User's Manual

Acclarix AX3 Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System User Manual Measurements and Reports
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To measure Stenosis with Traces:
1. Invoke the Measure Function on a B-mode image.
2. Select Stenosis from the touch screen.
If Traces is not the default tool, press Tool Options to switch to Traces.
3. Move the caliper to the start point.
4. Press the <Set> key to fix the start point and start drawing the trace.
5. Moving the caliper to mark the trace outline.
6. Press the <Set> key to complete the trace.
7. Repeat step 3~6 to complete the measurement of the second trace. Then Stenosis
measurement result displays.
8.1.2. Strip Doppler Generic Measurements
The system supports the following types of generic strip Doppler measurements:
 Caliper
 Trace
 Auto Trace
 HR (Heart Rate)
 RI (Resistive Index)
 TEI
 dp/dt
Caliper: The Caliper measurement can provide a wide range of results, as shown below. The
actual results displayed will depend on the results you selected in Tool Options.
 V1
 V2
 RI
 S/D
 Time
 ΔV
 Accel
 PG1
 PG2
 PHT
To use the Caliper measurement:
1. Invoke the Measure Function on a Doppler strip.
2. Select Caliper from the touch screen.
3. Move the caliper to the PS point.
4. Press the <Set> key to fix the PS point.
5. Move the caliper to the ED point.
Presses of the <Update> key will toggle between active calipers, allowing you to re-position