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64 Exam-based calculations
3 Usingthetouchpad,positionthevertical
caliperatthepeakoftheheartbeat.
4 Pressthe
SELECTkey.
Asecondverticalcaliperappears.
5 Usingthetouchpad,positionthesecond
verticalcaliperatthepeakofthenext
heartbeat.
6 Savethecalculation.(See“Tosavea
calculation”onpage 45.)
To calculate MCA or Umba (Doppler)
Note: ThesystemdoesnotprovideanMCA/UmbA
ratiofromthePI(PulsatilityIndex).
1 Select OBexamtype,andselectLMPor
Estab.DDinthepatientinformationform.
2 OnafrozenDopplerspectraltrace,pressthe
CALCSkey.
3 Dothefollowingforeachmeasurementyou
needtotake:
a Fromthecalculationsmenu,selectthe
measurementnameunderMCA(Middle
CerebralArtery)orUmbA(Umbilical
Artery).
b Positionthecalipers:
•ForS/D, RI,positionthefirstcaliperat
thepeaksystolicwaveform.Pressthe
SELECTkey,andpositionthesecond
caliperattheenddiastoleonthe
waveform.
•ForS/D, RI, PI,positionthecaliperat
thebeginningofthedesiredwaveform,
andpressthe
SELECTkey.Usethe
touchpadtomanuallytracethedesired
area.Pressthe
SETkey.
Ifcalipersarenotpositionedcorrectly,
thecalculationresultisinaccurate.
c Savethecalculation.(See“Tosavea
calculation”onpage 45.)
Onlyonecalculation(S/D, RIorS/D, RI, PI)
canbesaved.
Small Parts calculations
SmallPartscalculationsincludevolume,hip
angle,andd:Dratio.Forinstructionstocalculate
volume,see“Volumecalculations”onpage 48.
To calculate hip angle
1 Onafrozen2Dimage,presstheCALCSkey.
2 Fromthecalculationsmenu,selectRightor
Left.
3 SelectBaselineunderHip Angle.
Abaselineappearsonscreen.
4 Positionthebaseline,andpressthe
SETkey.
(See“Workingwithcalipers”onpage 41.)
LineA(alphaline)appearsonscreen,and
Line Aisselectedinthecalculationsmenu.
OB Doppler Calculations
Menu
Heading
OB
Calculation
Results
MCA (Middle
Cerebral
Artery)
S/D, RI SD
RI
S/D, RI, PI* SD
RI
PI
Umb A
(Umbilical
Artery)
S/D, RI SD
RI
S/D, RI, PI* SD
RI
PI
*Calculation requires a trace measurement.
Transducer Exam Type
HFL38x Small Parts
L38x Small Parts