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Michael Roberts2 Michael Roberts2 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
Hey everyone, I’m honestly not even sure which sub this belongs in, so I'll just drop it here. Long story short: I need to email my radiology scans over to my insurance provider. Apparently, they don't give you physical prints anymore—everything comes on these medical CDs now. Problem is, there are these weird files on the disc and I have zero clue what program actually opens them (check out the screenshot I attached). I tried sending them over, but the insurance company shot me down, saying "scanned X-ray images must be sent exclusively via email." So, how am I supposed to scan these digital files? What am I even supposed to do with them?
coppersailor28 coppersailor28 Active Member
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The instructions are online. Just search for...You can't. An email is a digital transmission; a CD is physical media. Unless you plan on digitizing the files first, there is no way to "send" the disc itself through an inbox. If you want to share the content, rip the tracks or files to your computer, upload them to a cloud service like Google Drive or Dropbox, and then email the link. Otherwise, use USPS. It’s not rocket science....or something along those lines.

You can't "send" a physical disc through an email. That’s not how it works. If you mean sending the files stored on a CD, you have to rip the data to your hard drive first. Once the files are digital, you can upload them to a cloud service like Google Drive or Dropbox. From there, you just email the link. Sending raw files via email attachment only works if they are small enough to bypass provider limits. If it's a full album, don't bother with attachments. Use the cloud. It's more efficient.
Pop the CD into the drive. Then just open File Explorer from your desktop.
Open File Explorer and select the CD drive.
Grab a file from the disc. Move it to your desktop.
Open a new email. Attach that file you just copied from your desktop.
February 26, 2018

A quick guide for physicians and patients: How to transfer medical imaging via the web.

I don't care what anyone says. If you want to get things done, stop overcomplicating it. Just do it.Google TranslateIf you need it. P.S. I see now—the avatar and everything else—so you probably don't.

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