Capintec CAPTUS 2000, Owner'S Manual

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CAPINTEC, INC CAPTUS
®
2000
Figure 8-37
Note the
Go To MCA command located at the top of the Blood Volume Data Acquisition
screen. This features provides a direct link to the complete MCA program without exiting
from the Blood Volume module. Use this feature to check the isotope identification of a
source, verify a region of interest, check a patient for previously administered isotopes, or
any other MCA use.
A sequence screens will appear and prompt you through the correct counting sequence. As
the measurement process begins and counts are acquired, the live spectra will be displayed
on the screen. The ROI selected will be highlighted in red to easily verify that it is correct.
The live time remaining will appear in the upper right hand corner of the screen, while peak
counts will appear in the left hand corner of the screen.
To abort the count, select the
ABORT ACQUISITION button, which appears during live
acquisition, and the count will not be saved. To stop the count and save the counting data
before the preset live time has elapsed, choose
STOP & SAVE . When you are finished
counting, select the EXIT command. The display will return to the Main Blood Volume Test
screen. If two repetitions have been selected in the counting protocol, each of the
subsequent count screens will appear twice and two measurements for each count will be
recorded. The results of the two counts will be averaged. Both the raw count data and the
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