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12. Using CardioVisions software
The CardioVisions software package provides means to handle Meditech ambulatory blood
pressure and ECG recorders. With CardioVisions it is possible to initialize (programme) a
recorder, check ECG signal quality of an ECG recorder applied to a patient in real time
mode, and transfer (read) collected data from a recorder to your computer. CardioVisions
stores data transferred to the computer in its database for easy future access. The database
offers user access control, organizing patient data in folders similar in appearance to those
used for normal document storage, but with a high degree of safety for sensitive medical
data. It also offers a comfortable archive-and-restore feature for a safe backup of large size
recordings. Please create safety backups of your files and folders regularly, because this is the
only way to restore data with this feature. CardioVisions provides detailed graphical and
tabular displays of recorded data, a comprehensive set of editing features and full statistical
analysis, all in a highly customizable user interface. Its efficient report generator and editor
can create standard reports automatically, but also allows for free editing of any report
component like a word processor. In summary, CardioVisions lets you:
- manage (select, initialize and read data from) recorders
- browse patients and results of monitoring sessions in database
- view, edit and analyze data in a recording
- create, save and print a freely editable report.
Caution! Certain antivirus software programs can severly slow down CardioVisions. This can
be avoided by adding the CardioVisions file formats as exceptions in the antivirus software.
E.g: *.ff2 and *.sm0 files.
CardioVisions editions and system requirements
Personal and Network Edition
CardioVisions comes in two different editions.
CardioVisions Personal Edition can be installed on a single computer and used only by one
user at a time. The use of ABPM devices is possible without registration with an unlimited
number of recorders from CardioVisions 1.10.
Multiple users can work with one database in a computer network at the same time using
CardioVisions Network Edition. This edition has to be installed on a server computer in a
network, where users have access to CardioVisions over the network from the workstations.
The use of the Network Edition requires registration.
Using Personal Edition for personal purposes
Demo data in CardioVisions Personal Edition are specifically included so that all features
which would otherwise require registration will still work in an unregistered installation.
There is no demo feature of CardioVisions Network Edition.
Computer requirements
CardioVisions can be installed on most Windows-based personal computers, but check
before installation whether your computer meets the following requirements.
Minimum
CPU: 350 MHz Pentium II
RAM: 64 MB
VGA: 800*600 @ 16 bit color
LAN: 10Mbit/s