System Information Setup; Usb Devices Setup; Limitations Of Jpeg Format - FujiFilm SonoSite M-Turbo User Manual

Auto save Pat. Form Automatically saves the
patient information form as an image in the
patient's file.

System Information setup

The System Information setup page displays
system hardware and software versions, patents,
and license information.
See also "To enter a license key" on page 82.
To display patents

On the System Information setup page, select
Patents.

USB Devices setup

On the USB Devices setup page, you can view
information about connected USB devices,
including space availability. You can also specify
a file format for images and clips in patient exams
that you export to a USB storage device. (See "To
export patient exams to a USB storage device" on
page 45.)
To specify a file format for exported images
1 On the USB Devices setup page, select Export.
2 Under USB Export, select an export type:
• SiteLink organizes files in a SiteLink‐style
folder structure. Clips export in H.264
video saved as MP4 files. To view them,
SonoSite recommends QuickTime 7.0 or
later.
• DICOM creates files readable by a DICOM
reader. DICOM is an optional feature.
3 Select an image format for your export type.
For JPEG image format, also select a JPEG
compression. (See also "Limitations of JPEG
format.")
A high compression has a smaller file size but
less detail.
For SiteLink export type, the image format
affects only still images. For DICOM export
type, the image format affects both still
images and clips.
4 For SiteLink export type, select a sort order
under Sort By.
To return to the previous screen, select Devices.
To include private tags
If you use DICOM export type and a SonoSite
software product, include private tags on the
images.

On the USB Devices setup page, select Include
private tags.
Note: Because the tags may be incompatible with
some earlier archivers, keep this check box
unselected unless you use SonoSite software
products. For more information, see M‐Turbo
System DICOM Conformance Statement.

Limitations of JPEG format

When transferring or exporting images in JPEG
format, the system uses lossy compression. Lossy
compression may create images that have less
absolute detail than BMP format and that don't
render identically to the original images.
In some circumstances, lossy‐compressed images
may be inappropriate for clinical use. For
example, if you use images in SonoCalc® IMT
software, you should transfer or export them
using BMP format. SonoCalc IMT software uses a
sophisticated algorithm to measure images, and
lossy compression may cause errors.
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