Transfer Images Between Patients in CDR DICOM

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thread_id: spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/0_z16JoN-4I · 8 msgs · first 2024-09-11 · participants: Tech ATech B

Tech A 2024-09-11 14:33

Hey guys, do you know if there's a way to transfer images from one patient to another in CDR Dicom? They manually created a patient history and took the images there instead of linking them to the one in Dentrix.

Tech A 2024-09-11 14:33

I tried to copy the folders from a patient chart to another one, but that didn't worked

Tech B 2024-09-11 14:34

I believe thats done through that CDR Data Administration utility

Tech B 2024-09-11 14:35

https://pattersonsupport.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23300/~/transfer-exams-and-merge-patients-in-cdr-dicom-for-windows#:~:text=Click%20the%20%2B%20sign%20by%20the%20patient's%20name%20to%20show%20the,transferred%20to%20and%20click%20Merge. This tool

Tech A 2024-09-11 14:36

Didn't know about that, thanks! Will check it

Tech A 2024-09-11 14:39

Worked, thanks! That was easy lol

Tech A 2024-09-11 14:39

Thought that would be a complex process

Tech B 2024-09-11 14:39

Haha awesome 😀

---
title: "Transfer Images Between Patients in CDR DICOM"
category: procedures
tags: ["data-migration", "cdr-dicom", "image-transfer"]
source_thread_id: "spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/0_z16JoN-4I"
source_space: "spaces/AAAA05BdS6s"
generated_at: "2026-04-22T11:03:18"
participants: ["Tech A", "Tech B"]
---

# Transfer Images Between Patients in CDR DICOM

## Problem
Images were captured under a manually created patient history in CDR DICOM instead of being linked to the correct patient record from Dentrix. Copying patient chart folders manually did not successfully transfer the images to the intended patient.

## Resolution
Use the CDR Data Administration utility to transfer exams between patients:

1. Open the CDR Data Administration utility
2. Navigate to the patient with the incorrectly assigned images
3. Click the + sign by the patient's name to show available exams
4. Select the exams that need to be transferred
5. Choose the correct patient to transfer the exams to
6. Click Merge to complete the transfer

## References
- Source discussion: `spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/0_z16JoN-4I`
- Patterson Support: [Transfer Exams and Merge Patients in CDR DICOM for Windows](https://pattersonsupport.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23300/~/transfer-exams-and-merge-patients-in-cdr-dicom-for-windows#:~:text=Click%20the%20%2B%20sign%20by%20the%20patient's%20name%20to%20show%20the,transferred%20to%20and%20click%20Merge.)

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