Philips Azurion - Defining the ES Contour Manually

If the contrast level in the image is insucien
t, the contour may not be correctly dened. You can
manually edit the contour to correct it: see Eding the Contour (page 176).
Dening the ES Contour Manually
To dene a contour manually, you place points along the ventricle wall.
Aer dening the ES contour, both the ED and ES contours are displayed in each image in the series.
The contours are highlighted when you view the image used to dene the contour. The main analysis
results are also displayed in a panel in the lower right corner.
Figure 78 E
S manual contour denion
1 Click Manual in the control panel.
2 Click on the superior border of the aorc root (LVA) or the pulmonary root (RVA) to start the
contour.
3 Click further along the ventricle wall to place the next point of the contour.
4 Connue placing points along the ventricle wall through the cardiac apex unl you reach the
inferior border of the aorc root (LVA) or the pulmonary root (RVA).
5 Double-click on the inferior border of the aorc root (LVA) or the pulmonary root (RVA) to complete
the contour.
6 If you are using Biplane LVA/RVA: Perform this process on both the frontal image and the lateral
image so that the contour is detected in each image.
7 If you want to delete the contour and start over, click Delete in the control panel.
8 Use the navigaon toolbar to check the accuracy of the ED and ES contours in each image of the
series.
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