.

     

     Also, purple dots appear on the image where root apexes (if any) were detected.

     

     Note: You can position your pointer over a bone level measurement to view the calculated percentage of bone loss.

     

   • Results of the periapical radiolucency (PRL) analysis - Red circles/ovals appear on the image where possible signs of inflammatory bone lesions around the root apices of teeth were detected.

     

   • Results of the calculus analysis - Dashed orange circles/ovals appear on the image where possible areas of interproximal calculus were detected.

     

   • Results of the restoration imperfections analysis - Dashed yellow squares/rectangles appear on the image where possible areas of decay and open margins under restorations were detected.

     

   • Total number of indicators - The number of each type of Detect AI finding appears in fine print at the bottom of the image.

   

   The number of Detect AI findings appears on the left.

   Note: For information about hiding Detect AI findings, refer to the topic about hiding and showing findings.

Important: If you rotate an image or zoom in or out, it is automatically resubmitted for analysis, and it make take 3-5 seconds for the Detect AI indicators to reappear.