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Frame marker: a line that perpendicular to the X axis, can be moved horizontally 
left to right (right to left) by rolling the trackball. 
 
Click the check box beside the ROI to set if to hide or to display the TIC curve. 
4---Displays ECG trace.   
 
5.9.4.2  Basic Operations of TDI QA 
Selecting TIC Analysis Image Range 
A range of frames is selected for the TDI quantitative analysis in Cine mode (before 
accessing TDI QA). Only the frames in this range are used for the TDI quantitative 
analysis. If a range is not selected prior to accessing the TDI QA, the system uses the 
default cine start and end frames as the default TDI QA start and stop frames. 
 
Move the cursor onto the desired start of the cineloop; click [Set First Frame] to 
set the start point. 
 
Move the cursor onto the desired end of the cineloop; click [Set End Frame] to set 
the end point. 
Setting ROI 
Up to eight ROIs can be saved on the reference image, with the corresponding eight 
traces plotted simultaneously on the graph. Each ROI display has a different color, and its 
corresponding trace data is plotted using that same color. 
There are two different methods for determining the shapes of the sample area: Standard 
ROI and Freehand ROI. 
  Standard ROI 
1.  Click [Standard ROI] on the soft menu. 
2.  When the trackball positions the image display cursor over the reference image(s), an 
elliptical ROI is automatically generated and displays on the reference image(s). 
The average intensity value inside the ellipse is calculated for every image in the 
image analysis range and plotted in the image display area. 
3.  The last generated or selected ellipse is considered the active ROI, and its trace plot 
automatically updates as the user repositions it on the reference image. Old traces 
are erased. 
4.  When scanning with an elliptical ROI, press <Set> to fix the ROI position and freeze 
its corresponding trace on the plot. A new active ROI is generated whose position is 
manipulated by the trackball and whose analysis curve traces will be plotted as before, 
while the previous ROI and trace remain fixed at the points where they were saved at. 
  Freehand ROI 
1.  Click [Freehand ROI] on the soft menu, when the cursor is evolved in the image 
review area (TVI image review window or 2D image review window), it displays as a 
color-coded ellipse. 
2.  Review the image to a desired frame. 
3.  Use the trackball to position the caliper on the reference image at the start point. 
Press <Set> to fix the start point. 
4.  Trace the outline of the desired ROI by moving the cursor with the trackball. 
5.  Press and hold <Set> key, and roll the trackball to depict the ROI. When a suitable 
ROI has been drawn, confirm the ROI by double clicking <Set> key, press <Clear> 
key to cancel the last point. The system will update the graphics and the data as well.