GE Voluson E6

GE HEALTHCARERAFT VOLUSON E8 / VOLUSON E6
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IRECTION KTD102576, REVISION 7 DRAFT (AUGUST 23, 2012) SERVICE MANUAL
4-26 Section 4-4 - Functional Checks
4-4-8 Generic Measurements (cont’d)
4-4-8-2 Circumference/Area Measurements
1.) Press the CALIPER
key and then touch GENERIC AREA on the Touch Panel.
2.) Touch the corresponding item on the Touch Panel. An active cursor displays.
3.) To position the active cursor, 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 caliper, move the TRACKBALL
and press SET (Rt./Lt. trackball key).
NOTE: If you have selected a “trace” item, the measurement is finished and the area and circumference results
appear on the screen.
6.) An ellipse appears the axis of which is defined by these two points.
To adjust the width of the ellipse, move the TRACKBALL
.
7.) To toggle between calipers, or to readjust a traced line, press the upper trackball key.
8.) To complete the measurement, press SET
(right or left trackball key). The system displays the
circumference and area in the measurement results area.
Before you complete a measurement:
- To erase the ellipse resp. trace and the current data measured, touch DELETE
once.
The original caliper is displayed to restart the measurement.
- To exit the measurement function without completing the measurement, touch EXIT
on the
Touch Panel, press the CALIPER
key again or press EXIT on the control panel.
4-4-8-3 Volume Measurements
1.) Press the CALIPER
key and then touch GENERIC VOLUME on the Touch Panel.
2.) Select the appropriate item.
3.) Perform the measurement(s) using the TRACKBALL
and SET (right or left trackball key).
For further details: Section 4-4-8-1 on page 4-25 and Section 4-4-8-2 on page 4-26.
4-4-8-3-1 Multiplane Measurements
NOTE: This volume measurement is only possible in 3D Mode.
1.) Select the reference image in which the measurement is to be performed (A, B or C).
2.) Press the CALIPER
key once and then touch MULTIPLANE on the Touch Panel.
3.) Select the first section through the body by rotating the REF.SLICE
digipot below the Touch
Panel or by rotating the C MODE
digipot. (first section should be set at the edge of the object)
4.) Position the start dot of the area which should be surrounded and store it with SET
.
5.) Surround the area with the trackball, then press SET
(right or left trackball key). The area is
calculated and displayed. It may even be “zero”. Press the SET
key twice.
6.) Select the next parallel section with the REF. SLICE
digipot or the C MODE digipot, and
measure the area.
7.) Repeat 5. and 6. until the edge of the measured object is reached.
NOTE: The contour of the measured area is not erased if a new section is adjusted. To call back the measured
areas touch the PREV.
respectively the NEXT key on the Touch Panel.
NOTE: To erase the results, touch the INIT
key on the Touch Panel.