User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- M-Turbo Ultrasound System User Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: System Setup
- Displaying the setup pages
- Restoring default settings
- A & B Key, Footswitch setup
- Administration setup
- Annotations setup
- Audio, Battery setup
- Cardiac Calculations setup
- Connectivity setup
- Date and Time setup
- Display Information setup
- IMT Calculations setup
- Network Status setup
- OB Calculations setup
- OB Custom Measurements setup
- OB Custom Tables setup
- Presets setup
- System Information setup
- USB Devices setup
- Chapter 3: Imaging
- Chapter 4: Measurements and Calculations
- Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Chapter 6: Safety
- Ergonomic safety
- Electrical safety classification
- Electrical safety
- Equipment safety
- Battery safety
- Clinical safety
- Hazardous materials
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- ALARA principle
- Acoustic artifacts
- Guidelines for reducing MI and TI
- Output display
- Transducer surface temperature rise
- Acoustic output measurement
- Acoustic output tables
- Labeling symbols
- Chapter 7: References
- Chapter 8: Specifications
- Glossary
- Index
42 Measurements
To improve precision of caliper placement
Doanyofthefollowing:
•Adjustthedisplayformaximum
sharpness.
•Useleadingedges(closesttothe
transducer)orbordersforstartingand
stoppingpoints.
• Maintainaconsistenttransducer
orientationforeachtypeofmeasurement.
•Makesurethattheareaofinterestfillsas
muchofthescreenaspossible.
•(2D)Minimizethe
depth,orzoom.
2D measurements
Thebasicmeasurementsthatyoucanperformin
2Dimagingareasfollows:
•Distanceincm
•Areaincm
2
• Circumferenceincm
Youcanalsomeasureareaorcircumferenceby
tracingmanually.
Figure 1 2D image with two distance and one
circumference measurement
Youcan performacombinationofdistance,area,
circumference,andmanualtracemeasurements
atonetime.Thetotalnumberpossibledepends
ontheirorderandtype.
To measure distance (2D)
Youcanperformuptoeightdistance
measurementsona2Dimage.
1 Onafrozen2Dimage,pressthe
CALIPERkey.
Apairofcalipersappears,connectedbya
dottedline.
2 Usingthetouchpad,positionthefirstcaliper,
andthenpressthe
SELECTkey.
Theothercaliperbecomesactive.
3 Usingthetouchpad,positiontheothercaliper.
Ifyoumovethecalipersclosetogether,they
shrinkandthedottedlinedisappears.
See“Tosaveameasurementtoacalculationand
patientreport”onpage 41.
To measure area or circumference (2D)
1 Onafrozen2Dimage,presstheCALIPERkey.
2 SelectEllipseon‐screen.
Note: Ifyouexceedtheallowednumberof
measurements,Ellipseisnotavailable.
3 Usethetouchpadtoadjustthesizeand
positionoftheellipse.The
SELECTkeytoggles
betweenpositionandsize.
See“Tosaveameasurementtoacalculationand
patientreport”onpage 41.
To trace manually (2D)
1 Onafrozen2Dimage,presstheCALIPERkey.
2 SelectManualon‐screen.
Note: Ifyouexceedtheallowednumberof
measurements,Manualisnotavailable.
3 Usingthetouchpad,positionthecaliper
whereyouwanttobegin.