Comments and Body Marks 8-1
8 Comments and Body
Marks
8.1 Comments
Comments can be added to an ultrasound image to bring attention, notate or communicate
information observed during the examination. You can add comments to: zoomed image,
cine review image, real-time image, frozen image. You can type the character as comments;
insert the pre-defined comments from the comment library; or insert arrow markers.
8.1.1 Comment Basic Procedures
1. To enter comment status:
⚫ Press the [Comment] key to enter the comment status, and the cursor becomes “|”.
⚫ Press any alphanumeric key, and the corresponding letter or numeral is displayed
besides the cursor.
⚫ Press the <Arrow> key to enter the arrow-adding status.
Tips: when the system entered comment status, the default characters entered are
uppercase. You can see the <Caps Lock> indicator lights on.
2. Place the cursor to the desired place to set the comment location. Add new comment to
the image according to actual situation. Here, you can modify, move, delete, hide or
display the completed comments.
3. To exit comment status:
⚫ In the comment status, press <Comment> key.
⚫ Or press <ESC> or other operating mode keys, such as [Caliper], [Measure] etc.
⚫ In the arrow-adding status, press the <Arrow> key.
8.1.2 Comment Menu
You can adjust relevant settings in comment status via menu.
◼ Display or hide the menu
After entering the comment status, pressing the <Menu> key will show or hide the
Comment Text Library menu.
◼ Home of comments
Assign the user-defined key for the set home function in “[Setup] → [System Preset] →
[Key Config]”.
Move the cursor to the desired location for a comment and click the Set-Home user-
defined key. The current position of the cursor is set to be the default position of the