User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- S Series Ultrasound System User Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: System Setup
- Chapter 3: Imaging
- Chapter 4: Measurements
- Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Chapter 6: Safety
- Ergonomic safety
- Electrical safety classification
- Electrical safety
- Equipment safety
- Battery safety
- Clinical safety
- 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: Specifications
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 4: Measurements 33
Measurements
Chapter 4: Measurements
Youcanperformdistance,area,andcircumferencemeasurementsinanyimagingmode.
Measurementsareperformedonfrozenimages.
Youcanperformmultiplemeasurementsatonetime:uptoeightdistancemeasurementsor
fourarea/circumferencemeasurementsoracombination;forexample,sixdistance
measurementsandonearea/circumferencemeasurement.
Figure 4.1 2D image with one distance and one circumference measurement
Working with calipers
Whenmeasuring,youworkwith calipers.Resultsbasedonthecalipers’positionappearatthe
bottomofthescreen.Theresultsupdateasyourepositionthecalipersbyusingthetouchpad.
YoucanaddcalipersbypressingtheCaliperskey.Youcanhavemultiplesetsofcalipersand
canswitchfrom
onesettoanother,repositioningthemasneeded.Eachsetshowsthe
measurementresult.Theactivecalipersandmeasurementresultarehighlightedgreen.A
measurementiscompletewhenyoufinishmovingitscalipers.
Foranaccuratemeasurement,accurateplacementofcalipersisessential.