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ACUSON Cypress™ Operator’s Manual
Table 25 describes the menu options for the
TOOLS
buttons in M-Mode scan-
ning.
TABLE 25.
M-Mode Scanning Tools Functions
Button Description
Image Click [
IMAGE
] to open a menu with these options:
Transmit Power Controls the maximum acoustic output of
the transducer. Settings range from 5% to 100% of maximum.
Use the lowest setting consistent with diagnostic quality. The
current mechanical index (
MI
) and thermal index (
TI
) of the
acoustic output setting are displayed with the System Data.
NOTE: Refer to the “Safety, Standards, and Accuracy” section of this
manual, and the AIUM document provided with your system “Medi-
cal Ultrasound Safety” for important information about Acoustic Out-
put.
Post Processing Selects from four post processing or gray-
scale compression curves. The number 2 selection is a linear
setting.
Colorize Applies a variety of colorized maps overlaying M-
Mode grayshade image. This may be useful in certain situa-
tions to optimize contrast resolution.
Text Adds text labels to an image. See “Adding Text to an Image” on
page 5-15 for details.
Timer Procedure Timer — A timer is available for all exams. To
access the timer, follow these steps:
1.
Press
TOOLS
and click the [
TIMER
] button.
2.
Select [
START
] to display the timer.
Start : Starts the timer clock.
Restart : Starts the timer clock once it has been stopped.
Stop : Stops the timer clock.
Off : Stops the timer clock and removes it from the screen.
Cancel : Closes the menu without changing the timer
clock.