What's New in Second Opinion Professional 6.2

We have been working hard to make Second Opinion Professional better than ever. Version 6.2 introduces some great features that make it easier to use, capable, and secure. This is a partial list of new or improved features.

Click here for a list of some of the improvements in past versions.

New Image Print Manager
This new module manages the printing of images. All or just selected images can be printed in a variety of different layouts ranging from 1 up to 8 up, with or without annotations and with or without description labels. A peer review option, the ability to strip all patient identifiers, is also included.

New MultiMedia Manager Module
The MultiMedia Manager is a new product built from scratch using today's tools to support the new generation of WDM /DirectShow capture devices. It has the ability to capture video stills, video and audio clips. It includes an image viewer so images can be viewed before saving and Regions of Interest (ROI) can also be extracted.  It also has a built in video file processor so video stills and video segments can be created from an existing video file. 

Integration with Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint presentation can now be automatically generated from selected images within a folder. Once the presentation is generated it can me edited. These presentations are great for Tumor Boards, Peer Review, and Grand Rounds.

New Word Report Template Designer
The Report Designer transforms Microsoft Word into a report writer. Templates are created so data from within Second Opinion Professional can be transferred to the Word templates. Once this is done, the content can be, adjusted and new narrative added. Pictures from within the patients folder can be added as well and printed as a final report. There is no limit to the size of a report.

Added in Version 5.0

New Send and Receive Communication Logs
All folders and documents emailed or sent through a NetMeeting conference are tracked in a Send Log. All folders and documents received through email, a NetMeeting conference or imported from Second Opinion Data (SOD) files, are logged in a Receive Log.

New 128-Bit Encryption and Password Protection for Second Opinion Data Files
The SOD files used to transfer information through communications to other computers now support the optional use of 128-bit encryption and password protection. This 128-bit encryption requires the Windows or Microsoft Internet Explorer High Encryption Pack installed. You can specify a password to use when creating the SOD file, or have Second Opinion ask you for one. You can also specify a password to try first when decrypting incoming SOD files. You can set the new security options from the Security page of the Preferences dialog box. Note that versions prior to 5.0 cannot read SOD files that use 128-bit encryption or a password. Also, if you use a password to encrypt your data and forget the password, you will never be able to retrieve the information in that file.

New Session Grouping
You can now view documents grouped by session by using the Group By Session command in the View menu. If you open a specific session, you can see all of its documents. Use the Back To Sessions command to return to the Session view.

Improved Locate Folder Window
The Locate Folder window is now resizable so that you can position it where you want on the screen. Its controls have been redesigned to make it more intuitive. The Advanced page in the Preferences dialog box is no longer necessary and has been removed.

New Custom Form Support
The new Custom Form Designer allows you to easily create, use, and distribute forms that track any information you want.

New Custom Report Support
The new Custom Report Writer allows you to easily create, use and manage reports or any kind.

New Import of Second Opinion Standard files
You can now import Second Opinion Standard's Group (SOG) files. Demographics Information, images, video and sound clips will import correctly. However, because of the different data structures, image annotations and document comments are not currently imported.

Improved Imaging Capabilities
Support has been added for saving images captured using the new JPEG 2000 file format and new DICOM compression options (Run Length Encoding, and JPEG) and both 48-bit and 64-bit images. There is improved performance of all imaging functions, including loading and saving JPEG files.

Added Auto-Tiling Ability to Image Viewer
You now have the added capabilities for automatically tiling images as they are loaded. This is very helpful when viewing a large number of images at one time. The auto-tiling pattern can set to 1x1, 2x1,2x2, all the way up to 5x5.

Added Auto-Save Ability to Video Capture Program
You can now set the Video Capture program to automatically save all captured images directly to the patient folder. Set the default values such as the description and session code, and check the auto-save option.