User's Manual

60 Exam-based calculations
To calculate IMT automatically
1 Onafrozen2Dimage,presstheCALCSkey.
2 Fromthecalculationsmenu,selectthe
measurement.
3 Usingthetouchpadorarrowkeys,position
theIMTtoolovertheareaofinterestuntilthe
measurementresultsappear.
4 Adjustthetool,andeditasneeded.See“IMT
tooloptions”onpage 60.
5 Savethecalculation.(See“Tosavea
calculation”on
page 45.)
IMT tool options
WhenusingtheIMTtool,youcanselectthe
followingoptionson‐screen.
IMT Calculations (2D)
Menu Heading Available Measurements
Right-IMT
Left-IMT
Ant N (Anterior Near Wall)
Ant F (Anterior Far Wall)
Lat N (Lateral Near Wall)
Lat F (Lateral Far Wall)
Post N (Posterior Near Wall)
Post F (Posterior Far Wall)
IMT 1
IMT 2
IMT 3
IMT 4
IMT 5
IMT 6
IMT 7
IMT 8
Plaque Plaq 1
Plaq 2
Option Description
Hide Use to check results. Hides the
measurement results and trace
line. Select Show to redisplay
them.
Move Repositions the tool horizontally
by several pixels. The upper key
moves the tool right, and the
lower key moves the tool left.
Width Adjusts the tool width by 1 mm.
The upper key increases the
width, and the lower key
decreases the width.
Edit Displays Smooth, Adven, and
Lumen.
Smooth Adjusts the IMT line smoothing.
Select Edit to display this option.
Adven Adjusts the adventitia-media
line. The upper key moves the
line upward. The lower key
moves the line downward.
Select Edit to display this option.
Lumen Adjusts the lumen-intima line.
The upper key moves the line
upward. The lower key moves the
line downward.
Each of the two IMT lines can be
adjusted independently.
Select Edit to display this option.