Product Manual

GE HEALTHCARERAFT VOLUSON® P8 / VOLUSON® P6
DIRECTION 5450839-100, REVISION 5 DRAFT (JANUARY 17, 2013) BASIC SERVICE MANUAL
4-26 Section 4-4 - Functional Checks
4-4-7 Generic Measurements
NOTE: Different menus are displayed depending on:
• the currently selected Application and Display Mode,
• the selected “Study”,
• and the settings in the Measure Setup -
MEASURE & CALC
page.
For further details refer to the Voluson® P8 / Voluson® P6 Basic User Manual, Chapter 13.
NOTE: The following instructions assume that you first scan the patient and then press FREEZE
.
4-4-7-1 Distance and Tissue Depth Measurements (2D and M Mode)
1.) Press the MEASURE
key and then select GENERIC DIST. on the Voluson® P8 / Voluson®
P6.
2.) Select the appropriate item on the Voluson® P8 / Voluson® P6. An active cursor appears.
3.) To position the active cursor at the start point (distance) or the most anterior point (tissue
depth), 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 active caliper at the end point (distance) or the most posterior point
(tissue depth), move the TRACKBALL
.
6.) To complete the measurement, press SET.
The system displays the distance or tissue depth value in the measurement results window.
Before you complete a measurement:
To toggle between active calipers, or to re-adjust the traced line, press the upper trackball key.
To erase results, press the CLEAR ALL
key on the control panel or the DELETE STUDY. on the
keyboard.
NOTE: To alternate the control from one cursor to the other, press CHANGE
(the upper trackball key).
To re-adjust a traced line, press UNDO
(the upper trackball key) repeatedly.
General remarks to perform Generic Measurements:
• By pressing the MEASURE key on the control panel the Generic Measurement function is switched
on.
• Positioning of measurement marks is done with the TRACKBALL
.
• Entering and storage of measuring marks is done with SET (right or left trackball key).
• To change measuring marks before completion press CHANGE (upper trackball key).
• Depending on the setting in the Measure Setup, also the FREEZE key can be used for confirming the
last measuring mark of the currently performed measurement.
• The status bar area shows the current function of the trackball.
• To cancel the measurement of the currently selected item, select CANCEL
on the menu area.
• To delete all measurement results of the selected “Study” from the monitor as well as from the
corresponding Worksheet, select the CLEAR STUDY
key on the menu area.
• All measurement results will be automatically included in the “Generic” patient worksheet.
• To erase measurement results from the screen, press the CLEAR key on the control panel or press
the DEL
key on the keyboard.
• To exit from Generic measurements select the EXIT on the menu area, press the CALIPER key or
the EXIT
key on the control panel.