B-K Medical Pro Focus 2202, User Manual

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Making Measurements 87
Chapter 5
Making Measurements
Measurements and Calculations
You can use a variety of tools to measure aspects of the ultrasound image (and thus
the underlying tissue). These measurements can be used for various calculations.
Accuracy For information about the accuracy of different types of measurements, see General
Transducer Information (BB0555).
Each Pro Package contains the measuring tools that you will need for the calculations
that the package contains. You can find descriptions of all the calculations in the Pro
Package chapters.
You can also define customized measurements that you want to use. See “User-
Defined Measurements” on page 178.
To view the list of measurements:
• Freeze the image.
The names of all available measurements are displayed under Measurements to
the right of the image.
If the list is not visible, click Measurements to expand the list.
To see more measurements, scroll with the trackball.
Making a Measurement – General Procedure
The sections following this one contain detailed descriptions for using the various
measuring tools.
Image must
be frozen
NOTE:
The image must be frozen.
To make a measurement:
1
Click the name of the measurement.
If you can use more than one measuring tool to make the measurement, a small
triangle
▼
appears to the right of the measurement. Click the
▼
to expand the
list. Click the measuring tool you want to use.
A marker appears on the image.
2 Drag the marker to the position you want. Click.
If the measurement requires 2 markers, another one appears.
3
Drag the second marker to the position you want. Click.