User's Manual

Acclarix AX8 Diagnostic Ultrasound System User Manual Features
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Further presses of the Set key toggle which side of the caliper can be moved. Pressing the
Enter key completes the caliper and allows you to create another tool.
Circ/Area: Area and Circumference can be measured with an Ellipse or Trace
To measure Area or Circumference with an Ellipse:
1. Invoke the measure function on a B-mode image.
2. If Area is not the default measurement, select Area from the touch screen.
If Ellipse is not the default tool, press Tool Options to switch to Ellipse
3. Move the caliper to the desired location.
4. Press the Set key to place that caliper and add the second half of the caliper pair.
5. Press the Set key to place the second half of the caliper. An ellipse appears and can be
adjusted with the trackpad.
Further presses of the Set key toggle between controlling each side of the ellipse caliper
and the ellipse diameter. Pressing the Enter key completes the caliper and allows you to
create another tool.
To measure Area or Circumference with a Trace:
1. Invoke the measure function on a B-mode image.
2. If Area is not the default measurement, select Area from the touch screen.
If Trace is not the default tool, press Tool Options to switch to Trace. Trace can be done
with a Draw option. Draw will follow your movements.
3. Move the caliper to the desired location.
4. Press the Set key to place the caliper and start drawing the trace.
5. Moving the caliper now leaves behind a trail of dots to mark the trace outline
6. Press the Enter key to complete the trace.
Angle: The Angle measurement is always done with an angle tool.
To measure Angle:
1. Invoke the measure function on a B-mode image.
2. If Angle is not the default measurement, select Angle from the touch screen.
3. Move the caliper to the vertex of the angle you are measuring.
4. Press the Set key to place that point and create a new caliper. Move that to one end of the
angle.
5. Press the Set key to place that end and create a new caliper. Move that to the other end of
the angle. Further presses of the Set key toggle between controlling each of the three
points that make up the angle. Pressing the Enter key completes the angle and allows you
to create another tool.
Volume: Volume can be measured with 3 Distance.
To measure Volume with 3 Distance:
1. Invoke the measure function on a B-mode image.
2. If Volume is not the default measurement, select Volume from the touch screen.
Move the caliper to the desired location.