GE Voluson E10 Training Manual
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Acronyms
AC – Alternating Current
ACR – American College of Radiology
AE – Application Entity
ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ADC – Analog to Digital Converter
ATCG – Real Time TGC analog Control bus
ATGC – Advanced Analog Time Gain Compensation
ATO – Automatic Tissue Optimization
BEP – Back End Processor
BEPPS – Back End Processor Power Supply
BF – Body Floating
B Mode – Brightness Mode
BTU – British Thermal Unit
CF – Cardiac Floating
CLA – Curved Linear Array (transducer)
CP – Control Panel
CW – Continuous Wave (transducer)
CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide
CSD – Common Service Desk
CTO – Continuous Tissue Optimization
DAC – Digital to Analog Converter
DGC – Depth Gain Control (same as TGC)
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DICOM – Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module
DMA – Direct Memory Access
DNS – Domain Name Server
DSP – Digital Signal Processing
ECG – Electrocardiogram
EMC – ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
EMI – ElectroMagnetic Interference
ESD – ElectoStatic Discharge
ESU – Electro Surgical Unit
FEP – Front End Processor
FMI – Field Modification Instruction
4D MC – 4D Motor Controller
FOV – Field of View
FP – Front Panel
FPD – Flat Panel Display
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