Generic Measurements; Distance And Tissue Depth Measurements (2D And M Mode) - GE Voluson i BT06 Service Manual

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Generic Measurements

NOTE: Different menus are displayed depending on:
• the currently selected Application and Display Mode,
• the selected "Study",
• and the settings in the Measure Setup -
For further details refer to the Voluson i / Voluson e Basic User Manual, Chapter 12.
General remarks to perform Generic Measurements:
• By pressing the CALIPER key on the control panel the Generic Measurement function is switched on.
• Selection of the desired measurement marks is done with the MENU POINTER [Cursor] key and the
trackball, or by pressing the corresponding keyboard shortcuts.
• If the MENU POINTER [Cursor] key (nearby the trackball) is illuminated, the trackball is consequently
assigned to select the menu items in the menu area on the left side of the screen.
• Positioning of measurement marks is done with the TRACKBALL.
• Entering and storage of measuring marks is done with
• To change measuring marks before completion press
• Depending on the setting in the Measure Setup, also the FREEZE key can be used for confirming the
last measuring mark of the currently performed measurement.
• If the measurement has not been set and you press BACKSPACE then it clears the screen.
• If the measurement is set then the cursor appears when selecting BACKSPACE.
• To erase measurement results from the screen, press the CLEAR key on the control panel or press
the DEL key on the keyboard.
• All measurement results will be automatically included in the "Generic" section of the worksheet.
• To delete all measurement results of the selected "Study" from the monitor as well as from the
corresponding Worksheet, select the CLEAR GROUP item from the menu area.
• To exit from Generic measurements, press the CALIPER key or the EXIT key on the control panel.
The following instructions assume that you first scan the patient and then press FREEZE.
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Distance and Tissue Depth Measurements (2D and M Mode)

1.) Press the CALIPER key and then select the GENERIC DIST. in the menu area.
2.) Select the appropriate item from the menu area. An active cursor appears.
3.) To position the active cursor at the start point (distance) or the most anterior point (tissue
4.) To fix the start point, press
5.) To position the second active caliper at the end point (distance) or the most posterior point
6.) To complete the measurement, press
Before you complete a measurement:
To toggle between active calipers, or to re-adjust the traced line, press the upper trackball key.
To erase results, press the CLEAR key on the control panel or the DEL key on the keyboard.
To alternate the control from one cursor to the other, press CHANGE (the upper trackball key).
NOTE:
To re-adjust a traced line, press
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depth), move the TRACKBALL.
The system fixes the first cursor and displays a second active caliper.
(tissue depth), move the TRACKBALL.
The system displays the distance or tissue depth value in the measurement results window.
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