Clinician guide · Case intake
Import a CBCT study
~3 minutes · DICOM · single-file or multi-frame
Load a DICOM series from disk or PACS into the DALI case library, review orientation, and start planning.
Every DALI case starts with a CBCT volume. DALI accepts DICOM in three shapes: a directory of single-slice files, a single multi-frame DICOM, or a zipped study export from PACS.
Supported formats
- Modality
- CBCT · CT (DICOM MODALITY tag CT / CBCT)
- Slice count
- 128 – 1024 slices per volume
- Voxel size
- 0.15 – 0.5 mm isotropic
- Multi-frame
- Enhanced DICOM supported
- Compression
- Lossless JPEG, RLE, uncompressed
Importing from disk
Click Import CBCT in the left rail of the Case Library. Select either:
- A folder of single-slice
.dcmfiles — DALI groups them by SeriesInstanceUID. - A single multi-frame
.dcm— DALI extracts frames in acquisition order. - A .zip archive from PACS export — DALI unpacks and scans for series.
Orientation check
After import, DALI verifies slice ordering and flips the volume if necessary so that the first slice is inferior (lowest Z). This keeps the 3D viewer Z-up.
If 3D display appears upside-down, clear~/.dali_cache/ and re-import
AI pipeline
Once imported, DALI queues the study for the AI pipeline:
- Tooth segmentation
- nnU-Net · dali-seg-v3.2
- Dental detection
- YOLOv8 · FDI numbering
- Mandibular canal
- L + R detection · 1.8 mm safety default
- Bone density
- Hounsfield sampling at planned sites
The pipeline runs in the background; the case transitions from processing to ready for planning when done. Typical runtime on an RTX 4090: 40–90 seconds for a full arch.
Pipeline running — watch the status dot in the case rowWhat next
- When the case is ready, open it and begin planning (pages forthcoming).
- For batch intake from a PACS node, see admin docs on license management and deployment.