Cmd-K: Key Images for Reports

OsiriX and Horos Course · Reports and Network

In this video I show how to print from OsiriX in a practical way, using features that avoid printing the entire series (hundreds of images). The idea is to select only the important slices as Key Images and print them to PDF, and I also show how to print a 3D reconstruction. 1) Creating Key Images (Cmd-K) In the study (e.g., aneurysm/tortuous aorta), I select a few relevant slices and mark them as Key Images: Origin of the left renal artery → Cmd-K Origin of the right renal artery → Cmd-K Bifurcation → Cmd-K OsiriX highlights the Key Images with a yellow frame. 2) Print menu and useful options I go to File → Print and adjust: How many images per page Title/header (e.g., clinic, patient, study) What to print: Entire series (e.g., 262 images → can turn into dozens of pages) Skip images (e.g., print 1 out of every 10) Range (print from slice X to slice Y) Current image (only the one on screen) Key Images (my preferred option) In the example, printing the Key Images produces a single page with the 3 selected images — excellent for documentation and reports (e.g., Doppler ultrasound). 3) Printing a 3D reconstruction If I have a nice 3D image (Volume Rendering), I can: A) Print directly Print the 3D view → one image per page (in the PDF) B) Export the 3D as DICOM (frames) and print by selecting images Export → DICOM I export, for example, 10 images (frames) These images appear in the study as a "ready-made" series (not editable) I can pick a few, mark them as Key Images and print only the selected ones Result: an organized, much leaner printout, without wasting pages on irrelevant slices.