GE Voluson E6

GE HEALTHCAREDRAFT VOLUSON E8 / VOLUSON E6
D
IRECTION KTD102576, REVISION 7 DRAFT (AUGUST 23, 2012) SERVICE MANUAL
Chapter 4 - Functional Checks 4-25
4-4-8 Generic Measurements
NOTE: Different menus are displayed depending on:
• the currently selected Application and Display Mode,
• the selected “Study”,
• and the settings in the Measure Setup -
MEASURE & CALC page.
For further details refer to the Voluson E8 / Voluson E6 Basic User Manual.
NOTE: The following instructions assume that you first scan the patient and then press FREEZE
.
4-4-8-1 Distance and Tissue Depth Measurements (2D and M Mode)
1.) Press the CALIPER
key and then touch GENERIC DIST. on the Touch Panel.
2.) Touch the appropriate item on the Touch Panel. An active cursor appears.
3.) To position the active cursor at the start point (distance) or the most anterior point (tissue
depth), move the TRACKBALL
.
4.) To fix the start point, press SET
(the right or left trackball key).
The system fixes the first cursor and displays a second active caliper.
5.) To position the second active caliper at the end point (distance) or the most posterior point
(tissue depth), move the TRACKBALL
.
6.) To complete the measurement, press SET
.
The system displays the distance or tissue depth value in the measurement results window.
Before you complete a measurement:
To toggle between active calipers, or to re-adjust the traced line, press the upper trackball key.
To erase results, touch the DELETE
key on the Touch Panel, press the CLEAR ALL key on the
control panel or the DELETE MEAS.
key on the keyboard.
NOTE: To alternate the control from one cursor to the other, press CHANGE
(the upper trackball key).
To re-adjust a traced line, press UNDO
(the upper trackball key) repeatedly.
NOTE: To exit Generic measurements, touch the EXIT
key on the Touch Panel, press the CALIPER key or the
EXIT
key on the control panel.
General remarks to perform Generic Measurements:
• By pressing the CALIPER
key on the control panel the Generic Measurement function is switched on.
• Positioning of measurement marks is done with the TRACKBALL
.
• Entering and storage of measuring marks is done with SET
(right or left trackball key).
• To change measuring marks before completion press CHANGE
(upper trackball key).
• Depending on the setting in the Measure Setup, also the FREEZE
key can be used for confirming the
last measuring mark of the currently performed measurement.
• The status bar area shows the current function of the trackball.
• To cancel the measurement of the currently selected item, touch CANCEL
on the Touch Panel.
• To delete all measurement results of the selected “Study” from the monitor as well as from the
corresponding Worksheet, touch the CLEAR STUDY
key on the Touch Panel.
• All measurement results will be automatically included in the “Generic” patient worksheet.
• To erase measurement results from the screen, press the CLEAR
key on the control panel or press
the DEL
key on the keyboard.
• To exit from Generic measurements touch the EXIT
key on the Touch Panel, press the CALIPER key
or the EXIT
key on the control panel.