ACUSON Cypress™ Operator’s Manual
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Conducting a Stress Echo Protocol Exam
Quad-Screen Soft Windows
Table 40 describes how the Soft Windows operate in quad-screen mode.
Viewing Additional Loops in a Quad
To view additional loops in a quad, follow these steps:
1.
Turn the
SEL QUAD
(select quad) knob to move the box to the desired quad.
2.
Turn the
NEXT LOOP
knob to display the additional loops. The loop counter in
the top left corner of each quad indicates the number of the loop currently
playing.
TABLE 40.
Quad-Screen Soft Windows
Window/Function
Description
Next Loop
Turn the
NEXT LOOP
knob to select the next loop in a
series of loops for a highlighted quad.
Sel Quad
Turn the
SEL QUAD
knob to highlight (i.e., select) a
quad.
View/Stage
View and Stage share the same Soft Window. Press
the corresponding Small Window knob to display and
activate the function.
When
VIEW
is selected, the quad screen displays
the same view captured during the protocol. Use
VIEW
to shuffle the loops for a side-by-side compari-
son. If the stress protocol has more than four views,
turn the knob to display additional pages.
Use
STAGE
to display the images captured during
each stage of the protocol (for example, to display
the loops captured during the resting stage). If the
stress protocol has more than four views, turn the
knob to display additional pages.
End/Start
This is a multi-functional soft window. Use the corre-
sponding knob to trim frames from either the
end
or
start
of a loop. Use the
SEL QUAD
knob to highlight a
loop and then use the
END/START
knob to trim the
frames.
