I can give you a low tech way to do it but if you're talking hundreds of images it will take too long.
Assuming you are working on a PC with a Windows operating system look in your programs for MS Paint. It's on pretty much any PC.
When you find it put a shortcut onto your task bar so you don't have to find it every time.
When reviewing images of angios etc on your computer scroll down or zoom in such that the information you want de-identified is no longer visible.
At that point hit the "PRT SCREEN" button on the top row of your keyboard. That will capture an image of everything on the monitor.
Open Paint such that a blank workspace is present and click on the Paste button.
That will import your screen shot.
If scrolling the screen to hide names, etc won't work because data is still available in important parts of the image you can use Paint commands to select specific things and delete them (just click on select then right mouse click to draw a box over the part of the image you want removed. Release the right mouse button and hit delete. Boom, gone. Remember to save your file as something meaningful and in a file type that you can share with others (JPEG).
Repeat on the next image.
You can clean up the blanks if you really want them to look pretty by using the eyedropper to select an ambient color or shade of grey then use the fill button to fill in the blank.
Low tech but free.
Double check images for ID. I once took names and MRN numbers out of a series of images only to discover to my horror that the names remained in a subtle part of the image. I had to do them all over again.
I hope this is useful for you.
Steve Knight BSc RVT RDCS
CVI Vascular Lab
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
110 Francis Street, Ste 5B
Boston, MA
02215
Direct line: 617-632-9962
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They are in DICOM. They will be reviewed on a computer. The DICOM reader automatically copies to the disk when copied, its just that this particular PACA does not provide the function.
Kelly Estes
Manager, Vascular Laboratory
Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute
301 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone 704-316-5100 x 14713
Fax 704-316-9392
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Kelly,
With what platform are you reviewing the images? A PC?
In what format are the images- DICOM? JPEG?
Steve Knight BSc RVT RDCS
CVI Vascular Lab
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
110 Francis Street, Ste 5B
Boston, MA
02215
Direct line: 617-632-9962
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