Imt Options Package; Imt Setup Options; Types Of Imt Calculations - Siemens ACUSON Cypress Operator's Manual

IMT Options Package

The IMT (Intima-Media Thickness) measurements package is a separate option
for use with the ACUSON Cypress ultrasound system.
These pages describe how to set up and use the IMT options.

IMT Setup Options

To set the IMT options, follow these steps:
Press the key.
SETUP
1.
Click the "+" sign next to Setup or double-click the Setup heading to display
2.
the Setup options.
Highlight the IMT Protocol option. The IMT options are displayed on the
3.
right.
Specify the grid setting for exported images; when Enabled, the grid is dis-
4.
played on exported IMT images. To display the grid, click the Enabled box;
to hide the grid, click Disabled.
Specify the AVI Compression Type for IMT images. There are two options.
5.
Click the box for MS RLE (lossless) or MS Video 1 (lossy).

Types of IMT Calculations

There are two IMT calculations:
IMT Mean Distance
IMT Standard Deviation
The formulas for the IMT calculations are shown in Table 37 on page 7-20.
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