Product Manual

Measurement accuracy
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Measurement accuracy
The measurement accuracy of the system is validated on
images of an ultrasound phantom with speed of sound of
1540 +/-10 m/s. For in-vivo ultrasound images the accuracy may
be slightly reduced due to variations of the speed of sound in
different kinds of tissue.
Distance measurement
The distance measurement accuracy is 7% of the measured
distance, for distances >1 cm.
Area measurement
The area measurement accuracy is 10% of the measured area
for areas larger than 1 cm
2
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